1986 Sonoma State Cossacks football team

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1986 Sonoma State Cossacks football
ConferenceNorthern California Athletic Conference
Record4–6 (2–3 NCAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCossacks Stadium
Seasons
← 1985
1987 →
1986 Northern California Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 UC Davis $^ 5 0 0 10 1 0
Chico State 4 1 0 7 3 0
Cal State Hayward 3 2 0 7 3 0
Sonoma State 2 3 0 4 6 0
San Francisco State 1 4 0 2 9 0
Humboldt State 0 5 0 2 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

The 1986 Sonoma State Cossacks football team represented Sonoma State University as a member of the Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) during the 1986 NCAA Division II football season. Led by Tony Kehl in his fifth and final season as head coach, Sonoma State compiled an overall record of 4–6 with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, placing fourth in the NCAC. The team was outscored by its opponents 235 to 199 for the season. The Cossacks played home games at Cossacks Stadium[note 1] in Rohnert Park, California.

Kehl finished his tenure at Sonoma State with an overall record of 13–39, for a .250 winning percentage.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13Cal State Northridge*
L 17–352,140[1]
September 20at Cal Lutheran*
L 21–371,935[2]
October 4at Saint Mary's*
L 23–243,445
October 11San Francisco State
  • Cossacks Stadium
  • Rohnert Park, CA
W 16–102,014
October 18Cal State Hayward
  • Cossacks Stadium
  • Rohnert Park, CA
L 10–37800–862[3]
October 25at Menlo*Atherton, CAW 22–0364
November 1at No. 3 UC DavisL 6–126,650
November 8Humboldt State
  • Cossacks Stadium
  • Rohnert Park, CA
W 24–171,491
November 15at UC Santa Barbara*W 47–298,815[4]
November 22at Chico State
L 13–342,500–4,681[5][6]

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Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Cossacks Stadium was renamed in 2002 to Seawolf Stadium when the University changed the name of the mascot to Seawolves.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 14, 1986. p. III-19. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  2. ^ "Saturday's Late Results". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 22, 1986. p. III-19. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  3. ^ "Final 1986 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  4. ^ "Southland Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 16, 1986. p. III-18. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  5. ^ Jasper, Mike (November 24, 1986). "SSU ends season with loss to Chico". Argus-Courier. Petaluma, California. p. 6. Retrieved May 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Final 1986 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
  7. ^ "Final 1986 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
  8. ^ "1986 - Sonoma St. (CA)". Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  9. ^ "Sonoma State Football - 1986". Retrieved November 14, 2017.