1981 Cal Poly Mustangs football team
| 1981 Cal Poly Mustangs football | |
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| Conference | California Collegiate Athletic Association |
| Record | 4–5 (0–2 CCAA) |
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| Home stadium | Mustang Stadium |
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| CalState Northridge $ | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly Pomona | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1981 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo as a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) during the 1981 NCAA Division II football season. Led by Joe Harper in his 14th and final season as head coach, Cal Poly compiled an overall record of 4–5 with a mark of 0–2 in conference play, placing last out of three teams in the CCAA. The Mustangs played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California.
1981 was the last season for CCAA football. The Mustangs won 12 football championships in their 36 years of membership, from 1946 to 1981,. All three 1981 football members of the CCAA (
Cal Poly Pomona, and Cal Poly) moved their football programs to the newly formed Western Football Conference
(WFC) for the 1982 season.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 12 | Cal Lutheran* | W 10–0 | 6,972 | ||
| September 19 | at Nevada* | L 3–33 | 8,542–8,554 | [1] | |
| September 26 | Cal Poly Pomona |
| L 21–35 | 6,504 | [2] |
| October 3 | at Titan Field | L 10–34 | 5,125 | [3] | |
| October 10 | Santa Clara* |
| W 21–17 | 3,948 | |
| October 17 | UC Davis* |
| W 30–0 | 4,356 | |
| October 31 | Portland State* |
| W 41–12 | 4,410 | |
| November 14 | at Boise State* | L 6–17 | 17,260 | [4][5] | |
| November 21 | at Cal State Northridge | L 14–30 | 2,467 | [6] | |
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Team players in the NFL
The following Cal Poly Mustang players were selected in the
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
| Charles Daum | Defensive tackle | 6 | 165 | Dallas Cowboys |
| Blake Wingle | Guard | 9 | 244 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
References
- ^ "Nevada Information Guide" (PDF). p. 130. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 14, 2016. Retrieved February 14, 2007.
- Newspapers.com.
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- ^ "2015 Boise State Football Media Guide". Boise State University Athletics. 2015. p. 157. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
- Newspapers.com.
- Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1981 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
- ^ "Cal Poly Football; 2016 Media Guide". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
- ^ "1982 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
- ^ "Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Players/Alumni". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
