1997 Cal Poly Mustangs football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 18
Record10–1
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorAndy Ludwig (1st season)
Home stadiumMustang Stadium
1997 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 18 Cal Poly     10 1  
No. 5 Western Kentucky ^     10 2  
No. 17 Hofstra ^     9 2  
No. 25 Liberty     9 2  
Samford     7 4  
Morehead State     5 4  
South Florida     5 6  
Southern Utah     5 6  
Saint Mary's     4 6  
Davidson     3 8  
Buffalo     2 9  
La Salle     1 8  
Charleston Southern     1 9  
Austin Peay     0 10  
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1997 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University as an independent during the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Larry Welsh, Cal Poly compiled a record of 10–1. The Mustangs played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California Overall, the team outscored its opponents 382–213 for the season.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6at No. 7 (D-II) UC DavisW 20–19
September 13Western MontanaW 45–3
September 20Western New Mexico
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
W 24–14
September 27at Saint Mary's
W 24–14
October 4at New Mexico StateW 38–35 OT
October 11Simon Fraser
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
W 52–12
October 25No. 17 Northern Iowa
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
W 38–24
November 1at LibertyNo. 19L 32–49
November 8at Montana StateNo. 23W 20–19
November 15No. 18 DaytonNo. 22
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
W 44–24
November 22Sacramento StateNo. 18
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
W 45–07,214[1]

[2][3]

Team players in the NFL

The following Cal Poly Mustang players were selected in the 1998 NFL Draft.[4][5][6]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
Kamil LoudWide receiver7238Buffalo Bills

References

  1. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Cal Poly)" (PDF). Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  2. "Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Yearly Results". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  3. "Cal Poly Football; 2016 Media Guide". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  4. "1998 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  5. "Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Players/Alumni". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  6. "Draft History: Cal Poly – S.L.O." Retrieved March 18, 2017.
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