2006 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

2006 Cal Poly Mustangs football
Conference Great West Football Conference
2006 record 7–4 (2–2 GWFC)
Head coach Rich Ellerson (6th season)
Home stadium Mustang Stadium
(Capacity: 8,500)
2006 Great West football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
#5 North Dakota St $  4 –0     10 –1  
#22 South Dakota St  3 –1     7 –4  
#16 Cal Poly  2 –2     7 –4  
UC Davis  1 –3     6 –5  
Southern Utah  0 –4     3 –8  
  • $ – Conference champion

The 2006 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University[note 1] during the 2006 NCAA Division I FCS football season.

Cal Poly competed in the Great West Football Conference (GWFC). The Mustangs were led by sixth-year head coach Rich Ellerson and played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California. The team finished the season with a record of seven wins and four losses (7–4, 2–2 GWFC). The Mustangs outscored their opponents 248–162 for the season.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 2 Fort Lewis* No. 6 Mustang Stadium • San Luis Obispo, California W 44–0  
September 9 at Weber State* No. 5 Wildcat Stadium • Ogden, Utah W 17–0  
September 16 at Sacramento State[note 2]* No. 3 Hornet Stadium • Sacramento, California W 17–10   8,143[1]
September 23 at San Jose State* No. 3 Spartan Stadium • San Jose, California L 7–17   15,684[2]
September 30 Southern Utah No. 5 Mustang Stadium • San Luis Obispo, California W 18–14  
October 7 No. 16 UC Davis No. 5 Mustang Stadium • San Luis Obispo, California (Rivalry) W 23–17  
October 21 South Dakota State No. 4 Mustang Stadium • San Luis Obispo, California L 28–29  
October 28 at San Diego State* No. 9 Qualcomm Stadium • San Diego W 16–14   20,974
November 4 at No. 2 Montana* No. 6 Washington–Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, Montana L 9–10   22,853[3]
November 11 at No. 5 North Dakota State No. 9 Fargodome • Fargo, North Dakota L 14–51   14,706
November 18 Savannah State* No. 16 Mustang Stadium • San Luis Obispo, California W 55–0   11,075
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from Sports Network Division I-AA Poll.

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Team players in the NFL

The following Cal Poly Mustang players were selected in the 2007 NFL Draft.[6][7][8]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
Courtney BrownDefensive back7212Dallas Cowboys

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)". Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  2. ↑ http://www.sjsuspartans.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2006-2007/teamgbg.htm
  3. ↑ Montana Grizzlies Media Guide Archived August 17, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ↑ "Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Yearly Results". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Cal Poly Football; 2016 Media Guide". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  6. ↑ "2007 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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