1999 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

1999 Cal Poly Mustangs football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–8
Head coach	Larry Welsh (3rd season)
Home stadium	Mustang Stadium

1999 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 5 Hofstra ^			–						11	–	2
No. 21 Elon			–						9	–	2
Davidson			–						8	–	3
Southern Utah			–						8	–	3
No. 23 South Florida			–						7	–	4
Samford			–						7	–	4
St. Johns (NY)			–						7	–	4
Morehead State			–						5	–	5
Charleston Southern			–						4	–	6
Liberty			–						4	–	7
Jacksonville			–						3	–	6
Cal Poly			–						3	–	8
Austin Peay			–						3	–	8
Saint Mary's			–						2	–	9
^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1999 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo as an independent during the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Larry Welsh, Cal Poly compiled a record of 3–8 for the second consecutive year.^[1] The team was outscored by its opponents 345 to 246 for the season. The Mustangs played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California..

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	at No. 21 Northern Arizona	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	L 21–55	6,821	[2]
September 18	No. 18 Montana State	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	W 40–37	6,723	[3]
September 25	at No. 6 Hofstra	James M. Shuart Stadium Hempstead, NY	L 3–38	3,628	[4]
October 2	Southern Utah	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	W 38–10	5,798	[5]
October 9	at No. 9 Northern Iowa	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	L 21–42	14,292	[6]
October 16	at No. 10 Youngstown State	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	L 7–10	19,682	[7]
October 23	at No. 8 (D-II) UC Davis	Toomey Field Davis, CA (rivalry)	L 24–31	9,225	[8]
October 30	No. 17 Portland State	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	L 28–42	7,058	[9]
November 6	No. 5 Montana	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	L 14–28	5,720	[10]
November 13	at Saint Mary's	Saint Mary's Stadium Moraga, CA	W 24–21	1,127	[11]
November 20	Sacramento State	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	L 26–31	4,826
Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "Independents". The Pantagraph (Bloomington, Illinois). November 30, 1999. p. B4. Retrieved February 17, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
2. Toby, Al (September 10, 1999). "NAU Runs Over Mustangs". Arizona Republic. p. 46 – via newspapers.com.
3. "Montana State falls to Cal-Poly SLO, 40-37". The Montana Standard. Associated Press. September 19, 1999.
4. "Hofstra 38, Cal Poly-SLO 3". The Sacramento Bee. September 26, 1999. p. 46. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
5. "Cal Poly 38, Southern Utah 10". Santa Maria Times. October 3, 1999. p. 22. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
6. "Cal Poly vs Northern Iowa". Archived from the original on February 26, 2000. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
7. "Youngstown State 10, Cal Poly 7". The Akron Beacon Journal. p. 38. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via newspapers.com.
8. O'Sullivan at his best in Davis win Voet, Gary. The Sacramento Bee. 24 October 1999. Pg. 41. via newspapers.com
9. Wallner, Peter J. (October 31, 1999). "21-Point Lead Evaporates and Turns into Loss". The Tribune. p. 25. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
10. Montana Grizzlies Media Guide Archived July 31, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
11. Wallner, Peter J. (November 14, 1999). "Mustangs Road Troubles Forgotten for a Day". The Tribune. p. 25. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
12. "Cal Poly Football; 2016 Media Guide". Retrieved January 12, 2017.