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Conference | Western Football Conference |
Record | 4–7 (2–3 WFC) |
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Home stadium | Mustang Stadium |
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No. 15 Santa Clara $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 Sacramento State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portland State | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal Poly | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal Lutheran | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal State Northridge | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1985 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University[note 1] during the 1985 NCAA Division II football season.
Cal Poly competed in the Western Football Conference (WFC). The WFC added two new members for the 1985 season, Cal Lutheran and Cal State Sacramento. The Mustangs were led by fourth-year head coach Jim Sanderson and played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California. They finished the season with a record of four wins and seven losses (4–7, 2–3 WFC). Overall, the team was outscored by its opponents 266–303 for the season.
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 14 | North Dakota State* | W 35–29 | [1] | |||
September 21 | at Cal State Hayward[note 2]* | No. 6 | L 17–28 | |||
September 28 | at Fresno State[note 3]* | L 10–59 | 32,536 | [2][3] | ||
October 5 | No. 8 UC Davis* |
| L 21–34 | |||
October 12 | No. 10 Santa Clara |
| L 6–12 | |||
October 19 | Saint Mary's* |
| W 44–0 | |||
October 26 | at Cal State Northridge | W 34–21 | 5,335 | [4] | ||
November 2 | at No. 19 Sacramento State[note 4] | L 27–28 | 5,011 | [5] | ||
November 9 | Portland State |
| W 34–21 | 2,590 | [6] | |
November 16 | at Boise State* | L 14–42 | 12,212 | [7][8] | ||
November 23 | at California Lutheran |
| L 24–29 | 1,230 | [9] | |
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The following Cal Poly Mustang players were selected in the 1986 NFL draft.[12][13][14]
Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
Sal Cesario | Tackle | 12 | 328 | New York Jets |