1985 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

1985 Cal Poly Mustangs football
Conference	Western Football Conference
Record	4–7 (2–3 WFC)
Head coach	Jim Sanderson (4th season)
Home stadium	Mustang Stadium
Seasons ←  1984 1986  →

1985 Western Football Conference standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 15 Santa Clara $	4	–	0	–	1			8	–	2	–	1
No. 19 Sacramento State	4	–	1	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Portland State	2	–	2	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
Cal Poly	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Cal Lutheran	1	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Cal State Northridge	1	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

The 1985 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University ^{[note 1]} during the 1985 NCAA Division II football season.

Cal Poly competed in the Western Football Conference (WFC). The WFC added two new members for the 1985 season, Cal Lutheran and Cal State Sacramento. The Mustangs were led by fourth-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 four wins and seven losses (4–7, 2–3 WFC). Overall, the team was outscored by its opponents 266–303 for the season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 14	North Dakota State *		Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, California	W 35–29		[1]
September 21	at Cal State Hayward [note 2] *	No. 6	Pioneer Stadium Hayward, California	L 17–28
September 28	at Fresno State [note 3] *		Bulldog Stadium Fresno, California	L 10–59	32,536	[2] [3]
October 5	No. 8 UC Davis *		Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, California (Rivalry)	L 21–34
October 12	No. 10 Santa Clara		Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, California	L 6–12
October 19	Saint Mary's *		Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, California	W 44–0
October 26	at Cal State Northridge		Devonshire Downs Northridge, California	W 34–21	5,335	[4]
November 2	at No. 19 Sacramento State [note 4]		Hornet Stadium Sacramento, California	L 27–28	5,011	[5]
November 9	Portland State		Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, California	W 34–21	2,590	[6]
November 16	at Boise State *		Bronco Stadium Boise, Idaho	L 14–42	12,212	[7] [8]
November 23	at California Lutheran		Mt. Clef Field Thousand Oaks, California	L 24–29	1,230	[9]
*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 1986 NFL Draft. ^{[12] [13] [14]}

Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL team
Sal Cesario	Tackle	12	328	New York Jets

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. California State University, East Bay was known as California State University, Hayward from 1972 to 2004.
3. The official name of Fresno State has been California State University, Fresno since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Fresno State.
4. 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. Horn, Steve (September 15, 1985). "No. 1 Bisons stung by Mustangs, 35-29". Santa Maria Times . p. 17. Retrieved April 30, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
3. "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 29, 1985. p. III-18. Retrieved April 2, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Saturday's Late Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 28, 1985. p. III-22. Retrieved April 2, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Cal Poly (SLO))" (PDF). Retrieved April 15, 2017.
6. "Saturday's Late Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 10, 1985. p. III-18. Retrieved April 2, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Football media guide". Boise State University Athletics. 2015. p. 158.
8. "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 17, 1985. p. III-17. Retrieved April 2, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 24, 1985. p. III-21. Retrieved April 2, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Yearly Results" . Retrieved January 12, 2017.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
11. "Cal Poly Football; 2016 Media Guide" . Retrieved January 12, 2017.
12. "1986 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
13. "Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Players/Alumni" . Retrieved January 12, 2017.
14. "Draft History: Cal Poly – S.L.O." Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved March 18, 2017.