1986 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

1986 Cal Poly Mustangs football
Conference	Western Football Conference
Record	5–5 (3–3 WFC)
Head coach	Jim Sanderson (5th season)
Home stadium	Mustang Stadium
Seasons ←  1985 1987  →

1986 Western Football Conference standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Sacramento State $	5	–	1	–	0			6	–	4	–	1
No. 9 Cal State Northridge	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Portland State	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Southern Utah State	3	–	3	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Cal Poly	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Santa Clara	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Cal Lutheran	0	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

The 1986 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University ^{[note 1]} during the 1986 NCAA Division II football season.

Cal Poly competed in the Western Football Conference (WFC). The WFC added one new member for the 1986 season, Southern Utah. The Mustangs were led by fifth-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 five losses (5–5, 3–3 WFC). Overall, the team was outscored by its opponents 233–246 for the season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 13	Chico State [note 2] *	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, California	W 26–18	4,330 [1]
September 20	at UC Davis *	Toomey Field Davis, California (Rivalry)	L 21–32	8,700 [2]
October 4	California Lutheran	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, California	W 33–9	3,290 [3]
October 11	Cal State Hayward [note 3] *	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, California	L 14–17
October 18	at Cal State Northridge	Devonshire Downs Northridge, California	L 20–21	4,206 [4]
October 25	Central Connecticut *	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, California	W 17–10
November 1	at Portland State	Civic Stadium Portland, Oregon	L 7–66	3,489 [5]
November 8	Sacramento State [note 4]	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, California	W 26–6	2,014 [6]
November 15	Southern Utah State [note 5]	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, California	L 33–43	2,877 [7]
November 22	at Santa Clara	Buck Shaw Stadium Santa Clara, California	W 36–24	2,834 [8]
*Non-conference 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 Chico State has been California State University, Chico since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Chico State.
3. California State University, East Bay was known as California State University, Hayward from 1972 to 2004.
4. The official name of Sacramento State has been California State University, Sacramento since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Sacramento State.
5. Southern Utah University was known as Southern Utah State College from 1969 to 1990.

References

1. "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 14, 1986. p. III-19. Retrieved April 2, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Saturday's Late Results". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 22, 1986. p. III-19. Retrieved April 2, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 5, 1986. p. III-18. Retrieved April 2, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Southland Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 19, 1986. p. III-22. Retrieved April 2, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Saturday's Late Results". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 3, 1986. p. III-18. Retrieved April 2, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Cal Poly (SLO))" (PDF). Retrieved April 17, 2017.
7. "Southland Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 16, 1986. p. III-18. Retrieved April 2, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 23, 1986. p. III-19. 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.