2002 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

2002 Cal Poly Mustangs football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–8
Head coach	Rich Ellerson (2nd season)
Home stadium	Mustang Stadium
Seasons ←  2001 2003  →

2002 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Saint Mary's			–						6	–	6
FIU			–						5	–	6
Samford			–						4	–	7
Cal Poly			–						3	–	8
Florida Atlantic			–						2	–	9
Savannah State			–						1	–	8
Southern Utah			–						1	–	10
Morris Brown			–						1	–	11

The 2002 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University ^{[note 1]} during the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season.

Cal Poly competed as an NCAA Division I-AA independent in 2002. The Mustangs were led by second-year head coach Rich Ellerson and played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California. The Mustangs finished the season with a record of three wins and eight losses (3–8). Overall, the team was outscored by its opponents 247–302 for the season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
August 29	at Toledo	Glass Bowl Toledo, Ohio	L 16–44	23,074
September 7	Northern Arizona	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, California	L 24–31
September 14	at Kent State	Dix Stadium Kent, Ohio	L 34–37	8,410
September 21	at Sacramento State [note 2]	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, California	L 17–27	14,651 [1]
September 28	No. 6 Northern Iowa	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, California	L 26–29 3OT
October 12	at Southern Utah	Eccles Coliseum Cedar City, Utah	W 27–21
October 19	at Saint Mary's (CA)	Saint Mary's Stadium Moraga, California	L 17–35
October 26	UC Davis	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, California (Rivalry)	L 14–28
November 9	Humboldt State	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, California	W 30–0
November 16	at No. 20 Idaho State	Holt Arena Pocatello, Idaho	L 14–24
November 23	Weber State	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, California	W 28–26
Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

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Notes

1. The official name of Cal Poly is California Polytechnic State University. However, it has been more commonly known as either Cal Poly San Luis Obispo or just Cal Poly since 1947.
2. The official name of Sacramento State has been California State University, Sacramento since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Sacramento State.

References

1. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Cal Poly)" (PDF). Retrieved April 25, 2017.
2. "Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Yearly Results" . Retrieved January 12, 2017.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
3. "Cal Poly Football; 2016 Media Guide" . Retrieved January 12, 2017.