1982 Cal Poly Mustangs football team
American college football season
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The 1982 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo as a member of the Western Football Conference (WFC) during the 1982 NCAA Division II football season. Led by first-year head coach Jim Sanderson, Cal Poly compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 4–0 in conference play, winning the WFC title.[1] The Mustangs played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California.
- Jim Sanderson (1st season)
| 1982 Cal Poly Mustangs football | |
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WFC champion | |
| Conference | Western Football Conference |
| Record | 6–5 (4–0 WFC) |
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| Home stadium | Mustang Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Santa Clara | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Northridge | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly Pomona | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portland State | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1982 was the first season for the Western Football Conference. In its initial season, the WFC had five teams. Three of them were the final members of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA): Cal State Northridge, Cal Poly Pomona, and Cal Poly. They were joined by Santa Clara and Portland State.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 11 | at Fresno State* | L 6–26 | 26,274 | [2][3] | |
| September 18 | Cal State Fullerton* | L 10–14 | 5,542 | [4] | |
| September 25 | at Idaho State* | W 15–13 | 10,247 | [5] | |
| October 2 | at Portland State | W 22–0 | 1,509–2,825 | [6] | |
| October 9 | at UC Davis* | L 0–24 | 9,500–9,750 | [7][8] | |
| October 16 | No. 5 Northern Colorado* |
| L 13–14 | 4,904 | |
| October 23 | Simon Fraser* |
| W 34–0 | 3,947 | |
| October 30 | at No. 6 Santa Clara | W 20–3 | 7,125 | ||
| November 6 | Boise State* |
| L 24–26 | 4,554 | [9][10] |
| November 13 | at Cal State Northridge | W 24–14 | 5,483 | ||
| November 20 | Cal Poly Pomona |
| W 31–6 | 2,967 | [11] |
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