Cal Poly Mustangs football
| Cal Poly Mustangs football | |
|---|---|
 | |
| First season | 1915 |
| Head coach | 1st season, 0–0 (–) |
| Stadium | Alex G. Spanos Stadium (capacity: 11,075) |
| Field surface | Natural Grass |
| Location | San Luis Obispo, CA |
| All-time record | 445–353–20 (.556) |
| Bowl record | 4–4–0 (.500) |
| Claimed national titles | 1 (Division II) |
| Conference titles | 3 |
| Colors | Forest Green and Gold |
| Fight song | Ride High You Mustangs |
| Mascot | Musty the Mustang |
| Marching band | Cal Poly Mustang Band |
| Rivals | UC Davis Aggies Sacramento State Hornets |
The Mustang football team is the college football team of California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, California. The team plays its home games in Alex G. Spanos Stadium. The current head coach is Tim Walsh, who began his tenure in 2009.
Current coaching staff
| Name | Position | Years at Poly |
|---|---|---|
| Tim Walsh | Head Coach | 1 |
| Adam Waugh | Assistant Coach Defensive backs |
1 |
| Jamar Cain | Assistant Coach Defensive Line |
1 |
| Bryan Cook | Co-Offensive coordinator Quarterbacks |
1 |
| Saga Tuitele | Co-Offensive coordinator Offensive Line |
1 |
| Juston Wood | Wide receivers | 1 |
| Aristotle Thompson | Running backs | 1 |
| Matt Crivello | Offensive Assistant | 4 |
| Greg Lupfer | Defensive coordinator | 1 |
| Kyle Shotwell | Defensive Assistant | 1 |
| Pat Johnston | Defensive Assistant | 1 |
| Josh Brown | Director of Football Operations | 1 |
History
Cal Poly will play its 91st season this fall. Football was first played on the Cal Poly campus in 1916. Cal Poly was still a vocational school at the time and did not become a four year school until 1941. In its 91st season, Cal Poly will look to new head coach Tim Walsh for continued success.
1915 Through the 1940s
Cal Poly played mostly high school teams and college freshmen teams for its first 16 seasons. The Mustangs enjoyed its first undefeated season under coach Howie O'Daniels in 1933. The 1933 Mustangs also did not allow a single point during that season. Cal Poly officially became a four-year school in 1941 and posted a 5-3-1 record under Coach O'Daniels. Football was put to a halt during World War II ('43 and '44) and resumed in 1945.
1950s
Under coach Roy Hughes, Cal Poly experience their second undefeated season in 1953. In the decade of the 1950s, Cal Poly posted a record of 67-29-1. This decade also got to see bruising tackle, John Madden play for the Green and Gold of Cal Poly.
1960s
Tragedy struck in 1960 following a game at Bowling Green State University on Saturday, October 29, 1960 when a plane leaving Toledo Airport crashed killing 22 people. This included 16 Mustang football players and the team manager. The next seven seasons produced a 22-45 record. Then Joe Harper was hired in 1968 and produced a 7-3 and 6-4 season to end the decade.
1970s
In 1972, Cal Poly produced a 8-0-1 record and received a trip to the Camellia Bowl to play for the NCAA Division II National Football Championship. They would end up losing to the University of North Dakota. The Mustangs would make it to the NCAA Division II playoffs in 1978 before losing to Winston-Salem State. Each of the 10 Mustang football teams in the 1970s posted a winning season.
1980s
1980 would be the most memorable season for the Cal Poly Mustangs as they went on to win the NCAA Division II National Football Championship under coach Joe Harper. Cal Poly defeated Eastern Illinois in the championship game and would finish the season 10-3. The Mustangs would see continued success for the rest of the decade but would remain out of the playoffs until the 90s.
1990s
The winning continued in the 90s and in 1990, coach Lyle Setencich would lead the Mustangs to another playoff appearance before losing in the second round to North Dakota State. In 1994, Cal Poly would make the jump to Division I-AA (now FCS) football with coach Andre Patterson at the helm. The Mustangs would see instant success posting a 7-4 record. In 1997, Larry Welsh took over the program and led the Mustangs to a 10-1 record just missing the playoffs. Larry Welsh would follow that season with 3 3-8 seasons.
