2001 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

2001 Cal Poly Mustangs football
Conference	Independent
2001 record	6–5
Head coach	Rich Ellerson (1st season)
Home stadium	Mustang Stadium (Capacity: 8,500)

The 2001 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University^{[note 1]} during the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season.

Cal Poly competed as an NCAA Division I-AA independent in 2001. The Mustangs were led by first-year head coach Rich Ellerson and played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California. The Mustangs finished the season with a record of six wins and five losses (6–5). Overall, the team outscored its opponents 292–248 for the season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 1	No. 2 Montana	Mustang Stadium • San Luis Obispo, CA	L 17–31	8,007^[1]
September 8	Sacramento State^{[note 2]}	Mustang Stadium • San Luis Obispo, CA	W 55–21	5,812^[2]
September 22	at Montana State	Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT	W 34–6
September 29	Western Washington	Mustang Stadium • San Luis Obispo, CA	L 9–17
October 13	Southern Utah	Mustang Stadium • San Luis Obispo, CA	W 34–24
October 20	at UC Davis	Toomey Field • Davis, CA (Rivalry)	W 31–28
October 27	at Alcorn State	Jack Spinks Stadium • Lorman, MS	W 21–12
November 3	at Weber State	Wildcat Stadium • Ogden, UT	L 40–43 ^4OT
November 10	Cal State Northridge	Mustang Stadium • San Luis Obispo, CA	L 28–35
November 17	at No. 8 Northern Iowa	UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA	L 13–31
November 24	at Saint Mary's (CA)	Saint Mary's Stadium • Moraga, CA	W 10–0
^#Rankings from Sports Network Division I-AA football poll.

^[3]^[4]

Team players in the NFL

The following Cal Poly Mustang players were selected in the 2002 NFL Draft.^[5]^[6]^[7]

Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL Team
Seth Burford	Quarterback	7	216	San Diego Chargers

Notes

↑ 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
↑ The official name of Sacramento State is California State University, Sacramento. However, it is still commonly known as Sacramento State. See: Sacramento State

References

↑ Montana Grizzlies Media Guide Archived August 17, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.
↑ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Cal Poly)" (PDF). Retrieved April 25, 2017.
↑ "Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Yearly Results". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
↑ "Cal Poly Football; 2016 Media Guide". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
↑ "2002 NFL Draft". 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.

Cal Poly Mustangs football
Venues	Alex G. Spanos Stadium (1935–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Battle for the Golden Horseshoe (UC Davis)
Culture & lore	Musty the Mustang "Ride High You Mustangs" Mustang Band
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
National championship seasons in bold

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