1977 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

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1977 Cal Poly Mustangs football
CCAA champion
Conference California Collegiate Athletic Association
Record6–4 (2–0 CCAA)
Head coach
Home stadium Mustang Stadium
Seasons
  1976
1978  
1977 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Cal Poly $ 2 0 06 4 0
Cal State Northridge 1 1 07 3 1
Cal Poly Pomona 0 2 02 8 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1977 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 1977 NCAA Division II football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Joe Harper, Cal Poly compiled an overall record of 6–4 with a mark of 2–0 in conference play, winning the CCAA title for the second consecutive season. The Mustangs played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California.

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Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10at Portland State *W 29–229,562 [1]
September 24at Sacramento State *W 31–74,500
October 1 Fresno State *L 3–528,322 [2]
October 8 Nevada *
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
L 29–485,123–5,200 [3] [4]
October 15 Northern Colorado *
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
W 29–204,460
October 22at Cal State Fullerton *L 18–452,613 [5]
October 29 Simon Fraser *
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
W 34–204,950 [6]
November 5at Cal State Northridge W 42–144,500
November 12at Boise State *L 21–4217,028 [7] [8]
November 19 Cal Poly Pomona
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
W 24–144,050
  • *Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

The following Cal Poly Mustang players were selected in the 1978 NFL draft. [11] [12]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
Jimmy ChildsWide receiver497 St. Louis Cardinals
Andre KeysWide receiver8214 Pittsburgh Steelers

Notes

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