1977 Cal Poly Mustangs football team
American college football season
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The 1977 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo as a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) during the 1977 NCAA Division II football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Joe Harper, Cal Poly compiled an overall record of 6–4 with a mark of 2–0 in conference play, winning the CCAA title for the second consecutive season. The Mustangs played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California.
| 1977 Cal Poly Mustangs football | |
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CCAA champion | |
| Conference | California Collegiate Athletic Association |
| Record | 6–4 (2–0 CCAA) |
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| Home stadium | Mustang Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly $ | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Northridge | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly Pomona | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Los Angeles | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 10 | at Portland State* | W 29–22 | 9,562 | [1] | |
| September 24 | at Sacramento State* | W 31–7 | 4,500 | ||
| October 1 | Fresno State* | L 3–52 | 8,322 | ||
| October 8 | Nevada* |
| L 29–48 | 5,123–5,200 | [2][3] |
| October 15 | Northern Colorado* |
| W 29–20 | 4,460 | |
| October 22 | at Cal State Fullerton* | L 18–45 | 2,613 | [4] | |
| October 29 | Simon Fraser* |
| W 34–20 | 4,950 | [5] |
| November 5 | at Cal State Northridge | W 42–14 | 4,500 | ||
| November 12 | at Boise State* | L 21–42 | 17,028 | [6][7] | |
| November 19 | Cal Poly Pomona |
| W 24–14 | 4,050 | |
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Team players in the NFL
The following Cal Poly Mustang players were selected in the 1978 NFL draft.[10][11]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
| Jimmy Childs | Wide receiver | 4 | 97 | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Andre Keys | Wide receiver | 8 | 214 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
