2003 Cal Poly Mustangs football team
The 2003 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University[note 1] during the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season.
| 2003 Cal Poly Mustangs football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 7–4 |
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| Home stadium | Mustang Stadium (Capacity: 8,500) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Florida Atlantic ^ | – | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Northern Colorado | – | 9 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly | – | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeastern Louisiana | – | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Utah | – | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Mary's | – | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIU | – | 0 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Savannah State | – | 0 | – | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2003 was the last year Cal Poly competed as an NCAA Division I-AA independent. In 2004 they would become a charter member of the new Great West Football Conference. The 2003 Mustangs were led by third-year head coach Rich Ellerson and played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California. The team finished the season with a record of three wins and eight losses (7–4). Overall, the team outscored its opponents 316–241 for the season.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 6 | at UTEP | W 34–13 | |||
| September 13 | Sacramento State[note 2] | No. 25 | W 31–17 | 7,506[1] | |
| September 20 | No. 11 Montana State | No. 21 |
| W 24–21 | |
| September 27 | at No. 25 Northern Arizona | No. 14 | L 7–24 | ||
| October 4 | at No. 8 Montana | No. 20 | L 14–17 | 23,687[2] | |
| October 11 | at Akron | No. 24 | L 14–45 | ||
| October 18 | Saint Mary's (CA) |
| W 54–10 | ||
| November 1 | Southern Utah |
| W 33–21 | ||
| November 8 | at UC Davis | W 18–14 | |||
| November 15 | Idaho State | No. 20 |
| L 18–31 | |
| November 22 | Humboldt State |
| W 56–21 | ||
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Team players in the NFL
No Cal Poly Mustang players were selected in the 2004 NFL Draft.[5][6][7]
The following finished their college career in 2003, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.
| Player | Position | First NFL team |
| David Richardson | Defensive back | 2004 Jacksonville Jaguars |
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
- "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Cal Poly)" (PDF). Retrieved April 25, 2017.
- Montana Grizzlies Media Guide Archived August 17, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- "Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Yearly Results". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
- "Cal Poly Football; 2016 Media Guide". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
- "2004 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 23, 2007. 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.