1962 Valley State Matadors football team

1962 Valley State Matadors football
Conference California Collegiate Athletic Association
1962 record 3–6 (2–3 CCAA)
Head coach Sam Winningham (1st season)
Home stadium Monroe High
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
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1962 Valley State Matadors football team represented Valley State [note 1] during the 1962 College Division football season.

Valley State competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). This was the first year Valley State played a varsity schedule. The team was led by head coach Sam Winningham. The Matadors played home games at Monroe High in Sepulveda, CA.[note 2] They finished the season with a record of three wins and six losses (3–6, 2–3 CCAA).

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 22 at UC Riverside* Highlander Stadium • Riverside, CA W 7–6  
September 29 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps* Monroe HighSepulveda, CA L 7–11  
October 6 at Cal Poly Mustang StadiumSan Luis Obispo, CA L 7–38  
October 13 Occidental* Monroe High • Sepulveda, CA L 7–34  
October 20 Long Beach State[note 3] Monroe High • Sepulveda, CA L 6–41  
October 27 at UC Santa Barbara La Playa Stadium • Santa Barbara, CA W 13–6  
November 3 at San Diego State Aztec BowlSan Diego, CA L 0–39   6,500[1]
November 10 San Diego Marines[2]* ? • San Diego, CA L 0–41  
November 17 Los Angeles State[note 4] Monroe High • Sepulveda, CA W 15–13  
*Non-conference game.

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Team players in the NFL

No Valley State players were selected in the 1963 NFL Draft. [4][5][6]

Notes

  1. California State University, Northridge was known as San Fernando Valley State College from 1958–1971. More commonly it was called Valley State. See: Cal State Northridge
  2. The community of North Hills, California (within the City of Los Angeles) was known as Sepulveda, California from WWII - 1992. See: North Hills
  3. California State University, Long Beach was known as Long Beach State College from 1950–1963. See: Cal State Long Beach
  4. California State University, Los Angeles was known as Los Angeles State College of Applied Arts and Sciences from 1947–1963. See: Cal State LA

References

  1. Howard Hagen (November 4, 1962). "Aztecs Trounce San Fernando 39-0". The San Diego Union. p. B-1.
  2. "Military Glory: Service Teams, in Their Heyday, Won Championships, Thrilled the Fans". Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  3. "1962 - Cal St.-Northridge". Retrieved January 21, 2017.
  4. "1963 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 19, 2017.
  5. "Cal State-Northridge Players/Alumni". Retrieved February 21, 2017.
  6. "Draft History: Cal State-Northridge". Retrieved March 18, 2017.
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