1988 Cal State Hayward Pioneers football team

The 1988 Cal State Hayward Pioneers football team represented California State University, Hayward[note 1] in the 1988 NCAA Division II football season. Cal State Hayward competed in the Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC).

1988 Cal State Hayward Pioneers football
Conference	Northern California Athletic Conference
1988 record	2–9 (1–4 NCAC)
Head coach	Tim Tierney (14th season)
Home stadium	Pioneer Stadium (Capacity: 5,000)

1988 Northern California Athletic Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 13 UC Davis $	5	–	0	–	0			7	–	3	–	1
Sonoma State	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Chico State	3	–	2	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Humboldt State	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Cal State Hayward	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
San Francisco State	1	–	4	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from Associated Press poll

The Pioneers were led by head coach Tim Tierney in his 14th year. They played home games at Pioneer Stadium in Hayward, California. The Pioneers finished the season with a record of two wins and nine losses (2–9, 1–4 NCAC). The Pioneers were outscored by their opponents 145–229 for the 1988 season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 3	at Cal State Northridge*	North Campus Stadium Northridge, CA	L 0–17	4,523[1]
September 10	UC Santa Barbara*	Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA	W 21–7	300[2]
September 17	California Lutheran*	Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA	L 6–16	320[3]
September 24	Santa Clara*	Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA	L 20–31
October 1	at Sonoma State	Cossacks Stadium[note 2] Rohnert Park, California	L 7–19
October 8	UC Davis	Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA	L 14–30
October 15	Saint Mary's*	Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA	L 0–17
October 22	at Cal Poly[note 3]*	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	L 6–40	2,305[4]
October 29	at Chico State[note 4]	University Stadium Chico, CA	L 14–38
November 5	San Francisco State	Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA	W 44–0
November 12	at Humboldt State	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	L 13–14
*Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

No Cal State Hayward Pioneers players were selected in the 1989 NFL Draft.[7][8]

Notes

1. California State University, East Bay was known as California State University, Hayward from 1972 to 2004.
2. Seawolf Stadium was known as Cossacks Stadium until 2002 when the University changed the mascot from Cossacks to Seawolves.
3. The official name of Cal Poly has been California Polytechnic State University since 1947. However, it is more commonly known as either Cal Poly San Luis Obispo or just Cal Poly.
4. The official name of Chico State has been California State University, Chico since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Chico State.

References

1. "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. September 4, 1988. p. III-19. Retrieved April 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. September 11, 1988. p. III-21. Retrieved April 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. September 18, 1988. p. III-23. Retrieved April 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "College Football". The Los Angeles Times. October 24, 1988. p. III-18. Retrieved April 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "1988 - Cal St.-Hayward". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
6. "Pioneer Football All-Time Results 1965-1993". Retrieved February 2, 2018.
7. "1989 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
8. "Cal State-Hayward Players/Alumni". Retrieved February 2, 2018.