2008 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

2008 Cal Poly Mustangs football
GWC champion
NCAA Division I First Round, L 35–49 vs. Weber State
Conference	Great West Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 10
FCS Coaches	No. 8
Record	8–3 (3–0 GWC)
Head coach	Rich Ellerson (8th season)
Offensive coordinator	Ian Shields (3rd season)
Home stadium	Alex G. Spanos Stadium

2008 Great West Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 10 Cal Poly $^		3	–	0					8	–	3
UC Davis		2	–	1					5	–	7
North Dakota		1	–	2					6	–	4
South Dakota		1	–	2					6	–	5
Southern Utah		1	–	3					4	–	7
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2008 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo as member of the Great West Conference (GWC) during the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by Rich Ellerson in his eighth and final season as head coach, Cal Poly compiled an overall record of 8–3 with a mark of 3–0 in conference play, winning GWC title. The Mustangs advanced to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where they lost to Weber State in the first round. The team outscored its opponents 488 to 292 for the season, averaging over 44 points per game. Cal Poly played home games at Alex G. Spanos Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California.

Ellerson finished his eight-year tenure as head coach with a record of 56–34, for a winning percentage of .622.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
August 30	at San Diego State*	No. 14	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA	W 29–27	26,851
September 6	No. 5 Montana*	No. 11	Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	L 28–30	10,035
September 13	at No. 8 McNeese State*	No. 14	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	Cancelled
September 20	at Northwestern State*	No. 13	Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA	W 52–18	8,284
October 4	South Dakota	No. 8	Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	W 49–22	11,075
October 18	at No. 21 South Dakota State*	No. 5	Coughlin–Alumni Stadium Brookings, SD	W 42–28	8,311
October 25	Southern Utah	No. 6	Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	W 69–41	10,075
November 1	Idaho State*	No. 4	Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	W 49–10	7,014
November 8	North Carolina Central*	No. 3	Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	W 49–3	10,825
November 15	UC Davis	No. 3	Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA (Battle for the Golden Horseshoe)	W 51–28	11,075
November 22	at Wisconsin*	No. 3	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 35–36 ^OT	80,709
November 29	No. 12 Weber State*	No. 3	Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA (NCAA Division I First Round)	L 35–49	6,919
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

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Team players selected in the NFL Draft

The following Mustang players were selected in the NFL draft.^[3][4]

Draft	Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL team
2009	Ramses Barden	Wide receiver	3	85	New York Giants
2012	Asa Jackson	Cornerback	5	169	Baltimore Ravens

References

1. "Cal Poly Mustangs Schedule 2008". ESPN. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
2. "Cal Poly Football; 2016 Media Guide". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
3. "Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Players/Alumni". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
4. "Draft History: Cal Poly – S.L.O." Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved March 18, 2017.