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2005 Cal Poly Mustangs football
2005 Cal Poly Mustangs football
GWC co-champion
NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal, L 7–14 at Texas State
Conference	Great West Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 6
Record	9–4 (4–1 GWC)
Head coach	Rich Ellerson (5th season);
Offensive coordinator	Ian Shields (2nd season)
Home stadium	Mustang Stadium
	Seasons ← 2004 2006 →

2005 Great West Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 6 Cal Poly +^	4	–	1	9	–	4
UC Davis +	4	–	1	6	–	5
North Dakota State	3	–	2	7	–	4
South Dakota State	3	–	2	6	–	5
Southern Utah	1	–	4	1	–	9
Northern Colorado	0	–	5	4	–	7

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2005 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo as member of the Great West Conference (GWC) during the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Rich Ellerson, Cal Poly compiled an overall record of 9–4 with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, sharing the GWC title with UC Davis. The Mustangs advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they defeated Montana in the first round before losing to Texas State in the quarterfinals. The team outscored its opponents 354 to 232 for the season. Cal Poly played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	4:00 p.m.	at Troy*	No. 17	Movie Gallery Stadium Troy, AL		L 10–27	18,536
September 10	6:00 p.m.	Sacramento State*	No. 19	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA		W 37–13	6,786	^[1]
September 17	6:05 p.m.	No. 11 Montana State*	No. 18	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA		W 38–10	8,043
September 24	5:00 p.m.	at South Dakota State	No. 12	Coughlin–Alumni Stadium Brookings, SD		W 24–16	10,633
October 1		at Northern Colorado	No. 10	Nottingham Field Greeley CO		W 31–14	9,142
October 8	4:00 p.m.	No. 12 North Dakota State	No. 6	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA		W 37–6	6,923	^[2]
October 22	12:05 p.m.	at No. 9 Montana*	No. 3	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	KPAX	L 27–36	23,565	^[3]
October 29	1:00 p.m.	at UC Davis	No. 10	Toomey Field Davis, California (Battle for the Golden Horseshoe)		L 13–20	7,890
November 5		No. 11 Eastern Washington*	No. 18	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA		W 40–35	7,901
November 12	6:00 p.m.	Southern Utah	No. 15	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA		W 20–10	5,763
November 19	6:00 p.m.	Idaho State*	No. 13	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA		W 35–10	6,339
November 26	11:00 a.m.	at No. 9 Montana*	No. 10	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)	KPAX	W 35–21	16,162
December 3	1:00 p.m.	at No. 4 Texas State*	No. 10	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)		L 7–14	15,411	^[4]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

The following Cal Poly Mustang players were selected in the 2006 NFL draft.^[7]^[8]^[9]

Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL team
Chris Gocong	Defensive end	3	71	Philadelphia Eagles

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