1982 Cal State Northridge Matadors football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1982
| team = Cal State Northridge Matadors
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Western Football Conference
| short_conf = WFC
| record = 4–7
| conf_record = 2–2
| head_coach = Tom Keele
| hc_year = 4th
| captain =
| stadium = North Campus Stadium
}}
{{1982 Western Football Conference football standings}}
The 1982 Cal State Northridge Matadors football team represented California State University, Northridge as a member of the Western Football Conference (WFC) during the 1982 NCAA Division II football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Tom Keele, Cal State Northridge compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 2–2 in conference play, placing third in the WFC. The team was outscored by its opponents 287 to 257 for the season. The Matadors played home games at North Campus Stadium in Northridge, California.
1982 was the first season for the Western Football Conference. In its initial season, the WFC had five teams. Three of them were the final members of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA): Cal State Northridge, Cal Poly Pomona, and Cal Poly). They were joined by Santa Clara and Portland State, both of which had been independents.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 4
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Sacramento State
| site_stadium = North Campus Stadium
| site_cityst = Northridge, CA
| score = 25–30
| attend = 1,315
| source = {{cite news|title=Saturday's Late Summary|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|date=September 6, 1982|page=III-13 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/9967148/college_football_19820906/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=April 1, 2017}}{{Open access}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 11
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Cal State Hayward
| site_stadium = North Campus Stadium
| site_cityst = Northridge, CA
| score = 38–37
| attend = 1,016–1,116
| source = {{cite news|title=Saturday's Late Summaries|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|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/98/stats/12716 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=May 16, 2022 }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 18
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = San Francisco State
| site_stadium = Cox Stadium
| site_cityst = San Francisco, CA
| score = 24–14
| attend = 1,050–1,800
| source = {{cite news|title=Saturday's Late Summaries|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|date=September 20, 1982|page=III-18 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/9967702/college_football_19820920/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=April 1, 2017}}{{Open access}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 25
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Santa Clara
| site_stadium = Buck Shaw Stadium
| site_cityst = Santa Clara, CA
| score = 21–26
| attend = 4,914
| source = {{cite news|title=Southland Summaries|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|date=September 26, 1982|page=III-9 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/9967748/southland_summaries_19820926/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=April 1, 2017}}{{Open access}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 2
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = UC Davis
| site_stadium = Toomey Field
| site_cityst = Davis, CA
| score = 20–30
| attend = 8,200
| source = {{cite news|title=Scores, Summaries|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|date=October 4, 1982|page=III-13 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/9967861/college_football_19821004/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=April 1, 2017}}{{Open access}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 9
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Chico State
| site_stadium = University Stadium
| site_cityst = Chico, CA
| score = 17–20
| attend = 2,652–2,700
| source = {{cite news|title=Saturday's Late Results|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|date=October 11, 1982|page=III-15 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/9967927/college_football_19821011/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=April 1, 2017}}{{Open access}}{{cite web |author= |title=Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/95/stats/12716 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=May 19, 2022 }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 16
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1982|team=Puget Sound Loggers|title=Puget Sound}}
| site_stadium = North Campus Stadium
| site_cityst = Northridge, CA
| score = 14–21
| attend = 1,171
| source = {{cite news|title=The Southland|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|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}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 23
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1982|team=Cal Lutheran Kingsmen|title=Cal Lutheran}}
| site_stadium = Mt. Clef Field
| site_cityst = Thousand Oaks, CA
| score = 15–27
| attend = 3,100
| source = {{cite news|title=Southland Summaries|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|date=October 24, 1982|page=III-18|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/9968026/southland_19821024/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=April 1, 2017}}{{Open access}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 6
| w/l = w
| opponent = Cal Poly Pomona
| site_stadium = North Campus CA
| site_cityst = Northridge, CA
| score = 38–30
| attend = 4,710
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 13
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Cal Poly
| site_stadium = Mustang Stadium
| site_cityst = San Luis Obispo, CA
| score = 14–24
| attend = 5,483
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 20
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1982|team=Portland State Vikings|title=Portland State}}
| site_stadium = North Campus Stadium
| site_cityst = Northridge, CA
| score = 31–28
| attend = 700
| source = {{cite news|title=Southland|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|date=November 21, 1982|page=III-16|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/9968312/southland_19821121/|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 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/incomplete_data/game_by_game_discontinued.php?teamid=464&year=1982|title=1982 - Cal St.-Northridge|access-date=January 21, 2017|archive-date=September 11, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150911083659/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/incomplete_data/game_by_game_discontinued.php?teamid=464&year=1982|url-status=dead}}
References
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