1996 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

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The 1996 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo as an independent during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by Andre Patterson in his third and final season as head coach, Cal Poly compiled a record of 5–6.[1] The team was outscored by its opponents 356 to 308 for the season. The Mustangs played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California.

ConferenceIndependent
Record5–6
Headcoach
HomestadiumMustang Stadium
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1996 Cal Poly Mustangs football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–6
Head coach
Home stadiumMustang Stadium
Seasons
 1995
1997 
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1996 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
Buffalo   83 
No. 15 Youngstown State   83 
Saint Mary's   73 
Western Kentucky   74 
Davidson   64 
Towson   64 
Samford   65 
Wofford   65 
Cal Poly   56 
Hofstra   56 
Liberty   56 
Southern Utah   47 
Charleston Southern   28 
Morehead State   28 
Jacksonville State   19 
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
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Patterson finished his three-year tenure as head coach with a record of 17–16, for a .515 winning percentage.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7at No. 20 Idaho StateL 32–35 OT[2]
September 14at No. 2 MontanaL 0–4318,169[3]
September 21No. 17 Weber StateL 20–30[4]
September 28Central Washington
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
W 49–14
October 5at IdahoL 33–3814,579[5]
October 12Saint Mary's
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
W 34–33
October 19Southern Utah
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
W 45–34
October 26at No. 15 Western IllinoisL 10–51[6]
November 2No. 12 (D-II) UC Davis
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA (rivalry)
W 17–138,216
November 9at Montana StateL 20–373,607[7]
November 23at Sacramento StateW 48–283,398[8]
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