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 ^{[note 1]} during the 1994 NCAA Division I-AA football season.

Cal Poly competed in the American West Conference (AWC). The Mustangs were led by first-year head coach Andre Patterson and played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California. They finished the season as champion of the AWC, with a record of seven wins and four losses (7–4, 3–0 AWC). The first Division 1 football conference title in Cal Poly history. Overall, the team was outscored by its opponents 304–334 for the season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 10	at Eastern Washington *	Woodward Field Cheney, Washington	L 7–61
September 17	Humboldt State *	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, California	L 19–23
September 24	Sonoma State *	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, California	W 64–30
October 1	at No. 3 (Div I-AA) Montana *	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, Montana	L 0–45
October 8	at San Francisco State *	Cox Stadium San Francisco	W 35–30
October 15	No. 16 (Div II) UC Davis *	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, California (Rivalry)	W 32–31
October 22	at Cal State Northridge	North Campus Stadium Northridge, California	W 30–6	4,029 [1]
October 29	Saint Mary's (CA) *	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, California	W 34–20
November 5	at Northern Arizona *	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, Arizona	L 21–44
November 12	at Sacramento State [note 2]	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, California	W 27–23	1,980 [2]
November 19	Southern Utah	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, California	W 35–21
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA or Division II Poll 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. ^{[5] [6] [7]}

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

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. 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.
2. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Cal Poly)" (PDF). Retrieved April 23, 2017.
3. "Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Yearly Results" . Retrieved January 12, 2017.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
4. "Cal Poly Football; 2016 Media Guide" . Retrieved January 12, 2017.
5. "1995 NFL Draft" . Retrieved January 12, 2017.
6. "Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Players/Alumni" . Retrieved January 12, 2017.
7. "Draft History: Cal Poly – S.L.O." Retrieved March 18, 2017.