1962 Valley State Matadors football team

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1962 Valley State Matadors football
ConferenceCalifornia Collegiate Athletic Association
Record3–6 (2–3 CCAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumMonroe High School
Seasons
1963 →
1962 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
San Diego State $ 6 0 0 8 2 0
Fresno State 4 1 0 7 3 0
Long Beach State 3 3 0 5 5 0
Cal Poly 3 3 0 4 5 0
Valley State 2 3 0 3 6 0
UC Santa Barbara 2 4 0 2 8 0
Los Angeles State 0 6 0 2 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1962 Valley State Matadors football team represented San Fernando Valley State College—now known as California State University, Northridge—as a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) during the 1962 NCAA College Division football season. This was the first year the school played a varsity football schedule. Led by first-year head coach Sam Winningham, Valley State compiled an overall record of 3–6 with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, placing fifth in the CCAA. The Matadors played home games at Monroe High School in Sepulveda, California.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22at UC Riverside*
W 7–6
September 29Claremont-Mudd*L 7–11
October 6at Cal PolyL 7–38
October 13Occidental*
  • Monroe High School
  • Sepulveda, CA
L 7–34
October 20Long Beach State
  • Monroe High School
  • Sepulveda, CA
L 6–41
October 27at UC Santa Barbara
W 13–66,500[1]
November 3at San Diego StateL 0–396,500[2]
November 10San Diego Marines[note 1]*
  • ?
  • San Diego, CA
L 0–41
November 17Los Angeles State
  • Monroe High School
  • Sepulveda, CA
W 15–13
  • *Non-conference game

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Notes

  1. ^ The Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) in San Diego fielded a team that played against colleges and other military teams from 1922 to 1964.

References

  1. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  2. ^ Howard Hagen (November 4, 1962). "Aztecs Trounce San Fernando 39-0". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. B-1.
  3. ^ "1962 - Cal St.-Northridge". Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved January 21, 2017.