1998 Cal State Northridge Matadors football team

1998 Cal State Northridge Matadors football
1998 Cal State Northridge Matadors football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	7–4 (5–3 Big Sky)
Head coach	Ron Ponciano (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Rob Phenicie (2nd season)
Home stadium	North Campus Stadium
	Seasons ← 1997 1999 →

1998 Big Sky Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 15 Montana $^	6	–	2	8	–	4
Cal State Northridge	5	–	3	7	–	4
No. 25 Montana State	5	–	3	7	–	4
Weber State	4	–	4	6	–	5
Eastern Washington	4	–	4	5	–	6
Portland State	4	–	4	5	–	6
Northern Arizona	3	–	5	6	–	5
Sacramento State	3	–	5	5	–	6
Idaho State	2	–	6	3	–	8

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1998 Cal State Northridge Matadors football team represented California State University, Northridge as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by Rob Phenicie in his first and only season as head coach, Cal State Northridge compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, tying for second place in the Big Sky. The Matadors played home games at North Campus Stadium in Northridge, California.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	at Boise State*		Bronco Stadium Boise, Idaho	L 13–26	25,127	^[1]
September 19	at No. 13 Northern Arizona		Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	W 41–10	7,144	^[2]
September 26	Eastern Washington		North Campus Stadium Northridge, CA	W 38–35	3,920	^[3]
October 3	Southern Utah*		North Campus Stadium Northridge, CA	W 44–17	3,317	^[4]
October 10	No. 18 Montana	No. 23	North Campus Stadium Northridge, CA	W 21–7	5,237	^[5]
October 17	at Sacramento State	No. 16	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	L 21–35	5,947	^[6]
October 24	Montana State	No. 24	North Campus Stadium Northridge, CA	L 26–32	6,124	^[7]
October 31	at Weber State		Wildcat Stadium Ogden, UT	W 26–10	5,813	^[8]
November 7	Portland State		North Campus Stadium Northridge, CA	W 32–28	3,813	^[9]
November 14	at Southwest Missouri State*	No. 25	Plaster Sports Complex Springfield, MO	W 42–38	7,574	^[10]
November 21	at Idaho State	No. 25	Holt Arena Pocatello, ID	L 29–32	4,151	^[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

^ "Football media guide". Boise State University Athletics. 2015. p. 160.
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^ Montana Grizzlies Media Guide Archived July 31, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (CS Northridge)" (PDF). Retrieved April 25, 2017.
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^ "1998 - Cal St.-Northridge". Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved January 21, 2017.

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Venues	Monroe High (1962–1965) Birmingham High School (1966–1970) Devonshire Downs / North Campus Stadium (1971–2001)
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001