| 2005 Cal Poly Mustangs football | |
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GWFC co-champion | |
| Conference | Great West Football Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Sports Network | No. 6 |
| Record | 9–4 (4–1 GWFC) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Ian Shields (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Mustang Stadium |
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| 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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The 2005 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University[note 1] during the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season.
Cal Poly competed in the Great West Football Conference (GWFC). The Mustangs were led by fifth-year head coach Rich Ellerson and played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California. The team finished the regular season as co-champion of the GWFC, with a record of eight wins and three losses (8–3, 4–1 GWFC).
At the end of the season, the Mustangs qualified for the Division I-AA playoffs. In the first playoff game they defeated Montana. In the quarterfinal playoff game they were defeated by Texas State. That brought their final record to nine wins and four losses (9–4, 4–1 GWFC). The Mustangs outscored their opponents 354–232 for the season.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 3 | at Troy* | No. 17 | L 10–27 | |||
| September 10 | Sacramento State[note 2]* | No. 19 | W 37–13 | 6,786[1] | ||
| September 17 | No. 11 Montana State* | No. 18 |
| W 38–10 | ||
| September 24 | at South Dakota State | No. 12 | W 24–16 | |||
| October 1 | at Northern Colorado | No. 10 | W 31–14 | |||
| October 8 | No. 12 North Dakota State | No. 6 |
| W 37–6 | 6,923 | [2] |
| October 22 | at No. 9 Montana* | No. 3 | L 27–36 | 23,565[3] | ||
| October 29 | at UC Davis | No. 10 | L 13–20 | |||
| November 5 | No. 11 Eastern Washington* | No. 18 |
| W 40–35 | ||
| November 12 | Southern Utah | No. 15 |
| W 20–10 | ||
| November 19 | Idaho State* | No. 13 |
| W 35–10 | ||
| November 26 | at No. 9 Montana* | No. 10 |
| W 35–21 | ||
| December 3 | at No. 4 Texas State* | No. 10 | L 7–14 | 15,411 | [4] | |
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Team players in the NFL
The following Cal Poly Mustang players were selected in the 2006 NFL Draft.[7][8][9]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
| Chris Gocong | Defensive end | 3 | 71 | Philadelphia Eagles |
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)". Retrieved April 25, 2017.
- ^ "Making a statement". Santa Maria Times. October 9, 2005. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Montana Grizzlies Media Guide Archived August 17, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Poly's playoff run ends at Texas State". The Lompoc Record. December 4, 2005. Retrieved March 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Yearly Results". Retrieved January 12, 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Cal Poly Football; 2016 Media Guide". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
- ^ "2006 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 20, 2008. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
- ^ "Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Players/Alumni". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
- ^ "Draft History: Cal Poly – S.L.O." Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
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