1978 Cal State Hayward Pioneers football team

The 1978 Cal State Hayward Pioneers football team represented California State University, Hayward—now known as California State University, East Bay—as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1978 NCAA Division II football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Tim Tierney, Cal State Hayward compiled an overall record of 8–2 with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, placing second in the FWC. The team outscored its opponents 212 to 136 for the season. The Pioneers played home games at Pioneer Stadium in Hayward, California.

1978 Cal State Hayward Pioneers football
Conference	Far Western Conference
Record	8–2 (4–1 FWC)
Head coach	Tim Tierney (4th season)
Home stadium	Pioneer Stadium
Seasons ← 1977 1979 →

1978 Far Western Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 UC Davis $^	5	–	0	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Cal State Hayward	4	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Humboldt State	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Chico State	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Sacramento State	1	–	4	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
San Francisco State	0	–	5	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from Associated Press poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 16	Cal State Northridge*	Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA	W 13–3	1,000	[1]
September 23	at Santa Clara*	Buck Shaw Stadium Santa Clara, CA	W 38–7
September 30	Saint Mary's*	Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA	W 31–10
October 7	at No. 9 UC Davis	Toomey Field Davis, CA	L 0–6
October 14	San Francisco State	Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA	W 10–16
October 21	Cal Poly Pomona*	Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA	W 7–7	600	[2]
October 28	at Chico State	University Stadium Chico, CA	W 36–29	1,500	[3]
November 4	at No. 1 (I-AA) Nevada*	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	L 14–27	9,412	[4]
November 11	Sacramento State	Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA	W 25–16
November 18	at Humboldt State	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	W 22–28	3,000	[5]
*Non-conference game Rankings from Associated Press Poll released prior to the game

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