1982 Chico State Wildcats football team

The 1982 Chico State Wildcats football team represented Chico State University[note 1] during the 1982 NCAA Division II football season. Chico State competed in the Far Western Conference in 1982. After the 1982 season, the conference was renamed the Northern California Athletic Conference.

1982 Chico State Wildcats football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
1982 record5–5 (1–4 FWC)
Head coach
  • Dick Trimmer (9th season)
Home stadiumUniversity Stadium
1982 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 3 UC Davis $^ 5 –0 –0  12 –1 –0
Sacramento State 3 –2 –0  8 –3 –0
Cal State Hayward 3 –2 –0  4 –5 –1
San Francisco State 2 –3 –0  4 –6 –0
Chico State 1 –4 –0  5 –5 –0
Humboldt State 1 –4 –0  3 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from Division II Football Committee poll

The 1982 Wildcats were led by ninth-year head coach Dick Trimmer. They played home games at University Stadium in Chico, California. Chico State finished the season with a record of five wins and five losses (5–5, 1–4 FWC). The Wildcats outscored their opponents 252–204 for the season.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 11Saint Mary’s*
L 21–28
September 18Sonoma State*
  • University Stadium
  • Chico, CA
W 46–6
September 25at Claremont-Mudd-Scripps*
W 49–01,000[1]
October 2at Simon Fraser*
W 24–16
October 9Cal State Northridge*
  • University Stadium
  • Chico, CA
W 20–172,652[2]
October 23at UC Davis
L 13–28
October 30Sacramento State[note 2]
  • University Stadium
  • Chico, CA
L 6–13[3]
November 6at Humboldt State
L 12–42
November 13Cal State Hayward[note 3]
  • University Stadium
  • Chico, CA
W 42–33
November 20at San Francisco State
L 19–21
  • *Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

No Chico State players were selected in the 1983 NFL Draft.[5][6][7]

Notes
  1. The official name of Chico State has been California State University, Chico since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Chico State.
  2. The official name of Sacramento State has been California State University, Sacramento since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Sacramento State.
  3. California State University, East Bay was known as California State University, Hayward from 1972 to 2004.

References
  1. "Southland Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 26, 1982. p. III-9. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "College Football: Saturday's Late Results". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 11, 1982. p. III-15. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Chico State)" (PDF). Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  4. "1982 - Cal St.-Chico". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  5. "1983 NFL Draft". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  6. "Cal State-Chico Players/Alumni". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  7. "Draft History: Chico State". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
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