American college football season
The 1983 Chico State Wildcats football team represented California State University, Chico as a member of the Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) during the 1983 NCAA Division II football season. Led by Dick Trimmer in his tenth and final season as head coach, Chico State compiled an overall record of 4–5–1 with a mark of 3–2–1 in conference play, placing third in the NCAC. The team outscored its opponents 227 to 201 for the season. The Wildcats played home games at University Stadium in Chico, California.
Trimmer finished his tenure at Chico State with an overall record of 48–52–2, for a .480 winning percentage.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 10 | at Saint Mary's* | | L 25–39 | 3,122 | |
September 17 | Cal Poly* | | L 9–21 | 3,942 | |
September 24 | Claremont-Mudd* | - University Stadium
- Chico, CA
| W 41–9 | 2,000–2,612 | [1] |
October 8 | at Cal State Northridge | | L 14–24 | 644 | [2] |
October 15 | at Sonoma State | | W 50–29 | 624–960 | [3][4] |
October 22 | No. 3 UC Davis | - University Stadium
- Chico, CA
| L 7–24 | 7,342 | |
October 29 | at Sacramento State | | T 15–15 | 1,200 | [5] |
November 5 | Humboldt State | - University Stadium
- Chico, CA
| L 20–26 | 500–900 | [6] |
November 12 | at Cal State Hayward | | W 20–7 | 400–605 | [7] |
November 19 | San Francisco State | - University Stadium
- Chico, CA
| W 26–7 | 400–421 | [8] |
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References
- ^ "Saturday's College Football". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 26, 1983. p. III-12. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 9, 1983. p. III-17. Retrieved April 1, 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 16, 2022.
- ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Chico State)" (PDF). Retrieved April 3, 2017.
- ^ "Final 1983 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Humboldt State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
- ^ "Final 1983 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Cal State Hayward)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
- ^ "Final 1983 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (San Francisco State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
- ^ "Final 1983 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Chico State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 22, 2022.