1988 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

1988 Cal Poly Mustangs football
Conference	Western Football Conference
Record	5–4–1 (3–3 WFC)
Head coach	Lyle Setencich (2nd season)
Home stadium	Mustang Stadium

1988 Western Football Conference standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Portland State $^	6	–	0	–	0			11	–	3	–	1
No. 10 Sacramento State ^	4	–	2	–	0			10	–	3	–	0
Santa Clara	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Cal Poly	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	1
Cal State Northridge	2	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Southern Utah State	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Cal Lutheran	0	–	6	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

The 1988 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo as a member of the Western Football Conference (WFC) during the 1988 NCAA Division II football season. Led by second-year head coach Lyle Setencich, Cal Poly compiled an overall record of 5–4–1 with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, placing fourth in the WFC.^[1] The team outscored its opponents 238 to 145 for the season. The Mustangs played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	Cameron*	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	L 14–20	6,765	[2]
September 17	at Portland State	Civic Stadium Portland, OR	L 3–21	10,119	[3]
September 24	Angelo State*	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	W 15–8	3,200
October 1	at No. 5 Cal State Northridge	North Campus Stadium Northridge, CA	W 38–7	5,925	[4]
October 8	Sacramento State	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	L 29–30	3,750	[5]
October 15	Cal Lutheran	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	W 42–6	2,300	[6]
October 22	Cal State Hayward*	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	W 40–6	2,135–2,305	[7][8]
October 29	at No. 17 UC Davis*	Toomey Field Davis, CA (rivalry)	T 21–21	8,400
November 5	Southern Utah State	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	W 23–10	2,466–2,486	[9]
November 12	at Santa Clara	Buck Shaw Stadium Santa Clara, CA	L 13–16	3,411
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee 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 1989 NFL draft.^[12][13][14]

Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL team
Chris Dunn	Linebacker	9	229	Atlanta Falcons

References

1. "Final Western Football Conference Standings". The Thunderbird. Cedar City, Utah. November 14, 1988. p. 19. Retrieved May 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
2. "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 11, 1988. p. III-21. Retrieved April 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 18, 1988. p. III-23. Retrieved April 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Mike Hiserman (October 2, 1988). "San Luis Obispo Humbles CSUN in 38-7 Outburst". The Los Angeles Times (Valley ed.). p. III-26. Retrieved April 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 9, 1988. p. III-23. Retrieved April 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 16, 1988. p. III-18. Retrieved April 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "College Football". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 24, 1988. p. III-18. Retrieved April 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Final 1988 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Cal State Hayward)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
9. "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 6, 1988. p. III-16. Retrieved April 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Final 1988 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Cal Poly)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
11. "Cal Poly Football; 2016 Media Guide". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
12. "1989 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
13. "Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Players/Alumni". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
14. "Draft History: Cal Poly – S.L.O." Retrieved March 18, 2017.