2006 Cal Poly Mustangs football team
American college football season
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Conference | Great West Football Conference |
Record | 7–4 (2–2 GWFC) |
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Home stadium | Mustang Stadium |
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No. 5 North Dakota State $ | 4 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 22 South Dakota State | 3 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Cal Poly | 2 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UC Davis | 1 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Utah | 0 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2006 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University[note 1] during the 2006 NCAA Division I FCS football season.
Cal Poly competed in the Great West Football Conference (GWFC). The Mustangs were led by sixth-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 seven wins and four losses (7–4, 2–2 GWFC). The Mustangs outscored their opponents 248–162 for the season.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 2 | Fort Lewis* | No. 6 |
| W 44–0 | ||
September 9 | at Weber State* | No. 5 |
| W 17–0 | ||
September 16 | at Sacramento State[note 2]* | No. 3 |
| W 17–10 | 8,143[1] | |
September 23 | at San Jose State* | No. 3 |
| L 7–17 | 15,684[2] | |
September 30 | Southern Utah | No. 5 |
| W 18–14 | ||
October 7 | No. 16 UC Davis | No. 5 |
| W 23–17 | 8,435 | |
October 21 | South Dakota State | No. 4 |
| L 28–29 | ||
October 28 | at San Diego State* | No. 9 | W 16–14 | 20,974 | ||
November 4 | at No. 2 Montana* | No. 6 | L 9–10 | 22,853[3] | ||
November 11 | at No. 5 North Dakota State | No. 9 | L 14–51 | 14,706 | [4] | |
November 18 | Savannah State* | No. 16 |
| W 55–0 | 11,075 | |
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Team players in the NFL
The following Cal Poly Mustang players were selected in the 2007 NFL draft.[7][8][9]
Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
Courtney Brown | Defensive back | 7 | 212 | Dallas Cowboys |
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.
References
- ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Cal Poly)". Retrieved April 26, 2017.
- ^ "San Jose State - Game-by-Game Statistics". SJSU Spartans. June 30, 2016. Archived from the original on June 30, 2016. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
- ^ Montana Grizzlies Media Guide Archived August 17, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Mustangs' playoff push ended in Bison stampede". Santa Maria Times. November 12, 2006. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – 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.
- ^ "2007 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on June 29, 2016. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
- ^ "Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
- ^ "Draft History: Cal Poly – S.L.O." NFL.com. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved March 18, 2017.