1986 Cal State Northridge Matadors football team

The 1986 Cal State Northridge Matadors football team represented California State University, Northridge as a member of the Western Football Conference (WFC) during the 1986 NCAA Division II football season. Led by first-year head coach Bob Burt, Cal State Northridge compiled an overall record of 8–3 with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, tying for second place in the WFC. The team outscored its opponents 307 to 198 for the season. The Matadors played home games at North Campus Stadium in Northridge, California.

1986 Cal State Northridge Matadors football
Conference	Western Football Conference
Record	8–3 (4–2 WFC)
Head coach	Bob Burt (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Mark Banker (4th season)
Home stadium	North Campus Stadium
Seasons ← 1985 1987 →

1986 Western Football Conference standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Sacramento State $	5	–	1	–	0			6	–	4	–	1
No. 9 Cal State Northridge	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Portland State	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Southern Utah State	3	–	3	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Cal Poly	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Santa Clara	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Cal Lutheran	0	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 13	at Sonoma State*		Cossacks Stadium Rohnert Park, CA	W 35–17	2,140	[1][2]
September 20	No. 19 Cal State Hayward*		North Campus Stadium Northridge, CA	W 20–7	1,000–4,144	[3]
September 27	at San Francisco State*	No. 15	Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA	W 37–0	800–1,500	[4][5]
October 4	at No. 19 Southern Utah State	No. 12	Eccles Coliseum Cedar City, UT	L 20–49	3,400
October 11	at Cal Lutheran	No. 19	Mt. Clef Field Thousand Oaks, CA	W 17–3	2,570	[6]
October 18	Cal Poly	No. 16	North Campus Stadium Northridge, CA	W 21–20	4,206	[7]
October 25	Saint Mary's*	No. 12	North Campus Stadium Northridge, CA	W 48–24	6,144	[8]
November 1	at Santa Clara	No. 10	Buck Shaw Stadium Santa Clara, CA	W 38–32	1,458	[9][10]
November 8	No. 2 UC Davis*	No. T–8	North Campus Stadium Northridge, CA	L 20–25	6,244	[11]
November 15	Portland State	No. 15	North Campus Stadium Northridge, CA	W 34–0	4,100–4,106	[12]
November 22	at Sacramento State	No. 9	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	L 17–21	3,400	[13]
*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 Northridge players were selected in the 1987 NFL draft.^[16][17][18]

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

Player	Position	First NFL team
Chris Pacheco	Nose tackle	1987 Los Angeles Rams

References

1. "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 14, 1986. p. III-19. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Final 1986 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
3. "Saturday's Late Results". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 22, 1986. p. III-19. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 28, 1986. p. III-19. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Final 1986 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
6. "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 12, 1986. p. III-19. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Southland Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 19, 1986. p. III-22. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Southland Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 26, 1986. p. III-20. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Saturday's Late Results". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 3, 1986. p. III-18. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Final 1986 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
11. "Southland Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 9, 1986. p. III-20. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Southland Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 16, 1986. p. III-18. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 23, 1986. p. III-19. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
14. "Final 1986 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
15. "1986 - Cal St.-Northridge". Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
16. "1987 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved January 19, 2017.
17. "Cal State-Northridge Players/Alumni". Retrieved February 21, 2017.
18. "Draft History: Cal State-Northridge". Retrieved March 18, 2017.