2003 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

2003 Cal Poly Mustangs football
Conference	Independent
Record	7–4
Head coach	Rich Ellerson (3rd season)
Home stadium	Mustang Stadium
Seasons ←  2002 2004  →

2003 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 4 Florida Atlantic ^			–						11	–	3
No. 19 Northern Colorado			–						9	–	2
Cal Poly			–						7	–	4
Southeastern Louisiana			–						5	–	7
Southern Utah			–						4	–	7
Saint Mary's			–						1	–	11
FIU			–						0	–	10
Savannah State			–						0	–	12
^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Record adjusted for 2 vacated wins by FIU Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2003 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University ^{[note 1]} during the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season.

2003 was the last year Cal Poly competed as an NCAA Division I-AA independent. In 2004 they would become a charter member of the new Great West Football Conference. The 2003 Mustangs were led by third-year head coach Rich Ellerson and played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California. The team finished the season with a record of three wins and eight losses (7–4). Overall, the team outscored its opponents 316–241 for the season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 6	at UTEP		Sun Bowl El Paso, Texas	W 34–13
September 13	Sacramento State [note 2]	No. 25	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, California	W 31–17	7,506 [1]
September 20	No. 11 Montana State	No. 21	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, California	W 24–21
September 27	at No. 25 Northern Arizona	No. 14	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, Arizona	L 7–24
October 4	at No. 8 Montana	No. 20	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, Montana	L 14–17	23,687 [2]
October 11	at Akron	No. 24	Rubber Bowl Akron, Ohio	L 14–45
October 18	Saint Mary's (CA)		Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, California	W 54–10
November 1	Southern Utah		Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, California	W 33–21
November 8	at UC Davis		Toomey Field Davis, California (Rivalry)	W 18–14
November 15	Idaho State	No. 20	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, California	L 18–31
November 22	Humboldt State		Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, California	W 56–21
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 2004 NFL Draft. ^{[5] [6] [7]}

The following finished their college career in 2003, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.

Player	Position	First NFL team
David Richardson	Defensive back	2004 Jacksonville Jaguars

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. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Cal Poly)" (PDF). Retrieved April 25, 2017.
2. Montana Grizzlies Media Guide Archived August 17, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
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. "2004 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 23, 2007. 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.