2001 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

2001 Cal Poly Mustangs football
Conference Independent
2001 record 6–5
Head coach Rich Ellerson (1st season)
Home stadium Mustang Stadium
(Capacity: 8,500)
2001 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Cal Poly  0 –0     6 –5  
Saint Mary's  0 –0     6 –5  
Samford  0 –0     5 –5  
Charleston Southern  0 –0     5 –6  
Morris Brown  0 –0     5 –6  
Florida Atlantic  0 –0     4 –6  
Liberty  0 –0     4 –7  
Cal State Northridge  0 –0     3 –7  
Savannah State  0 –0     2 –7  
Elon  0 –0     2 –9  
Southern Utah  0 –0     2 –9  

The 2001 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University[note 1] during the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season.

Cal Poly competed as an NCAA Division I-AA independent in 2001. The Mustangs were led by first-year head coach Rich Ellerson and played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California. The Mustangs finished the season with a record of six wins and five losses (6–5). Overall, the team outscored its opponents 292–248 for the season.

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 1 No. 2 Montana Mustang Stadium • San Luis Obispo, California L 17–31   8,007[1]
September 8 Sacramento State[note 2] Mustang Stadium • San Luis Obispo, California W 55–21   5,812[2]
September 22 at Montana State Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, Montana W 34–6  
September 29 Western Washington Mustang Stadium • San Luis Obispo, California L 9–17  
October 13 Southern Utah Mustang Stadium • San Luis Obispo, California W 34–24  
October 20 at UC Davis Toomey Field • Davis, California (Rivalry) W 31–28  
October 27 at Alcorn State Jack Spinks Stadium • Lorman, Mississippi W 21–12  
November 3 at Weber State Wildcat Stadium • Ogden, Utah L 40–43 4OT 
November 10 Cal State Northridge Mustang Stadium • San Luis Obispo, California L 28–35  
November 17 at No. 8 Northern Iowa UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, Iowa L 13–31  
November 24 at Saint Mary's (CA) Saint Mary's Stadium • Moraga, California W 10–0  
#Rankings from Sports Network Division I-AA football poll.

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Team players in the NFL

The following Cal Poly Mustang players were selected in the 2002 NFL Draft.[5][6][7]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
Seth BurfordQuarterback7216San Diego Chargers

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. ↑ Montana Grizzlies Media Guide Archived August 17, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Cal Poly)" (PDF). Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Yearly Results". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Cal Poly Football; 2016 Media Guide". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  5. ↑ "2002 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Players/Alumni". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Draft History: Cal Poly – S.L.O." Retrieved March 18, 2017.
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