1991 Sonoma State Cossacks football team

The 1991 Sonoma State Cossacks football team represented Sonoma State University as a member of the Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) during the 1991 NCAA Division II football season. Led by third-year head coach Tim Walsh, Sonoma State compiled an overall record of 9–2 with a mark of 5–0 in conference play, winning the NCAC title. The team outscored its opponents 265 to 175 for the season. The Cossacks played home games at Cossacks Stadium[note 1] in Rohnert Park, California.

1991 Sonoma State Cossacks football
NCAC champion
ConferenceNorthern California Athletic Conference
Record9–2 (5–0 NCAC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorGary Patterson (3rd season)
Home stadiumCossacks Stadium
1991 Northern California Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Sonoma State $ 5 –0 –09 –2 –0
UC Davis 3 –2 –07 –3 –0
Humboldt State 2 –3 –06 –5 –0
Chico State 2 –3 –04 –6 –0
San Francisco State 2 –3 –03 –7 –0
Cal State Hayward 1 –4 –03 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The nine wins and .818 winning percentage in 1991 were the best marks for the Sonoma State Cossacks football program in its 20 seasons of competition. Sonoma State's NCAC title also broke a string of 20 consecutive conference championships by UC Davis.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7at No. 3 Idaho*
L 7–4910,000
September 14UC Santa Barbara*
W 33–7860[1]
September 21Cal Poly*
  • Cossacks Stadium
  • Rohnert Park, CA
W 27–71,262–5,164[2]
September 28at Portland State*
L 6–308,106
October 5Cal Lutheran*
  • Cossacks Stadium
  • Rohnert Park, CA
W 28–0671
October 12Saint Mary's*
  • Cossacks Stadium
  • Rohnert Park, CA
W 22–171,489[3]
October 19at Cal State Hayward
W 22–13428–900[4]
October 26at Humboldt State
W 35–02,025[5]
November 2Chico State
  • Cossacks Stadium
  • Rohnert Park, CA
W 38–171,500–1,572[6]
November 9at San Francisco State
W 24–232,000
November 16UC Davis
  • Cossacks Stadium
  • Rohnert Park, CA
W 23–123,481[7]

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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. "Sonoma State, 33-7". Santa Cruz Sentinel. Santa Cruz, California. September 15, 1991. p. B-5. Retrieved November 15, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  2. "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 22, 1991. p. C21. Retrieved April 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  3. "Sonoma State, 22-17". Santa Cruz Sentinel. Santa Cruz, California. October 13, 1991. p. B-2. Retrieved November 15, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  4. "Final 1991 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  5. "Empire College Football". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. October 27, 1991. p. C10. Retrieved November 15, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  6. Ralph Leef (November 3, 1991). "SSU rolls to fifth in a row". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. p. C1. Retrieved November 15, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  7. Ralph Leef (November 17, 1991). "Crowning glory for Cossacks". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. p. C1. Retrieved November 15, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  8. "Final 1991 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
  9. "1991 - Sonoma St. (CA)". Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  10. "Sonoma State Football - 1991". Retrieved November 14, 2017.
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