1970 Cal State Hayward Pioneers football team

American college football season March 2026 August 2023 1970 Cal State Hayward Pioneers football Far Western Conference FWC 7–4 3–1 Les Davis 5th Tim Tierney 1st Pioneer Stadium FWC co-champion The 1970 Cal State Hayward Pioneers football team represented California State College at Hayward—now known as California State University, East Bay—as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1970 NCAA College Division football season. Led by Les Davis in his fifth and final year as head coach, Cal State Hayward compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 3–1 in conference play, sharing the FWC title with Chico State. The team outscored its opponents 382 to 187 for the season. The Pioneers played home games at Pioneer Stadium in Hayward, California. Davis resigned from his post at Cal State Hayward in February 1971 to become the head football coach at New Mexico Highlands University. In five years under Davis, the Pioneers won the conference title once (1969), shared the conference title once (1970) and finished with an overall record of 30–20–1, for a .598 winning percentage. Davis Quits Cal State football post https://www.newspapers.com/clip/101957245/the-argus/ The Argus Fremont, California February 7, 1971 16 May 16, 2022 Newspapers.com Of the four coaches Cal State Hayward football had in its 29 years of existence, Davis is the only one finished his tenure with a winning record. Schedule September 12 l y y Fresno State Ratcliffe Stadium Fresno, CA 12–28 7,581–10,000 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/fresno-state/1970-schedule.html Fresno State 1970 Schedule December 12, 2016http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/gobulldogs.com/documents/2016/7/31/2016_Fresno_State_Football_Media_Guide_FINAL.pdf?id=5374 Fresno State 2016 Media Guide December 8, 2016 December 20, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161220192819/http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/gobulldogs.com/documents/2016/7/31/2016_Fresno_State_Football_Media_Guide_FINAL.pdf?id=5374 dead September 19 l y 1970 Whittier Poets Whittier Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA 14–15 2,300 September 26 l y y Cal Poly Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA 20–41 6,750–9,200 Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Cal Poly) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/90/stats/13329 National Collegiate Athletic Association June 11, 2022 October 3 w y UC Riverside Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA 62–12 3,650–4,000 Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (UC Riverside) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/111/stats/13329 National Collegiate Athletic Association May 30, 2025 October 17 w y Chico State College Field Chico, CA 43–22 8,300–8,750 Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Chico State) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/95/stats/13329 National Collegiate Athletic Association May 19, 2022 October 24 w y 1970 San Francisco Dons San Francisco Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA 58–0 2,750 October 31 w y Sacramento State Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA 14–12 4,000–7,300 Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Sacramento State) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/102/stats/13329 National Collegiate Athletic Association April 26, 2022 November 7 l y Humboldt State Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA 35–37 6,400 November 14 w y UC Davis Toomey Field Davis, CA 32–14 5,100–5,700 Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (UC Davis) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/108/stats/13329 National Collegiate Athletic Association May 12, 2022 November 21 w San Francisco State Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA 72–0 3,100–5,000 Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (San Francisco State) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/628/stats/13329 National Collegiate Athletic Association May 10, 2022 November 28 w y y Southern Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Oakland, CA 20–6 24,092–24,105 https://www.newspapers.com/article/oakland-tribune/91853391/ Oakland Tribune Pioneers surprise Southern U., 20–6 November 29, 1970 August 14, 2023 Newspapers.com Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Cal State Hayward) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/98/stats/13329 National Collegiate Athletic Association May 16, 2022 http://www.eastbaypioneers.com/sports/2013/7/19/footballhistory.aspx Pioneer Football All-Time Results 1965-1993 February 2, 2018 References Cal State Hayward Category:Cal State Hayward Pioneers football seasons Category:Northern California Athletic Conference football champion seasons Cal State Hayward Pioneers football