1986 Cal State Hayward Pioneers football team

The 1986 Cal State Hayward Pioneers football team represented California State University, Hayward—now known as California State University, East Bay—as a member of the Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) during the 1986 NCAA Division II football season. Led by 12th-year head coach Tim Tierney, Cal State Hayward compiled an overall record of 7–3 with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, placing third in the NCAC. The Pioneers made their way into the top 20 of the NCAA Division II poll three times during the season, but each time they lost their next game. The team outscored its opponents 260 to 175 for the season. The Pioneers played home games at Pioneer Stadium in Hayward, California.

1986 Cal State Hayward Pioneers football
Conference	Northern California Athletic Conference
Record	7–3 (3–2 NCAC)
Head coach	Tim Tierney (12th season)
Home stadium	Pioneer Stadium
Seasons ← 1985 1987 →

1986 Northern California Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 UC Davis $^	5	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
Chico State	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Cal State Hayward	3	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Sonoma State	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
San Francisco State	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Humboldt State	0	–	5	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 13	Saint Mary's*		Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA	W 34–7	1,300
September 20	at Cal State Northridge*	No. 19	North Campus Stadium Northridge, CA	L 7–20	1,000–4,144	[1][2]
September 27	Cal Lutheran*		Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA	W 29–17	500–800	[3]
October 4	Santa Clara*		Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA	W 31–12	1,400–1,500	[4]
October 11	at Cal Poly*		Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	W 17–14	2,563
October 18	at Sonoma State		Cossacks Stadium[note 1] Rohnert Park, CA	W 37–10	800–862	[5]
October 25	No. 3 UC Davis	No. 20	Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA	L 14–24	8,500
November 1	at Humboldt State		Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	W 24–22	600–2,600	[6]
November 15	at Chico State	No. 19	University Stadium Chico, CA	L 21–47	1,200–3,000	[7]
November 22	San Francisco State		Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA	W 20–14	300–500	[8]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

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Team players in the NFL

No Cal State Hayward Pioneers players were selected in the 1987 NFL draft.^[11][12]

The following finished their college career in 1986, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.

Player	Position	First NFL team
Joe Terry	Linebacker	1987 Seattle Seahawks

Notes

1. Seawolf Stadium was known as Cossacks Stadium until 2002 when the University changed the mascot from Cossacks to Seawolves.

References

1. "Saturday's Late Results". The Los Angeles Times. September 22, 1986. p. III-19. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Final 1986 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Cal State Northridge)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
3. "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. September 28, 1986. p. III-19. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Final 1986 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Santa Clara)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
5. "Final 1986 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Sonoma State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
6. "Final 1986 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Humboldt State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
7. "Final 1986 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Chico State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
8. "Final 1986 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report (San Francisco State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
9. "Final 1986 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Cal State Hayward)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
10. "Pioneer Football All-Time Results 1965-1993". Retrieved February 2, 2018.
11. "1987 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
12. "Cal State-Hayward Players/Alumni". Retrieved February 2, 2018.