1987 Cal State Hayward Pioneers football team

The 1987 Cal State Hayward Pioneers football team represented California State University, Hayward[note 1] in the 1987 NCAA Division II football season. Cal State Hayward competed in the Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC).

1987 Cal State Hayward Pioneers football
Conference	Northern California Athletic Conference
1987 record	2–8 (2–3 NCAC)
Head coach	Tim Tierney (13th season)
Home stadium	Pioneer Stadium (Capacity: 5,000)

1987 Northern California Athletic Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 10 UC Davis $	4	–	1	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Humboldt State	3	–	1	–	1			4	–	6	–	1
Chico State	3	–	2	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Sonoma State	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Cal State Hayward	2	–	3	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
San Francisco State	0	–	4	–	1			1	–	8	–	1
$ – Conference champion Records adjusted for UC Davis forfeit to Humboldt State Rankings from Division II Football Committee poll

The Pioneers were led by head coach Tim Tierney in his 13th year. They played home games at Pioneer Stadium in Hayward, California. The Pioneers finished the season with a record of two wins and eight losses (2–8, 2–3 NCAC). The Pioneers were outscored by their opponents 146–237 for the 1987 season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 12	at Saint Mary's*	Saint Mary's Stadium Moraga, CA	L 14–16
September 19	at Santa Clara*	Buck Shaw Stadium Santa Clara, CA	L 7–27
September 26	at California Lutheran*	Mt. Clef Field Thousand Oaks, CA	L 6–19	1,782[1]
October 3	Cal State Northridge*	Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA	L 27–38	500[2]
October 10	Cal Poly[note 2]*	Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA	L 14–40	100[3]
October 17	Sonoma State	Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA	L 6–24
October 24	at UC Davis	Toomey Field Davis, CA	L 14–23
October 31	Humboldt State	Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA	W 21–20
November 14	Chico State[note 3]	Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA	L 9–13
November 21	at San Francisco State	Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA	W 28–17
*Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

No Cal State Hayward Pioneers players were selected in the 1988 NFL Draft.[6][7]

Notes

1. California State University, East Bay was known as California State University, Hayward from 1972 to 2004.
2. 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.
3. 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 Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. September 27, 1987. p. III-18. Retrieved April 11, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Southland Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. October 4, 1987. p. III-18. Retrieved April 11, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. October 11, 1987. p. III-21. Retrieved April 11, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "1987 - Cal St.-Hayward". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
5. "Pioneer Football All-Time Results 1965-1993". Retrieved February 2, 2018.
6. "1988 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
7. "Cal State-Hayward Players/Alumni". Retrieved February 2, 2018.