1982 Chico State Wildcats football team

1982 Chico State Wildcats football
1982 Chico State Wildcats football
Conference	Northern California Athletic Conference
Record	5–5 (1–4 NCAC)
Head coach	Dick Trimmer (9th season);
Defensive coordinator	Mike Clemons (4th season)
Home stadium	University Stadium
	Seasons ← 1981 1983 →

The 1982 Chico State Wildcats football team represented California State University, Chico as a member of the Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) during the 1982 NCAA Division II football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Dick Trimmer, Chico State compiled an overall record of 5–5 with a mark of 1–4 in conference play, tying for fifth place in the NCAC. The team outscored its opponents 252 to 204 for the season. The Wildcats played home games at University Stadium in Chico, California.

1982 Northern California Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 3 UC Davis $^	5	–	0	–	0	12	–	1	–	0
Sacramento State	3	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Cal State Hayward	3	–	2	–	0	4	–	5	–	1
San Francisco State	2	–	3	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Chico State	1	–	4	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Humboldt State	1	–	4	–	0	3	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	Saint Mary's*	University Stadium Chico, CA	L 21–28	5,500
September 18	Sonoma State*	University Stadium Chico, CA	W 46–6	1,900–5,000	^[1]
September 25	at Claremont-Mudd*	Fritz B. Burns Stadium Claremont, CA	W 49–0	1,000–1,500	^[2]
October 2	at Simon Fraser*	Thunderbird Stadium University Endowment Lands, BC	W 24–16	1,000
October 9	Cal State Northridge*	University Stadium Chico, CA	W 20–17	2,652–2,700	^[3]^[4]
October 23	at No. 4 UC Davis	Toomey Field Davis, CA	L 13–28	9,600
October 30	Sacramento State	University Stadium Chico, CA	L 6–13		^[5]
November 6	at Humboldt State	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	L 12–42
November 13	Cal State Hayward	University Stadium Chico, CA	W 42–33
November 20	at San Francisco State	Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA	L 19–21	1,010	^[6]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee Poll released prior to the game