1981 Cal State Northridge Matadors football
CCAA champion
ConferenceCalifornia Collegiate Athletic Association
Record6–4–1 (2–0 CCAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumNorth Campus Stadium
Seasons
← 1980
1982 →
1981 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
CalState Northridge $ 2 – 0 – 0 6 – 4 – 1
Cal Poly Pomona 1 – 1 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Cal Poly 0 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1981 Cal State Northridge Matadors football team represented California State University, Northridge as a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) during the 1981 NCAA Division II football season. Led by third-year head coach Tom Keele, Cal State Northridge compiled an overall record of 6–4–1 with a mark of 2–0 in conference play, winning the CCAA for the first and only time in program history. The team outscored its opponents 203 to 174 for the season. The Matadors played home games at North Campus Stadium in Northridge, California.

1981 was the last season for CCAA football. All three 1981 football members of the CCAA (Cal State Northridge, Cal Poly Pomona, and Cal Poly) moved to the new Western Football Conference for the 1982 season.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12Cal State Hayward*
T 7–72,000[1]
September 19San Francisco State*
  • North Campus Stadium
  • Northridge, CA
W 17–141,500[2]
September 26at UC Davis*
W 20–177,700–8,000[3]
October 3Santa Clara*
  • North Campus Stadium
  • Northridge, CA
W 27–142,753[4]
October 10Chico State*No. 9
  • North Campus Stadium
  • Northridge, CA
W 38–16584[5]
October 17at Puget Sound*No. 9
L 7–245,000[6]
October 24Cal Lutheran*
  • North Campus Stadium
  • Northridge, CA
L 0–105,619[7]
October 31at Cal Poly Pomona
W 24–82,684[8]
November 7at Sacramento State*
L 20–332,503[9]
November 14at Portland State*
L 13–172,000[10]
November 21Cal Poly
  • North Campus Stadium
  • Northridge, CA
W 30–142,467[11]

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References

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  8. ^ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 1, 1981. p. III-20. Retrieved February 24, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  9. ^ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 8, 1981. p. III-19. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  10. ^ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 15, 1981. p. III-18. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  11. ^ "CS Northridge 30, CP SLO 14". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 22, 1981. p. III-22. Retrieved February 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  12. ^ "Final 1981 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
  13. ^ "1981 - Cal St.-Northridge". Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
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