2005 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

The 2005 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo as member of the Great West Conference (GWC) during the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Rich Ellerson, Cal Poly compiled an overall record of 9–4 with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, sharing the GWC title with UC Davis. The Mustangs advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they defeated Montana in the first round before losing to Texas State in the quarterfinals. The team outscored its opponents 354 to 232 for the season. Cal Poly played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California.

2005 Cal Poly Mustangs football
GWC co-champion
ConferenceGreat West Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 6
Record9–4 (4–1 GWC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorIan Shields (2nd season)
Home stadiumMustang Stadium
Seasons
← 2004
2006 →
2005 Great West Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 6 Cal Poly +^   4 1     9 4  
UC Davis +   4 1     6 5  
North Dakota State   3 2     7 4  
South Dakota State   3 2     6 5  
Southern Utah   1 4     1 9  
Northern Colorado   0 5     4 7  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 34:00 p.m.at Troy*No. 17L 10–2718,536
September 106:00 p.m.Sacramento State*No. 19W 37–136,786[1]
September 176:05 p.m.No. 11 Montana State*No. 18
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
W 38–108,043
September 245:00 p.m.at South Dakota StateNo. 12W 24–1610,633
October 1at Northern ColoradoNo. 10W 31–149,142
October 84:00 p.m.No. 12 North Dakota StateNo. 6
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
W 37–66,923[2]
October 2212:05 p.m.at No. 9 Montana*No. 3KPAXL 27–3623,565[3]
October 291:00 p.m.at UC DavisNo. 10L 13–207,890
November 5No. 11 Eastern Washington*No. 18
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
W 40–357,901
November 126:00 p.m.Southern UtahNo. 15
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
W 20–105,763
November 196:00 p.m.Idaho State*No. 13
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
W 35–106,339
November 2611:00 a.m.at No. 9 Montana*No. 10
KPAXW 35–2116,162
December 31:00 p.m.at No. 4 Texas State*No. 10
L 7–1415,411[4]

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Team players in the NFL

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The following Cal Poly Mustang players were selected in the 2006 NFL draft.[7][8][9]

Player Position Round Overall NFL team
Chris Gocong Defensive end 3 71 Philadelphia Eagles

References

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  1. ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Cal Poly)". Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  2. ^ "Making a statement". Santa Maria Times. October 9, 2005. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Montana Grizzlies Media Guide Archived August 17, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Poly's playoff run ends at Texas State". The Lompoc Record. December 4, 2005. Retrieved March 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Cal Poly Mustangs Schedule 2005". ESPN. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  6. ^ "Cal Poly Football; 2016 Media Guide". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  7. ^ "2006 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 20, 2008. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  8. ^ "Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Players/Alumni". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  9. ^ "Draft History: Cal Poly – S.L.O." Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved March 18, 2017.