1982 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

1982 Cal Poly Mustangs football
WFC champion
Conference Western Football Conference
1982 record 6–5 (4–0 WFC)
Head coach Jim Sanderson (1st season)
Home stadium Mustang Stadium
(Capacity: 8,500)
1982 Western Football Conference standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Cal Poly $ 4 0 0  6 5 0
Santa Clara 3 1 0  7 4 0
Cal State Northridge 2 2 0  4 7 0
Cal Poly Pomona 1 3 0  1 10 0
Portland State 0 4 0  2 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from Division II Football Committee poll

The 1982 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University[note 1] during the 1982 NCAA Division II football season.

Cal Poly competed in the inaugural season of the Western Football Conference (WFC). The Mustangs were led by 1st-year head coach Jim Sanderson and played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California. They finished the season as champions of the WFC, with a record of six wins and five losses (6–5, 4–0 WFC).

1982 was the first season for the Western Football Conference. In its initial season, the WFC had five teams. Three of them were the last members of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) (Cal State Northridge, Cal Poly Pomona, and Cal Poly (SLO)). They were joined by Santa Clara and Portland State.

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 11 at Fresno State[note 2]* Bulldog StadiumFresno, California L 6–26   26,274[1][2]
September 18 Cal State Fullerton* Mustang StadiumSan Luis Obispo, California L 10–14   5,542[3]
September 25 at Idaho State* ASISU MinidomePocatello, Idaho W 15–13   10,247[4]
October 2 at Portland State Civic StadiumPortland, Oregon W 22–0   2,825[5]
October 9 at UC Davis* Toomey FieldDavis, California (Rivalry) L 0–24   9,500[6]
October 16 Northern Colorado* Mustang Stadium • San Luis Obispo, California L 13–14  
October 23 Simon Fraser (BC)* Mustang Stadium • San Luis Obispo, California W 34–0  
October 30 at Santa Clara Buck Shaw StadiumSanta Clara, California W 20–3  
November 6 Boise State* Mustang Stadium • San Luis Obispo, California L 24–26   4,554[7]
November 13 at Cal State Northridge Devonshire DownsNorthridge, California W 24–14  
November 20 Cal Poly Pomona Kellogg Field • Pomona, California W 31–6   2,967[8]
*Non-conference game.

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Team players in the NFL

No Cal Poly Mustang players were selected in the 1983 NFL Draft.[11][12][13]

Notes

  1. The official name of Cal Poly is California Polytechnic State University. However, it has been more commonly known as either Cal Poly San Luis Obispo or just Cal Poly since 1947.
  2. The official name of Fresno State has been California State University, Fresno since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Fresno State.

References

  1. "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  2. "Saturday's Late Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 13, 1982. p. III-17. Retrieved April 1, 2017 via Newspapers.com.
  3. Chris Dufresne (September 19, 1982). "It's Not pretty, but Fullerton Wins". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. III-13. Retrieved February 11, 2017 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Southland Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 26, 1982. p. III-9. Retrieved April 1, 2017 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Scores, Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 4, 1982. p. III-13. Retrieved April 1, 2017 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Saturday's Late Results". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 11, 1982. p. III-15. Retrieved April 1, 2017 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Football media guide". Boise State University Athletics. 2015. p. 157.
  8. "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 21, 1982. p. III-16. Retrieved April 1, 2017 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Yearly Results". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  10. "Cal Poly Football; 2016 Media Guide". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  11. "1983 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  12. "Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Players/Alumni". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  13. "Draft History: Cal Poly – S.L.O." Retrieved March 18, 2017.
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