2001 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

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

2001 Cal Poly Mustangs football
ConferenceIndependent
2001 record6–5
Head coachRich Ellerson (1st season)
Home stadiumMustang 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  

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
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 1No. 2 Montana
L 17–318,007[1]
September 8Sacramento State[note 2]
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, California
W 55–215,812[2]
September 22at Montana State
W 34–6
September 29Western Washington
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, California
L 9–17
October 13Southern Utah
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, California
W 34–24
October 20at UC Davis
W 31–28
October 27at Alcorn State
W 21–12
November 3at Weber State
L 40–43 4OT
November 10Cal State Northridge
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, California
L 28–35
November 17at No. 8 Northern Iowa
L 13–31
November 24at Saint Mary's (CA)
W 10–0
  • Rankings from Sports Network Division I-AA football poll poll released prior to the game

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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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