1998 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

1998 Cal Poly Mustangs football
Conference Independent
1998 record 3–8
Head coach Larry Welsh (2nd season)
Home stadium Mustang Stadium
(Capacity: 8,500)
1998 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Morehead State  0 –0     9 –2  
Davidson  0 –0     8 –2  
#20 Hofstra  0 –0     8 –3  
#22 South Florida  0 –0     8 –3  
#19 Western Kentucky  0 –0     7 –4  
Samford  0 –0     6 –5  
St. Johns (NY)  0 –0     6 –5  
Liberty  0 –0     5 –6  
Southern Utah  0 –0     5 –6  
Elon  0 –0     5 –6  
Austin Peay  0 –0     4 –7  
Buffalo  0 –0     4 –7  
Jacksonville  0 –0     4 –5  
La Salle  0 –0     3 –6  
Cal Poly  0 –0     3 –8  
Charleston Southern  0 –0     3 –8  
Saint Mary's  0 –0     2 –8  
  • ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1998 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University[note 1] during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season.

Cal Poly competed as an NCAA Division I-AA independent in 1998. The Mustangs were led by second-year head coach Larry Welsh and played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California. In a big drop-off from their 10 win season in 1997, the 1998 Mustangs finished the season with a record of three wins and eight losses (3–8). Overall, the team was outscored by its opponents 226–299 for the season.

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 5 Northern Arizona Mustang Stadium • San Luis Obispo, California L 0–9  
September 12 at Sacramento State[note 2] Hornet Stadium • Sacramento, California L 14–22   5,011[1]
September 19 at No. 11 Montana Washington–Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, Montana L 14–37   17,325[2]
September 26 Saint Mary's (CA) Mustang Stadium • San Luis Obispo, California W 35–13  
October 3 UC Davis Mustang Stadium • San Luis Obispo, California (Rivalry) L 24–34  
October 17 at Northern Iowa UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, Iowa L 7–31  
October 24 Western New Mexico Mustang Stadium • San Luis Obispo, California W 36–17  
October 31 at Portland State Civic Stadium • Portland, Oregon L 34–41  
November 7 at Southern Utah Eccles Coliseum • Cedar City, Utah L 17–27  
November 14 at Nevada Mackay Stadium • Reno, Nevada L 0–63   16,828[3]
November 21 Liberty Mustang Stadium • San Luis Obispo, California W 45–35  
#Rankings from Sports Network Division I-AA football poll.

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Team players in the NFL

No Cal Poly Mustang players were selected in the 1999 NFL Draft.[6][7][8]

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 Sacramento State has been California State University, Sacramento since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Sacramento State.

References

  1. ↑ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Cal Poly)" (PDF). Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  2. ↑ Montana Grizzlies Media Guide Archived July 31, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ "Nevada Information Guide" (PDF). p. 130. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Yearly Results". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Cal Poly Football; 2016 Media Guide". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  6. ↑ "1999 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Players/Alumni". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Draft History: Cal Poly – S.L.O." Retrieved March 18, 2017.
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