1998 Cal State Northridge Matadors football team
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| Conference | Big Sky Conference |
| Record | 7–4 (5–3 Big Sky) |
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| Home stadium | Devonshire Downs / North Campus Stadium |
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| No. 15 Montana $^ | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Northridge | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 25 Montana State | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weber State | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Washington | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portland State | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Arizona | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacramento State | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho State | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1998 Cal State Northridge Matadors football team represented Cal State Northridge during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season.
Cal State Northridge competed in the Big Sky Conference. The 1998 Matadors were led by first-year head coach Ron Ponciano. Ponciano was the third head coach in three years for the Matadors. They played home games at Devonshire Downs / North Campus Stadium in Northridge, California. Cal State Northridge finished the season with a record of seven wins and four losses (7–4, 5–3 Big Sky).
Schedule
September 5at Boise State*
L 13–2625,127[1] September 19at No. 13 Northern Arizona
W 41–107,144[2] September 26Eastern Washington
W 38–353,920[3] October 3Southern Utah*
- North Campus Stadium
- Northridge, CA
W 44–173,317[4] October 10No. 18 MontanaNo. 23
- North Campus Stadium
- Northridge, CA
W 21–75,237[5] October 17at Sacramento State[note 1]No. 16
L 21–355,947[6] October 24No. 21 Montana StateNo. 24
- North Campus Stadium
- Northridge, CA
L 26–326,124[7] October 31at Weber State
W 26–105,813[8] November 7Portland State
- North Campus Stadium
- Northridge, CA
W 32–283,813[9] November 14at Southwest Missouri State[note 2]*No. 25
W 42–387,574[10] November 21at Idaho StateNo. 25
L 29–324,151[11]
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Team players in the NFL
No Cal State Northridge players were selected in the 1999 NFL Draft. [13][14][15]
Notes
- ^ The official name of Sacramento State is California State University, Sacramento. However, it is still commonly known as Sacramento State. See: Sacramento State
- ^ Missouri State University was known as Southwest Missouri State University from 1973–2004. See: Missouri State
References
- ^ "Football media guide". Boise State University Athletics. 2015. p. 160.
- ^ Jim Gintonio (September 20, 1998). "NAU takes big tumble in 1st loss". Arizona Republic (Phoenix, Arizona). p. F6. Retrieved July 18, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Fernando Dominguez (September 27, 1998). "Swanson Helps Matadors Throw Eagles for a Loss". The Los Angeles Times - (Valley Edition). p. C10. Retrieved July 18, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Fernando Dominguez (October 4, 1998). "Losing No Option for Matadors". The Los Angeles Times - (Valley Edition). p. C17. Retrieved July 18, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Montana Grizzlies Media Guide Archived July 31, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (CS Northridge)" (PDF). Retrieved April 25, 2017.
- ^ Fernando Dominguez (October 25, 1998). "Montana State Steps Over Matadors, 32-26". The Los Angeles Times - (Valley Edition). p. D16. Retrieved July 18, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Fernando Dominguez (November 1, 1998). "Matadors Win Turning Over New Leaf, 26-10". The Los Angeles Times - (Valley Edition). p. D16. Retrieved July 18, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Northridge tops Vikes; moves into first place". Great Falls Tribune (Great Falls, Montana). November 8, 1998. p. 6S. Retrieved July 18, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "CS Northridge 42, SMS 38". The Springfield News-Leader (Springfield, Missouri). November 15, 1998. p. D16. Retrieved July 18, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Idaho St. 32, CS Northridge 29". The Los Angeles Times - (Valley Edition). November 22, 1998. p. D12. Retrieved July 18, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1998 - Cal St.-Northridge". Retrieved January 21, 2017.
- ^ "1999 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 19, 2017.
- ^ "Cal State-Northridge Players/Alumni". Retrieved February 21, 2017.
- ^ "Draft History: Cal State-Northridge". Retrieved March 18, 2017.