1989 Sonoma State Cossacks football team

1989 Sonoma State Cossacks football
1989 Sonoma State Cossacks football
Conference	Northern California Athletic Conference
Record	4–6 (2–3 NCAC)
Head coach	Tim Walsh (1st season);
Defensive coordinator	Gary Patterson (1st season)
Home stadium	Cossacks Stadium
	Seasons ← 1988 1990 →

The 1989 Sonoma State Cossacks football team represented Sonoma State University as a member of the Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) during the 1989 NCAA Division II football season. Led by first-year head coach Tim Walsh, Sonoma State compiled an overall record of 4–6 with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, placing fourth in the NCAC. The team was outscored by its opponents 205 to 196 for the season. The Cossacks played home games at Cossacks Stadium^{[note 1]} in Rohnert Park, California.

1989 Northern California Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 16 UC Davis $^	5	–	0	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Chico State	4	–	1	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Humboldt State	3	–	2	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Sonoma State	2	–	3	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Cal State Hayward	1	–	4	–	0	1	–	8	–	0
San Francisco State	0	–	5	–	0	3	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	Cal Lutheran*	Cossacks Stadium Rohnert Park, CA	W 17–9	1,374	^[1]
September 16	at Cal State Northridge*	North Campus Stadium Northridge, CA	L 10–15	4,125	^[2]
September 23	at Menlo*	Atherton, CA	W 42–6	500
September 30	at Cal State Hayward	Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA	W 38–10	750–3,000	^[3]
October 7	UC Santa Barbara*	Cossacks Stadium Rohnert Park, CA	L 3–24	793	^[4]
October 14	No. 16 UC Davis	Cossacks Stadium Rohnert Park, CA	L 19–28	1,872
October 21	at Humboldt State	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	L 21–27	1,850
October 28	Saint Mary's*	Cossacks Stadium Rohnert Park, CA	L 16–38	1,061
November 4	Chico State	Cossacks Stadium Rohnert Park, CA	L 3–31	684
November 11	at San Francisco State	Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA	W 27–17	800
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

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

^ Brendan Healey (September 10, 1989). "Cal Lutheran Falls Short Against Sonoma State, 17-9". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. III-22. Retrieved April 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "College Football". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 18, 1989. p. III-18. Retrieved April 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Final 1989 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
^ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 8, 1989. p. III-20. Retrieved April 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Final 1989 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
^ "1989 - Sonoma St. (CA)". Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
^ "Sonoma State Football - 1989". Retrieved November 14, 2017.