1995 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

The 1995 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University[note 1] during the 1995 NCAA Division I-AA football season.

1995 Cal Poly Mustangs football
Conference	American West Conference
1995 record	5–6 (2–1 AWC)
Head coach	Andre Patterson (2nd season)
Home stadium	Mustang Stadium (Capacity: 8,500)

1995 American West Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Sacramento State $	3	–	0	–	0			4	–	6	–	1
Cal Poly	2	–	1	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Cal State Northridge	1	–	2	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Southern Utah	0	–	3	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Cal Poly competed in the last year of the American West Conference (AWC). They would compete as a Division I-AA Independent starting in 1996. The 1995 Mustangs were led by second-year head coach Andre Patterson and played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California. They finished the season with a record of five wins and six losses (5–6, 2–1 AWC). Overall, the team outscored its opponents 411–271 for the season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 3	Western Montana[note 2]*	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, California	W 57–3
September 9	Idaho State*	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, California	L 22–28
September 16	Montana State*	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, California	L 10–13
September 23	at Weber State*	Wildcat Stadium Ogden, Utah	L 43–53
October 7	at Southern Utah	Eccles Coliseum Cedar City, Utah	W 35–20
October 14	at Sonoma State*	Seawolf Stadium Rohnert Park, California	W 56–10
October 21	Sacramento State[note 3]	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, California	L 36–37	8,047[1]
October 28	at Saint Mary's (CA)*	Saint Mary's Stadium Moraga, California	L 20–31
November 4	Cal State Northridge	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, California	W 49–7
November 11	at UC Davis*	Toomey Field Davis, California (Rivalry)	L 31–34
November 18	Eastern Washington*	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, California	W 52–35
*Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

No Cal Poly Mustang players were selected in the 1996 NFL Draft.[4][5][6]

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. University of Montana Western was known as Western Montana College from 1949 to 1999.
3. The official name of Sacramento State has been California State University, Sacramento since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Sacramento State.

References

1. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Cal Poly)" (PDF). Retrieved April 24, 2017.
2. "Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Yearly Results". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
3. "Cal Poly Football; 2016 Media Guide". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
4. "1996 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
5. "Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Players/Alumni". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
6. "Draft History: Cal Poly – S.L.O." Retrieved March 18, 2017.