1982 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

The 1982 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo as a member of the Western Football Conference (WFC) during the 1982 NCAA Division II football season. Led by first-year head coach Jim Sanderson, Cal Poly compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 4–0 in conference play, winning the WFC title. The Mustangs played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California.

1982 Cal Poly Mustangs football
WFC champion
ConferenceWestern Football Conference
Record6–5 (4–0 WFC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMustang Stadium
(capacity: 8,500)
1982 Western Football Conference standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Cal Poly $ 4 –0 –06 –5 –0
Santa Clara 3 –1 –07 –4 –0
Cal State Northridge 2 –2 –04 –7 –0
Cal Poly Pomona 1 –3 –01 –10 –0
Portland State 0 –4 –02 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

1982 was the first season for the Western Football Conference. In its initial season, the WFC had five teams. Three of them were the final members of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA): Cal State Northridge, Cal Poly Pomona, and Cal Poly. They were joined by Santa Clara and Portland State.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11at Fresno State*
L 6–2626,274[1][2]
September 18Cal State Fullerton*
L 10–145,542[3]
September 25at Idaho State*
W 15–1310,247[4]
October 2at Portland State
W 22–01,509–2,825[5]
October 9at UC Davis*
L 0–249,500–9,750[6][7]
October 16No. 5 Northern Colorado*
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
L 13–144,904
October 23Simon Fraser*
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
W 34–03,947
October 30at No. 6 Santa Clara
W 20–37,125
November 6Boise State*
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
L 24–264,554[8]
November 13at Cal State Northridge
W 24–145,483
November 20Cal Poly Pomona
W 31–62,967[9]

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References
  1. "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  2. "Saturday's Late Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 13, 1982. p. III-17. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  3. Chris Dufresne (September 19, 1982). "It's Not pretty, but Fullerton Wins". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. III-13. Retrieved February 11, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  4. "Southland Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 26, 1982. p. III-9. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  5. "Scores, Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 4, 1982. p. III-13. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  6. "Saturday's Late Results". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 11, 1982. p. III-15. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  7. "Final 1982 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
  8. "Football media guide". Boise State University Athletics. 2015. p. 157.
  9. "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 21, 1982. p. III-16. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  10. "Final 1982 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
  11. "Cal Poly Football; 2016 Media Guide". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
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