1996 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

The 1996 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University[note 1] during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season.

1996 Cal Poly Mustangs football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–6
Head coach
Home stadiumMustang Stadium
(Capacity: 8,500)
1996 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Buffalo     8 3  
No. 15 Youngstown State     8 3  
Saint Mary's     7 3  
Western Kentucky     7 4  
Davidson     6 4  
Towson     6 4  
Samford     6 5  
Wofford     6 5  
Cal Poly     5 6  
Hofstra     5 6  
Liberty     5 6  
Southern Utah     4 7  
Charleston Southern     2 8  
Morehead State     2 8  
Jacksonville State     1 9  
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Cal Poly competed as an NCAA Division I-AA independent starting in 1996. They had previously been a member of the American West Conference (AWC). The 1996 Mustangs were led by third-year head coach Andre Patterson and played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California. They finished the season with a record of five wins and six losses (5–6). Overall, the team was outscored by its opponents 308–356 for the season. This was coach Patterson's last year with the Mustangs. In his three years as head coach, the team compiled a record of 17–16, or a .515 winning percentage.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7at No. 20 Idaho StateL 32–35 OT
September 14at No. 2 MontanaL 0–4318,169[1]
September 21No. 17 Weber StateL 20–30
September 28Central Washington
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, California
W 49–14
October 5at IdahoL 33–38
October 12Saint Mary's (CA)
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, California
W 34–33
October 19Southern Utah
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, California
W 45–34
October 26at No. 15 Western IllinoisL 10–51[2]
November 2UC Davis
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, California (Rivalry)
W 17–13
November 9at Montana StateL 20–37
November 23at Sacramento State[note 2]W 48–283,398[3]

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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 Sacramento State has been California State University, Sacramento since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Sacramento State.

References

  1. 2010 Montana Football Media Guide Archived July 31, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, University of Montana, 2010.
  2. "Mustangs knuckle under, 51-10". Santa Maria Times. Associated Press. October 27, 1996. p. B6. Retrieved November 7, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Cal Poly)" (PDF). Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  4. "Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Yearly Results". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  5. "Cal Poly Football; 2016 Media Guide". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
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