1985 Cal Poly Mustangs football team
| 1985 Cal Poly Mustangs football | |
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| Conference | Western Football Conference |
| Record | 4–7 (2–3 WFC) |
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| Home stadium | Mustang Stadium |
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| No. 15 Santa Clara $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Sacramento State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portland State | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Lutheran | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Northridge | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1985 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University[note 1] during the 1985 NCAA Division II football season.
Cal Poly competed in the Western Football Conference (WFC). The WFC added two new members for the 1985 season, Cal Lutheran and Cal State Sacramento. The Mustangs were led by fourth-year head coach Jim Sanderson and played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California. They finished the season with a record of four wins and seven losses (4–7, 2–3 WFC). Overall, the team was outscored by its opponents 266–303 for the season.
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 14 | North Dakota State* | W 35–29 | [1] | |||
| September 21 | at Cal State Hayward[note 2]* | No. 6 | L 17–28 | |||
| September 28 | at Fresno State[note 3]* | L 10–59 | 32,536 | [2][3] | ||
| October 5 | No. 8 UC Davis* |
| L 21–34 | |||
| October 12 | No. 10 Santa Clara |
| L 6–12 | |||
| October 19 | Saint Mary's* |
| W 44–0 | |||
| October 26 | at Cal State Northridge | W 34–21 | 5,335 | [4] | ||
| November 2 | at No. 19 Sacramento State[note 4] | L 27–28 | 5,011 | [5] | ||
| November 9 | Portland State |
| W 34–21 | 2,590 | [6] | |
| November 16 | at Boise State* | L 14–42 | 12,212 | [7][8] | ||
| November 23 | at California Lutheran |
| L 24–29 | 1,230 | [9] | |
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Team players in the NFL[edit]
The following Cal Poly Mustang players were selected in the 1986 NFL Draft.[12][13][14]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
| Sal Cesario | Tackle | 12 | 328 | New York Jets |
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.
- ^ California State University, East Bay was known as California State University, Hayward from 1972 to 2004.
- ^ The official name of Fresno State has been California State University, Fresno since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Fresno State.
- ^ 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]
- ^ Horn, Steve (September 15, 1985). "No. 1 Bisons stung by Mustangs, 35-29". Santa Maria Times. p. 17. Retrieved April 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
- ^ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 29, 1985. p. III-18. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Saturday's Late Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 28, 1985. p. III-22. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Cal Poly (SLO))" (PDF). Retrieved April 15, 2017.
- ^ "Saturday's Late Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 10, 1985. p. III-18. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Football media guide". Boise State University Athletics. 2015. p. 158.
- ^ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 17, 1985. p. III-17. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 24, 1985. p. III-21. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – 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.
- ^ "1986 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." Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
