1978 Cal State Hayward Pioneers football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
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{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1978
| team = Cal State Hayward Pioneers
| sport = football
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| conference = Far Western Conference
| short_conf = FWC
| record = 8–2
| conf_record = 4–1
| head_coach = Tim Tierney
| hc_year = 4th
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| stadium = Pioneer Stadium
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{{1978 Far Western Conference football standings}}
The 1978 Cal State Hayward Pioneers football team represented California State University, Hayward—now known as California State University, East Bay—as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1978 NCAA Division II football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Tim Tierney, Cal State Hayward compiled an overall record of 8–2 with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, placing second in the FWC. The team outscored its opponents 212 to 136 for the season. The Pioneers played home games at Pioneer Stadium in Hayward, California.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1978
| rankdivision = NCAA Division II
| poll = Associated Press
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 16
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Cal State Northridge
| site_stadium = Pioneer Stadium
| site_cityst = Hayward, CA
| score = 13–3
| attend = 1,000
| source = {{cite news|title=Long Beach Funbles Game, 19-13|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|date=September 17, 1978|page=III-18|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/9953352/long_beach_fumbles_game/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=March 31, 2017}}{{Open access}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 23
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1978|team=Santa Clara Broncos|title=Santa Clara}}
| site_stadium = Buck Shaw Stadium
| site_cityst = Santa Clara, CA
| score = 38–7
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 30
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1978|team=Saint Mary's Gaels|title=Saint Mary's}}
| site_stadium = Pioneer Stadium
| site_cityst = Hayward, CA
| score = 31–10
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 7
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = UC Davis
| opprank = 9
| site_stadium = Toomey Field
| site_cityst = Davis, CA
| score = 0–6
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 14
| w/l = w
| opponent = San Francisco State
| site_stadium = Pioneer Stadium
| site_cityst = Hayward, CA
| score = 10–16
| attend =
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 21
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Cal Poly Pomona
| site_stadium = Pioneer Stadium
| site_cityst = Hayward, CA
| score = 7–7
| attend = 600
| source = {{cite news|title=Whittier Rolls Over Occidental|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|date=October 22, 1978|page=III-17|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/9151134/whittier_rolls_over_occidental/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=February 24, 2017}}{{Open access}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 28
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Chico State
| site_stadium = University Stadium
| site_cityst = Chico, CA
| score = 36–29
| attend = 1,500
| source = {{cite web |author= |title=Final 1978 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Chico State) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/95/stats/13635 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=May 22, 2022 }}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 4
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Nevada
| opprank = 1 (I-AA)
| site_stadium = Mackay Stadium
| site_cityst = Reno, NV
| score = 14–27
| attend = 9,412
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 11
| w/l = w
| opponent = Sacramento State
| site_stadium = Pioneer Stadium
| site_cityst = Hayward, CA
| score = 25–16
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 18
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Humboldt State
| site_stadium = Redwood Bowl
| site_cityst = Arcata, CA
| score = 22–28
| attend = 3,000
| source = {{cite web |author= |title=Final 1978 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Humboldt State) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/291/stats/13635 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=September 20, 2024 }}
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{{cite web |author= |title=Final 1978 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Cal State Hayward) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/98/stats/13635 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=May 16, 2022 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.eastbaypioneers.com/sports/2013/7/19/footballhistory.aspx|title=Pioneer Football All-Time Results 1965-1993|access-date = February 2, 2018}}
References
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