1999 Cal State Northridge Matadors football team

1999 Cal State Northridge Matadors football
1999 Cal State Northridge Matadors football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	6–5 (5–3 Big Sky)
Head coach	Jeff Kearin (1st season);
Home stadium	North Campus Stadium
	Seasons ← 1998 2000 →

The 1999 Cal State Northridge Matadors football team represented California State University, Northridge as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Jeff Kearin, Cal State Northridge finished the season with an overall record of 5–6 and a mark of 4–4 in conference play, placing fifth in the Big Sky. The Matadors played home games at North Campus Stadium in Northridge, California.

1999 Big Sky Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 8 Montana $^	7	–	1	9	–	3
No. 20 Portland State	6	–	2	8	–	3
Eastern Washington	6	–	2	7	–	4
Cal State Northridge	5	–	3	6	–	5
Sacramento State	3	–	5	6	–	5
Weber State	3	–	5	4	–	7
Idaho State	2	–	6	4	–	7
Montana State	2	–	6	4	–	7
No. 16 Northern Arizona ^	2	–	6	4	–	8

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Portland State games did not count in conference standings. Northern Arizona forfeited four conference wins, to Idaho State, Montana State, Weber State, Cal State Northridge. Rankings from The Sports Network poll

After the season ended, Northern Arizona was found to have used an ineligible player in six games and wasbe required to forfeit four victories, including a conference win over Cal State Northridge.^[1] The forfeit improved the Matadors' 1999 record to 6–5 overall and 5–3 in conference play and moved them up to fourth place in the Big Sky.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	Western Oregon*	North Campus Stadium Northridge, CA	W 38–19	3,142	^[2]
September 11	at Kansas*	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	L 14–71	33,300	^[3]
September 25	at Eastern Washington	Woodward Field Cheney, WA	L 41–48	3,556	^[4]
October 2	Idaho State	North Campus Stadium Northridge, CA	W 41–27	3,500	^[5]
October 9	at No. 8 Montana	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	L 27–48	18,874	^[6]
October 16	No. 23 Sacramento State	North Campus Stadium Northridge, CA	W 36–14	5,183	^[7]
October 23	at Montana State	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	W 24–21	10,007	^[8]
October 30	Weber State	North Campus Stadium Northridge, CA	W 30–28	3,208	^[9]
November 6	at No. 15 Portland State	Civic Stadium Portland, OR	L 21–34	10,153	^[10]
November 13	at SMU*	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	L 16–58	7,494	^[11]
November 20	No. 17 Northern Arizona	North Campus Stadium Northridge, CA	W 10–30 (forfeit win)	4,963	^[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

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