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1985 Cal State Northridge Matadors football
ConferenceWestern Football Conference
Record4–7 (1–4 WFC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorMark Banker (3rd season)
Home stadiumNorth Campus Stadium
Seasons
← 1984
1986 →
1985 Western Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 15 Santa Clara $ 4 – 0 – 1 8 – 2 – 1
No. 19 Sacramento State 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Portland State 2 – 2 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
Cal Poly 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Cal Lutheran 1 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Cal State Northridge 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

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

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7at Nevada*
L 12–569,481[1]
September 21at Saint Mary's*
W 45–132,258[2]
September 28San Francisco State*
W 41–172,741[3]
October 5at No. 6 Cal State Hayward*
L 20–251,200–2,300[4]
October 12Sonoma State*
  • North Campus Stadium
  • Northridge, CA
W 40–141,844[5]
October 19Cal Lutheran
  • North Campus Stadium
  • Northridge, CA
W 27–233,859[6]
October 26Cal Poly
  • North Campus Stadium
  • Northridge, CA
L 21–345,335[7]
November 2at No. 2 UC Davis*
L 22–417,250–7,850[8][9]
November 9No. 6 Santa Clara
  • North Campus Stadium
  • Northridge, CA
L 19–212,728[10]
November 16at No. 13 Sacramento State
L 10–343,108–3,500[11][12]
November 23at Portland State
L 24–611,513[13]

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Team players in the NFL

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No Cal State Northridge players were selected in the 1986 NFL draft.[16][17][18]

The following finished their college career in 1985 were not drafted, but played in the NFL.

Player Position First NFL team
Ron Foster Defensive back 1987 Los Angeles Raiders

References

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  1. ^ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 8, 1985. p. III-18. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  2. ^ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 22, 1985. p. III-19. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  3. ^ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 29, 1985. p. III-18. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  4. ^ "Final 1985 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  5. ^ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 13, 1985. p. III-21. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  6. ^ "Saturday's Late Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 21, 1985. p. III-21. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  7. ^ "Saturday's Late Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 28, 1985. p. III-22. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  8. ^ "Saturday's Late Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 4, 1985. p. III-20. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  9. ^ "Final 1985 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
  10. ^ "Saturday's Late Summary". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 11, 1985. p. III-22. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  11. ^ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 17, 1985. p. III-17. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  12. ^ "Final 1985 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  13. ^ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 25, 1985. p. III-23. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  14. ^ "Final 1985 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
  15. ^ "1985 - Cal St.-Northridge". Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
  16. ^ "1986 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved January 19, 2017.
  17. ^ "Cal State-Northridge Players/Alumni". Retrieved February 21, 2017.
  18. ^ "Draft History: Cal State-Northridge". Retrieved March 18, 2017.
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