The Rich Ellerson era
In 2001, first-year coach Rich Ellerson led the Mustangs to a 6–5 season. Coach Ellerson would emphasize defense and in 2004, linebacker Jordan Beck won the Buck Buchanan Award for best defensive player of the year in the NCAA Division I Football Championship. Cal Poly would have two more players to win this award; Chris Gocong in 2005 and Kyle Shotwell in 2006. In 2005, the Mustangs saw their first FCS playoff berth and a 35–21 win over Montana. 2008 would prove to be another exciting season for the Mustangs as they had one of the most productive offenses in the country. They went on to beat San Diego State as well as experience a heartbreaking overtime loss to the Wisconsin Badgers. The 2008 Mustangs made the playoffs and ended up losing a shootout against Weber State. Wide receiver Ramses Barden was drafted by the New York Giants. After the season coach Rich Ellerson accepted a coaching offer from the Army Black Knights.
Season-by-season records[1]
| Year | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches# | AP° | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D.W. Schlosser (1915–1917) | |||||||||
| 1915 | D.W. Schlosser | 1-0-1 | 0-0-0 | ||||||
| 1916 | D.W. Schlosser | 1-2-0 | 0-0-0 | ||||||
| 1917 | D.W. Schlosser | 2-1-0 | 0-0-0 | ||||||
| D.W. Schlosser: | 4-2-1 | 0-0-0 | |||||||
| Flu Epidemic (1918) | |||||||||
| 1918 | No Games | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | ||||||
| H. Hess (1919–1920) | |||||||||
| 1919 | H. Hess | 3-0-0 | 0-0-0 | ||||||
| 1920 | H. Hess | 1-4-0 | 0-0-0 | ||||||
| H. Hess: | 4-4-0 | 0-0-0 | |||||||
| Al Agosti (1921–1932) | |||||||||
| 1921 | Al Agosti | 3-1-1 | 0-0-0 | ||||||
| 1922 | Al Agosti | 1-3-0 | 0-0-0 | ||||||
| 1923 | Al Agosti | 3-3-0 | 0-0-0 | ||||||
| 1924 | Al Agosti | 1-5-0 | 0-0-0 | ||||||
| 1925 | Al Agosti | 4-5-0 | 0-0-0 | ||||||
| 1926 | Al Agosti | 5-4-0 | 0-0-0 | ||||||
| 1927 | Al Agosti | 2-4-1 | 0-0-0 | ||||||
| 1928 | Al Agosti | 3-4-2 | 0-0-0 | ||||||
| 1929 | Al Agosti | 3-5-0 | 0-0-0 | ||||||
| 1930 | No Games | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | ||||||
| 1931 | Al Agosti | 3-5-1 | 0-0-0 | ||||||
| 1932 | Al Agosti | 4-4-0 | 0-0-0 | ||||||
| Al Agosti: | 32-44-5 | 0-0-0 | |||||||
| Howie O'Daniels (1933–1941) | |||||||||
| 1933 | Howie O'Daniels | 7-0-0 | 0-0-0 | ||||||
| 1934 | Howie O'Daniels | 6-2-0 | 0-0-0 | ||||||
| 1935 | Howie O'Daniels | 5-2-1 | 0-0-0 | ||||||
| 1936 | Howie O'Daniels | 5-4-0 | 0-0-0 | ||||||
| 1937 | Howie O'Daniels | 4-2-2 | 0-0-0 | ||||||
| 1938 | Howie O'Daniels | 7-2-0 | 0-0-0 | ||||||
| 1939 | Howie O'Daniels | 4-4-1 | 0-0-0 | ||||||
| 1940 | Howie O'Daniels | 6-3-0 | 0-0-0 | ||||||
| 1941 | Howie O'Daniels | 5-3-1 | 0-0-0 | ||||||
| Howie O'Daniels: | 45-22-5 | 0-0-0 | |||||||
| Bob Dakan (1942) | |||||||||
| 1942 | Bob Dakan | 4-2-1 | 0-0-0 | ||||||
| Bob Dakan: | 4-2-1 | 0-0-0 | |||||||
| World War II (1943–1944) | |||||||||
| 1943 | No Games | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | ||||||
| 1944 | No Games | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | ||||||
| Ronnie Henderson (1945) | |||||||||
| 1945 | Ronnie Henderson | 1-5-1 | 0-0-0 | ||||||
