1993 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

The 1993 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University[note 1] during the 1993 NCAA Division I-AA football season. This was the first season they competed at the Division I-AA level, as they had previously been at the Division II level.

1993 Cal Poly Mustangs football
ConferenceAmerican West Conference
Record6–4 (1–3 AWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMustang Stadium
(Capacity: 8,500)
1993 American West Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 UC Davis +^ 3 –1 –010 –2 –0
Southern Utah + 3 –1 –03 –7 –1
Sacramento State 2 –2 –04 –6 –0
Cal Poly 1 –3 –06 –4 –0
Cal State Northridge 1 –3 –04 –6 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
  • Although UC Davis was a conference member, they participated in NCAA Division II polls and postseason.
Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

Cal Poly competed in the inaugural season of American West Conference (AWC). They had previously played in the Western Football Conference (WFC), which folded after the 1992 season. The Mustangs were led by seventh-year head coach Lyle Setencich and played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California. They finished the season with a record of six wins and four losses (6–4, 1–3 AWC). Overall, the team outscored its opponents 365–201 for the season. This was the last year for coach Setencich at the helm. He compiled a record of 41–29–2 in his seven years at Cal Poly.

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 11at UC Davis
L 26–37
September 18at Humboldt State*
W 17–3
September 25Chico State[note 2]*
W 63–6
October 2at Sonoma State*
W 53–13
October 9San Francisco State*
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, California
W 46–21
October 16at Southern UtahNo. 20
W 38–6
October 23Sacramento State[note 3]No. 16
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, California
L 33–356,527[1]
October 30at No. 5 Portland State*No. 18
L 17–21
November 6Cal State Northridge
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, California
L 14–22
November 13at Saint Mary's (CA)*
W 58–37
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from NCAA Division II Poll poll released prior to the game

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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. The official name of Chico State has been California State University, Chico since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Chico State.
  3. 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. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Cal Poly)" (PDF). Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  2. "Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Yearly Results". Archived from the original on December 15, 2018. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  3. "Cal Poly Football; 2016 Media Guide". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
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