1994 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

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1994 Cal Poly Mustangs football
AWC champion
ConferenceAmerican West Conference
Record7–4 (3–0 AWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMustang Stadium
Seasons
← 1993
1995 →
1994 American West Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Cal Poly $ 3 0 0 7 4 0
Sacramento State 2 1 0 5 5 0
Southern Utah 1 2 0 4 7 0
Cal State Northridge 0 3 0 3 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1994 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University[note 1] during the 1994 NCAA Division I-AA football season.

Cal Poly competed in the American West Conference (AWC). The Mustangs were led by first-year head coach Andre Patterson and played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California. They finished the season as champion of the AWC, with a record of seven wins and four losses (7–4, 3–0 AWC). The first Division 1 football conference title in Cal Poly history. Overall, the team was outscored by its opponents 304–334 for the season.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 10at Eastern Washington*L 7–61
September 17Humboldt State*L 19–23
September 24Sonoma State*W 64–30
October 1at No. 3 (Div I-AA) Montana*L 0–45
October 8at San Francisco State*
W 35–30
October 15No. 16 (Div II) UC Davis*W 32–31
October 22at Cal State NorthridgeW 30–64,029[1]
October 29Saint Mary's (CA)*W 34–20
November 5at Northern Arizona*L 21–44
November 12at Sacramento State[note 2]W 27–231,980[2]
November 19Southern Utah
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, California
W 35–21
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA or Division II Poll poll released prior to the game

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Team players in the NFL[edit]

No Cal Poly Mustang players were selected in the 1995 NFL Draft.[5][6][7]

The following finished their college career in 1994, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.

Player Position First NFL team
Chris Thomas Wide receiver 1995 San Francisco 49ers

Notes[edit]

  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[edit]

  1. ^ Steve Elling (October 23, 1994). "Spark-less Matadors Torched". The Los Angeles Times (Valley ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. C14. Retrieved June 14, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  2. ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Cal Poly)" (PDF). Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  3. ^ "Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Yearly Results". Retrieved January 12, 2017.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Cal Poly Football; 2016 Media Guide". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  5. ^ "1995 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  6. ^ "Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Players/Alumni". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  7. ^ "Draft History: Cal Poly – S.L.O." Retrieved March 18, 2017.