2000 Cal Poly Mustangs football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–8
Head coach
Home stadiumMustang Stadium
Seasons
← 1999
2001 →
2000 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Davidson   –     10 – 0  
No. 7 Hofstra ^   –     9 – 4  
Southern Utah   –     7 – 4  
South Florida   –     7 – 4  
Elon   –     7 – 4  
Morehead State   –     6 – 3  
Saint Mary's   –     6 – 5  
Charleston Southern   –     5 – 6  
Georgetown   –     5 – 6  
Jacksonville   –     3 – 8  
Samford   –     4 – 7  
Cal Poly   –     3 – 8  
Liberty   –     3 – 8  
Austin Peay   –     2 – 9  
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

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

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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 9at Sacramento State[note 2]
L 18–3716,557[1]
September 16at No. 9 Montana
L 3–5319,012[2]
September 23at Montana State
W 35–14
September 30at Southern Utah
L 13–42
October 7Saint Mary's (CA)
W 41–20
October 14Western New Mexico
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, California
W 52–10
October 21UC Davis
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, California (Rivalry)
L 28–63
October 28No. 11 Hofstra
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, California
L 30–33
November 4No. 24 Northern Iowa
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, California
L 41–43
November 11at Cal State Northridge
L 27–451,915[3]
November 18No. 9 Youngstown State
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, California
L 13–35

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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.Open access icon
  4. ^ "Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Yearly Results". Retrieved January 12, 2017.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "Cal Poly Football; 2016 Media Guide". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  6. ^ "2001 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  7. ^ "Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Players/Alumni". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  8. ^ "Draft History: Cal Poly – S.L.O." Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
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