1988 Cal Poly Mustangs football | |
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Conference | Western Football Conference |
Record | 5–4–1 (3–3 WFC) |
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Home stadium | Mustang Stadium |
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No. 4 Portland State $^ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 Sacramento State ^ | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Santa Clara | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal Poly | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal State Northridge | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Utah State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal Lutheran | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1988 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University [note 1] during the 1988 NCAA Division II football season.
Cal Poly competed in the Western Football Conference (WFC). The Mustangs were led by second-year head coach Lyle Setencich and played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California. They finished the season with a record of five wins, four losses and one tie (5–4–1, 3–3 WFC). Overall, the team outscored its opponents 238–145 for the season.
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 10 | Cameron* | L 14–20 | 6,765 [1] | |
September 17 | at Portland State | L 3–21 | 10,119 [2] | |
September 24 | Angelo State* |
| W 15–8 | |
October 1 | at Cal State Northridge | W 38–7 | ||
October 8 | Sacramento State [note 2] |
| L 29–30 | [3] |
October 15 | California Lutheran |
| W 42–6 | 2,300 [4] |
October 22 | Cal State Hayward [note 3]* |
| W 40–6 | 2,305 [5] |
October 29 | at UC Davis* | T 21–21 | ||
November 5 | Southern Utah State [note 4] |
| W 23–10 | 2,486 [6] |
November 12 | at Santa Clara | L 13–16 | ||
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The following Cal Poly Mustang players were selected in the 1989 NFL draft. [9] [10] [11]
Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
Chris Dunn | Linebacker | 9 | 229 | Atlanta Falcons |