1997 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

1997 Cal Poly Mustangs football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 18
Record10–1
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorAndy Ludwig (1st season)
Home stadiumMustang Stadium
Seasons
← 1996
1998 →
1997 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 18 Cal Poly       10 1  
No. 5 Western Kentucky ^       10 2  
No. 17 Hofstra ^       9 2  
No. 25 Liberty       9 2  
Samford       7 4  
Morehead State       5 4  
South Florida       5 6  
Southern Utah       5 6  
Saint Mary's       4 6  
Davidson       3 8  
Buffalo       2 9  
La Salle       1 8  
Charleston Southern       1 9  
Austin Peay       0 10  
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1997 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University as an independent during the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Larry Welsh, Cal Poly compiled a record of 10–1. The Mustangs played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California Overall, the team outscored its opponents 382–213 for the season.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6at No. 7 (D-II) UC DavisW 20–19
September 13Western MontanaW 45–3
September 20Western New Mexico
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
W 24–14
September 27at Saint Mary's
W 24–14
October 4at New Mexico StateW 38–35 OT
October 11Simon Fraser
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
W 52–12
October 25No. 17 Northern Iowa
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
W 38–24
November 1at LibertyNo. 19L 32–49[1]
November 8at Montana StateNo. 23W 20–19
November 15No. 18 DaytonNo. 22
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
W 44–24
November 22Sacramento StateNo. 18
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
W 45–07,214[2]

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Team players in the NFL[edit]

The following Cal Poly Mustang players were selected in the 1998 NFL Draft.[4][5][6]

Player Position Round Overall NFL team
Kamil Loud Wide receiver 7 238 Buffalo Bills

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Mustangs handed first setback of year". Santa Maria Times. November 2, 1997. Retrieved April 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Cal Poly)" (PDF). Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  3. ^ "Cal Poly Football; 2016 Media Guide". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  4. ^ "1998 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  5. ^ "Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Players/Alumni". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  6. ^ "Draft History: Cal Poly – S.L.O." Retrieved March 18, 2017.