2004 Cal Poly Mustangs football team
American college football season
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The 2004 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo as member of the Great West Conference (GWC) during the 2004 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Rich Ellerson, Cal Poly compiled an overall record of 9–2 with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, winning the GWC title.[1] The team outscored its opponents 336 to 183 for the season. The Mustangs played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California.
- Rich Ellerson (4th season)
| 2004 Cal Poly Mustangs football | |
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GWFC champion | |
| Conference | Great West Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Sports Network | No. 16 |
| Record | 9–2 (4–1 GWC) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Ian Shields (1st season) |
| Co-offensive coordinator | Joe DuPaix (1st season) |
| Offensive scheme | Triple option |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
| Home stadium | Mustang Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Cal Poly $ | 4 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Davis | 3 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 23 North Dakota State | 2 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota State | 2 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Utah | 2 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Colorado | 2 | – | 3 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cal Poly was a charter member of the newly-formed GWC. The Mustangs competed as an independent the previous eight seasons.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 4 | Humboldt State* | W 42–7 | |||||
| September 11 | at Idaho State* | W 35–20 | [2] | ||||
| September 18 | at No. 14 Montana State* | No. 22 | W 27–14 | 12,337 | [3] | ||
| October 2 | South Dakota State | No. 13 |
| W 14–7 | |||
| October 9 | at Southern Utah | No. 10 | W 24–17 | ||||
| October 16 | Texas State* | No. 9 |
| W 38–21 | 9,352 | [4] | |
| October 23 | at North Dakota State | No. 6 | W 13–10 | 11,834 | [5] | ||
| October 30 | UC Davis | No. 5 |
| L 33–36 | |||
| November 6 | at No. 21 Eastern Washington* | No. 11 | L 21–38 | [6] | |||
| November 13 | Northern Colorado | No. 18 |
| W 31–0 | |||
| November 20 | 4:00 p.m. | at Sacramento State* | No. 18 | W 58–13 | 4,895 | [7] | |
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Team players in the NFL
The following Cal Poly Mustang players were selected in the 2005 NFL draft.[10][11][12]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
| Jordan Beck | Linebacker | 3 | 90 | Atlanta Falcons |
