1983 Cal Poly Mustangs football team
American college football season
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Conference | Western Football Conference |
Record | 5–6 (1–2 WFC) |
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Home stadium | Mustang Stadium |
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Cal State Northridge + | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Santa Clara + | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal Poly | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portland State | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1983 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University[note 1] during the 1983 NCAA Division II football season.
Cal Poly competed in the Western Football Conference (WFC). With Cal Poly Pomona dropping football at the end of the 1982 season, the WFC was down to four schools in 1983. The Mustangs were led by second-year head coach Jim Sanderson and played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California. They finished the season with a record of five wins and six losses (5–6, 1–2 WFC). Overall, the team was outscored by its opponents 248–249 for the season.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 10 | at Sacramento State[note 2]* |
| W 38–15 | ||
September 17 | at Chico State[note 3]* |
| W 21–9 | ||
September 24 | at San Francisco State* | No. 5 |
| W 50–8 | |
October 1 | at Boise State* | No. 5 |
| L 3–27 | 15,738[1][2] |
October 8 | No. 4 UC Davis* | No. 10 | L 14–24 | 4,933[3] | |
October 15 | Cal State Northridge | L 21–48 | [4] | ||
October 22 | Idaho State* |
| W 44–37 | ||
October 29 | Fresno State[note 4]* |
| L 7–30 | 25,712[5][6] | |
November 5 | Southern Connecticut* |
| L 14–17 | 2,686[7] | |
November 12 | Portland State |
| W 16–7 | 1,792[8] | |
November 19 | Santa Clara |
| L 20–27 | ||
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Team players in the NFL
The following Cal Poly Mustang players were selected in the 1984 NFL draft.[11][12][13]
Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
Paul Sverchek | Nose tackle | 8 | 208 | Minnesota Vikings |
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 Sacramento State has been California State University, Sacramento since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Sacramento State.
- ^ The official name of Chico State has been California State University, Chico since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Chico State.
- ^ The official name of Fresno State has been California State University, Fresno since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Fresno State.
References
- ^ "Football media guide". Boise State University Athletics. 2015. p. 157.
- ^ "Southland Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 2, 1983. p. III-19. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 9, 1983. p. III-17. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southland Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 16, 1983. p. III-14. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
- ^ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 30, 1983. p. III-17. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southland Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 6, 1983. p. III-12. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southland Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 13, 1983. p. III-10. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Yearly Results". Retrieved January 12, 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Cal Poly Football; 2016 Media Guide". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
- ^ "1984 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
- ^ "Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Players/Alumni". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
- ^ "Draft History: Cal Poly – S.L.O." Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved March 18, 2017.