1980 Sonoma State Cossacks football team

1980 Sonoma State Cossacks football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–4
Head coach
Home stadiumCossacks Stadium
Seasons
← 1971
1981 →
1980 NCAA Division III independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Dayton ^     14 0 0
Millsaps     9 0 0
Wabash     8 0 1
Hofstra     8 2 0
Wagner ^     8 2 0
DePauw     7 2 1
Salisbury State     7 3 1
Catholic University     6 3 0
Sonoma State     6 4 0
Canisius     5 4 0
Brockport     5 4 1
Buffalo     6 5 0
Albany     5 5 0
Georgetown     4 4 0
San Diego     5 5 0
UCF     4 4 1
Saint Mary's     5 6 0
Duquesne     4 5 0
Frostburg State     4 5 0
Grove City     4 5 0
Norwich     4 6 0
Rochester (NY)     3 5 1
St. Norbert     3 6 0
Cortland     3 7 0
Colorado College     2 7 0
Saint Francis (PA)     2 7 0
Union (NY)     1 7 0
Fordham     0 9 0
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant

The 1980 Sonoma State Cossacks football team represented Sonoma State University as an independent during the 1980 NCAA Division III football season. This was the first year Sonoma State played intercollegiate football since they discontinued the program after the 1971 season. The team was led by head coach Milt Cerf. Cerf was an insurance broker, who had agreed to fund the program himself in 1979.[1] Cerf led the 1979 "club" team to a 3–3 record against junior colleges and freshmen teams.[2]

The 1980 Cossacks were again a club team.[3][4] Sonoma State finished the season with a record of 6–4. The team outscored its opponents 275 to 195 for the season. The Cossacks played home games at Cossacks Stadium[note 1] in Rohnert Park, California.

  1. ^ Martha M. Yates. "Memories of SSU". Sonoma State University. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
  2. ^ "'First year back' ends with a win". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. November 5, 1979. p. 1D. Retrieved November 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  3. ^ Leef, Ralph (September 4, 1980). "An early 'defeat' for SSU football team". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. p. 1D. Retrieved May 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ Leef, Ralph (September 4, 1980). "SSU (continued)". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. p. 1D. Retrieved May 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.


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