1996 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

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1996 Cal Poly Mustangs football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–6
Head coach
Home stadiumMustang Stadium
Seasons
← 1995
1997 →
1996 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Buffalo   –     8 – 3  
No. 15 Youngstown State   –     8 – 3  
Saint Mary's   –     7 – 3  
Western Kentucky   –     7 – 4  
Davidson   –     6 – 4  
Towson   –     6 – 4  
Samford   –     6 – 5  
Wofford   –     6 – 5  
Cal Poly   –     5 – 6  
Hofstra   –     5 – 6  
Liberty   –     5 – 6  
Southern Utah   –     4 – 7  
Charleston Southern   –     2 – 8  
Morehead State   –     2 – 8  
Jacksonville State   –     1 – 9  
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1996 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University[note 1] during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season.

Cal Poly competed as an NCAA Division I-AA independent starting in 1996. They had previously been a member of the American West Conference (AWC). The 1996 Mustangs were led by third-year head coach Andre Patterson 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). Overall, the team was outscored by its opponents 308–356 for the season. This was coach Patterson's last year with the Mustangs. In his three years as head coach, the team compiled a record of 17–16, or a .515 winning percentage.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7at No. 20 Idaho State
L 32–35 OT
September 14at No. 2 Montana
L 0–4318,169[1]
September 21No. 17 Weber State
L 20–30
September 28Central Washington
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, California
W 49–14
October 5at Idaho
L 33–38
October 12Saint Mary's (CA)
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, California
W 34–33
October 19Southern Utah
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, California
W 45–34
October 26at No. 15 Western Illinois
L 10–51[2]
November 2UC Davis
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, California (Rivalry)
W 17–13
November 9at Montana State
L 20–37
November 23at Sacramento State[note 2]
W 48–283,398[3]

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Notes[edit]

  1. ^ The official name of Cal Poly is California Polytechnic State University. However, it has been more commonly known as either Cal Poly San Luis Obispo or just Cal Poly since 1947.
  2. ^ The official name of Sacramento State has been California State University, Sacramento since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Sacramento State.

References[edit]

  1. ^ 2010 Montana Football Media Guide Archived July 31, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, University of Montana, 2010.
  2. ^ "Mustangs knuckle under, 51-10". Santa Maria Times. Associated Press. October 27, 1996. p. B6. Retrieved November 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Cal Poly)" (PDF). Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  4. ^ "Cal Poly Football; 2016 Media Guide". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
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