1991 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

1991 Cal Poly Mustangs football
Conference	Western Football Conference
Record	4–6 (2–3 WFC)
Head coach	Lyle Setencich (5th season)
Home stadium	Mustang Stadium
Seasons ←  1990 1992  →

1991 Western Football Conference standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 8 Portland State $^	5	–	0	–	0			11	–	3	–	0
Southern Utah	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	1
Sacramento State	3	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Cal Poly	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Cal State Northridge	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Santa Clara	0	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

The 1991 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University ^{[note 1]} during the 1991 NCAA Division II football season.

Cal Poly competed in the Western Football Conference (WFC). The Mustangs were led by fifth-year head coach Lyle Setencich and played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California. They finished the season with a record of four wins and six losses (4–6, 2–3 WFC). Overall, the team was outscored by its opponents 271–272 for the season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 14	UC Davis *	No. 17	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, California (Rivalry)	L 28–31	3,263 [1]
September 21	at Sonoma State *		Cossacks Stadium Rohnert Park, California	L 7–27	5,164 [2]
September 28	at No. 19 Angelo State *		Multi-Sports Complex San Angelo, Texas	W 23–13
October 5	Nebraska–Kearney *		Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, California	W 66–3	2,743 [3]
October 12	at Pacific (CA) *		Stagg Memorial Stadium Stockton, California	L 28–63	7,601 [4]
October 19	at No. 6 Sacramento State [note 2]		Hornet Stadium Sacramento, California	L 20–21	4,100 [5]
October 26	Cal State Northridge		Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, California	W 28–16	[6]
November 2	Santa Clara		Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, California	W 15–10
November 9	at Southern Utah		Eccles Coliseum Cedar City, Utah	L 21–33
November 16	No. 8 Portland State		Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, California	L 35–55
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division II Poll 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. 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. "College Football". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 16, 1991. p. C20. Retrieved April 21, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 22, 1991. p. C21. Retrieved April 21, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
3. "College Football". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 7, 1991. p. C17. Retrieved April 21, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Big West". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 13, 1991. p. C18. Retrieved April 21, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Cal Poly (SLO))" (PDF). Retrieved April 20, 2017.
6. "Western Football Conference". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 27, 1991. p. C21. Retrieved April 21, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Yearly Results" . Retrieved January 12, 2017.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
8. "Cal Poly Football; 2016 Media Guide" . Retrieved January 12, 2017.