1983 Sonoma State Cossacks football team
American college football season
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Conference | Northern California Athletic Conference |
Record | 2–9 (0–6 NCAC) |
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Home stadium | Cossacks Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 UC Davis $^ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sacramento State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chico State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal State Hayward | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Humboldt State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Francisco State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sonoma State | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1983 Sonoma State Cossacks football team represented Sonoma State University as a member of the Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) during the 1983 NCAA Division II football season. Led by second-year head coach Tony Kehl, Sonoma State compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 0–6 in conference play, placing last out of seven teams in the NCAC. The team was outscored by its opponents 304 to 138 for the season. The Cossacks played home games at Cossacks Stadium[note 1] in Rohnert Park, California.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 3 | Sacramento State |
| L 7–35 | 1,900–2,800 | [1] |
September 10 | at Cal State Hayward | L 7–28 | 383–720 | [2] | |
September 17 | at San Francisco State | L 6–31 | 350–400 | [3] | |
September 24 | at Occidental* |
| L 16–21 | 1,140 | |
October 1 | Humboldt State![]() |
| L 6–13 | 1,500–1,560 | [4] |
October 15 | Chico State |
| L 29–50 | 624–960 | [5][6] |
October 22 | Saint Mary's* |
| L 0–31 | 825 | |
October 29 | Azusa Pacific* |
| W 38–19 | 650–1,040 | [7] |
November 5 | Carroll (MT)* |
| W 29–24 | 630 | |
November 12 | at Santa Clara* | L 0–10 | 840–1,500 | [8] | |
November 19 | at No. 1 UC Davis | L 0–42 | 1,246–3,800 | [9] | |
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Notes
- ^ Cossacks Stadium was renamed in 2002 to Seawolf Stadium when the University changed the name of the mascot to Seawolves.
References
- ^ Rich Mellott (September 4, 1983). "SSU score didn't tell story". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. p. 1F. Retrieved November 16, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1983 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
- ^ "Final 1983 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
- ^ Rich Mellott (October 2, 1983). "Cossacks out-bungle Lumberjacks". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. p. 1F. Retrieved November 16, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Rich Rupperecht (October 16, 1983). "The Cossacks are breaking all sorts of records". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. p. 1D. Retrieved November 16, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1983 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
- ^ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 30, 1983. p. III-17. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1983 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
- ^ "Final 1983 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
- ^ "Final 1983 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
- ^ "1983 - Sonoma St. (CA)". Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
- ^ "Sonoma State Football - 1983". Retrieved November 14, 2017.