1987 Cal State Hayward Pioneers football team

The 1987 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 1987 NCAA Division II football season. Led by 13th-year head coach Tim Tierney, Cal State Hayward compiled an overall record of 2–8 with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the NCAC. The team was outscored by its opponents 237 to 146 for the season. The Pioneers played home games at Pioneer Stadium in Hayward, California.

1987 Cal State Hayward Pioneers football
Conference	Northern California Athletic Conference
Record	2–8 (2–3 NCAC)
Head coach	Tim Tierney (13th season)
Home stadium	Pioneer Stadium
Seasons ← 1986 1988 →

1987 Northern California Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 10 UC Davis $	5	–	0	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Chico State	3	–	2	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Humboldt State	2	–	2	–	1			3	–	7	–	1
Sonoma State	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Cal State Hayward	2	–	3	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
San Francisco State	0	–	4	–	1			1	–	8	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 12	at Saint Mary's*	Saint Mary's Stadium Moraga, CA	L 14–16	2,848
September 19	at Santa Clara*	Buck Shaw Stadium Santa Clara, CA	L 7–27	8,123
September 26	at Cal Lutheran*	Mt. Clef Field Thousand Oaks, CA	L 6–19	1,100–1,782	[1]
October 3	Cal State Northridge*	Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA	L 27–38	500	[2]
October 10	No. 13 Cal Poly*	Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA	L 14–40	100–1,000	[3]
October 17	Sonoma State	Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA	L 6–24	700–726	[4]
October 24	at UC Davis	Toomey Field Davis, CA	L 14–23	5,200–5,325	[5]
October 31	Humboldt State	Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA	W 21–20	800–2,700	[6]
November 14	Chico State	Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA	L 9–13	600–800	[7]
November 21	at San Francisco State	Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA	W 28–17	500
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "Southland Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. September 27, 1987. p. III-18. Retrieved April 11, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Southland Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. October 4, 1987. p. III-18. Retrieved April 11, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. October 11, 1987. p. III-21. Retrieved April 11, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Final 1987 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Sonoma State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
5. "Final 1987 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report (UC Davis)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
6. "Final 1987 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Humboldt State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
7. "Final 1987 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Chico State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
8. "Final 1987 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Cal State Hayward)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
9. "Pioneer Football All-Time Results 1965-1993". Retrieved February 2, 2018.