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2006 Cal Poly Mustangs football
Conference Great West Football Conference
Record7–4 (2–2 GWFC)
Head coach
Home stadium Mustang Stadium
Seasons
←  2005
2007 →
2006 Great West Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 5 North Dakota State $   4 – 0     10 – 1  
No. 22 South Dakota State   3 – 1     7 – 4  
No. 16 Cal Poly   2 – 2     7 – 4  
UC Davis   1 – 3     6 – 5  
Southern Utah   0 – 4     3 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2006 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University [note 1] during the 2006 NCAA Division I FCS football season.

Cal Poly competed in the Great West Football Conference (GWFC). The Mustangs were led by sixth-year head coach Rich Ellerson and played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California. The team finished the season with a record of seven wins and four losses (7–4, 2–2 GWFC). The Mustangs outscored their opponents 248–162 for the season.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2 Fort Lewis*No. 6
W 44–0
September 9at Weber State*No. 5
W 17–0
September 16at Sacramento State [note 2]*No. 3
W 17–108,143 [1]
September 23at San Jose State*No. 3
L 7–1715,684 [2]
September 30 Southern UtahNo. 5
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, California
W 18–14
October 7No. 16 UC DavisNo. 5
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, California ( Rivalry)
W 23–17
October 21 South Dakota StateNo. 4
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, California
L 28–29
October 28at San Diego State*No. 9
W 16–1420,974
November 4at No. 2 Montana*No. 6
L 9–1022,853 [3]
November 11at No. 5 North Dakota StateNo. 9
L 14–5114,706 [4]
November 18 Savannah State*No. 16
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, California
W 55–011,075

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Team players in the NFL

The following Cal Poly Mustang players were selected in the 2007 NFL Draft. [7] [8] [9]

Player Position Round Overall NFL team
Courtney Brown Defensive back 7 212 Dallas Cowboys

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)". Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  2. ^ "San Jose State - Game-by-Game Statistics". SJSU Spartans. June 30, 2016. Archived from the original on June 30, 2016. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
  3. ^ Montana Grizzlies Media Guide Archived August 17, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Mustangs' playoff push ended in Bison stampede". Santa Maria Times. November 12, 2006. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Yearly Results". Retrieved January 12, 2017.[ permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "Cal Poly Football; 2016 Media Guide". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  7. ^ "2007 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on June 29, 2016. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  8. ^ "Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  9. ^ "Draft History: Cal Poly – S.L.O." NFL.com. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
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