1985 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

The 1985 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University[note 1] during the 1985 NCAA Division II football season.

1985 Cal Poly Mustangs football
ConferenceWestern Football Conference
Record4–7 (2–3 WFC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMustang Stadium
(Capacity: 8,500)
1985 Western Football Conference standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 15 Santa Clara $ 4 –0 –18 –2 –1
No. 19 Sacramento State 4 –1 –08 –3 –0
Portland State 2 –2 –14 –5 –1
Cal Poly 2 –3 –04 –7 –0
Cal Lutheran 1 –4 –06 –5 –0
Cal State Northridge 1 –4 –04 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

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
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14North Dakota State*
W 35–29[1]
September 21at Cal State Hayward[note 2]*No. 6
L 17–28
September 28at Fresno State[note 3]*
L 10–5932,536[2][3]
October 5No. 8 UC Davis*
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, California (Rivalry)
L 21–34
October 12No. 10 Santa Clara
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, California
L 6–12
October 19Saint Mary's*
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, California
W 44–0
October 26at Cal State Northridge
W 34–215,335[4]
November 2at No. 19 Sacramento State[note 4]
L 27–285,011[5]
November 9Portland State
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, California
W 34–212,590[6]
November 16at Boise State*
L 14–4212,212[7][8]
November 23at California Lutheran
L 24–291,230[9]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Division II football poll poll released prior to the game

[10][11]

Team players in the NFL

The following Cal Poly Mustang players were selected in the 1986 NFL Draft.[12][13][14]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
Sal CesarioTackle12328New York Jets

Notes
  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. California State University, East Bay was known as California State University, Hayward from 1972 to 2004.
  3. The official name of Fresno State has been California State University, Fresno since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Fresno State.
  4. The official name of Sacramento State has been California State University, Sacramento since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Sacramento State.

References
  1. 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.
  2. "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  3. "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 29, 1985. p. III-18. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  4. "Saturday's Late Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 28, 1985. p. III-22. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  5. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Cal Poly (SLO))" (PDF). Retrieved April 15, 2017.
  6. "Saturday's Late Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 10, 1985. p. III-18. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  7. "Football media guide". Boise State University Athletics. 2015. p. 158.
  8. "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 17, 1985. p. III-17. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  9. "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 24, 1985. p. III-21. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  10. "Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Yearly Results". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  11. "Cal Poly Football; 2016 Media Guide". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  12. "1986 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  13. "Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Players/Alumni". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  14. "Draft History: Cal Poly – S.L.O." Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
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