2001 Cal Poly Mustangs football team
| 2001 Cal Poly Mustangs football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 6–5 |
| Head coach |
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| Home stadium | Mustang Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly | – | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Mary's | – | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Samford | – | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charleston Southern | – | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morris Brown | – | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida Atlantic | – | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Northridge | – | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liberty | – | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Savannah State | – | 2 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elon | – | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Utah | – | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2001 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University[note 1] during the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season.
Cal Poly competed as an NCAA Division I-AA independent in 2001. The Mustangs were led by first-year head coach Rich Ellerson and played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California. The Mustangs finished the season with a record of six wins and five losses (6–5). Overall, the team outscored its opponents 292–248 for the season.
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 1 | No. 2 Montana | L 17–31 | 8,007 | [1] | |
| September 8 | Sacramento State[note 2] |
| W 55–21 | 5,812 | [2] |
| September 22 | at Montana State | W 34–6 | |||
| September 29 | Western Washington |
| L 9–17 | ||
| October 13 | Southern Utah |
| W 34–24 | ||
| October 20 | at UC Davis | W 31–28 | |||
| October 27 | at Alcorn State | W 21–12 | [3] | ||
| November 3 | at Weber State | L 40–43 4OT | |||
| November 10 | Cal State Northridge |
| L 28–35 | ||
| November 17 | at No. 8 Northern Iowa | L 13–31 | |||
| November 24 | at Saint Mary's (CA) |
| W 10–0 | ||
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Team players in the NFL[edit]
The following Cal Poly Mustang players were selected in the 2002 NFL Draft.[6][7][8]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
| Seth Burford | Quarterback | 7 | 216 | San Diego Chargers |
Notes[edit]
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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]
- ^ Montana Grizzlies Media Guide Archived August 17, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Cal Poly)" (PDF). Retrieved April 25, 2017.
- ^ "Cal Poly defeats Alcorn State 21–12". The Tribune. October 28, 2001. Retrieved August 29, 2023 – 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.
- ^ "2002 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." Retrieved March 18, 2017.