1989 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

American college football season

1989 Cal Poly Mustangs football

Conference| Western Football Conference
Record| 5–5 (1–4 WFC)
Head coach|

* Lyle Setencich (3rd season)

Home stadium| Mustang Stadium

Seasons

<- 1988

1990 ->

1989 Western Football Conference standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 14 Portland State $^  | 4  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 9  | - | 4  | - | 0
Cal State Northridge | 4  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 5  | - | 0
Southern Utah State | 4  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 0
Santa Clara | 3  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 4  | - | 0
Sacramento State | 2  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 0
Cal Poly | 1  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 0
Cal Lutheran | 0  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - NCAA Division II playoff participant

Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

The 1989 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University[note 1] during the 1989 NCAA Division II football season.

Cal Poly competed in the Western Football Conference (WFC). The Mustangs were led by third-year head coach Lyle Setencich and played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California. They finished the season with a record of five wins and five losses (5–5, 1–4 WFC). Overall, the team outscored its opponents 230–227 for the season.

## Schedule[edit]

Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance

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September 9| West Texas State[note 2]*|

* Mustang Stadium
* San Luis Obispo, California

| W 31–10|
September 16| Humboldt State*|

* Mustang Stadium
* San Luis Obispo, California

| W 29–16| 1,963[1]
September 23| at Angelo State*|

* Multi-Sports Complex
* San Angelo, Texas

| L 20–45|
September 30| Cal State Northridge|

* Mustang Stadium
* San Luis Obispo, California

| L 10–13| 4,200[2]
October 7| Portland State|

* Mustang Stadium
* San Luis Obispo, California

| L 26–55|
October 14| Kearney State[note 3]*|

* Mustang Stadium
* San Luis Obispo, California

| W 19–13| 2,220[3]
October 21| at Sacramento State[note 4]|

* Hornet Stadium
* Sacramento, California

| L 15–16| 3,713[4]
October 28| UC Davis*|

* Mustang Stadium
* San Luis Obispo, California (Rivalry)

| W 28–21| 5,745[5]
November 4| at Southern Utah State[note 5]|

* Eccles Coliseum
* Cedar City, Utah

| L 24–38| 2,917[6]
November 11| Santa Clara|

* Mustang Stadium
* San Luis Obispo, California

| W 28–0| 2,880[7]

* *Non-conference game

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## Notes[edit]

1. ^ 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.
2. ^ West Texas A&M University was known as West Texas State University from 1963 to 1992.
3. ^ University of Nebraska at Kearney was known as Kearney State College from 1963 to 1990.
4. ^ The official name of Sacramento State has been California State University, Sacramento since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Sacramento State.
5. ^ Southern Utah University was known as Southern Utah State College from 1969 to 1990.

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 17, 1989. p. III-19. Retrieved April 21, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "Southland Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 1, 1989. p. III-18. Retrieved April 21, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 15, 1989. p. C18. Retrieved April 21, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Cal Poly (SLO)" (PDF). Retrieved April 18, 2017.
5. ^ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 29, 1989. p. C19. Retrieved April 21, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Southland Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 5, 1989. p. C-21. Retrieved April 21, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 12, 1989. p. C-19. Retrieved April 21, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Yearly Results". Archived from the original on May 6, 2023. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
9. ^ "Cal Poly Football; 2016 Media Guide". Retrieved January 12, 2017.

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* Alex G. Spanos Stadium (1935–present)

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