1982 Cal State Hayward Pioneers football team
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{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1982
| team = Cal State Hayward Pioneers
| sport = football
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| conference = Northern California Athletic Conference
| short_conf = NCAC
| record = 4–5–1
| conf_record = 3–2
| head_coach = Tim Tierney
| hc_year = 8th
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| stadium = Pioneer Stadium
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{{1982 Far Western Conference football standings}}
The 1982 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 1982 NCAA Division II football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Tim Tierney, Cal State Hayward compiled an overall record of 4–5–1 with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, tying for second place in the NCAC. The team outscored its opponents 240 to 236 for the season. The Pioneers played home games at Pioneer Stadium in Hayward, California.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1982
| rankdivision = NCAA Division II
| poll = NCAA Division II Football Committee
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 11
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Cal State Northridge
| site_stadium = North Campus Stadium
| site_cityst = Northridge, CA
| score = 37–38
| attend = 1,016–1,116
| source = {{cite news|title= Saturday's Late Summaries|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|date=September 13, 1982|page=III-17 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/9967004/college_football_19820913/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=April 1, 2017}}{{Open access}}{{cite web |author= |title=Final 1982 Cumulative Football Statistics Report |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/101/stats/12716 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=May 30, 2022 }}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 18
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Santa Clara
| site_stadium = Buck Shaw Stadium
| site_cityst = Santa Clara, CA
| score = 27–35
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 25
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1982|team=Puget Sound Loggers|title=Puget Sound}}
| site_stadium = Pioneer Stadium
| site_cityst = Hayward, CA
| score = 6–10
| attend =
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 2
| w/l = t
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1982|team=Saint Mary's Gaels|title=Saint Mary's}}
| site_stadium = Pioneer Stadium
| site_cityst = Hayward, CA
| score = 6–6
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 9
| w/l = w
| opponent = Sacramento State
| site_stadium = Pioneer Stadium
| site_cityst = Hayward, CA
| score = 45–34
| attend = 900
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 16
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Cal Poly Pomona
| site_stadium = Pioneer Stadium
| site_cityst = Hayward, CA
| score = 28–17
| attend = 300
| source = {{cite news|title=The Southland|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|date=October 17, 1982|page=III-16|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/9967983/southland_19821017/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=April 1, 2017}}{{Open access}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 23
| w/l = w
| opponent = San Francisco State
| site_stadium = Pioneer Stadium
| site_cityst = Hayward, CA
| score = 42–13
| attend = 1,809
| source = {{cite web |author= |title=Final 1982 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (San Francisco State) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/628/stats/12716 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=May 10, 2022 }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 30
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Humboldt State
| site_stadium = Redwood Bowl
| site_cityst = Arcata, CA
| score = 10–0
| attend = 3,972
| source = {{cite web |author= |title=Final 1982 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Humboldt State) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/291/stats/12716 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=September 20, 2024 }}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 6
| w/l = l
| opponent = UC Davis
| opprank = 6
| site_stadium = Pioneer Stadium
| site_cityst = Hayward, CA
| score = 6–41
| attend = 4,100–8,200
| source = {{cite web |author= |title=Final 1982 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (UC Davis) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/108/stats/12716 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=May 12, 2022 }}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 13
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Chico State
| site_stadium = University Stadium
| site_cityst = Chico, CA
| score = 33–42
| attend =
}}
}}
{{cite web |author= |title=Final 1982 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Cal State Hayward) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/98/stats/12716 |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}}
Team players in the NFL
No Cal State Hayward Pioneers players were selected in the 1983 NFL draft.{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1983.htm|title=1983 NFL Draft|access-date=January 12, 2017|archive-date=December 21, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071221193403/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1983.htm|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/schools/calstatehayward/|title= Cal State-Hayward Players/Alumni|access-date = February 2, 2018}} The following finished their college career in 1982, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.
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| Player | Position | First NFL team |
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| Sandy LaBeaux | Defensive back | 1983 Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
References
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