American college football season
The 1987 Cal State Northridge Matadors football team represented California State University, Northridge as a member of the Western Football Conference (WFC) during the 1987 NCAA Division II football season. Led by second-year head coach Bob Burt, Cal State Northridge compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, placing second in the WFC. The team outscored its opponents 258 to 222 for the season. The Matadors played home games at North Campus Stadium in Northridge, California.
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 12 | at Boise State* | | | L 0–30 | 18,534 | [1] |
September 19 | San Francisco State* | | | W 45–0 | 3,564–3,654 | [2] |
September 26 | Sonoma State* | | - North Campus Stadium
- Northridge, CA
| W 13–6 | 3,426 | [3] |
October 3 | at Cal State Hayward* | | | W 38–27 | 500 | [4] |
October 10 | Cal Lutheran | | - North Campus Stadium
- Northridge, CA
| W 36–14 | 5,726 | [5] |
October 17 | at No. 11 Cal Poly | | | L 20–21 | 6,327 | [6] |
October 24 | Southern Utah State | | - North Campus Stadium
- Northridge, CA
| W 56–36 | 5,520–6,526 | [7] |
October 31 | No. 9 Santa Clara | | - North Campus Stadium
- Northridge, CA
| W 7–6 | 1,850 | [8] |
November 7 | at UC Davis* | No. 17 | | L 0–28 | 5,607 | [9] |
November 14 | at No. 3 Portland State | No. 19 | | L 22–38 | 11,929–11,939 | [10] |
November 21 | Sacramento State | | - North Campus Stadium
- Northridge, CA
| W 21–16 | 3,927 | [11] |
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- ^ "Final 1987 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
- ^ "Southland Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 27, 1987. p. III-18. Retrieved April 11, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southland Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 4, 1987. p. III-18. Retrieved April 11, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 11, 1987. p. III-21. Retrieved April 11, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southland Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 18, 1987. p. III-20. Retrieved April 11, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southland Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 25, 1987. p. III-20. Retrieved April 11, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southland Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 1, 1987. p. III-18. Retrieved April 11, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southland Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 8, 1987. p. III-19. Retrieved April 11, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Portland State Beats CS Northridge". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 15, 1987. p. III-9. Retrieved April 11, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (CS Northridge)" (PDF). Retrieved April 18, 2017.
- ^ "Final 1987 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
- ^ "1987 - Cal St.-Northridge". Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved January 21, 2017.