1997 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

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
Conf. Overall
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, San Luis Obispo 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 team outscored its opponents 382 to 213 for the season. The Mustangs played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California..

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6at No. 7 (D-II) UC Davis
W 20–19
September 13Western Montana
W 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 State
W 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 38–248,427[1]
November 1at LibertyNo. 19
L 32–49[2]
November 8at Montana StateNo. 23
W 20–193,497[3]
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[4]

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Team players in the NFL

The following Cal Poly Mustang players were selected in the 1998 NFL draft.[6][7][8]

Player Position Round Overall NFL team
Kamil Loud Wide receiver 7 238 Buffalo Bills

References

  1. ^ "'Flat' Panthers flattened some more by talented Cal Poly". The Gazette. October 26, 1997. Retrieved January 6, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Mustangs handed first setback of year". Santa Maria Times. November 2, 1997. Retrieved April 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Late kick spells doom for Bobcats". The Spokesman-Review. November 9, 1997. Retrieved July 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Cal Poly)" (PDF). Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  5. ^ "History (1915–2023)" (PDF). Cal Poly Athletics. p. 26. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
  6. ^ "1998 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  7. ^ "Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Players/Alumni". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  8. ^ "Draft History: Cal Poly – S.L.O." Retrieved March 18, 2017.
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