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1983 Chico State Wildcats football team

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1983 Chico State Wildcats football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record4–5–1 (3–2–1 FWC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorMike Clemons (5th season)
Home stadiumUniversity Stadium
Seasons
← 1982
1984 →
1983 Northern California Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 UC Davis $^ 6 0 0 11 1 0
Sacramento State 4 1 1 5 5 1
Chico State 3 2 1 4 5 1
Cal State Hayward 3 3 0 6 4 0
Humboldt State 3 3 0 4 6 0
San Francisco State 1 5 0 2 8 0
Sonoma State 0 6 0 2 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

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

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10at Saint Mary's*
L 25–393,122
September 17Cal Poly*
L 9–213,942
September 24Claremont-Mudd*
  • University Stadium
  • Chico, CA
W 41–92,000–2,612[1]
October 8at Cal State NorthridgeL 14–24644[2]
October 15at Sonoma State
W 50–29624–960[3][4]
October 22No. 3 UC Davis
  • University Stadium
  • Chico, CA
L 7–247,342
October 29at Sacramento StateT 15–151,200[5]
November 5Humboldt State
  • University Stadium
  • Chico, CA
L 20–26500–900[6]
November 12at Cal State HaywardW 20–7400–605[7]
November 19San Francisco State
  • University Stadium
  • Chico, CA
W 26–7400–421[8]

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References

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  1. ^ "Saturday's College Football". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 26, 1983. p. III-12. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  2. ^ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 9, 1983. p. III-17. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  3. ^ 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 icon
  4. ^ "Final 1983 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  5. ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Chico State)" (PDF). Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  6. ^ "Final 1983 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Humboldt State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
  7. ^ "Final 1983 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Cal State Hayward)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  8. ^ "Final 1983 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (San Francisco State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  9. ^ "Final 1983 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Chico State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 22, 2022.