1976 Cal Poly Mustangs football team
| 1976 Cal Poly Mustangs football | |
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CCAA champion | |
| Conference | California Collegiate Athletic Association |
| Record | 7–1–1 (2–0 CCAA) |
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| Home stadium | Mustang Stadium |
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| Cal Poly $ | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly Pomona | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Northridge | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1976 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo as a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) during the 1976 NCAA Division II football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Joe Harper, Cal Poly compiled an overall record of 7–1–1 with a mark of 2–0 in conference play, winning the CCAA title for the first of five consecutive seasons. The Mustangs played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California.
The CCAA lost two of its five members before the 1976 season. The UC Riverside Highlanders football program discontinued football after the 1975 season and the Cal State Los Angeles Diablos became an NCAA Division II independent. The CCAA continued with just the three teams until the conference stopped sponsoring football after the 1981 season.
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 18 | at Idaho State* | W 29–17 | 6,500–8,500 | [1] | |
| October 2 | Cal State Northridge | W 19–7 | 7,350 | [2] | |
| October 9 | Boise State* |
| T 14–14 | 7,050 | [3][4] |
| October 16 | at Fresno State* | W 17–15 | 12,650 | [5] | |
| October 30 | at UNLV* | L 10–28 | 11,136–11,138 | [6] | |
| November 6 | United States International* |
| W 42–6 | 4,950 | [7] |
| November 13 | at Cal Poly Pomona |
| W 26–22 | 4,150 | |
| November 20 | UC Davis* |
| W 26–14 | 5,850 | [8] |
| November 25 | Sacramento State* |
| W 34–10 | 2,050 | |
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Team players in the NFL[edit]
No Cal Poly Mustang players were selected in the 1977 NFL Draft.[11][12]
The following finished their college career in 1976, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.
| Player | Position | First NFL team |
| Dana Nafziger | Tight end, linebacker | 1977 Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
References[edit]
- ^ "Long Beach State Wins Again, 32-10". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 19, 1976. p. III-16. Retrieved February 23, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Unbeaten 49ers Score Win Over Pacific". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 3, 1976. p. III-16. Retrieved March 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "2015 Boise State Football Media Guide". Boise State University Athletics. 2015. p. 157. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
- ^ "Long Beach State Wins Again, 32-10". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 10, 1976. p. III-11. Retrieved March 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
- ^ "Final 1976 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
- ^ "Long Beach State Shut Out by Fresno". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 7, 1976. p. III-16. Retrieved February 23, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Aztecs Beat Long Beach, 10-3". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 21, 1976. p. III-12. Retrieved February 23, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1976 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
- ^ "Cal Poly Football; 2016 Media Guide". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
- ^ "1977 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on May 31, 2009. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
- ^ "Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Players/Alumni". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
