List of Cal Poly Mustangs football seasons

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The following is a list of Cal Poly Mustangs football seasons for the football team that has represented California Polytechnic State University in NCAA competition. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Season-by-season records

YearCoachOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs Coaches#AP°
D.W. Schlosser(1915–1917)
1915D.W. Schlosser1–0–10–0–0
1916D.W. Schlosser1–2–00–0–0
1917D.W. Schlosser2–1–00–0–0
D.W. Schlosser:4–2–10–0–0
Flu Epidemic(1918)
1918No Games0–0–00–0–0
H. Hess(1919–1920)
1919H. Hess3–0–00–0–0
1920H. Hess1–4–00–0–0
H. Hess:4–4–00–0–0
Al Agosti(1921–1932)
1921Al Agosti3–1–10–0–0
1922Al Agosti1–3–00–2–07th
1923Al Agosti3–3–02–1–04th
1924Al Agosti1–5–00–3–08th
1925Al Agosti4–5–00–0–0
1926Al Agosti5–4–00–0–0
1927Al Agosti2–4–10–0–0
1928Al Agosti3–4–20–0–0
1929Al Agosti3–5–00–0–0
1930No Games0–0–00–0–0
1931Al Agosti3–5–10–0–0
1932Al Agosti4–4–00–0–0
Al Agosti:32–44–52–6–0
Howie O'Daniels(1933–1941)
1933Howie O'Daniels7–0–00–0–0
1934Howie O'Daniels6–2–00–0–0
1935Howie O'Daniels5–2–10–0–0
1936Howie O'Daniels5–4–00–0–0
1937Howie O'Daniels4–2–20–0–0
1938Howie O'Daniels7–2–00–0–0
1939Howie O'Daniels4–4–10–0–0
1940Howie O'Daniels6–3–00–0–0
1941Howie O'Daniels5–3–10–0–0
Howie O'Daniels:45–22–50–0–0
Bob Dakan(1942)
1942Bob Dakan4–2–10–0–0
Bob Dakan:4–2–10–0–0
World War II(1943–1944)
1943No Games0–0–00–0–0
1944No Games0–0–00–0–0
Ronnie Henderson(1945)
1945Ronnie Henderson1–5–10–0–0
Ronnie Henderson:1–5–10–0–0
Howie O'Daniels(1946–1947)
1946Howie O'Daniels6–2–11–1–03rd
1947Howie O'Daniels1–9–00–5–06th
Howie O'Daniels:56–33–61–6–0
Chuck Pavelko(1948–1949)
1948Chuck Pavelko3–5–01–4–0T–5th
1949Chuck Pavelko4–6–01–3–0T–3rd
Chuck Pavelko:7–11–02–7–0
LeRoy Hughes(1950–1961)
1950LeRoy Hughes3–7–00–4–05th
1951LeRoy Hughes5–4–12–1–1T–2nd
1952LeRoy Hughes7–3–04–0–01st
1953LeRoy Hughes9–0–05–0–01st
1954LeRoy Hughes6–4–03–1–02nd
1955LeRoy Hughes7–3–02–1–02nd
1956LeRoy Hughes7–3–00–2–05th
1957LeRoy Hughes8–1–03–0–01st
1958LeRoy Hughes9–1–04–1–0T–1st15
1959LeRoy Hughes6–3–03–2–0T–2nd
1960LeRoy Hughes1–5–0*1–2–0incomplete
1961LeRoy Hughes5–3–03–2–02nd
LeRoy Hughes:73–37–130–16–1
Sheldon Harden(1962–1967)
1962Sheldon Harden4–5–03–3–0T–3rd
1963Sheldon Harden2–8–01–4–05th
1964Sheldon Harden0–10–00–5–06th
1965Sheldon Harden2–8–01–4–05th
1966Sheldon Harden6–4–02–3–0T–4th
1967Sheldon Harden3–7–01–4–05th
Sheldon Harden:17–42–08–23–0
Joe Harper(1968–1981)
1968Joe Harper7–3–02–2–0T–2nd
1969Joe Harper6–4–02–0–01st
1970Joe Harper8–2–03–0–01st20
