2004 Cal Poly Mustangs football team
The 2004 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University[note 1] during the 2004 NCAA Division I-AA football season.
| 2004 Cal Poly Mustangs football | |
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GWFC champion | |
| Conference | Great West Football Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Sports Network | No. 16 |
| Record | 9–2 (4–1 GWFC) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Ian Shields (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Mustang Stadium (Capacity: 8,500) |
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| No. 16 Cal Poly $ | 4 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Davis | 3 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 23 North Dakota State | 2 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota State | 2 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Utah | 2 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Colorado | 2 | – | 3 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cal Poly competed as a charter member of the new Great West Football Conference (GWFC). They had previously been a Division I-AA Independent. The Mustangs were led by fourth-year head coach Rich Ellerson and played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California. The team finished the season as champion of the GWFC, with a record of nine wins and two losses (9–2, 4–1 GWFC). Overall, the team outscored its opponents 336–183 for the season.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 4 | Humboldt State* | W 42–7 | ||||
| September 11 | at Idaho State* | W 35–20 | ||||
| September 18 | at No. 14 Montana State* | No. 22 | W 27–14 | 12,337 | [1] | |
| October 2 | South Dakota State | No. 13 |
| W 14–7 | ||
| October 9 | at Southern Utah | No. 10 | W 24–17 | |||
| October 16 | Texas State* | No. 9 |
| W 38–21 | 9,352 | [2] |
| October 23 | at North Dakota State | No. 6 | W 13–10 | 11,834 | [3] | |
| October 30 | UC Davis | No. 5 |
| L 33–36 | ||
| November 6 | at No. 21 Eastern Washington* | No. 11 | L 21–38 | |||
| November 13 | Northern Colorado | No. 18 |
| W 31–0 | ||
| November 20 | at Sacramento State* | No. 18 | W 58–13 | 4,895 | [4] | |
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Team players in the NFL
The following Cal Poly Mustang players were selected in the 2005 NFL Draft.[7][8][9]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
| Jordan Beck | Linebacker | 3 | 90 | Atlanta Falcons |
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.
References
- Scott Mansch (September 19, 2004). "Cats, Griz stumble". Great Falls Tribune. pp. 1S, 9S – via Newspapers.com.
- "Mustangs move to 6–0 with offensive explosion led by Garnett in homecoming win over Bobcats". Santa Maria Times. October 17, 2004. Retrieved March 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Ivory's big play leads CP to win". Santa Maria Times. October 24, 2004. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Cal Poly)". Retrieved April 25, 2017.
- "Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Yearly Results". Archived from the original on May 6, 2023. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
- "Cal Poly Football; 2016 Media Guide". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
- "2005 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on January 25, 2010. 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.
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