1982 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

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

1982 Cal Poly Mustangs football
WFC champion
ConferenceWestern Football Conference
1982 record6–5 (4–0 WFC)
Head coachJim Sanderson (1st season)
Home stadiumMustang 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

Cal Poly competed in the inaugural season of the Western Football Conference (WFC). The Mustangs were led by first-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
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 11at Fresno State[note 2]*
L 6–2626,274[1][2]
September 18Cal State Fullerton*
L 10–145,542[3]
September 25at Idaho State*
W 15–1310,247[4]
October 2at Portland State
W 22–02,825[5]
October 9at UC Davis*
L 0–249,500[6]
October 16Northern Colorado*
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, California
L 13–14
October 23Simon Fraser (BC)*
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, California
W 34–0
October 30at Santa Clara
W 20–3
November 6Boise State*
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, California
L 24–264,554[7]
November 13at Cal State Northridge
W 24–14
November 20Cal Poly Pomona
W 31–62,967[8]
  • *Non-conference game

[9][10]

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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