1968 Valley State Matadors football team
American college football season
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The 1968 Valley State Matadors football team represented San Fernando Valley State College—now known as California State University, Northridge—as a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) during the 1968 NCAA College Division football season. Led by Sam Winningham in his seventh and final season as head coach, Valley State compiled an overall record of 5–4 with a mark of 1–3 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the CCAA. This was the second straight winning season for the Matadors. Valley State played home games at Birmingham High School in Van Nuys, California.
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| Conference | California Collegiate Athletic Association |
| Record | 5–4 (1–3 CCAA) |
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| Home stadium | Birmingham High School |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Fresno State $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Los Angeles | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Valley State | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long Beach State | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 28 | Whittier* | L 7–13 | 5,300 | ||
| October 5 | Long Beach State |
| W 21–20 | 5,413 | |
| October 12 | at Fresno State | L 12–35 | 6,346–6,500 | [1][2] | |
| October 19 | at Northern Arizona* | W 21–20 | 7,900 | [3] | |
| October 26 | at Cal Poly | L 21–31 | 6,600 | ||
| November 2 | Portland State* |
| W 62–20 | 6,300 | |
| November 9 | at Cal Poly Pomona* |
| W 31–17 | 2,000–2,500 | [4] |
| November 16 | at Weber State* | W 29–18 | 6,300–6,600 | [5] | |
| November 23 | Cal State Los Angeles |
| L 27–42 | 7,200–7,400 | [6][7] |
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