2000 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

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2000 Cal Poly Mustangs football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–8
Head coach
Home stadiumMustang Stadium
Seasons
← 1999
2001 →
2000 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Davidson   –     10 – 0  
No. 7 Hofstra ^   –     9 – 4  
Southern Utah   –     7 – 4  
South Florida   –     7 – 4  
Elon   –     7 – 4  
Morehead State   –     6 – 3  
Saint Mary's   –     6 – 5  
Charleston Southern   –     5 – 6  
Georgetown   –     5 – 6  
Jacksonville   –     3 – 8  
Samford   –     4 – 7  
Cal Poly   –     3 – 8  
Liberty   –     3 – 8  
Austin Peay   –     2 – 9  
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2000 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo as an independent during the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by Larry Welsh in his fourth and final season as head coach, Cal Poly compiled a record of 3–8 for the third consecutive year.[1] The team was outscored by its opponents 395 to 201 for the season. The Mustangs played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California.

Welsh finished his four-year tenure as head coach with a record of 19–25, for a .431 winning percentage.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9at Sacramento State
L 18–3716,557
September 16at No. 9 Montana
L 3–5319,012[2]
September 23at Montana State
W 35–144,757
September 30at Southern Utah
L 13–42
October 7Saint Mary's
W 41–20
October 14Western New Mexico
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
W 52–10
October 21No. 10 (West) (D-II) UC Davis
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA (rivalry)
L 28–63
October 28No. 11 Hofstra
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
L 30–333,532
November 41:00 p.m.No. 24 Northern Iowa
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
L 41–434,135
November 11at Cal State Northridge
L 27–451,915[3]
November 18No. 9 Youngstown State
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
L 13–35

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Team players in the NFL

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No Cal Poly Mustang players were selected in the 2001 NFL draft.[5][6][7] 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

References

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  1. ^ "Independents". The Pantagraph (Bloomington, Illinois). November 28, 2000. p. B5. Retrieved February 17, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ Grizzly Football Yearbook: Media Guide, Records & Awards. MontanaGrizzlies.Com
  3. ^ 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.Open access icon
  4. ^ "Cal Poly Football; 2016 Media Guide". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  5. ^ "2001 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  6. ^ "Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Players/Alumni". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  7. ^ "Draft History: Cal Poly – S.L.O." Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
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