1980 Cal State Northridge Matadors football team
American college football season
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The 1980 Cal State Northridge Matadors football team represented California State University, Northridge as a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) during the 1980 NCAA Division II football season. Led by second-year head coach Tom Keele, Cal State Northridge compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 1–1 in conference play, placing second in the CCAA. The team was outscored by its opponents 263 to 188 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 | 5–6 (1–1 CCAA) |
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| Home stadium | North Campus Stadium |
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| No. 3 Cal Poly $^ | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Northridge | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly Pomona | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 6 | at San Francisco State* | W 13–10 | 1,065 | [1] | |
| September 13 | at Cal State Hayward* | L 14–19 | 300–860 | [2][3] | |
| September 20 | UC Davis* | L 7–27 | 1,000–2,200 | [4] | |
| September 27 | Sonoma State* |
| W 35–24 | 300–500 | [5] |
| October 11 | at Chico State* |
| L 12–39 | 300–1,100 | [6][7] |
| October 18 | at Nevada* | L 3–31 | 8,576 | [8][9] | |
| October 25 | at Cal Lutheran* |
| W 30–0 | 2,000 | [10] |
| November 1 | at No. 5 Cal Poly | L 6–35 | 8,170 | [11] | |
| November 8 | Sacramento State* |
| W 24–20 | 3,500 | [12] |
| November 15 | at Santa Clara* | L 13–42 | 6,700 | [13] | |
| November 22 | Cal Poly Pomona |
| W 31–16 | 1,000 | [14] |
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Team players in the NFL
No Cal State Northridge players were selected in the 1981 NFL draft.[16][17][18]
The following finished their college career in 1980, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.
| Player | Position | First NFL team |
| Alvin Hooks | WR | 1981 Philadelphia Eagles |
