1962 Valley State Matadors football team

1962 Valley State Matadors football
Conference	California Collegiate Athletic Association
Record	3–6 (2–3 CCAA)
Head coach	Sam Winningham (1st season)
Home stadium	Monroe High School

1962 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
San Diego State $	6	–	0	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Fresno State	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Long Beach State	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Cal Poly	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Valley State	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
UC Santa Barbara	2	–	4	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Los Angeles State	0	–	6	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1962 Valley State Matadors football team represented San Fernando Valley State College—now known as California State University, Northridge—as a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) during the 1962 NCAA College Division football season. This was the first year the school played a varsity football schedule. Led by first-year head coach Sam Winningham, Valley State compiled an overall record of 3–6 with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, placing fifth in the CCAA. The Matadors played home games at Monroe High School in Sepulveda, California.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	at UC Riverside*	Highlander Stadium Riverside, CA	W 7–6
September 29	Claremont-Mudd*	Monroe High School Sepulveda, CA	L 7–11
October 6	at Cal Poly	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	L 7–38
October 13	Occidental*	Monroe High School Sepulveda, CA	L 7–34
October 20	Long Beach State	Monroe High School Sepulveda, CA	L 6–41
October 27	at UC Santa Barbara	La Playa Stadium Santa Barbara, CA	W 13–6	6,500	[1]
November 3	at San Diego State	Aztec Bowl San Diego, CA	L 0–39	6,500	[2]
November 10	San Diego Marines[note 1]*	? San Diego, CA	L 0–41
November 17	Los Angeles State	Monroe High School Sepulveda, CA	W 15–13
*Non-conference game

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Notes

1. The Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) in San Diego fielded a team that played against colleges and other military teams from 1922 to 1964.

References

1. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
2. Howard Hagen (November 4, 1962). "Aztecs Trounce San Fernando 39-0". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. B-1.
3. "1962 - Cal St.-Northridge". Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved January 21, 2017.