The 2008 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo as member of the Great West Conference (GWC) during the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by Rich Ellerson in his eighth and final season as head coach, Cal Poly compiled an overall record of 8–3 with a mark of 3–0 in conference play, winning GWC title. The Mustangs advanced to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where they lost to Weber State in the first round. The team outscored its opponents 488 to 292 for the season, averaging over 44 points per game. Cal Poly played home games at Alex G. Spanos Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California.
| 2008 Cal Poly Mustangs football | |
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GWC champion | |
NCAA Division I First Round, L 35–49 vs. Weber State | |
| Conference | Great West Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Sports Network | No. 10 |
| FCS Coaches | No. 8 |
| Record | 8–3 (3–0 GWC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Ian Shields (3rd season) |
| Home stadium | Alex G. Spanos Stadium |
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| No. 10 Cal Poly $^ | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Davis | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota | 1 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota | 1 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Utah | 1 | – | 3 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ellerson finished his eight-year tenure as head coach with a record of 56–34, for a winning percentage of .622.
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| August 30 | at San Diego State* | No. 14 | W 29–27 | 26,851 | |
| September 6 | No. 5 Montana* | No. 11 | L 28–30 | 10,035 | |
| September 13 | at No. 8 McNeese State* | No. 14 | Cancelled | ||
| September 20 | at Northwestern State* | No. 13 | W 52–18 | 8,284 | |
| October 4 | South Dakota | No. 8 |
| W 49–22 | 11,075 |
| October 18 | at No. 21 South Dakota State* | No. 5 | W 42–28 | 8,311 | |
| October 25 | Southern Utah | No. 6 |
| W 69–41 | 10,075 |
| November 1 | Idaho State* | No. 4 |
| W 49–10 | 7,014 |
| November 8 | North Carolina Central* | No. 3 |
| W 49–3 | 10,825 |
| November 15 | UC Davis | No. 3 |
| W 51–28 | 11,075 |
| November 22 | at Wisconsin* | No. 3 | L 35–36 OT | 80,709 | |
| November 29 | No. 12 Weber State* | No. 3 |
| L 35–49 | 6,919 |
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Team players selected in the NFL Draft
editThe following Mustang players were selected in the NFL draft.[3][4]
| Draft | Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
| 2009 | Ramses Barden | Wide receiver | 3 | 85 | New York Giants |
| 2012 | Asa Jackson | Cornerback | 5 | 169 | Baltimore Ravens |
References
edit- ^ "Cal Poly Mustangs Schedule 2008". ESPN. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
- ^ "Cal Poly Football; 2016 Media Guide". 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.