2005 Cal Poly Mustangs football team
American college football season
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The 2005 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo as member of the Great West Conference (GWC) during the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Rich Ellerson, Cal Poly compiled an overall record of 9–4 with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, sharing the GWC title with UC Davis. The Mustangs advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they defeated Montana in the first round before losing to Texas State in the quarterfinals. The team outscored its opponents 354 to 232 for the season. Cal Poly played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California.
- Rich Ellerson (5th season)
| 2005 Cal Poly Mustangs football | |
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GWC co-champion | |
NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal, L 7–14 at Texas State | |
| Conference | Great West Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Sports Network | No. 6 |
| Record | 9–4 (4–1 GWC) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Ian Shields (2nd season) |
| Co-offensive coordinator | Joe DuPaix (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Mustang Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Cal Poly +^ | 4 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Davis + | 4 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota State | 3 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota State | 3 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Utah | 1 | – | 4 | 1 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Colorado | 0 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 3 | 4:00 p.m. | at Troy* | No. 17 | L 10–27 | 18,536 | |||
| September 10 | 6:00 p.m. | Sacramento State* | No. 19 | W 37–13 | 6,786 | [1] | ||
| September 17 | 6:05 p.m. | No. 11 Montana State* | No. 18 |
| W 38–10 | 8,043 | [2] | |
| September 24 | 5:00 p.m. | at South Dakota State | No. 12 | W 24–16 | 10,633 | |||
| October 1 | at Northern Colorado | No. 10 | W 31–14 | 9,142 | ||||
| October 8 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 12 North Dakota State | No. 6 |
| W 37–6 | 6,923 | [3] | |
| October 22 | 12:05 p.m. | at No. 9 Montana* | No. 3 | KPAX | L 27–36 | 23,565 | [4] | |
| October 29 | 1:00 p.m. | at UC Davis | No. 10 | L 13–20 | 7,890 | |||
| November 5 | No. 11 Eastern Washington* | No. 18 |
| W 40–35 | 7,901 | [5] | ||
| November 12 | 6:00 p.m. | Southern Utah | No. 15 |
| W 20–10 | 5,763 | ||
| November 19 | 6:00 p.m. | Idaho State* | No. 13 |
| W 35–10 | 6,339 | [6] | |
| November 26 | 11:00 a.m. | at No. 9 Montana* | No. 10 |
| KPAX | W 35–21 | 16,162 | [7] |
| December 3 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 4 Texas State* | No. 10 |
| L 7–14 | 15,411 | [8] | |
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Team players in the NFL
The following Cal Poly Mustang players were selected in the 2006 NFL draft.[11][12][13]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
| Chris Gocong | Defensive end | 3 | 71 | Philadelphia Eagles |