1983 Cal Poly Mustangs football team
American college football season
The 1983 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University [note 1] during the 1983 NCAA Division II football season .
Cal Poly competed in the Western Football Conference (WFC). With Cal Poly Pomona dropping football at the end of the 1982 season, the WFC was down to four schools in 1983. The Mustangs were led by second-year head coach Jim Sanderson and played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California . They finished the season with a record of five wins and six losses (5–6, 1–2 WFC). Overall, the team was outscored by its opponents 248–249 for the season.
Schedule
Date Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance September 10 at Sacramento State [note 2] * W 38–15
September 17 at Chico State [note 3] * W 21–9
September 24 at San Francisco State * No. 5 W 50–8
October 1 at Boise State * No. 5 L 3–2715,738[1] [2]
October 8 No. 4 UC Davis * No. 10 L 14–244,933[3]
October 15 Cal State Northridge L 21–48[4]
October 22 Idaho State * Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, California W 44–37
October 29 Fresno State [note 4] * Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, California L 7–3025,712[5] [6]
November 5 Southern Connecticut * Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, California L 14–172,686[7]
November 12 Portland State Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, California W 16–71,792[8]
November 19 Santa Clara Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, California L 20–27
*Non-conference game Rankings from Division II football poll 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 1984 NFL Draft .[11] [12] [13]
Player
Position
Round
Overall
NFL team
Paul Sverchek
Nose tackle
8
208
Minnesota Vikings
Notes
References
^ "Football media guide" . Boise State University Athletics. 2015. p. 157.
^ "Southland Summaries" . The Los Angeles Times . Los Angeles, California. October 2, 1983. p. III-19. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Southland" . The Los Angeles Times . Los Angeles, California. October 9, 1983. p. III-17. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Southland Summaries" . The Los Angeles Times . Los Angeles, California. October 16, 1983. p. III-14. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF) . Retrieved December 8, 2016 .
^ "Southland" . The Los Angeles Times . Los Angeles, California. October 30, 1983. p. III-17. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Southland Summaries" . The Los Angeles Times . Los Angeles, California. November 6, 1983. p. III-12. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Southland Summaries" . The Los Angeles Times . Los Angeles, California. November 13, 1983. p. III-10. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Yearly Results" . Retrieved January 12, 2017 .[permanent dead link ]
^ "Cal Poly Football; 2016 Media Guide" . Retrieved January 12, 2017 .
^ "1984 NFL Draft" . Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved January 12, 2017 .
^ "Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Players/Alumni" . Retrieved January 12, 2017 .
^ "Draft History: Cal Poly – S.L.O." Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved March 18, 2017 .
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