1981 Cal State Hayward Pioneers football team

The 1981 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 1981 NCAA Division II football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Tim Tierney, Cal State Hayward compiled an overall record of 6–4–1 with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, sharing the FWC title with UC Davis. The team outscored its opponents 201 to 135 for the season. The Pioneers played home games at Pioneer Stadium in Hayward, California.

1981 Cal State Hayward Pioneers football
Conference	Far Western Conference
Record	6–4–1 (4–1 FWC)
Head coach	Tim Tierney (7th season)
Home stadium	Pioneer Stadium
Seasons ← 1980 1982 →

1981 Far Western Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
UC Davis +	4	–	1	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Cal State Hayward +	4	–	1	–	0			6	–	4	–	1
Humboldt State	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Chico State	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Sacramento State	1	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
San Francisco State	0	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 12	at Cal State Northridge*	North Campus Stadium Northridge, CA	T 7–7	2,000	[1]
September 19	Santa Clara*	Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA	W 31–14	2,000
September 26	at No. 4 Puget Sound*	Baker Stadium Tacoma, WA	L 9–17
October 3	at Saint Mary's*	Saint Mary's Stadium Moraga, CA	L 15–17
October 10	Eastern Washington*	Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA	L 10–24
October 17	Chico State	Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA	W 17–10	1,717	[2]
October 24	at Cal Poly Pomona*	Kellogg Field Pomona, CA	W 22–0	861	[3]
October 31	at Sacramento State	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	W 27–10	3,461	[4]
November 7	Humboldt State	Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA	W 36–7	2,000
November 14	UC Davis	Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA	L 14–23	1,500
November 21	at San Francisco State	Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA	W 13–6	812	[5]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

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