1988 Cal Poly Mustangs football team
American college football season
1988 Cal Poly Mustangs football | |
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Conference | Western Football Conference |
Record | 5–4–1 (3–3 WFC) |
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Home stadium | Mustang Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 Portland State $^ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 Sacramento State ^ | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Santa Clara | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal Poly | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal State Northridge | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Utah State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal Lutheran | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1988 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University[note 1] during the 1988 NCAA Division II football season.
Cal Poly competed in the Western Football Conference (WFC). The Mustangs were led by second-year head coach Lyle Setencich and played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California. They finished the season with a record of five wins, four losses and one tie (5–4–1, 3–3 WFC). Overall, the team outscored its opponents 238–145 for the season.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 10 | Cameron* |
| L 14–20 | 6,765[1] |
September 17 | at Portland State |
| L 3–21 | 10,119[2] |
September 24 | Angelo State* |
| W 15–8 | |
October 1 | at Cal State Northridge | W 38–7 | ||
October 8 | Sacramento State[note 2] |
| L 29–30 | [3] |
October 15 | California Lutheran |
| W 42–6 | 2,300[4] |
October 22 | Cal State Hayward[note 3]* |
| W 40–6 | 2,305[5] |
October 29 | at UC Davis* | T 21–21 | ||
November 5 | Southern Utah State[note 4] |
| W 23–10 | 2,486[6] |
November 12 | at Santa Clara | L 13–16 | ||
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Team players in the NFL
The following Cal Poly Mustang players were selected in the 1989 NFL draft.[9][10][11]
Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
Chris Dunn | Linebacker | 9 | 229 | Atlanta Falcons |
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.
- ^ California State University, East Bay was known as California State University, Hayward from 1972 to 2004.
- ^ Southern Utah University was known as Southern Utah State College from 1969 to 1990.
References
- ^ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 11, 1988. p. III-21. Retrieved April 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 18, 1988. p. III-23. Retrieved April 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 9, 1988. p. III-23. Retrieved April 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 16, 1988. p. III-18. Retrieved April 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "College Football". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 24, 1988. p. III-18. Retrieved April 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 6, 1988. p. III-16. Retrieved April 12, 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.
- ^ "1989 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." Retrieved March 18, 2017.