2000 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

The 2000 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University[note 1] during the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season.

2000 Cal Poly Mustangs football
Conference	Independent
2000 record	3–8
Head coach	Larry Welsh (4th season)
Home stadium	Mustang Stadium (Capacity: 8,500)

2000 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Davidson		0	–	0					10	–	0
No. 7 Hofstra ^		0	–	0					9	–	4
Southern Utah		0	–	0					7	–	4
South Florida		0	–	0					7	–	4
Elon		0	–	0					7	–	4
Morehead State		0	–	0					6	–	3
Saint Mary's		0	–	0					6	–	5
Charleston Southern		0	–	0					5	–	6
Georgetown		0	–	0					5	–	6
Jacksonville		0	–	0					3	–	8
Samford		0	–	0					4	–	7
Cal Poly		0	–	0					3	–	8
Liberty		0	–	0					3	–	8
Austin Peay		0	–	0					2	–	9
^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Cal Poly competed as an NCAA Division I-AA independent in 2000. The Mustangs were led by fourth-year head coach Larry Welsh and played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California. The Mustangs finished the season with a record of three wins and eight losses (3–8) for the third consecutive year. Overall, the team was outscored by its opponents 246–345 for the season. This was the last year as Cal Poly head coach for Larry Welsh. He finished his four years with a record of 19-25, or a .431 winning percentage.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 9	at Sacramento State[note 2]	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, California	L 18–37	16,557[1]
September 16	at No. 9 Montana	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, Montana	L 3–53	19,012[2]
September 23	at Montana State	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, Montana	W 35–14
September 30	at Southern Utah	Eccles Coliseum Cedar City, Utah	L 13–42
October 7	Saint Mary's (CA)	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, California	W 41–20
October 14	Western New Mexico	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, California	W 52–10
October 21	UC Davis	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, California (Rivalry)	L 28–63
October 28	No. 11 Hofstra	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, California	L 30–33
November 4	No. 24 Northern Iowa	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, California	L 41–43
November 11	at Cal State Northridge	North Campus Stadium Northridge, California	L 27–45	1,915[3]
November 18	No. 9 Youngstown State	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, California	L 13–35
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 2001 NFL Draft.[6][7][8]

The following finished their college career in 2000, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.

Player	Position	First NFL team
James Tuthill	Kicker	2001 Green Bay Packers

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. Grizzly Football Yearbook: Media Guide, Records & Awards. MontanaGrizzlies.Com
3. Fernando Dominguez (October 29, 2000). "Northridge Finally Puts It Together". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. D17. Retrieved October 27, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Yearly Results". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
5. "Cal Poly Football; 2016 Media Guide". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
6. "2001 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.