1975 Cal State Northridge Matadors football team
American college football season
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The 1975 Cal State Northridge Matadors football team represented California State University, Northridge as a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) during the 1975 NCAA Division II football season. Led by Gary Torgeson in his third and final season as head coach, Cal State Northridge compiled an overall record of 4–6–1 with a mark of 1–3 in conference play, placing fourth in the CCAA. The team outscored its opponents 166 to 164 for the season. The Matadors played home games at North Campus Stadium in Northridge, California.
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| Conference | California Collegiate Athletic Association |
| Record | 4–6–1 (1–3 CCAA) |
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| Home stadium | North Campus Stadium |
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| UC Riverside $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly Pomona | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Northridge | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Los Angeles | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 13 | San Francisco State* | T 6–6 | 2,800–3,412 | [1][2] | |
| September 20 | at Fresno State* | W 13–7 | 8,528–9,000 | [3][4] | |
| September 27 | at UC Davis* | L 3–20 | 4,300–6,900 | [5][6] | |
| October 4 | San Diego* |
| W 48–0 | 3,000 | |
| October 11 | at Cal Lutheran* |
| L 8–16 | 3,500–4,000 | [7] |
| October 25 | Cal Poly |
| L 14–27 | 2,800–2,873 | [8] |
| November 1 | Weber State* |
| W 17–10 | 3,000 | [9] |
| November 15 | UC Riverside |
| L 14–30 | 2,450–2,934 | [10][11] |
| November 22 | at Cal State Los Angeles |
| W 21–6 | 400–1,500 | [12][13] |
| November 29 | Cal State Fullerton* | L 0–14 | 2,400 | [14] | |
| December 6 | Cal Poly Pomona |
| L 22–28 | 1,800–2,500 | [15][16] |
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Team players in the NFL
The following Cal State Northridge players were selected in the 1976 NFL draft.[18][19][20]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
| Melvin Wilson | Defensive Back | 5 | 136 | New York Giants |
