1988 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

The 1988 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University[note 1] during the 1988 NCAA Division II football season.

1988 Cal Poly Mustangs football
Conference	Western Football Conference
1988 record	5–4–1 (3–3 WFC)
Head coach	Lyle Setencich (2nd season)
Home stadium	Mustang Stadium (Capacity: 8,500)

1988 Western Football Conference standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Portland State $^	6	–	0	–	0			11	–	3	–	1
No. 10 Sacramento State ^	4	–	2	–	0			10	–	3	–	0
Santa Clara	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Cal Poly	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	1
Cal State Northridge	2	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Southern Utah State	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Cal Lutheran	0	–	6	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from Division II Football Committee poll

Cal Poly competed in the Western Football Conference (WFC). The Mustangs were led by second-year head coach Lyle Setencich and played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California. They finished the season with a record of five wins, four losses and one tie (5–4–1, 3–3 WFC). Overall, the team outscored its opponents 238–145 for the season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 10	Cameron*	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, California	L 14–20	6,765[1]
September 17	at Portland State	Civic Stadium Portland, Oregon	L 3–21	10,119[2]
September 24	Angelo State*	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, California	W 15–8
October 1	at Cal State Northridge	Devonshire Downs Northridge, California	W 38–7
October 8	Sacramento State[note 2]	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, California	L 29–30	[3]
October 15	California Lutheran	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, California	W 42–6	2,300[4]
October 22	Cal State Hayward[note 3]*	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, California	W 40–6	2,305[5]
October 29	at UC Davis*	Toomey Field Davis, California (Rivalry)	T 21–21
November 5	Southern Utah State[note 4]	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, California	W 23–10	2,486[6]
November 12	at Santa Clara	Buck Shaw Stadium Santa Clara, California	L 13–16
*Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

The following Cal Poly Mustang players were selected in the 1989 NFL Draft.[9][10][11]

Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL team
Chris Dunn	Linebacker	9	229	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.
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. California State University, East Bay was known as California State University, Hayward from 1972 to 2004.
4. Southern Utah University was known as Southern Utah State College from 1969 to 1990.

References

1. "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 11, 1988. p. III-21. Retrieved April 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 18, 1988. p. III-23. Retrieved April 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 9, 1988. p. III-23. Retrieved April 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 16, 1988. p. III-18. Retrieved April 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "College Football". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 24, 1988. p. III-18. Retrieved April 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 6, 1988. p. III-16. Retrieved April 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Yearly Results". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
8. "Cal Poly Football; 2016 Media Guide". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
9. "1989 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.