1985 Cal State Northridge Matadors football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1985
| team = Cal State Northridge Matadors
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Western Football Conference
| short_conf = WFC
| record = 4–7
| conf_record = 1–4
| head_coach = Tom Keele
| hc_year = 7th
| off_coach =
| oc_year =
| off_scheme =
| def_coach = Mark Banker
| dc_year = 3rd
| def_scheme =
| captain =
| stadium = North Campus Stadium
}}
{{1985 Western Football Conference football standings}}
The 1985 Cal State Northridge Matadors football team represented California State University, Northridge as a member of the Western Football Conference (WFC) during the 1985 NCAA Division II football season. Led by Tom Keele in his seventh and final season as head coach, Cal State Northridge compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 1–4 in conference play, tying for fifth place in the WFC. The team was outscored by its opponents 339 to 281 for the season. The Matadors played home games at North Campus Stadium in Northridge, California.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1985
| rankdivision = NCAA Division II
| poll = NCAA Division II Football Committee
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 7
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Nevada
| site_stadium = Mackay Stadium
| site_cityst = Reno, NV
| score = 12–56
| attend = 9,481
| source = {{cite news|title=Southland|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|date=September 8, 1985|page=III-18|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/9990145/southland_19850908/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=April 2, 2017}}{{Open access}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 21
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1985|team=Saint Mary's Gaels|title=Saint Mary's}}
| site_stadium = Saint Mary's Stadium
| site_cityst = Moraga, CA
| score = 45–13
| attend = 2,258
| source = {{cite news|title=Southland|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|date=September 22, 1985|page=III-19|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/9990262/southland_19850922/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=April 2, 2017}}{{Open access}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 28
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = San Francisco State
| site_stadium = North Campus Stadium
| site_cityst = Northridge, CA
| score = 41–17
| attend = 2,741
| source = {{cite news|title=Southland|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|date=September 29, 1985|page=III-18|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/9990319/southland_19850929/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=April 2, 2017}}{{Open access}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 5
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Cal State Hayward
| opprank = 6
| site_stadium = Pioneer Stadium
| site_cityst = Hayward, CA
| score = 20–25
| attend = 1,200–2,300
| source = {{cite web |author= |title=Final 1985 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/98/stats/13637 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=May 16, 2022 }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 12
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Sonoma State
| site_stadium = North Campus Stadium
| site_cityst = Northridge, CA
| score = 40–14
| attend = 1,844
| source = {{cite news|title=Southland|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|date=October 13, 1985|page=III-21|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/9990476/southland_19851013/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=April 2, 2017}}{{Open access}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 19
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1985|team=Cal Lutheran Kingsmen|title=Cal Lutheran}}
| site_stadium = North Campus Stadium
| site_cityst = Northridge, CA
| score = 27–23
| attend = 3,859
| source = {{cite news|title=Saturday's Late Summaries|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|date=October 21, 1985|page=III-21|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/9990680/saturdays_late_summaries_19851021/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=April 2, 2017}}{{Open access}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 26
| w/l = l
| opponent = Cal Poly
| site_stadium = North Campus Stadium
| site_cityst = Northridge, CA
| score = 21–34
| attend = 5,335
| source = {{cite news|title=Saturday's Late Summaries|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|date=October 28, 1985|page=III-22|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/9990659/saturdays_late_summaries_19851028/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=April 2, 2017}}{{Open access}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 2
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = UC Davis
| opprank = 2
| site_stadium = Toomey Field
| site_cityst = Davis, CA
| score = 22–41
| attend = 7,250–7,850
| source = {{cite news|title=Saturday's Late Summaries|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|date=November 4, 1985|page=III-20|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/9990750/saturdays_late_summaries_19851104/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=April 2, 2017}}{{Open access}}{{cite web |author= |title=Final 1985 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/108/stats/13637 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=May 12, 2022 }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 9
| w/l = l
| opponent = Santa Clara
| opprank = 6
| site_stadium = North Campus Stadium
| site_cityst = Northridge, CA
| score = 19–21
| attend = 2,728
| source = {{cite news|title=Saturday's Late Summary|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|date=November 11, 1985|page=III-22|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/9990814/saturdays_late_summary_19851111/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=April 2, 2017}}{{Open access}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 16
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Sacramento State
| opprank = 13
| site_stadium = Hornet Stadium
| site_cityst = Sacramento, CA
| score = 10–34
| attend = 3,108–3,500
| source = {{cite news|title=Southland|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|date=November 17, 1985|page=III-17|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/9990876/southland_19851117/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=April 2, 2017}}{{Open access}}{{cite web |author= |title=Final 1985 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/102/stats/13637 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=April 26, 2022 }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 23
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1985|team=Portland State Vikings|title=Portland State}}
| site_stadium = Civic Stadium
| site_cityst = Portland, OR
| score = 24–61
| attend = 1,513
| source = {{cite news|title=Southland|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|date=November 25, 1985|page=III-23|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/9990965/saturdays_late_summaries_19851125/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=April 2, 2017}}{{Open access}}
}}
}}
{{cite web |author= |title=Final 1985 Cumulative Football Statistics Report |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/101/stats/13637 |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=1985|title=1985 - Cal St.-Northridge|access-date=January 21, 2017|archive-date=September 11, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150911082329/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/incomplete_data/game_by_game_discontinued.php?teamid=464&year=1985|url-status=dead}}
Team players in the NFL
No Cal State Northridge players were selected in the 1986 NFL draft.{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1986.htm|title=1986 NFL Draft|access-date=January 19, 2017|archive-date=December 21, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071221172950/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1986.htm|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/schools/calstatenorthridge/|title=Cal State-Northridge Players/Alumni|access-date = February 21, 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/fulldraft?abbr=C&collegeName=Cal+State-Northridge&abbrFlag=0&type=school|title=Draft History: Cal State-Northridge|access-date = March 18, 2017}}
The following finished their college career in 1985 were not drafted, but played in the NFL.
| class="wikitable" width="65%" | ||
| align="center" style="background:#A81933;color:#FFFFFF;"
| Player | Position | First NFL team |
| align="center" bgcolor=""
| Ron Foster | Defensive back | 1987 Los Angeles Raiders |
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Cal State Northridge Matadors football navbox}}
Category:Cal State Northridge Matadors football seasons