1998 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

The 1998 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University[note 1] during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season.

1998 Cal Poly Mustangs football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–8
Head coach
  • Larry Welsh (2nd season)
Home stadiumMustang Stadium
(Capacity: 8,500)
1998 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Morehead State     9 2  
Davidson     8 2  
No. 20 Hofstra     8 3  
No. 22 South Florida     8 3  
No. 19 Western Kentucky     7 4  
Samford     6 5  
St. Johns (NY)     6 5  
Liberty     5 6  
Southern Utah     5 6  
Elon     5 6  
Austin Peay     4 7  
Buffalo     4 7  
Jacksonville     4 5  
La Salle     3 6  
Cal Poly     3 8  
Charleston Southern     3 8  
Saint Mary's     2 8  
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Cal Poly competed as an NCAA Division I-AA independent in 1998. The Mustangs were led by second-year head coach Larry Welsh and played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California. In a big drop-off from their 10 win season in 1997, the 1998 Mustangs finished the season with a record of three wins and eight losses (3–8). Overall, the team was outscored by its opponents 226–299 for the season.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 5Northern ArizonaL 0–9
September 12at Sacramento State[note 2]L 14–225,011[1]
September 19at No. 11 MontanaL 14–3717,325[2]
September 26Saint Mary's (CA)
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, California
W 35–13
October 3UC Davis
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, California (Rivalry)
L 24–34
October 17at Northern IowaL 7–31
October 24Western New Mexico
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, California
W 36–17
October 31at Portland StateL 34–41
November 7at Southern UtahL 17–27
November 14at NevadaL 0–6316,828[3]
November 21Liberty
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, California
W 45–35

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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. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Cal Poly)" (PDF). Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  2. Montana Grizzlies Media Guide Archived July 31, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Nevada Information Guide" (PDF). p. 130. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 14, 2016. Retrieved February 14, 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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