The 2003 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo as an independent during the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Rich Ellerson, Cal Poly compiled a record of 7–4.[1] The team outscored its opponents 316 to 241 for the season. The Mustangs played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California.
| 2003 Cal Poly Mustangs football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 7–4 |
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| Home stadium | Mustang Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Florida Atlantic ^ | – | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 season in which Cal Poly competed independent. In 2004, the Mustangs became a charter member of the Great West Football Conference.
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 6 | at UTEP | W 34–13 | 26,224 | |||
| September 13 | Sacramento State | No. 25 | W 31–17 | 7,506 | ||
| 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 | 8,319 | ||
| October 18 | Saint Mary's |
| 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
editNo 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 |
References
edit- ^ "Independents". Journal and Courier (Lafayette, Indiana). November 28, 2003. p. C3. Retrieved February 17, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Montana Grizzlies Media Guide Archived August 17, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Cal Poly Mustangs Schedule 2003". ESPN. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
- ^ "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.
