2003 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

The 2003 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University[note 1] during the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season.

2003 Cal Poly Mustangs football
ConferenceIndependent
2003 record7–4
Head coachRich Ellerson (3rd season)
Home stadiumMustang Stadium
(Capacity: 8,500)
2003 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 4 Florida Atlantic ^  0 –0     11 –3  
No. 19 Northern Colorado  0 –0     9 –2  
Cal Poly  0 –0     7 –4  
Southeastern Louisiana  0 –0     5 –7  
Southern Utah  0 –0     4 –7  
Saint Mary's  0 –0     1 –11  
FIU  0 –0     0 –10  
Savannah State  0 –0     0 –12  
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • Record adjusted for 2 vacated wins by Florida International
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

2003 was the last year Cal Poly competed as an NCAA Division I-AA independent. In 2004 they would become a charter member of the new Great West Football Conference. The 2003 Mustangs were led by third-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 three wins and eight losses (7–4). Overall, the team outscored its opponents 316–241 for the season.

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 6at UTEP
W 34–13
September 13Sacramento State[note 2]No. 25
W 31–177,506[1]
September 20No. 11 Montana StateNo. 21
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, California
W 24–21
September 27at No. 25 Northern ArizonaNo. 14
L 7–24
October 4at No. 8 MontanaNo. 20
L 14–1723,687[2]
October 11at AkronNo. 24
L 14–45
October 18Saint Mary's (CA)
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, California
W 54–10
November 1Southern Utah
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, California
W 33–21
November 8at UC Davis
W 18–14
November 15Idaho StateNo. 20
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, California
L 18–31
November 22Humboldt State
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, California
W 56–21
  • Rankings from Sports Network Division I-AA football poll poll released prior to the game

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Team players in the NFL

No Cal Poly Mustang players were selected in the 2004 NFL Draft.[5][6][7]

The following finished their college career in 2003, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.

PlayerPositionFirst NFL team
David RichardsonDefensive back2004 Jacksonville Jaguars

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. Montana Grizzlies Media Guide Archived August 17, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Yearly Results". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  4. "Cal Poly Football; 2016 Media Guide". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  5. "2004 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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