2001 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

2001 Cal Poly Mustangs football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–5
Head coach	Rich Ellerson (1st season)
Home stadium	Mustang Stadium

2001 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Cal Poly			–						6	–	5
Saint Mary's			–						6	–	5
Samford			–						5	–	5
Charleston Southern			–						5	–	6
Morris Brown			–						5	–	6
Florida Atlantic			–						4	–	6
Cal State Northridge			–						3	–	7
Liberty			–						3	–	8
Savannah State			–						2	–	7
Elon			–						2	–	9
Southern Utah			–						2	–	9

The 2001 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo as an independent during the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Rich Ellerson, Cal Poly compiled a record of 6–5.^[1] The team outscored its opponents 292 to 248 for the season. The Mustangs played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	No. 2 Montana	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	L 17–31	8,007	[2]
September 8	Sacramento State	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	W 55–21	5,812
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 No. 10 (D-II) UC Davis	Toomey Field Davis, CA (rivalry)	W 31–28
October 27	at Alcorn State	Jack Spinks Stadium Lorman, MS	W 21–12		[3]
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	Saint Mary's Stadium Moraga, CA	W 10–0
Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

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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

References

1. "Independents". The Pantagraph (Bloomington, Illinois). November 27, 2001. p. B4. Retrieved February 17, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
2. Montana Grizzlies Media Guide Archived August 17, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
3. "Cal Poly defeats Alcorn State 21–12". The Tribune. October 28, 2001. Retrieved August 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Cal Poly Football; 2016 Media Guide". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
5. "2002 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.