1984 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

The 1984 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University[note 1] during the 1984 NCAA Division II football season.

1984 Cal Poly Mustangs football
Conference	Western Football Conference
1984 record	6–4 (2–1 WFC)
Head coach	Jim Sanderson (3rd season)
Home stadium	Mustang Stadium (Capacity: 8,500)

1984 Western Football Conference standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Portland State $	3	–	0	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Cal Poly	2	–	1	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Santa Clara	1	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Cal State Northridge	0	–	3	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from Division II Football Committee poll

Cal Poly competed in the Western Football Conference (WFC). The Mustangs were led by third-year head coach Jim Sanderson and played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California. They finished the season with a record of six wins and four losses (6–4, 2–1 WFC). Overall, the team outscored its opponents 197–90 for the season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 8	Sacramento State[note 2]*	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, California	W 27–6	1,874[1]
September 15	at Fresno State[note 3]*	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, California	L 0–14	30,991[2]
September 22	Cal State Hayward[note 4]*	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, California	W 36–6
September 29	at UC Davis*	Toomey Field Davis, California (Rivalry)	L 6–10
October 6	at Santa Clara	Buck Shaw Stadium Santa Clara, California	W 14–10
October 13	at Portland State	Civic Stadium Portland, Oregon	L 0–20
October 20	Cal State Northridge	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, California	W 28–0	6,970[3]
October 27	at Saint Mary's*	Saint Mary's Stadium Moraga, California	W 28–10
November 3	Boise State*	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, California	L 10–14	3,975[4][5]
November 17	California Lutheran*	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, California	W 48–0
*Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

The following Cal Poly Mustang players were selected in the 1985 NFL Draft.[9][10][11]

Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL team
Damone Johnson	Tight end	6	162	Los Angeles Rams
Gary Swanson	Linebacker	9	245	Los Angeles Rams

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.
3. The official name of Fresno State has been California State University, Fresno since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Fresno State.
4. California State University, East Bay was known as California State University, Hayward from 1972 to 2004.

References

1. "Hornet Sports.com: Cal Poly (SLO)" (PDF). Retrieved April 15, 2017.
2. "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
3. "Oxy (7-0) Rallies to Defeat Whittier; Okoye Leads Asuza (sic) Pacific, 34-7". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 21, 1984. p. III-9. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Football media guide". Boise State University Athletics. 2015. p. 157.
5. "College Football". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 5, 1984. p. III-16. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Yearly Results". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
7. "Cal Poly Football; 2016 Media Guide". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
8. Gary Meyer (Bakersfield CA) ran for a Big 71 yd TD against Sacramento first game of the season. "I just broke and never looked back " Gary said . Gary says "I'm ready for this season, it's just the beginning to a great season, WATCH ME !". "One mustang who is ready for this season" said the head coach. He is a great player and a great asset to this team and definitely a team leader.
9. "1985 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
10. "Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Players/Alumni". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
11. "Draft History: Cal Poly – S.L.O." Retrieved March 18, 2017.