| Ronnie Henderson: | 1-5-1 | 0-0-0 | |||||||
| Howie O'Daniels (1946–1947) | |||||||||
| 1946 | Howie O'Daniels | 6-2-1 | 0-0-0 | ||||||
| 1947 | Howie O'Daniels | 1-9-0 | 0-0-0 | ||||||
| Howie O'Daniels: | 56-33-6 | 0-0-0 | |||||||
| Chuck Pavelko (1948–1949) | |||||||||
| 1948 | Chuck Pavelko | 3-5-0 | 0-0-0 | ||||||
| 1949 | Chuck Pavelko | 4-6-0 | 0-0-0 | ||||||
| Chuck Pavelko: | 7-11-0 | 0-0-0 | |||||||
| LeRoy Hughes (1950–1961) | |||||||||
| 1950 | LeRoy Hughes | 3-7-0 | 0-0-0 | ||||||
| 1951 | LeRoy Hughes | 5-4-1 | 0-0-0 | ||||||
| 1952 | LeRoy Hughes | 7-3-0 | 0-0-0 | ||||||
| 1953 | LeRoy Hughes | 9-0-0 | 0-0-0 | ||||||
| 1954 | LeRoy Hughes | 6-4-0 | 0-0-0 | ||||||
| 1955 | LeRoy Hughes | 7-3-0 | 0-0-0 | ||||||
| 1956 | LeRoy Hughes | 7-3-0 | 0-0-0 | ||||||
| 1957 | LeRoy Hughes | 8-1-0 | 0-0-0 | ||||||
| 1958 | LeRoy Hughes | 9-1-0 | 0-0-0 | ||||||
| 1959 | LeRoy Hughes | 6-3-0 | 0-0-0 | ||||||
| 1960 | LeRoy Hughes | 1-5-0* | 0-0-0 | ||||||
| 1961 | LeRoy Hughes | 5-3-0 | 0-0-0 | ||||||
| LeRoy Hughes: | 73-37-1 | 0-0-0 | |||||||
| Sheldon Harden (1962–1967) | |||||||||
| 1962 | Sheldon Harden | 4-5-0 | 0-0-0 | ||||||
| 1963 | Sheldon Harden | 2-8-0 | 0-0-0 | ||||||
| 1964 | Sheldon Harden | 0-10-0 | 0-0-0 | ||||||
| 1965 | Sheldon Harden | 2-8-0 | 0-0-0 | ||||||
| 1966 | Sheldon Harden | 6-4-0 | 0-0-0 | ||||||
| 1967 | Sheldon Harden | 3-7-0 | 0-0-0 | ||||||
| Sheldon Harden: | 17-42-0 | 0-0-0 | |||||||
| Joe Harper (1968–1981) | |||||||||
| 1968 | Joe Harper | 7-3-0 | 0-0-0 | ||||||
| 1969 | Joe Harper | 6-4-0 | 0-0-0 | ||||||
| 1970 | Joe Harper | 8-2-0 | 0-0-0 | ||||||
| 1971 | Joe Harper | 6-5-0 | 0-0-0 | ||||||
| 1972 | Joe Harper | 8-1-1 | 0-0-0 | L Camellia Bowl | |||||
| 1973 | Joe Harper | 9-1-0 | 0-0-0 | ||||||
| 1974 | Joe Harper | 5-4-1 | 0-0-0 | ||||||
| 1975 | Joe Harper | 6-4-0 | 0-0-0 | ||||||
| 1976 | Joe Harper | 7-1-1 | 0-0-0 | ||||||
| 1977 | Joe Harper | 6-4-0 | 0-0-0 | ||||||
| 1978 | Joe Harper | 7-3-0 | 0-0-0 | ||||||
| 1979 | Joe Harper | 7-3-0 | 0-0-0 | ||||||
| 1980 | Joe Harper | 10-3-0 | 0-0-0 | W NCAA Division II National Football Championship | |||||
| 1981 | Joe Harper | 4-5-0 | 0-0-0 | ||||||
| Joe Harper: | 96-43-4 | 0-0-0 | |||||||
| Jim Sanderson (1982–1986) | |||||||||
| 1982 | Jim Sanderson | 6-5-0 | 0-0-0 | ||||||
| 1983 | Jim Sanderson | 5-6-0 | 0-0-0 | ||||||
| 1984 | Jim Sanderson | 6-4-0 | 0-0-0 | ||||||
| 1985 | Jim Sanderson | 4-7-0 | 0-0-0 | ||||||
| 1986 | Jim Sanderson | 5-5-0 | 0-0-0 | ||||||
| Jim Sanderson: | 26-27-0 | 0-0-0 | |||||||
| Lyle Setencich (1987–1993) | |||||||||
| 1987 | Lyle Setencich | 7-3-0 | 0-0-0 | ||||||
| 1988 | Lyle Setencich | 5-4-1 | 0-0-0 | ||||||
| 1989 | Lyle Setencich | 5-5-0 | 0-0-0 | ||||||
| 1990 | Lyle Setencich | 10-2-0 | 0-0-0 | L NCAA Division II Semi Finals | |||||
| 1991 | Lyle Setencich | 4-6-0 | 0-0-0 | ||||||
| 1992 | Lyle Setencich | 4-5-1 | 0-0-0 | ||||||
| 1993 | Lyle Setencich | 6-4-0 | 0-0-0 | ||||||
| Lyle Setencich: | 41-29-2 | 0-0-0 | |||||||
| Andre Patterson (1994–1996) | |||||||||
| 1994 | Andre Patterson | 7-4 | 3-0 | 1st | |||||
| 1995 | Andre Patterson | 5-6 | 2-1 | ||||||
