1977 Cal State Hayward Pioneers football team

The 1977 Cal State Hayward Pioneers football team represented California State University, Hayward[note 1] in the 1977 NCAA Division II football season. Cal State Hayward competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).[note 2]

1977 Cal State Hayward Pioneers football
Conference	Far Western Conference
1977 record	6–3–1 (2–2–1 FWC)
Head coach	Tim Tierney (3rd season)
Home stadium	Pioneer Stadium (Capacity: 5,000)

1977 Far Western Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 UC Davis $^	5	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
Chico State	3	–	1	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
Cal State Hayward	2	–	2	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
San Francisco State	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Humboldt State	1	–	3	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
Sacramento State	0	–	4	–	1			0	–	10	–	1
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from Associated Press poll

The Pioneers were led by third-year head coach Tim Tierney. They played home games at Pioneer Stadium in Hayward, California. The Pioneers finished the season with a record of six wins, three losses and one tie (6–3–1, 2–2–1 FWC). They outscored their opponents 209–136 for the 1977 season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 17	Cal State Northridge*	Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA	W 13–3
September 24	Cal State Los Angeles*	Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA	W 38–7
October 1	at Saint Mary’s*	Saint Mary’s Stadium Moraga, CA	W 31–10
October 8	UC Davis	Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA	L 0–6
October 15	at San Francisco State	Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA	L 10–16
October 29	Chico State[note 3]	Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA	T 7–7
November 5	Santa Clara*	Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA	W 36–29
November 12	at Sacramento State[note 4]	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	W 27–14
November 19	Humboldt State	Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA	W 25–16
November 26	at Cal Poly Pomona*	Kellogg Field Pomona, CA	L 22–28
*Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

No Cal State Hayward Pioneers players were selected in the 1978 NFL Draft.[3][4]

Notes

1. California State University, East Bay was known as California State University, Hayward from 1972 to 2004.
2. The Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) was known as the Far Western Conference (FWC) from its founding in 1925 to 1982.
3. The official name of Chico State has been California State University, Chico since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Chico State.
4. The official name of Sacramento State has been California State University, Sacramento since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Sacramento State.

References

1. "1977 - Cal St.-Hayward". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
2. "Pioneer Football All-Time Results 1965-1993". Retrieved February 2, 2018.
3. "1978 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
4. "Cal State-Hayward Players/Alumni". Retrieved February 2, 2018.