2008 Cal Poly Mustangs football team
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GWC champion | |
FCS 1st Round, L 35–49 vs. Weber State | |
Conference | Great West Conference |
Ranking | |
Sports Network | No. 10 |
FCS Coaches | No. 8 |
Record | 8–3 (3–0 GWC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Ian Shields (3rd season) |
Home stadium | Alex G. Spanos Stadium |
Seasons |
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No. 10 Cal Poly $^ | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UC Davis | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Dakota | 1 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Dakota | 1 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Utah | 1 | – | 3 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2008 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University[note 1] during the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season.
Cal Poly competed in the Great West Conference (GWC). The conference had previously been called the Great West Football Conference, but the new name reflected the addition of sports other than football to the conference. The 2008 Mustangs were led by eighth-year head coach Rich Ellerson and played home games at Alex G. Spanos Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California. The team finished the season as champion of the GWC, with a regular-season record of eight wins and two losses (8–2, 3–0 GWC).
At the end of the season, the Mustangs qualified for the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) playoffs. In the first playoff game they were defeated by Weber State. That brought their final record to eight wins and three losses (8–3, 3–0 GWC). The Mustangs averaged 44 points a game, outscoring their opponents 488–292 for the season. This was the final season for Rich Ellerson as head coach. In his eight seasons the Mustangs compiled a record of 56–34, a winning percentage of .622 .
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
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August 30 | at San Diego State* | No. 14 | W 29–27 | 26,851 | |
September 6 | No. 5 Montana* | No. 11 | L 28–30 | 10,035 | |
September 13 | at No. 8 McNeese State* | No. 14 | Cancelled | ||
September 20 | at Northwestern State* | No. 13 | W 52–18 | 8,284 | |
October 4 | South Dakota | No. 8 |
| W 49–22 | 11,075 |
October 18 | at No. 21 South Dakota State* | No. 5 | W 42–28 | 8,311 | |
October 25 | Southern Utah | No. 6 |
| W 69–41 | 10,075 |
November 1 | Idaho State* | No. 4 |
| W 49–10 | 7,014 |
November 8 | North Carolina Central* | No. 3 |
| W 49–3 | 10,825 |
November 15 | UC Davis | No. 3 |
| W 51–28 | 11,075 |
November 22 | at Wisconsin* | No. 3 | L 35–36 OT | 80,709 | |
November 29 | No. 12 Weber State* | No. 3 |
| L 35–49 | 6,919 |
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Team players selected in the NFL Draft
The following Cal Poly Mustang players were selected in the NFL Draft.[3][4]
Draft | Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
2009 | Ramses Barden | Wide receiver | 3 | 85 | New York Giants |
2012 | Asa Jackson | Cornerback | 5 | 169 | Baltimore Ravens |
Notes
References
- ^ "Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Yearly Results". Retrieved January 12, 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Cal Poly Football; 2016 Media Guide". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
- ^ "Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Players/Alumni". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
- ^ "Draft History: Cal Poly – S.L.O." Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved March 18, 2017.