1979 Cal Poly Mustangs football team
American college football season
1979 Cal Poly Mustangs football | |
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CCAA champion | |
Conference | California Collegiate Athletic Association |
Ranking | |
AP | No. 7 (NCAA Division II) |
Record | 7–3 (2–0 CCAA) |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | Mustang Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 Cal Poly $ | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal State Northridge | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal Poly Pomona | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1979 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo as a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) during the 1979 NCAA Division II football season. Led by 12th-year head coach Joe Harper, Cal Poly compiled an overall record of 7–3 with a mark of 2–0 in conference play, winning the CCAA title for the fourth consecutive season. The Mustangs played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 15 | at Pacific (CA)* |
| L 17–31 | 17,600–19,385 | [1] | |
September 22 | Adams State* | W 45–6 | 5,180 | [2] | ||
September 29 | UC Davis* |
| W 31–10 | 7,277 | ||
October 6 | Fresno State* |
| W 26–0 | 8,680 | [3] | |
October 13 | Northern Colorado* | No. 9 |
| W 17–3 | 8,150 | [4] |
October 20 | at Cal State Northridge | No. 8 | W 38–20 | 5,000 | [5] | |
October 27 | at Portland State* | No. 7 | W 45–42 | 4,097 | ||
November 3 | at Puget Sound* | No. 5 |
| L 21–28 | 4,000–4,300 | [6] |
November 10 | Cal Poly Pomona | No. 7 |
| W 38–34 | 5,520 | [7] |
November 17 | at Boise State* | No. 7 | L 14–56 | 17,257 | [8][9] | |
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References
- ^ "Oxy's Allen Off to Rough Start". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 16, 1979. p. III-17. Retrieved March 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kingsmen Beat Redlands, 28-7". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 23, 1979. p. III-18. Retrieved March 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
- ^ "LB State Rallies to Beat Drake". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 14, 1979. p. III-10. Retrieved March 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Paopao Leads Cal Lutheran Win". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 21, 1979. p. III-15. Retrieved February 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "No Shows Include An Opponent". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 4, 1979. p. III-16. Retrieved February 24, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cal Lutheran Scores 40-15 Victory". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 11, 1979. p. III-16. Retrieved February 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "2015 Boise State Football Media Guide". Boise State University Athletics. 2015. p. 157. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
- ^ "Long Beach State Wins at Wichita". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 18, 1979. p. III-16. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1979 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
- ^ "Cal Poly Football; 2016 Media Guide". Retrieved January 12, 2017.