1979 Cal State Northridge Matadors football team
American college football season
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The 1979 Cal State Northridge Matadors football team represented California State University, Northridge as a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) during the 1979 NCAA Division II football season. Led by first-year head coach Tom Keele, Cal State Northridge compiled an overall record of 3–7 with a mark of 1–1 in conference play, placing second in the CCAA. The team was outscored by its opponents 239 to 144 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 | 3–7 (1–1 CCAA) |
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| Home stadium | North Campus Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Cal Poly $ | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Northridge | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly Pomona | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 1 | Santa Clara* | L 9–21 | 3,200 | [1] | |
| September 8 | San Francisco State* |
| L 14–17 | 2,950 | [2] |
| September 15 | Cal State Hayward* |
| W 10–8 | 2,500 | [3] |
| September 22 | Humboldt State* |
| W 18–14 | [4] | |
| September 29 | at Chico State* |
| L 17–20 | ||
| October 13 | at Portland State* | L 21–34 | 12,000 | [5] | |
| October 20 | No. 8 Cal Poly |
| L 20–38 | 5,000 | [6] |
| October 27 | Cal State Fullerton* |
| L 3–49 | 4,500 | [7] |
| November 3 | at Cal Poly Pomona |
| W 17–3 | 3,500–5,000 | [8][9] |
| November 10 | at Sacramento State* | L 15–35 | 1,178 | [10] | |
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