1985 Cal State Hayward Pioneers football team

1985 Cal State Hayward Pioneers football
Conference	Northern California Athletic Conference
Record	6–3–1 (2–2–1 NCAC)
Head coach	Tim Tierney (11th season)
Home stadium	Pioneer Stadium

1985 Northern California Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 UC Davis $^	5	–	0	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Chico State	3	–	1	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
Cal State Hayward	2	–	2	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
San Francisco State	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	6	–	1
Sonoma State	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Humboldt State	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

The 1985 Cal State Hayward Pioneers football team represented California State University, Hayward—now known as California State University, East Bay—as a member of the Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) during the 1985 NCAA Division II football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Tim Tierney, Cal State Hayward compiled an overall record of 6–3–1 with a mark of 2–2–1 in conference play, placing third in the NCAC. The team outscored its opponents 282 to 205 for the season. The Pioneers played home games at Pioneer Stadium in Hayward, California.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 14	at Saint Mary's*		Saint Mary's Stadium Moraga, CA	W 38–17	4,300
September 21	No. 6 Cal Poly*		Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA	W 28–17	1,100
September 28	at Cal Lutheran*	No. 9	Mt. Clef Field Thousand Oaks, CA	W 37–15	4,500–5,400
October 5	Cal State Northridge*	No. 6	Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA	W 25–20	1,200–2,300
October 12	at San Francisco State	No. 6	Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA	L 24–34	800–2,100
October 19	at No. 10 Santa Clara*		Buck Shaw Stadium Santa Clara, CA	L 6–10	6,122–6,211
October 26	Sonoma State	No. T–18	Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA	W 50–6	600–3,147
November 9	Humboldt State	No. 17	Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA	W 37–21	850
November 16	at No. 1 UC Davis	No. 16	Toomey Field Davis, CA	L 6–34	8,675–8,800
November 23	Chico State		Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA	T 31–31	600
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee Poll released prior to the game