1987 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

1987 Cal Poly Mustangs football
Conference Western Football Conference
1987 record 7–3 (3–3 WFC)
Head coach Lyle Setencich (1st season)
Home stadium Mustang Stadium
(Capacity: 8,500)
1987 Western Football Conference standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Portland State $^ 6 – 0 – 0     11 – 2 – 1
Cal State Northridge 4 – 2 – 0     7 – 4 – 0
Cal Poly 3 – 3 – 0     7 – 3 – 0
Santa Clara 3 – 3 – 0     6 – 5 – 0
Southern Utah State 2 – 4 – 0     5 – 6 – 0
Sacramento State 2 – 4 – 0     4 – 7 – 0
Cal Lutheran 1 – 5 – 0     5 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Division II playoff participant

The 1987 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University[note 1] during the 1987 NCAA Division II football season.

Cal Poly competed in the Western Football Conference (WFC). The Mustangs were led by first-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 seven wins and three losses (7–3, 3–3 WFC). Overall, the team outscored its opponents 275–173 for the season.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 12 Humboldt State* Mustang Stadium • San Luis Obispo, CA W 30–24   4,401[1]
September 19 at California Lutheran Mt. Clef Field • Thousand Oaks, CA W 51–23  
September 26 at Cal State Chico* University Stadium • Chico, CA W 32–17  
October 3 No. 12 UC Davis* No. 19 Mustang Stadium • San Luis Obispo, CA (Rivalry) W 41–0   5,688[2]
October 10 at Cal State Hayward[note 2]* No. 13 Pioneer Stadium • Hayward, CA W 40–14   100[3]
October 17 Cal State Northridge No. 11 Mustang Stadium • San Luis Obispo, CA W 21–20   6,327[4]
October 24 at Sacramento State[note 3] No. 8 Hornet Stadium • Sacramento, CA L 13–21   4,200[5]
October 31 Portland State No. 14 Mustang Stadium • San Luis Obispo, CA L 7–31   5,082[6]
November 14 at Southern Utah State[note 4] No. 17 Eccles Coliseum • Cedar City, UT L 7–10   400[7]
November 21 Santa Clara Mustang Stadium • San Luis Obispo, CA W 33–13  
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from Division II football poll.

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Team players in the NFL

No Cal Poly Mustang players were selected in the 1988 NFL Draft.[10][11][12]

Notes

  1. ↑ The official name of Cal Poly is California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. However, it has been more commonly known as either Cal Poly San Luis Obispo or just Cal Poly since 1947. See: Cal Poly
  2. ↑ California State University, East Bay was known as California State University, Hayward from 1972–2004. See: Cal State Hayward
  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. ↑ Southern Utah University was known as Southern Utah State College from 1969–1990. See: Southern Utah

References

  1. ↑ Gary Klein (September 13, 1987). "Plague of Turnovers Throws CSUN for a 30-0 Loss". The Los Angeles Times (Valley Edition). p. III-22. Retrieved April 11, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "College Football". The Los Angeles Times. October 5, 1987. p. III-16. Retrieved April 11, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. October 11, 1987. p. III-21. Retrieved April 11, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Southland Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. October 18, 1987. p. III-20. Retrieved April 11, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Cal Poly (SLO))" (PDF). Retrieved April 18, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Southland Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. November 1, 1987. p. III-18. Retrieved April 11, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Southland Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. November 15, 1987. p. III-19. Retrieved April 11, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Yearly Results". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Cal Poly Football; 2016 Media Guide". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  10. ↑ "1988 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  11. ↑ "Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Players/Alumni". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  12. ↑ "Draft History: Cal Poly - S.L.O.". Retrieved March 18, 2017.
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