1978 Cal State Northridge Matadors football team
American college football season
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The 1978 Cal State Northridge Matadors football team represented California State University, Northridge as a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) during the 1978 NCAA Division II football season. Led by Jack Elway in his third and final season as head coach, Cal State Northridge compiled an overall record of 5–5 with a mark of 0–2 in conference play, placing last out of three teams in the CCAA. The team outscored its opponents 252 to 214 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 | 5–5 (0–2 CCAA) |
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| Home stadium | North Campus Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Cal Poly $^ | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly Pomona | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Northridge | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 9 | at San Francisco State* | W 27–0 | 1,000 | ||
| September 16 | at Cal State Hayward* | L 17–24 | 1,000 | [1] | |
| September 23 | Chico State* | W 28–7 | 2,583–3,752 | [2][3] | |
| September 30 | at Humboldt State* | W 48–28 | 2,500–3,000 | [4] | |
| October 7 | at Santa Clara* | L 7–19 | 5,420 | [5] | |
| October 21 | at No. 4 Cal Poly | L 17–38 | 6,180 | ||
| October 28 | Cal Poly Pomona |
| L 15–31 | 3,500 | [6] |
| November 4 | Portland State* |
| W 42–27 | 4,500 | [7] |
| November 11 | Cal State Fullerton* |
| L 20–31 | 2,500 | [8] |
| November 18 | Sacramento State* |
| W 31–9 | 1,900 | [9] |
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