1981 Cal Poly Pomona Broncos football team

1981 Cal Poly Pomona Broncos football
Conference California Collegiate Athletic Association
1981 record 4–7 (1–1 CCAA)
Head coach Roman Gabriel (2nd season)
Home stadium Kellogg Field
1981 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
CalState Northridge $ 2 – 0 – 0     6 – 4 – 1
Cal Poly Pomona 1 – 1 – 0     4 – 7 – 0
Cal Poly 0 – 2 – 0     4 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1981 Cal Poly Pomona Broncos football team represented California State Polytechnic University, Pomona during the 1981 NCAA Division II football season. Cal Poly Pomona competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA).

Cal Poly Pomona was led by second-year head coach Roman Gabriel.[note 1] They played home games at Kellogg Field in Pomona, California. The Broncos finished the season with a record of four wins and seven losses (4–7, 1–1 CCAA). Overall, the team was outscored by its opponents 175–236 for the season.

1981 was the last season for CCAA football. The Broncos played 13 seasons in the CCAA (from 1969 to 1981). All three 1981 football members of the CCAA (Cal State Northridge, Cal Poly Pomona, and Cal Poly (SLO)) moved their football programs to the new Western Football Conference for the 1982 season.

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 5 Southern Utah State[note 2]* Kellogg Field • Pomona, CA W 21–7  
September 12 San Francisco State* Kellogg Field • Pomona, CA L 10–15   1,300[1]
September 19 at Sacramento State[note 3]* Hornet Stadium • Sacramento, CA W 14–7   4,810[2]
September 26 at Cal Poly Mustang Stadium • San Luis Obispo, CA W 35–21   6,504[3]
October 3 No. 10 UC Davis* Kellogg Field • Pomona, CA L 7–19   4,113[4]
October 10 at California Lutheran* Mt. Clef Field • Thousand Oaks, CA L 10–32   2,000[5]
October 17 at Santa Clara* Buck Shaw Stadium • Santa Clara, CA L 13–28  
October 24 Cal State Hayward[note 4]* Kellogg Field • Pomona, CA L 0–22   861[6]
October 31 Cal State Northridge Kellogg Field • Pomona, CA L 8–24   2,684[7]
November 7 Puget Sound* Kellogg Field • Pomona, CA L 22–28   2,233[8]
November 14 at Northern Arizona* Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 35–33   4,214[9]
*Non-conference game.

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Team players in the NFL

No Cal Poly Pomona players were selected in the 1982 NFL Draft.[12][13][14]

Notes

  1. ↑ Head Coach Roman Gabriel played for 16 years as a quarterback in the NFL, including 11 years with the Los Angeles Rams. He retired from the NFL after the 1977 season, and this was his first coaching position.
  2. ↑ Southern Utah University was known as Southern Utah State College from 1969–1990. See: Southern Utah
  3. ↑ The official name of Sacramento State is California State University, Sacramento. However, it is still commonly known as Sacramento State. See: Sacramento State
  4. ↑ California State University, East Bay was known as California State University, Hayward from 1972–2004. See: Cal State Hayward

References

  1. ↑ "College Football Summaries: Southland". The Los Angeles Times. September 13, 1981. p. III-16. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "College Football Summaries: Southland". The Los Angeles Times. September 20, 1981. p. III-18. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "College Football Summaries: Southland". The Los Angeles Times. September 27, 1981. p. III-20. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "College Football Summaries: Southland". The Los Angeles Times. October 4, 1981. p. III-18. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "College Football Summaries: Southland". The Los Angeles Times. October 11, 1981. p. III-18. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "College Football Summaries: Southland". The Los Angeles Times. October 25, 1981. p. III-22. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. November 1, 1981. p. III-20. Retrieved February 24, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "College Football Summaries: Southland". The Los Angeles Times. November 8, 1981. p. III-19. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Axers Stumble in Tempe". Arizona Republic (Phoenix, Arizona). November 15, 1981. p. G2. Retrieved March 18, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "1981 - Cal Poly-Pomona". Retrieved February 23, 2017.
  11. ↑ "Cal Poly Pomona football (1947‐1982)" (PDF). Retrieved February 23, 2017.
  12. ↑ "1982 NFL Draft". Retrieved February 23, 2017.
  13. ↑ "Cal Poly-Pomona Players/Alumni". Retrieved February 23, 2017.
  14. ↑ "Draft History: Cal Poly-Pomona". Retrieved March 18, 2017.
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