1983 Sonoma State Cossacks football team

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.

1983 Sonoma State Cossacks football
ConferenceNorthern California Athletic Conference
Record2–9 (0–6 NCAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCossacks Stadium
1983 Northern California Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 UC Davis $^ 6 –0 –011 –1 –0
Sacramento State 4 –1 –15 –5 –1
Chico State 3 –2 –14 –5 –1
Cal State Hayward 3 –3 –06 –4 –0
Humboldt State 3 –3 –04 –6 –0
San Francisco State 1 –5 –02 –8 –0
Sonoma State 0 –6 –02 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3Sacramento State
L 7–351,900–2,800[1]
September 10at Cal State Hayward
L 7–28383–720[2]
September 17at San Francisco State
L 6–31350–400[3]
September 24at Occidental*
L 16–211,140
October 1Humboldt Statedagger
  • Cossacks Stadium
  • Rohnert Park, CA
L 6–131,500–1,560[4]
October 15Chico State
  • Cossacks Stadium
  • Rohnert Park, CA
L 29–50624–960[5][6]
October 22Saint Mary's*
  • Cossacks Stadium
  • Rohnert Park, CA
L 0–31825
October 29Azusa Pacific*
  • Cossacks Stadium
  • Rohnert Park, CA
W 38–19650–1,040[7]
November 5Carroll (MT)*
  • Cossacks Stadium
  • Rohnert Park, CA
W 29–24630
November 12at Santa Clara*
L 0–10840–1,500[8]
November 19at No. 1 UC Davis
L 0–421,246–3,800[9]

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Notes
  1. Cossacks Stadium was renamed in 2002 to Seawolf Stadium when the University changed the name of the mascot to Seawolves.

References
  1. 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.open access
  2. "Final 1983 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  3. "Final 1983 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  4. Rich Mellott (October 2, 1983). "Cossacks out-bungle Lumberjacks". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. p. 1F. Retrieved November 16, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  5. 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.open access
  6. "Final 1983 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
  7. "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 30, 1983. p. III-17. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  8. "Final 1983 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  9. "Final 1983 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
  10. "Final 1983 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  11. "1983 - Sonoma St. (CA)". Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  12. "Sonoma State Football - 1983". Retrieved November 14, 2017.
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