1990 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

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1990 Cal Poly Mustangs football
WFC co-champion
Division II 1st round,
W, 14–7 vs. Cal State Northridge
Division II quarterfinal playoff
L, 0–47 vs. North Dakota State
Conference Western Football Conference
Record10–2 (4–1 WFC)
Head coach
Home stadium Mustang Stadium
Seasons
←  1989
1991  →
1990 Western Football Conference standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 Cal Poly +^ 4 –1 –010 –2 –0
No. 13 Cal State Northridge +^ 4 –1 –07 –4 –0
Portland State 2 –3 –06 –5 –0
Santa Clara 2 –3 –06 –5 –0
Southern Utah State 2 –3 –06 –5 –0
Sacramento State 1 –4 –04 –6 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

The 1990 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University [note 1] during the 1990 NCAA Division II football season.

Contents

Cal Poly competed in the Western Football Conference (WFC). The Mustangs were led by fourth-year head coach Lyle Setencich and played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California. They finished the regular season as co-champion of the WFC, with a record of nine wins and one loss.

At the end of the season, the Mustangs qualified for the Division II playoffs. In the first game, they defeated the other WFC co-champion, Cal State Northridge. In the quarterfinal game the Mustangs were defeated by North Dakota State. That brought their final record to ten wins and two losses (10–2, 4–1 WFC). Overall, the team outscored its opponents 304–167 for the season.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 8at West Texas State [note 2] *
W 48–131,090 [1]
September 15 Sonoma State *
W 32–75,239 [2]
September 22at No. 4 Portland State No. 19
W 36–2314,733 [3]
September 29at Cal State Hayward [note 3] *No. 8
W 35–161,555 [4]
October 6at UC Davis *No. 8
W 19–0
October 13 Sacramento State [note 4] No. 7
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, California
L 17–206,375 [5]
October 20at No. 18 Santa Clara No. 16
W 29–06,000 [6]
October 27 Southern Utah State [note 5] No. 11
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, California
W 42–214,438 [7]
November 3at No. 7 Cal State Northridge No. 10
W 6–37,127 [8]
November 10 Millersville *No. 8
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, California
W 26–104,196 [9]
November 17No. 13 Cal State Northridge *No. 8
W 14–7
November 24at No. 1 North Dakota State *No. 8
L 0–47
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the 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. ↑ West Texas A&M University was known as West Texas State University from 1963 to 1992.
  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.

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References

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  2. ↑ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 16, 1990. p. C23. Retrieved April 21, 2017– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  3. ↑ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 23, 1990. p. C18. Retrieved April 21, 2017– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  4. ↑ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 30, 1990. p. C20. Retrieved April 21, 2017– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  5. ↑ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Cal Poly (SLO))" (PDF). Retrieved April 18, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 21, 1990. p. C19. Retrieved April 21, 2017– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  7. ↑ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 28, 1990. p. C21. Retrieved April 21, 2017– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  8. ↑ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 4, 1990. p. C22. Retrieved April 21, 2017– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  9. ↑ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 11, 1990. p. C18. Retrieved April 21, 2017– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  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.
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