1971Joe Harper6–5–03–0–01st
1972Joe Harper8–1–13–0–01stL Camellia Bowl 33
1973Joe Harper9–1–04–0–01st89
1974Joe Harper5–4–12–1–12nd
1975Joe Harper6–4–03–1–02nd
1976Joe Harper7–1–12–0–01st
1977Joe Harper6–4–02–0–01st
1978Joe Harper7–3–02–0–01st NCAA Division II Playoff First Round 8
1979Joe Harper7–3–02–0–01st7
1980Joe Harper10–3–02–0–01st NCAA Division II National Champions 3
1981Joe Harper4–5–00–2–03rd
Joe Harper:96–43–432–6–1
Jim Sanderson(1982–1986)
1982Jim Sanderson6–5–04–0–01st
1983Jim Sanderson5–6–01–2–0T–3rd
1984Jim Sanderson6–4–02–1–02nd
1985Jim Sanderson4–7–02–3–04th
1986Jim Sanderson5–5–03–3–0T–4th
Jim Sanderson:26–2712–9
Lyle Setencich(1987–1993)
1987Lyle Setencich7–3–03–3–0T–3rd
1988Lyle Setencich5–4–13–3–04th
1989Lyle Setencich5–5–01–4–06th
1990Lyle Setencich10–2–04–1–0T–1st 1990 NCAA Division II football season Playoff Quarterfinals8
1991Lyle Setencich4–6–02–3–04th
1992Lyle Setencich4–5–12–3–0T–4th
1993Lyle Setencich6–4–01–3–0T–4th
Lyle Setencich:41–29–216–20
Andre Patterson(1994–1996)
1994Andre Patterson7–43–01st
1995Andre Patterson5–62–12nd
1996Andre Patterson5–60–0Ind.
Andre Patterson:17–165–1
Larry Welsh(1997–2000)
1997Larry Welsh10–10–0Ind.1716
1998Larry Welsh3–80–0Ind.
1999Larry Welsh3–80–0Ind.
2000Larry Welsh3–80–0Ind.
Larry Welsh:19–250–0
Rich Ellerson(2001–2008)
2001Rich Ellerson6–50–0Ind.
2002Rich Ellerson3–80–0Ind.
2003Rich Ellerson7–40–0Ind.
2004Rich Ellerson9–24–11st1516
2005Rich Ellerson9–44–1T–1st 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season Playoff Quarterfinals66
2006Rich Ellerson7–42–23rd1416
2007Rich Ellerson7–42–23rd24
2008Rich Ellerson8–34–01st 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season Playoff First Round810
Rich Ellerson:56–3416–6
Tim Walsh(2009–2019)
2009Tim Walsh4–71–35th
2010Tim Walsh7–42–23rd2324
2011Tim Walsh6–53–1T–1st
2012Tim Walsh9–37–1T–1st 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season Playoff Second Round1112
2013Tim Walsh6–65–3T–4th
2014Tim Walsh7–55–3T–4th
2015Tim Walsh4–73–5T–8th
2016Tim Walsh7–55–3T–4th 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season Playoff First Round2124
2017Tim Walsh1–101–7T–11th
2018Tim Walsh5–64–4T–6th
2019Tim Walsh3–82–6T–9th
Tim Walsh:59–6639–41
Beau Baldwin(2020–2022)
2020Beau Baldwin0–30–38th
2021Beau Baldwin2–91–711th
2022Beau Baldwin2–91–711th
Beau Baldwin:4–212–17
Paul Wulff(2023–present)
2023Paul Wulff3–81–711th
Paul Wulff:3–81–7
Total:519–450–20
      National championship        Conference title        Conference division title or championship game berth

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