1986 Cal State Hayward Pioneers football
ConferenceNorthern California Athletic Conference
Record7–3 (3–2 NCAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPioneer 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 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 1986 NCAA Division II football season. Led by 12th-year head coach Tim Tierney, Cal State Hayward compiled an overall record of 7–3 with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, placing third in the NCAC. The Pioneers made their way into the top 20 of the NCAA Division II poll three times during the season, but each time they lost their next game. The team outscored its opponents 260 to 175 for the season. The Pioneers played home games at Pioneer Stadium in Hayward, California.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13Saint Mary's*
W 34–71,300
September 20at Cal State Northridge*No. 19
L 7–201,000–4,144[1][2]
September 27Cal Lutheran*
  • Pioneer Stadium
  • Hayward, CA
W 29–17500–800[3]
October 4Santa Clara*
  • Pioneer Stadium
  • Hayward, CA
W 31–121,400–1,500[4]
October 11at Cal Poly*
W 17–142,563
October 18at Sonoma State
W 37–10800–862[5]
October 25No. 3 UC DavisNo. 20
  • Pioneer Stadium
  • Hayward, CA
L 14–248,500
November 1at Humboldt State
W 24–22600
November 15at Chico StateNo. 19
L 21–471,200–3,000[6]
November 22San Francisco State
  • Pioneer Stadium
  • Hayward, CA
W 20–14300–500[7]

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Team players in the NFL

No Cal State Hayward Pioneers players were selected in the 1987 NFL Draft.[11][12]

The following finished their college career in 1986, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.

Player Position First NFL team
Joe Terry Linebacker 1987 Seattle Seahawks

Notes

  1. ^ Seawolf Stadium was known as Cossacks Stadium until 2002 when the University changed the mascot from Cossacks to Seawolves.

References

  1. ^ "Saturday's Late Results". The Los Angeles Times. September 22, 1986. p. III-19. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  2. ^ "Final 1986 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
  3. ^ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. September 28, 1986. p. III-19. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  4. ^ "Final 1986 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
  5. ^ "Final 1986 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
  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 9, 2022.
  8. ^ "Final 1986 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  9. ^ "1986 - Cal St.-Hayward". Archived from the original on March 9, 2018. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  10. ^ "Pioneer Football All-Time Results 1965-1993". Retrieved February 2, 2018.
  11. ^ "1987 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  12. ^ "Cal State-Hayward Players/Alumni". Retrieved February 2, 2018.
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