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.
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WFC champion | |
Conference | Western Football Conference |
1982 record | 6–5 (4–0 WFC) |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | Mustang Stadium (Capacity: 8,500) |
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Team | W | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 11 | at Fresno State[note 2]* | L 6–26 | 26,274[1][2] | |
September 18 | Cal State Fullerton* | L 10–14 | 5,542[3] | |
September 25 | at Idaho State* | W 15–13 | 10,247[4] | |
October 2 | at Portland State | W 22–0 | 2,825[5] | |
October 9 | at UC Davis* | L 0–24 | 9,500[6] | |
October 16 | Northern Colorado* |
| L 13–14 | |
October 23 | Simon Fraser (BC)* |
| W 34–0 | |
October 30 | at Santa Clara | W 20–3 | ||
November 6 | Boise State* |
| L 24–26 | 4,554[7] |
November 13 | at Cal State Northridge |
| W 24–14 | |
November 20 | Cal Poly Pomona |
| W 31–6 | 2,967[8] |
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Team players in the NFL
No Cal Poly Mustang players were selected in the 1983 NFL Draft.[11][12][13]
Notes
- 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.
- The official name of Fresno State has been California State University, Fresno since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Fresno State.
References
- "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
- "Saturday's Late Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 13, 1982. p. III-17. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- 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.
- "Southland Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 26, 1982. p. III-9. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Scores, Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 4, 1982. p. III-13. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Saturday's Late Results". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 11, 1982. p. III-15. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Football media guide". Boise State University Athletics. 2015. p. 157.
- "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 21, 1982. p. III-16. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Yearly Results". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
- "Cal Poly Football; 2016 Media Guide". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
- "1983 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
- "Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Players/Alumni". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
- "Draft History: Cal Poly – S.L.O." Retrieved March 18, 2017.