Misplaced Pages

1982 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

Article snapshot taken from[REDACTED] with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
American college football season

1982 Cal Poly Mustangs football
WFC champion
ConferenceWestern Football Conference
Record6–5 (4–0 WFC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMustang Stadium
Seasons← 19811983 →
1982 Western Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Cal Poly $ 4 – 0 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Santa Clara 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Cal State Northridge 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Cal Poly Pomona 1 – 3 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
Portland State 0 – 4 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1982 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo as a member of the Western Football Conference (WFC) during the 1982 NCAA Division II football season. Led by first-year head coach Jim Sanderson, Cal Poly compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 4–0 in conference play, winning the WFC title. The Mustangs played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California.

1982 was the first season for the Western Football Conference. In its initial season, the WFC had five teams. Three of them were the final members of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA): Cal State Northridge, Cal Poly Pomona, and Cal Poly. They were joined by Santa Clara and Portland State.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11at Fresno State*L 6–2626,274
September 18Cal State Fullerton*L 10–145,542
September 25at Idaho State*W 15–1310,247
October 2at Portland StateW 22–01,509–2,825
October 9at UC Davis*L 0–249,500–9,750
October 16No. 5 Northern Colorado*
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
L 13–144,904
October 23Simon Fraser*
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
W 34–03,947
October 30at No. 6 Santa ClaraW 20–37,125
November 6Boise State*
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
L 24–264,554
November 13at Cal State NorthridgeW 24–145,483
November 20Cal Poly PomonaW 31–62,967

References

  1. "Cal Poly scores title". Lompoc Record. Lompoc, California. United Press International. November 22, 1982. p. B2. Retrieved May 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com [REDACTED] .
  2. "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  3. "Saturday's Late Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 13, 1982. p. III-17. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.[REDACTED]
  4. Chris Dufresne (September 19, 1982). "It's Not pretty, but Fullerton Wins". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. III-13. Retrieved February 11, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.[REDACTED]
  5. "Southland Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 26, 1982. p. III-9. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.[REDACTED]
  6. "Scores, Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 4, 1982. p. III-13. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.[REDACTED]
  7. "Saturday's Late Results". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 11, 1982. p. III-15. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.[REDACTED]
  8. "Final 1982 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
  9. "Boise State 26, Cal Poly - SLO 24". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 7, 1982. p. 4C.
  10. "Football media guide". Boise State University Athletics. 2015. p. 157.
  11. "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 21, 1982. p. III-16. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.[REDACTED]
  12. "Final 1982 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
  13. "Cal Poly Football; 2016 Media Guide". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
Cal Poly Mustangs football
Venues
Bowls & rivalries
Culture & lore
People
Seasons
National championship seasons in bold
Categories:
1982 Cal Poly Mustangs football team Add topic