1994 Cal Poly Mustangs football team
The 1994 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University[note 1] during the 1994 NCAA Division I-AA football season.
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AWC champion | |
Conference | American West Conference |
Record | 7–4 (3–0 AWC) |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | Mustang Stadium (Capacity: 8,500) |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal Poly $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sacramento State | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Utah | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal State Northridge | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cal Poly competed in the American West Conference (AWC). The Mustangs were led by first-year head coach Andre Patterson and played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California. They finished the season as champion of the AWC, with a record of seven wins and four losses (7–4, 3–0 AWC). The first Division 1 football conference title in Cal Poly history. Overall, the team was outscored by its opponents 304–334 for the season.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 10 | at Eastern Washington* | L 7–61 | ||
September 17 | Humboldt State* | L 19–23 | ||
September 24 | Sonoma State* |
| W 64–30 | |
October 1 | at No. 3 (Div I-AA) Montana* | L 0–45 | ||
October 8 | at San Francisco State* |
| W 35–30 | |
October 15 | No. 16 (Div II) UC Davis* |
| W 32–31 | |
October 22 | at Cal State Northridge | W 30–6 | 4,029[1] | |
October 29 | Saint Mary's (CA)* |
| W 34–20 | |
November 5 | at Northern Arizona* | L 21–44 | ||
November 12 | at Sacramento State[note 2] | W 27–23 | 1,980[2] | |
November 19 | Southern Utah |
| W 35–21 | |
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Team players in the NFL
No Cal Poly Mustang players were selected in the 1995 NFL Draft.[5][6][7]
The following finished their college career in 1994, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.
Player | Position | First NFL team |
Chris Thomas | Wide receiver | 1995 San Francisco 49ers |
Notes
- 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
- Steve Elling (October 23, 1994). "Spark-less Matadors Torched". The Los Angeles Times (Valley ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. C14. Retrieved June 14, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Cal Poly)" (PDF). Retrieved April 23, 2017.
- "Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Yearly Results". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
- "Cal Poly Football; 2016 Media Guide". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
- "1995 NFL Draft". 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.