1963 Valley State Matadors football team

1963 Valley State Matadors football
1963 Valley State Matadors football
Conference	California Collegiate Athletic Association
Record	2–6 (0–3 CCAA)
Head coach	Sam Winningham (2nd season);
Home stadium	Monroe High School
	Seasons ← 1962 1964 →

The 1963 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 1963 NCAA College Division football season. Led by second-year head coach Sam Winningham, Valley State compiled an overall record of 2–6 with a mark of 0–3 in conference play, placing last out of six teams in the CCAA. The Matadors played home games at Monroe High School in Sepulveda, California.

1963 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 7 San Diego State $	4	–	1	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Los Angeles State $	3	–	1	–	0	7	–	1	–	0
Long Beach State	3	–	2	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Fresno State	2	–	2	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Cal Poly	1	–	4	–	0	2	–	8	–	0
Valley State	0	–	3	–	0	2	–	6	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from UPI small college poll

Schedule edit

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	UC Riverside*	Monroe High School Sepulveda, CA	W 14–0
September 28	Cal Poly	Monroe High School Sepulveda, CA	L 14–19	2,300	^[1]
October 13	Occidental*	Monroe High School Sepulveda, CA	L 13–33
October 19	at Redlands*	Redlands Stadium^{[note 1]} Redlands, CA	W 12–6
October 25	at Long Beach State	Veterans Stadium Long Beach, CA	L 12–35	2,350	^[2]
November 2	at Whittier*	California High School Whittier, CA	L 12–47
November 9	Cal Poly Pomona*	Monroe High School Sepulveda, CA	L 8–26	2,500	^[3]^[4]
November 16	No. 8 San Diego State	Monroe High School Sepulveda, CA	L 6–21		^[5]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

^ This stadium is the predecessor to the current Ted Runner Stadium on the University of Redlands campus, which was opened for the 1968 season

^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
^ "Long Beach St. Beats Fresno, Shares Lead". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 10, 1963. p. D-8. Retrieved January 19, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
^ Howard Hagen (November 17, 1963). "Aztecs Outscore Matadors, 21-6". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. G-1.
^ "1963 - Cal St.-Northridge". Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved January 21, 2017.