1994 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

1994 Cal Poly Mustangs football
AWC champion
ConferenceAmerican West Conference
Record7–4 (3–0 AWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMustang Stadium
Seasons
← 1993
1995 →
1994 American West Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Cal Poly $ 3 0 0 7 4 0
Sacramento State 2 1 0 5 5 0
Southern Utah 1 2 0 4 7 0
Cal State Northridge 0 3 0 3 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1994 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo as a member of the American West Conference (AWC) during the 1994 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Andre Patterson, Cal Poly compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 3–0 in conference play, winning the AWC, the program's first conference title at the NCAA Division I level.[1] The team was outscored by its opponents 334 to 304 for the season. The Mustangs played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10at Eastern Washington*L 7–61
September 17Humboldt State*L 19–23
September 24Sonoma State*
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
W 64–304,078[2]
October 1at No. 3 Montana*L 0–4511,868
October 8at San Francisco State*W 35–301,112[3]
October 15No. 16 (D-II) UC Davis*
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA (rivalry)
W 32–314,188[4]
October 22at Cal State NorthridgeW 30–64,029[5]
October 29Saint Mary's*
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
W 34–20
November 5at Northern Arizona*L 21–44
November 12at Sacramento StateW 27–231,980
November 19Southern Utah
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
W 35–21

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Team players in the NFL

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No Cal Poly Mustang players were selected in the 1995 NFL draft.[7][8][9] The following finished their college career in 1994, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.

Player Position First NFL team
Chris Thomas Wide receiver 1995 San Francisco 49ers

References

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  1. ^ "American West Conference". Philadelphia Daily News. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. November 21, 1994. p. 100. Retrieved May 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Final 1994 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Sonoma State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
  3. ^ "Final 1994 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report (San Francisco State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
  4. ^ "Final 1994 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report (UC Davis)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
  5. ^ Steve Elling (October 23, 1994). "Spark-less Matadors Torched". The Los Angeles Times (Valley ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. C14. Retrieved June 14, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  6. ^ "Cal Poly Football; 2016 Media Guide". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  7. ^ "1995 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  8. ^ "Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Players/Alumni". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  9. ^ "Draft History: Cal Poly – S.L.O." Retrieved March 18, 2017.