1968 Valley State Matadors football team
| 1968 Valley State Matadors football | |
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| Conference | California Collegiate Athletic Association |
| Record | 5–4 (1–3 CCAA) |
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| Home stadium | Birmingham High School |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Fresno State $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Los Angeles | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Valley State | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long Beach State | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1968 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 1968 NCAA College Division football season. Led by Sam Winningham in his seventh and final season as head coach, Valley State compiled an overall record of 5–4 with a mark of 1–3 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the CCAA. This was the second straight winning season for the Matadors. Valley State played home games at Birmingham High School in Van Nuys, California.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 28 | Whittier* | L 7–13 | |||
| October 5 | Long Beach State |
| W 21–20 | ||
| October 12 | at Fresno State | L 12–35 | 6,346 | [1][2] | |
| October 19 | at Northern Arizona* | W 21–20 | |||
| October 26 | at Cal Poly | L 21–31 | 6,600 | [3] | |
| November 2 | Portland State* |
| W 62–20 | ||
| November 9 | at Cal Poly Pomona* |
| W 31–17 | 2,500 | [4] |
| November 16 | at Weber State* | W 29–18 | 5,200 | [5] | |
| November 23 | Cal State Los Angeles |
| L 27–42 | 7,200–7,490 | [6][7] |
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References
[edit]- ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
- ^ "SF State Remains Unbeaten". Red Bluff Daily News. Red Bluff, California. October 14, 1968. p. 7. Retrieved March 31, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
- ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
- ^ "Valley State Stages 'Miracle' Rally to Win". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 17, 1968. p. D-18. Retrieved January 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Erdhaus Hurls 3 TD Passes; Diablos Romp". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 17, 1968. p. D-18. Retrieved January 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
- ^ "1968 - Cal St.-Northridge". Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
