1998 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

The 1998 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University[note 1] during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season.

1998 Cal Poly Mustangs football
Conference	Independent
1998 record	3–8
Head coach	Larry Welsh (2nd season)
Home stadium	Mustang Stadium (Capacity: 8,500)

1998 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Morehead State		0	–	0					9	–	2
Davidson		0	–	0					8	–	2
No. 20 Hofstra		0	–	0					8	–	3
No. 22 South Florida		0	–	0					8	–	3
No. 19 Western Kentucky		0	–	0					7	–	4
Samford		0	–	0					6	–	5
St. Johns (NY)		0	–	0					6	–	5
Liberty		0	–	0					5	–	6
Southern Utah		0	–	0					5	–	6
Elon		0	–	0					5	–	6
Austin Peay		0	–	0					4	–	7
Buffalo		0	–	0					4	–	7
Jacksonville		0	–	0					4	–	5
La Salle		0	–	0					3	–	6
Cal Poly		0	–	0					3	–	8
Charleston Southern		0	–	0					3	–	8
Saint Mary's		0	–	0					2	–	8
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Cal Poly competed as an NCAA Division I-AA independent in 1998. The Mustangs were led by second-year head coach Larry Welsh and played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California. In a big drop-off from their 10 win season in 1997, the 1998 Mustangs finished the season with a record of three wins and eight losses (3–8). Overall, the team was outscored by its opponents 226–299 for the season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 5	Northern Arizona	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, California	L 0–9
September 12	at Sacramento State[note 2]	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, California	L 14–22	5,011[1]
September 19	at No. 11 Montana	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, Montana	L 14–37	17,325[2]
September 26	Saint Mary's (CA)	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, California	W 35–13
October 3	UC Davis	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, California (Rivalry)	L 24–34
October 17	at Northern Iowa	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, Iowa	L 7–31
October 24	Western New Mexico	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, California	W 36–17
October 31	at Portland State	Civic Stadium Portland, Oregon	L 34–41
November 7	at Southern Utah	Eccles Coliseum Cedar City, Utah	L 17–27
November 14	at Nevada	Mackay Stadium Reno, Nevada	L 0–63	16,828[3]
November 21	Liberty	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, California	W 45–35
Rankings from Sports Network Division I-AA football poll poll released prior to the game

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Team players in the NFL

No Cal Poly Mustang players were selected in the 1999 NFL Draft.[6][7][8]

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.

References

1. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Cal Poly)" (PDF). Retrieved April 25, 2017.
2. Montana Grizzlies Media Guide Archived July 31, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
3. "Nevada Information Guide" (PDF). p. 130. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
4. "Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Yearly Results". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
5. "Cal Poly Football; 2016 Media Guide". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
6. "1999 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
7. "Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Players/Alumni". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
8. "Draft History: Cal Poly – S.L.O." Retrieved March 18, 2017.