| 1996 | Andre Patterson | 5-6 | 0-0 | ||||||
| Andre Patterson: | 17-16 | 5-1 | |||||||
| Larry Welsh (1997–2000) | |||||||||
| 1997 | Larry Welsh | 10-1 | 0-0 | ||||||
| 1998 | Larry Welsh | 3-8 | 0-0 | ||||||
| 1999 | Larry Welsh | 3-8 | 0-0 | ||||||
| 2000 | Larry Welsh | 3-8 | 0-0 | ||||||
| Larry Welsh: | 12-43 | 0-0 | |||||||
| Rich Ellerson (2001–2008) | |||||||||
| 2001 | Rich Ellerson | 6-5 | 0-0 | ||||||
| 2002 | Rich Ellerson | 3-8 | 0-0 | ||||||
| 2003 | Rich Ellerson | 7-4 | 0-0 | ||||||
| 2004 | Rich Ellerson | 9-2 | 4-1 | 1st | |||||
| 2005 | Rich Ellerson | 9-4 | 4-1 | T-1st | |||||
| 2006 | Rich Ellerson | 7-4 | 2-2 | 3rd | |||||
| 2007 | Rich Ellerson | 7-4 | 2-2 | 3rd | |||||
| 2008 | Rich Ellerson | 8-3 | 4-0 | 1st | |||||
| Rich Ellerson: | 56-34 | 16-6 | |||||||
| Total: | 445–353–20 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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Coaching history
| No. | Coach | Tenure | Seasons | Win | Loss | Tie | Pct. | Bowls/Playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D.W. Schlosser | 1915-17 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .563 | 0 |
| 2 | H. Hess | 1919-20 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 0 |
| 3 | Al Agosti | 1921-32 | 11 | 32 | 44 | 5 | .425 | 0 |
| 4 | Howie O'Daniels | 1933-41, 46-47 | 11 | 56 | 33 | 6 | .621 | 0 |
| 5 | Bob Dakan | 1942 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | 0 |
| 6 | Ron Henderson | 1945 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | .167 | 0 |
| 7 | Chuck Pavelko | 1948-49 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 0 | .389 | 0 |
| 8 | Roy Hughes [disambiguation needed] | 1950-61 | 12 | 73 | 37 | 1 | .662 | 0 |
| 9 | Sheldon Harden | 1962-67 | 6 | 17 | 42 | 0 | .288 | 0 |
| 10 | Joe Harper [disambiguation needed] | 1968-81 | 14 | 96 | 43 | 4 | .662 | 2 |
| 11 | Jim Sanderson | 1982-86 | 5 | 26 | 27 | 0 | .491 | 0 |
| 12 | Lyle Setencich | 1987-93 | 7 | 41 | 29 | 2 | .583 | 1 |
| 13 | Andre Patterson | 1994-96 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 0 | .515 | 0 |
| 14 | Larry Welsh | 1997-00 | 4 | 19 | 25 | 0 | .432 | 0 |
| 15 | Rich Ellerson | 2001-08 | 8 | 56 | 34 | 0 | .622 | 2 |
| 16 | Tim Walsh | 2009-Present | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 0 |
| Totals | 1915-present | 93 | 445 | 353 | 20 | .556 | 5 |
Bowl and Playoff history
| Bowl and Date | Winning team | Losing team | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camellia Bowl Dec 9, 1972 | North Dakota | 38 | Cal Poly [disambiguation needed] | 21 | Lost | |
| NCAA Division II National Football Championship Dec 13, 1980 | Cal Poly [disambiguation needed] | 21 | Eastern Illinois | 13 | Won | |
Current NFL Players
- Ramses Barden - Wide Receiver, New York Giants
- Courtney Brown [disambiguation needed] - Cornerback, Dallas Cowboys
- Chris Gocong - Linebacker, Philadelphia Eagles
- Jordan Beck - Linebacker, Denver Broncos
Current CFL Players
Other Notable Players
- Mel Kaufman - Linebacker, winner of two Super Bowl rings and Captain of the Washington Redskins
- John Madden - Head Coach, NFL Hall of Fame
References
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