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1991 Sonoma State Cossacks football
NCAC champion
ConferenceNorthern California Athletic Conference
Record9–2 (5–0 NCAC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorGary Patterson (3rd season)
Home stadiumCossacks Stadium
Seasons← 19901992 →
1991 Northern California Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Sonoma State $ 5 0 0 9 2 0
UC Davis 3 2 0 7 3 0
Humboldt State 2 3 0 6 5 0
Chico State 2 3 0 4 6 0
San Francisco State 2 3 0 3 7 0
Cal State Hayward 1 4 0 3 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1991 Sonoma State Cossacks football team represented Sonoma State University as a member of the Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) during the 1991 NCAA Division II football season. Led by third-year head coach Tim Walsh, Sonoma State compiled an overall record of 9–2 with a mark of 5–0 in conference play, winning the NCAC title. The team outscored its opponents 265 to 175 for the season. The Cossacks played home games at Cossacks Stadium in Rohnert Park, California.

The nine wins and .818 winning percentage in 1991 were the best marks for the Sonoma State Cossacks football program in its 20 seasons of competition. Sonoma State's NCAC title also broke a string of 20 consecutive conference championships by UC Davis.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7at No. 3 Idaho*L 7–4910,000
September 14UC Santa Barbara*W 33–7860
September 21Cal Poly*
  • Cossacks Stadium
  • Rohnert Park, CA
W 27–71,262–5,164
September 28at Portland State*L 6–308,106
October 5Cal Lutheran*
  • Cossacks Stadium
  • Rohnert Park, CA
W 28–0671
October 12Saint Mary's*
  • Cossacks Stadium
  • Rohnert Park, CA
W 22–171,489
October 19at Cal State HaywardW 22–13428–900
October 26at Humboldt StateW 35–02,025–2,125
November 2Chico State
  • Cossacks Stadium
  • Rohnert Park, CA
W 38–171,500–1,572
November 9at San Francisco StateW 24–232,000
November 16UC Davis
  • Cossacks Stadium
  • Rohnert Park, CA
W 23–123,481

Notes

  1. Cossacks Stadium was renamed in 2002 to Seawolf Stadium when the University changed the name of the mascot to Seawolves.

References

  1. "Sonoma State, 33-7". Santa Cruz Sentinel. Santa Cruz, California. September 15, 1991. p. B-5. Retrieved November 15, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  2. "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 22, 1991. p. C21. Retrieved April 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  3. "Sonoma State, 22-17". Santa Cruz Sentinel. Santa Cruz, California. October 13, 1991. p. B-2. Retrieved November 15, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  4. "Final 1991 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Cal State Hayward)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  5. "Empire College Football". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. October 27, 1991. p. C10. Retrieved November 15, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  6. "Final 1991 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Humboldt State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
  7. Ralph Leef (November 3, 1991). "SSU rolls to fifth in a row". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. p. C1. Retrieved November 15, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  8. Ralph Leef (November 17, 1991). "Crowning glory for Cossacks". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. p. C1. Retrieved November 15, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  9. "Final 1991 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Sonoma State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
  10. "Sonoma State Football - 1991". Retrieved November 14, 2017.
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