2000 Cal State Northridge Matadors football team

2000 Cal State Northridge Matadors football
2000 Cal State Northridge Matadors football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	4–7 (2–6 Big Sky)
Head coach	Jeff Kearin (2nd season);
Home stadium	North Campus Stadium
	Seasons ← 1999 2001 →

The 2000 Cal State Northridge Matadors football team represented California State University, Northridge as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Jeff Kearin, Cal State Northridge compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, tying for seventh place in the Big Sky. The Matadors played home games at North Campus Stadium in Northridge, California.

2000 Big Sky Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 2 Montana $^	8	–	0	13	–	2
No. 15 Portland State ^	5	–	3	8	–	4
No. 18 Weber State	5	–	3	7	–	4
Sacramento State	5	–	3	7	–	4
Eastern Washington	5	–	3	6	–	5
Idaho State	4	–	4	6	–	5
Cal State Northridge	2	–	6	4	–	7
Northern Arizona	2	–	6	3	–	8
Montana State	0	–	8	0	–	11

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	at Air Force*	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	L 6–55	50,166	^[1]
September 9	at Southwest Texas State*	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	W 19–13 ^OT	12,528	^[2]
September 16	No. 20 Northern Arizona	North Campus Stadium Northridge, CA	L 26–49	3,085	^[3]
September 30	Idaho State	North Campus Stadium Northridge, CA	L 30–31 ^OT	2,750	^[4]
October 5	at Weber State	Wildcat Stadium Ogden, UT	L 14–31	8,812	^[5]
October 14	No. 6 Montana	North Campus Stadium Northridge, CA	L 30–34	3,072	^[6]
October 21	at Montana State	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	W 24–12	4,127	^[7]
October 28	Eastern Washington	North Campus Stadium Northridge, CA	W 31–26	2,879	^[8]
November 4	at Sacramento State	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	L 61–64	7,912	^[9]
November 11	Cal Poly*	North Campus Stadium Northridge, CA	W 45–27	1,915	^[10]
November 18	at No. 15 Portland State	Civic Stadium Portland, OR	L 22–49	2,938	^[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game