1978 Cal Poly Mustangs football team
American college football season
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The 1978 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 1978 NCAA Division II football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Joe Harper, Cal Poly compiled an overall record of 7–3 with a mark of 2–0 in conference play, winning the CCAA title for the third consecutive season. The conference title was unofficial as the CCAA had only three members.[1] The Mustangs advanced to the NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs for the first time, where they lost to Winston-Salem State in the quarterfinals. Cal Poly played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California.
| 1978 Cal Poly Mustangs football | |
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CCAA champion (unofficial) | |
NCAA Division II Quarterfinal, L 0–17 vs. Winston-Salem State | |
| Conference | California Collegiate Athletic Association |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 8 (NCAA Division II) |
| Record | 7–3 (2–0 CCAA) |
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| Home stadium | Mustang Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Cal Poly $^ | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly Pomona | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Northridge | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 16 | Sacramento State* | W 52–6 | 2,700 | |||
| September 23 | Cal State Fullerton* |
| W 41–27 | 5,430 | [2] | |
| September 30 | at Fresno State* | No. 9 | W 24–12 | 12,287 | [3][4] | |
| October 7 | Portland State* | No. 3 |
| W 56–20 | 6,025 | [5] |
| October 14 | at Northern Colorado* | No. 2 |
| L 10–15 | 2,087 | |
| October 21 | Cal State Northridge | No. 4 |
| W 38–17 | 6,180 | |
| November 4 | at Cal Poly Pomona | No. 4 |
| W 35–8 | 3,500 | [6] |
| November 11 | at No. 6 UC Davis* | No. 3 | L 22–29 | 9,600 | ||
| November 18 | Boise State* | No. 8 |
| W 7–3 | 7,430 | [7] |
| November 25 | No. 1 Winston-Salem State* | No. 8 | L 0–17 | 8,500 | [8] | |
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