1984 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

1984 Cal Poly Mustangs football
ConferenceWestern Football Conference
Record6–4 (2–1 WFC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMustang Stadium
1984 Western Football Conference standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Portland State $3–0–08–3–0
Cal Poly2–1–06–4–0
Santa Clara1–2–07–4–0
Cal State Northridge0–3–03–7–0
Cal Lutheran *0–0–05–4–1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – Ineligible for conference title

The 1984 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo as a member of the Western Football Conference (WFC) during the 1984 NCAA Division II football season. Led by third-year head coach Jim Sanderson, Cal Poly compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 2–1 in conference play, placing second in the WFC. The team outscored its opponents 197 to 90 for the season. The Mustangs played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8Sacramento State*
W 27–61,874
September 15at Fresno State*
L 0–1430,991
September 22Cal State Hayward*
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
W 36–64,069
September 29at UC Davis*
L 6–109,500
October 6at No. 5 Santa Clara
W 14–105,331
October 13at Portland State
L 0–203,467
October 20Cal State Northridge
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
W 28–06,970[1]
October 27at Saint Mary's*
W 28–103,628
November 3Boise State*
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
L 10–143,975[2]
November 17Cal Lutheran*
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
W 48–02,573

[3][4]

Team players in the NFL

The following Cal Poly Mustang players were selected in the 1985 NFL draft.[5][6][7]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
Damone JohnsonTight end6162Los Angeles Rams
Gary SwansonLinebacker9245Los Angeles Rams

References

  1. ↑ "Oxy (7-0) Rallies to Defeat Whittier; Okoye Leads Asuza (sic) Pacific, 34-7". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 21, 1984. p. III-9. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  2. ↑ "College Football". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 5, 1984. p. III-16. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  3. ↑ "Final 1984 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Cal Poly)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
  4. ↑ "History (1915–2023)" (PDF). Cal Poly Athletics. p. 25. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
  5. ↑ "1985 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Players/Alumni". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Draft History: Cal Poly – S.L.O." Retrieved March 18, 2017.
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