1997 Cal State Northridge Matadors football team information
American college football season
1997Cal State Northridge Matadors football
Conference
Big Sky Conference
Record
4–8, 2 wins forfeited (4–4 Big Sky)
Head coach
Jim Fenwick (1st season)
Offensive coordinator
Rob Phenicie (1st season)
Defensive coordinator
John Rosenberg (1st season)
Home stadium
North Campus Stadium
Seasons
← 1996
1998 →
1997 Big Sky Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 6 E Washington $^
7
–
1
12
–
2
No. 11 Montana ^
6
–
2
8
–
4
Montana State
5
–
3
6
–
5
Northern Arizona
4
–
4
6
–
5
Weber State
4
–
4
6
–
5
Cal State Northridge
4
–
4
4
–
8
Portland State
3
–
5
4
–
7
Idaho State
2
–
6
3
–
8
Sacramento State
1
–
7
1
–
10
$ – Conference champion
^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Cal State Northridge record includes two losses by forfeit
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
The 1997 Cal State Northridge Matadors football team represented California State University, Northridge as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by Jim Fenwick in his first and only season as head coach, Cal State Northridge finished the season with an overall record of 6–6 and a mark of 4–4 in conference play, placing in the three-way tie for fourth place in the Big Sky. The team outscored its opponents 370 to 316 for the season. The Matadors played home games at North Campus Stadium in Northridge, California.
After the season, the Matadors were forced to forfeit two of their non-conference wins due to the use of three ineligible players.[1] The two forfeits dropped their overall record to 4–8.
^"Northridge to Forfeit Two Football Victories". The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) (Valley ed.). May 22, 1998. p. C17. Retrieved June 16, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
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