1994 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

1994 Cal Poly Mustangs football
AWC champion
Conference	American West Conference
Record	7–4 (3–0 AWC)
Head coach	Andre Patterson (1st season)
Home stadium	Mustang Stadium
Seasons ←  1993 1995  →

1994 American West Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Cal Poly $	3	–	0	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Sacramento State	2	–	1	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Southern Utah	1	–	2	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Cal State Northridge	0	–	3	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1994 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo as a member of the American West Conference (AWC) during the 1994 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Andre Patterson, Cal Poly compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 3–0 in conference play, winning the AWC, the program's first conference title at the NCAA Division I level. ^[1] The team was outscored by its opponents 334 to 304 for the season. The Mustangs played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	at Eastern Washington *	Woodward Field Cheney, WA	L 7–61		[2]
September 17	Humboldt State *	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	L 19–23		[3]
September 24	Sonoma State *	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	W 64–30	4,078	[4]
October 1	at No. 3 Montana *	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	L 0–45	11,868	[5]
October 8	at San Francisco State *	Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA	W 35–30	1,112	[6]
October 15	No. 16 (D-II) UC Davis *	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA (rivalry)	W 32–31	4,188	[7]
October 22	at Cal State Northridge	North Campus Stadium Northridge, CA	W 30–6	4,029	[8]
October 29	Saint Mary's *	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	W 34–20		[9]
November 5	at Northern Arizona *	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	L 21–44	3,056	[10]
November 12	at Sacramento State	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	W 27–23	1,980	[11]
November 19	Southern Utah	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	W 35–21	6,024	[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

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Team players in the NFL

No Cal Poly Mustang players were selected in the 1995 NFL draft. ^{[14] [15] [16]} The following finished their college career in 1994, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.

Player	Position	First NFL team
Chris Thomas	Wide receiver	1995 San Francisco 49ers

References

1. "American West Conference". Philadelphia Daily News . Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. November 21, 1994. p. 100. Retrieved May 12, 2022– via Newspapers.com .
2. "Eastern Washington wins opener". The Bellingham Herald. September 11, 1993. Retrieved February 1, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Humboldt spoils Mustangs' home opener". Santa Maria Times. September 18, 1993. Retrieved February 1, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Final 1994 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Sonoma State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved May 18, 2022.
5. "No. 3 Griz flatten Cal Poly". The Missoulian. October 2, 1994. Retrieved February 1, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Final 1994 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report (San Francisco State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved May 9, 2022.
7. "Final 1994 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report (UC Davis)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved May 15, 2022.
8. Steve Elling (October 23, 1994). "Spark-less Matadors Torched". The Los Angeles Times (Valley ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. C14. Retrieved June 14, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
9. "St. Mary's can't handle Fisher, Cal Poly defense". The San Francisco Examiner. October 30, 1994. Retrieved February 1, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Northern Arizona downs Cal Poly–SLO 44–21 in wide-open game". The Fresno Bee. November 6, 1994. Retrieved February 1, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Cal Poly's late touchdown beats Sacramento, 27–23". Santa Maria Times. November 13, 1994. Retrieved February 1, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
12. "T-Birds spend energy on comeback, fall in late-going to Cal Poly". The Daily Spectrum. November 20, 1994. Retrieved February 1, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
13. "Cal Poly Football; 2016 Media Guide" . Retrieved January 12, 2017.
14. "1995 NFL Draft" . Retrieved January 12, 2017.
15. "Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Players/Alumni" . Retrieved January 12, 2017.
16. "Draft History: Cal Poly – S.L.O." Retrieved March 18, 2017.