1982 Cal Poly Pomona Broncos football team

1982 Cal Poly Pomona Broncos football
Conference	Western Football Conference
Record	1–10 (1–3 WFC)
Head coach	Roman Gabriel (3rd season)
Home stadium	Kellogg Field
Seasons ←  1981

1982 Western Football Conference standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Cal Poly $	4	–	0	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Santa Clara	3	–	1	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Cal State Northridge	2	–	2	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Cal Poly Pomona	1	–	3	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
Portland State	0	–	4	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1982 Cal Poly Pomona Broncos football team represented California State Polytechnic University, Pomona as a member of the Western Football Conference (WFC) during the 1982 NCAA Division II football season. Led by third-year head coach Roman Gabriel, Cal Poly Pomona compiled an overall record of 1–10 with a mark of 1–3 in conference play, placing fourth in the WFC. The team was outscored by its opponents 322 to 138 for the season. The Broncos played home games at Kellogg Field in Pomona, California.

1982 was the first season for the Western Football Conference. Three of the WFC's five teams has been members of California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) the previous season: Cal State Northridge, Cal Poly Pomona, and Cal Poly. They were joined by Santa Clara and Portland State, both of which had been independents.

On December 1, 1982, Cal Poly Pomona announced that they were discontinuing their football program due to financial concerns. ^[1] In its 36 years of play, from 1947 to 1982, the Cal Poly Pomona Broncos football program compiled an overall record of 143–190–9.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	at Puget Sound *	Baker Stadium Tacoma, WA	L 10–31	1,800	[2]
September 18	Sacramento State *	Kellogg Field Pomona, CA	L 14–16	1,491	[3]
September 25	UC Davis *	Kellogg Field Pomona, CA	L 7–37	2,362	[4]
October 2	at Eastern Washington *	Woodward Field Cheney, WA	L 7–47	1,800–2,500	[5]
October 9	Cal Lutheran *	Kellogg Field Pomona, CA	L 9–51	2,821	[6]
October 16	at Cal State Hayward *	Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA	L 17–28	300	[7]
October 23	No. T–10 Santa Clara	Kellogg Field Pomona, CA	L 14–19	2,468	[8]
October 30	at San Diego *	Torero Stadium San Diego, CA	L 7–24	2,000	[9]
November 6	at Cal State Northridge	Devonshire Downs Northridge, CA	L 30–38	4,710
November 13	Portland State	Kellogg Field Pomona, CA	W 17–0	1,141
November 20	Cal Poly	Kellogg Field Pomona, CA	L 6–31	2,967	[10]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

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Team players in the NFL

While no Cal Poly Pomona players were selected in the 1983 NFL draft, several players transferred to other college as a result of the disbanding of the Cal Poly Pomona football program. The following competed at Cal Poly Pomona in 1982, transferred to another school, then were drafted by the NFL. ^{[14] [15] [16]}

Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL team
Ron Hall	Tight end	4	87	1987 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Al Smith	Linebacker	6	147	1987 Houston Oilers
David Grayson	Linebacker	8	217	1987 San Francisco 49ers

The following finished their Cal Poly Pomona career in 1982, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.

Player	Position	First NFL team
Joe Prokop	Punter	1985 Green Bay Packers
J. C. Pearson	Defensive back	1986 Kansas City Chiefs
Patrick Cain	Center, guard	1987 Detroit Lions

References

1. "Cal Poly Pomona Drops Football After 36 Years". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. December 1, 1982. p. III-3. Retrieved March 19, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
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