1979 Cal Poly Pomona Broncos football team

The 1979 Cal Poly Pomona Broncos football team represented California State Polytechnic University, Pomona during the 1979 NCAA Division II football season.

1979 Cal Poly Pomona Broncos football
ConferenceCalifornia Collegiate Athletic Association
1979 record0–11, 3 wins forfeited (0–2 CCAA)
Head coach
  • Jim Jones (3rd season)
Home stadiumKellogg Field
1979 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 7 Cal Poly $ 2 –0 –0  7 –3 –0
Cal State Northridge 1 –1 –0  3 –7 –0
Cal Poly Pomona 0 –2 –0  0 –11 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Associated Press poll

Cal Poly Pomona competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). Cal Poly Pomona was led by third-year head coach Jim Jones. They played home games at Kellogg Field in Pomona, California. On the field, the Broncos finished the season with a record of three wins and eight losses (3–8, 0–2 CCAA). However, it was later determined that the team had used ineligible players during the season so they were required to forfeit all three of their victories. The adjusted record becomes (0–11, 0–2 CCAA). Overall, the team was outscored by its opponents 200–287 for the season.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 15at Puget Sound*
L 23–28
September 22San Francisco State*
L 6–17[1]
September 29at Sacramento State[note 1]*
L 24–0
forfeit loss
October 6US International[note 2]*
L 15–30
October 13Occidental*
  • Kellogg Field
  • Pomona, California
L 56–13
forfeit loss		2,500[2]
October 20UC Davis*
  • Kellogg Field
  • Pomona, California
L 24–21
forfeit loss		2,500[3]
October 27at Southwestern Louisiana[note 3]*
L 9–31
November 3Cal State Northridge
  • Kellogg Field
  • Pomona, California
L 3–175,000[4]
November 10at No. 7 Cal Poly[note 4]
L 34–385,520[5]
November 17at Northern Arizona*
L 3–218,781[6]
November 22at Tennessee State*
L 3–71
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from no poll released prior to the game

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Team players in the NFL

No Cal Poly Pomona players were selected in the 1980 NFL Draft.[9][10][11]

Notes
  1. The official name of Sacramento State has been California State University, Sacramento since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Sacramento State.
  2. Alliant International University was formed in 2001 via the merger of United States International University (USIU) and California School of Professional Psychology.
  3. University of Louisiana at Lafayette was known as University of Southwestern Louisiana from 1960 to 1999.
  4. The official name of Cal Poly has been California Polytechnic State University since 1947. However, it is more commonly known as either Cal Poly San Luis Obispo or just Cal Poly.

References
  1. "Kingsmen Beat Redlands, 28-7". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 23, 1979. p. III-18. Retrieved March 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "LB State Rallies to Beat Drake". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 14, 1979. p. III-10. Retrieved March 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Paopao Leads Cal Lutheran Win". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 21, 1979. p. III-15. Retrieved February 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "No Shows Include An Opponent". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 4, 1979. p. III-16. Retrieved February 24, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Cal Lutheran Scores 40-15 Victory". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 11, 1979. p. III-16. Retrieved February 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Long Beach State Wins at Wichita". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 18, 1979. p. III-16. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "1979 - Cal Poly-Pomona". Retrieved February 23, 2017.
  8. "Cal Poly Pomona football (1947‐1982)" (PDF). Retrieved February 23, 2017.
  9. "1980 NFL Draft". Retrieved February 23, 2017.
  10. "Cal Poly-Pomona Players/Alumni". Retrieved February 23, 2017.
  11. "Draft History: Cal Poly-Pomona". Retrieved March 18, 2017.
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