2001 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

2001 Cal Poly Mustangs football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–5
Head coach
Home stadiumMustang Stadium
2001 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
  –     6 – 5  
Saint Mary's   –     6 – 5  
Samford   –     5 – 5  
Charleston Southern   –     5 – 6  
Morris Brown   –     5 – 6  
Florida Atlantic   –     4 – 6  
Cal State Northridge   –     3 – 7  
Liberty   –     3 – 8  
Savannah State   –     2 – 7  
Elon   –     2 – 9  
Southern Utah   –     2 – 9  

The 2001 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo as an independent during the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Rich Ellerson, Cal Poly compiled a record of 6–5.[1] The team outscored its opponents 292 to 248 for the season. The Mustangs played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1No. 2 Montana
L 17–318,007[2]
September 8Sacramento State
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
W 55–215,812[3]
September 22at Montana State
W 34–6[4]
September 29Western Washington
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
L 9–17
October 13Southern Utah
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
W 34–24
October 20at No. 10 (D-II) UC Davis
W 31–28
October 27at Alcorn State
W 21–12[5]
November 3at Weber State
L 40–43 4OT4,383[6][7]
November 10Cal State Northridge
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
L 28–35[8]
November 17at No. 8 Northern Iowa
L 13–31
November 24at Saint Mary's
W 10–0

[9]

Team players in the NFL

The following Cal Poly Mustang players were selected in the 2002 NFL draft.[10][11][12]

Player Position Round Overall NFL team
Seth Burford Quarterback 7 216 San Diego Chargers

References

  1. ^ "Independents". The Pantagraph (Bloomington, Illinois). November 27, 2001. p. B4. Retrieved February 17, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ "Grizzlies claw out road victory over Cal Poly–SLO, 31–17". The Billings Gazette. September 2, 2001. Retrieved August 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Burford's passing leads Cal Poly". Santa Barbara News-Press. September 9, 2001. Retrieved August 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "'Lackadaisical' Bobcats end win streak". Great Falls Tribune. September 23, 2001. Retrieved August 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Cal Poly defeats Alcorn State 21–12". The Tribune. October 28, 2001. Retrieved August 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Miraculous...then misery". The Tribune. November 4, 2001. Retrieved August 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Weber St. 43, Cal Poly 40". The Tribune. San Luis Obispo, California. November 4, 2001. p. C8. Retrieved August 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Matadors escape with a victory". The Los Angeles Times. November 11, 2001. Retrieved August 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "History (1915–2023)" (PDF). Cal Poly Athletics. p. 26. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
  10. ^ "2002 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  11. ^ "Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Players/Alumni". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  12. ^ "Draft History: Cal Poly – S.L.O." Retrieved March 18, 2017.
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