2006 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

2006 Cal Poly Mustangs football
ConferenceGreat West Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 16
Record7–4 (2–2 GWC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJoe DuPaix (3rd season)
Offensive schemeTriple option
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumMustang Stadium
2006 Great West Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 5 North Dakota State $ 4–0  10–1 
No. 22 South Dakota State 3–1  7–4 
No. 16 Cal Poly 2–2  7–4 
UC Davis 1–3  6–5 
Southern Utah 0–4  3–8 
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2006 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo as member of the Great West Conference (GWC) during the 2006 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Rich Ellerson, Cal Poly compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 2–2 in conference play, placing third in the GWC. The team outscored its opponents 248 to 162 for the season. The Mustangs played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2Fort Lewis*No. 6
W 44–0
September 9at Weber State*No. 5
W 17–08,519[1]
September 16at Sacramento State*No. 3
W 17–108,143[2]
September 23at San Jose State*No. 3
L 7–1715,684[3]
September 30Southern UtahNo. 5
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
W 18–14
October 7No. 16 UC DavisNo. 5
W 23–178,435
October 21South Dakota StateNo. 4
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
L 28–29
October 28at San Diego State*No. 9
W 16–1420,974
November 4at No. 2 Montana*No. 6
L 9–1022,853[4]
November 11at No. 5 North Dakota StateNo. 9
L 14–5114,706[5]
November 18Savannah State*No. 16
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
W 55–011,075

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Team players in the NFL

The following Cal Poly Mustang players were selected in the 2007 NFL draft.[8][9][10]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
Courtney BrownDefensive back7212Dallas Cowboys

References

  1. ↑ "Dominant defense". The Tribune. September 10, 2006. Retrieved August 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Cal Poly)". Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  3. ↑ "San Jose State - Game-by-Game Statistics". SJSU Spartans. June 30, 2016. Archived from the original on June 30, 2016. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Grizzlies nip Cal Poly". The Montana Standard. November 5, 2006. Retrieved August 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Mustangs' playoff push ended in Bison stampede". Santa Maria Times. November 12, 2006. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Cal Poly Mustangs Schedule 2006". ESPN. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  7. ↑ "History (1915–2023)" (PDF). Cal Poly Athletics. p. 26. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
  8. ↑ "2007 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on June 29, 2016. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Draft History: Cal Poly – S.L.O." NFL.com. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
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