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1968 Valley State Matadors football
ConferenceCalifornia Collegiate Athletic Association
Record5–4 (1–3 CCAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumBirmingham High School
Seasons← 19671969 →
1968 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from UPI small college poll

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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Whittier*L 7–13
October 5Long Beach State
  • Birmingham High School
  • Van Nuys, CA
W 21–20
October 12at Fresno StateL 12–356,346
October 19at Northern Arizona*W 21–207,900
October 26at Cal PolyL 21–316,600
November 2Portland State*
  • Birmingham High School
  • Van Nuys, CA
W 62–20
November 9at Cal Poly Pomona*W 31–172,500
November 16at Weber State*W 29–186,300
November 23Cal State Los Angeles
  • Birmingham High School
  • Van Nuys, CA
L 27–427,200–7,490
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  2. "SF State Remains Unbeaten". Red Bluff Daily News. Red Bluff, California. October 14, 1968. p. 7. Retrieved March 31, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.[REDACTED]
  3. "Matadors nip Arizonans 21–20". The Fresno Bee. October 20, 1968. Retrieved December 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Cal Poly)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
  5. "Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Cal Poly Pomona)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  6. "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.[REDACTED]
  7. "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.[REDACTED]
  8. "Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Cal State Los Angeles)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  9. "1968 - Cal St.-Northridge". Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
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