1983 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

1983 Cal Poly Mustangs football
Conference	Western Football Conference
Record	5–6 (1–2 WFC)
Head coach	Jim Sanderson (2nd season)
Home stadium	Mustang Stadium
Seasons ←  1982 1984  →

1983 Western Football Conference standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Cal State Northridge +	2	–	1	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Santa Clara +	2	–	1	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Cal Poly	1	–	2	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Portland State	1	–	2	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions

The 1983 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University ^{[note 1]} during the 1983 NCAA Division II football season.

Cal Poly competed in the Western Football Conference (WFC). With Cal Poly Pomona dropping football at the end of the 1982 season, the WFC was down to four schools in 1983. The Mustangs were led by second-year head coach Jim Sanderson and played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California. They finished the season with a record of five wins and six losses (5–6, 1–2 WFC). Overall, the team was outscored by its opponents 248–249 for the season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 10	at Sacramento State [note 2] *		Hornet Stadium Sacramento, California	W 38–15
September 17	at Chico State [note 3] *		University Stadium Chico, California	W 21–9
September 24	at San Francisco State *	No. 5	Cox Stadium San Francisco	W 50–8
October 1	at Boise State *	No. 5	Bronco Stadium Boise, Idaho	L 3–27	15,738 [1] [2]
October 8	No. 4 UC Davis *	No. 10	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, California (Rivalry)	L 14–24	4,933 [3]
October 15	Cal State Northridge		Devonshire Downs Northridge, California	L 21–48	[4]
October 22	Idaho State *		Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, California	W 44–37
October 29	Fresno State [note 4] *		Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, California	L 7–30	25,712 [5] [6]
November 5	Southern Connecticut *		Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, California	L 14–17	2,686 [7]
November 12	Portland State		Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, California	W 16–7	1,792 [8]
November 19	Santa Clara		Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, California	L 20–27
*Non-conference game Rankings from Division II football poll poll released prior to the game

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Team players in the NFL

The following Cal Poly Mustang players were selected in the 1984 NFL Draft. ^{[11] [12] [13]}

Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL team
Paul Sverchek	Nose tackle	8	208	Minnesota Vikings

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.
3. The official name of Chico State has been California State University, Chico since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Chico State.
4. The official name of Fresno State has been California State University, Fresno since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Fresno State.

References

1. "Football media guide". Boise State University Athletics. 2015. p. 157.
2. "Southland Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 2, 1983. p. III-19. Retrieved April 1, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 9, 1983. p. III-17. Retrieved April 1, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Southland Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 16, 1983. p. III-14. Retrieved April 1, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
6. "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 30, 1983. p. III-17. Retrieved April 1, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Southland Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 6, 1983. p. III-12. Retrieved April 1, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Southland Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 13, 1983. p. III-10. Retrieved April 2, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Yearly Results" . Retrieved January 12, 2017.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
10. "Cal Poly Football; 2016 Media Guide" . Retrieved January 12, 2017.
11. "1984 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
12. "Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Players/Alumni" . Retrieved January 12, 2017.
13. "Draft History: Cal Poly – S.L.O." Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved March 18, 2017.