1978 Cal State Hayward Pioneers football team

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1978 Cal State Hayward Pioneers football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record8–2 (4–1 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPioneer Stadium
Seasons
← 1977
1979 →
1978 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 UC Davis $^ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Cal State Hayward 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Humboldt State 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Chico State 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Sacramento State 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
San Francisco State 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1978 Cal State Hayward Pioneers football team represented California State University, Hayward—now known as California State University, East Bay—as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1978 NCAA Division II football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Tim Tierney, Cal State Hayward compiled an overall record of 8–2 with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, placing second in the FWC. The team outscored its opponents 212 to 136 for the season. The Pioneers played home games at Pioneer Stadium in Hayward, California.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16Cal State Northridge*
W 13–31,000[1]
September 23at Santa Clara*
W 38–7
September 30Saint Mary's*
  • Pioneer Stadium
  • Hayward, CA
W 31–10
October 7at No. 9 UC Davis
L 0–6
October 14San Francisco State
  • Pioneer Stadium
  • Hayward, CA
W 10–16
October 21Cal Poly Pomona*
  • Pioneer Stadium
  • Hayward, CA
W 7–7600[2]
October 28at Chico State
W 36–291,500[3]
November 4at No. 1 (I-AA) Nevada*
L 14–279,412[4]
November 11Sacramento State
  • Pioneer Stadium
  • Hayward, CA
W 25–16
November 18at Humboldt State
W 22–28

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Long Beach Funbles Game, 19-13". The Los Angeles Times. September 17, 1978. p. III-18. Retrieved March 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  2. ^ "Whittier Rolls Over Occidental". The Los Angeles Times. October 22, 1978. p. III-17. Retrieved February 24, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  3. ^ "Final 1978 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
  4. ^ "Nevada Information Guide" (PDF). p. 129. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 14, 2016. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
  5. ^ "Final 1978 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  6. ^ "1978 - Cal St.-Hayward". Archived from the original on March 9, 2018. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  7. ^ "Pioneer Football All-Time Results 1965-1993". Retrieved February 2, 2018.
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