2004 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

2004 Cal Poly Mustangs football
GWFC champion
Conference	Great West Football Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 16
Record	9–2 (4–1 GWFC)
Head coach	Rich Ellerson (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Ian Shields (1st season)
Home stadium	Mustang Stadium
Seasons ←  2003 2005  →

2004 Great West Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 16 Cal Poly $		4	–	1					9	–	2
UC Davis		3	–	2					6	–	4
No. 23 North Dakota State		2	–	3					8	–	3
South Dakota State		2	–	3					6	–	5
Southern Utah		2	–	3					6	–	5
Northern Colorado		2	–	3					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2004 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University ^{[note 1]} during the 2004 NCAA Division I-AA football season.

Cal Poly competed as a charter member of the new Great West Football Conference (GWFC). They had previously been a Division I-AA Independent. The Mustangs were led by fourth-year head coach Rich Ellerson and played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California. The team finished the season as champion of the GWFC, with a record of nine wins and two losses (9–2, 4–1 GWFC). Overall, the team outscored its opponents 336–183 for the season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	Humboldt State *		Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	W 42–7
September 11	at Idaho State *		Holt Arena Pocatello, ID	W 35–20
September 18	at No. 14 Montana State *	No. 22	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	W 27–14	12,337	[1]
October 2	South Dakota State	No. 13	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	W 14–7
October 9	at Southern Utah	No. 10	Eccles Coliseum Cedar City, UT	W 24–17
October 16	Texas State *	No. 9	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	W 38–21	9,352	[2]
October 23	at North Dakota State	No. 6	Fargodome Fargo, ND	W 13–10	11,834	[3]
October 30	UC Davis	No. 5	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA (Battle for the Golden Horseshoe)	L 33–36
November 6	at No. 21 Eastern Washington *	No. 11	Woodward Field Cheney, WA	L 21–38
November 13	Northern Colorado	No. 18	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	W 31–0
November 20	at Sacramento State *	No. 18	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	W 58–13	4,895	[4]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

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Team players in the NFL

The following Cal Poly Mustang players were selected in the 2005 NFL Draft. ^{[7] [8] [9]}

Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL team
Jordan Beck	Linebacker	3	90	Atlanta Falcons

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.

References

1. Scott Mansch (September 19, 2004). "Cats, Griz stumble". Great Falls Tribune. pp. 1S, 9S – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Mustangs move to 6–0 with offensive explosion led by Garnett in homecoming win over Bobcats". Santa Maria Times. October 17, 2004. Retrieved March 19, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Ivory's big play leads CP to win". Santa Maria Times. October 24, 2004. Retrieved October 8, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Cal Poly)" . Retrieved April 25, 2017.
5. "Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Yearly Results". Archived from the original on May 6, 2023. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
6. "Cal Poly Football; 2016 Media Guide" . Retrieved January 12, 2017.
7. "2005 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on January 25, 2010. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
8. "Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Players/Alumni" . Retrieved January 12, 2017.
9. "Draft History: Cal Poly – S.L.O." Retrieved March 18, 2017.