2002 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

2002 Cal Poly Mustangs football
Conference Independent
2002 record 3–8
Head coach Rich Ellerson (2nd season)
Home stadium Mustang Stadium
(Capacity: 8,500)
2002 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Saint Mary's  0 –0     6 –6  
FIU  0 –0     5 –6  
Samford  0 –0     4 –7  
Cal Poly  0 –0     3 –8  
Florida Atlantic  0 –0     2 –9  
Savannah State  0 –0     1 –8  
Southern Utah  0 –0     1 –10  
Morris Brown  0 –0     1 –11  

The 2002 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University[note 1] during the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season.

Cal Poly competed as an NCAA Division I-AA independent in 2002. The Mustangs were led by second-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 three wins and eight losses (3–8). Overall, the team was outscored by its opponents 247–302 for the season.

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
August 29 at Toledo Glass Bowl • Toledo, Ohio L 16–44   23,074
September 7 Northern Arizona Mustang Stadium • San Luis Obispo, California L 24–31  
September 14 at Kent State Dix Stadium • Kent, Ohio L 34–37   8,410
September 21 at Sacramento State[note 2] Hornet Stadium • Sacramento, California L 17–27   14,651[1]
September 28 No. 6 Northern Iowa Mustang Stadium • San Luis Obispo, California L 26–29 3OT 
October 12 at Southern Utah Eccles Coliseum • Cedar City, Utah W 27–21  
October 19 at Saint Mary's (CA) Saint Mary's Stadium • Moraga, California L 17–35  
October 26 UC Davis Mustang Stadium • San Luis Obispo, California (Rivalry) L 14–28  
November 9 Humboldt State Mustang Stadium • San Luis Obispo, California W 30–0  
November 16 at No. 20 Idaho State Holt Arena • Pocatello, Idaho L 14–24  
November 23 Weber State Mustang Stadium • San Luis Obispo, California W 28–26  
#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 2003 NFL Draft.[4][5][6]

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. ↑ "Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Yearly Results". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Cal Poly Football; 2016 Media Guide". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  4. ↑ "2003 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Players/Alumni". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Draft History: Cal Poly – S.L.O." Retrieved March 18, 2017.
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