2000 Cal Poly Mustangs football team
The 2000 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University[note 1] during the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season.
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| Conference | Independent |
| 2000 record | 3–8 |
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| Home stadium | Mustang Stadium (Capacity: 8,500) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Davidson | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Hofstra ^ | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Utah | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Florida | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elon | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morehead State | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Mary's | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charleston Southern | 0 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgetown | 0 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jacksonville | 0 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Samford | 0 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly | 0 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liberty | 0 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Austin Peay | 0 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cal Poly competed as an NCAA Division I-AA independent in 2000. The Mustangs were led by fourth-year head coach Larry Welsh and played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California. The Mustangs finished the season with a record of three wins and eight losses (3–8) for the third consecutive year. Overall, the team was outscored by its opponents 246–345 for the season. This was the last year as Cal Poly head coach for Larry Welsh. He finished his four years with a record of 19-25, or a .431 winning percentage.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 9 | at Sacramento State[note 2] | L 18–37 | 16,557[1] | |
| September 16 | at No. 9 Montana | L 3–53 | 19,012[2] | |
| September 23 | at Montana State | W 35–14 | ||
| September 30 | at Southern Utah | L 13–42 | ||
| October 7 | Saint Mary's (CA) | W 41–20 | ||
| October 14 | Western New Mexico |
| W 52–10 | |
| October 21 | UC Davis |
| L 28–63 | |
| October 28 | No. 11 Hofstra |
| L 30–33 | |
| November 4 | No. 24 Northern Iowa |
| L 41–43 | |
| November 11 | at Cal State Northridge |
| L 27–45 | 1,915[3] |
| November 18 | No. 9 Youngstown State |
| L 13–35 | |
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Team players in the NFL
No Cal Poly Mustang players were selected in the 2001 NFL Draft.[6][7][8]
The following finished their college career in 2000, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.
| Player | Position | First NFL team |
| James Tuthill | Kicker | 2001 Green Bay Packers |
Notes
- The official name of Cal Poly is California Polytechnic State University. However, it has been more commonly known as either Cal Poly San Luis Obispo or just Cal Poly since 1947.
- The official name of Sacramento State has been California State University, Sacramento since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Sacramento State.
References
- "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Cal Poly)" (PDF). Retrieved April 25, 2017.
- Grizzly Football Yearbook: Media Guide, Records & Awards. MontanaGrizzlies.Com
- Fernando Dominguez (October 29, 2000). "Northridge Finally Puts It Together". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. D17. Retrieved October 27, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Yearly Results". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
- "Cal Poly Football; 2016 Media Guide". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
- "2001 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
- "Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Players/Alumni". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
- "Draft History: Cal Poly – S.L.O." Retrieved March 18, 2017.