2008 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

American college football season

2008 Cal Poly Mustangs football

GWC champion

FCS 1st 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)
Head coach|

* Rich Ellerson (8th season)

Offensive coordinator| Ian Shields (3rd season)
Home stadium| Alex G. Spanos Stadium

Seasons

<- 2007

2009 ->

2008 Great West Conference football standings

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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  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - FCS playoff participant

Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2008 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University[note 1] during the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season.

Cal Poly competed in the Great West Conference (GWC). The conference had previously been called the Great West Football Conference, but the new name reflected the addition of sports other than football to the conference. The 2008 Mustangs were led by eighth-year head coach Rich Ellerson and played home games at Alex G. Spanos Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California. The team finished the season as champion of the GWC, with a regular-season record of eight wins and two losses (8–2, 3–0 GWC).

At the end of the season, the Mustangs qualified for the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) playoffs. In the first playoff game they were defeated by Weber State. That brought their final record to eight wins and three losses (8–3, 3–0 GWC). The Mustangs averaged 44 points a game, outscoring their opponents 488–292 for the season. This was the final season for Rich Ellerson as head coach. In his eight seasons the Mustangs compiled a record of 56–34, 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|

* Qualcomm Stadium
* San Diego

| W 29–27| 26,851
September 6| No. 5 Montana*| No. 11|

* Alex G. Spanos Stadium
* San Luis Obispo, California

| L 28–30| 10,035
September 13| at No. 8 McNeese State*| No. 14|

* Cowboy Stadium
* Lake Charles, Louisiana

| Cancelled |
September 20| at Northwestern State*| No. 13|

* Harry Turpin Stadium
* Natchitoches, Louisiana

| W 52–18| 8,284
October 4| South Dakota| No. 8|

* Alex G. Spanos Stadium
* San Luis Obispo, California

| W 49–22| 11,075
October 18| at No. 21 South Dakota State*| No. 5|

* Coughlin–Alumni Stadium
* Brookings, South Dakota

| W 42–28| 8,311
October 25| Southern Utah| No. 6|

* Alex G. Spanos Stadium
* San Luis Obispo, California

| W 69–41| 10,075
November 1| Idaho State*| No. 4|

* Alex G. Spanos Stadium
* San Luis Obispo, California

| W 49–10| 7,014
November 8| North Carolina Central*| No. 3|

* Alex G. Spanos Stadium
* San Luis Obispo, California

| W 49–3| 10,825
November 15| UC Davis| No. 3|

* Alex G. Spanos Stadium
* San Luis Obispo, California (Rivalry)

| W 51–28| 11,075
November 22| at Wisconsin*| No. 3|

* Camp Randall Stadium
* Madison, Wisconsin

| L 35–36 OT| 80,709
November 29| No. 12 Weber State*| No. 3|

* Alex G. Spanos Stadium
* San Luis Obispo, California (FCS Playoffs First Round)

| L 35–49| 6,919

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

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## Team players selected in the NFL Draft[edit]

The following Cal Poly Mustang players were selected in the NFL Draft.[3][4]

Draft | Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team

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2009 | Ramses Barden | Wide receiver | 3 | 85 | New York Giants
2012 | Asa Jackson | Cornerback  | 5  | 169  | Baltimore Ravens

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ The official name of Cal Poly is California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. However, it has been more commonly known as either Cal Poly San Luis Obispo or just Cal Poly since 1947. See: Cal Poly

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Yearly Results". Retrieved January 12, 2017.[permanent dead link]
2. ^ "Cal Poly Football; 2016 Media Guide". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
3. ^ "Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Players/Alumni". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
4. ^ "Draft History: Cal Poly – S.L.O." Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved March 18, 2017.

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Cal Poly Mustangs football

Venues|

* Alex G. Spanos Stadium (1935–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* UC Davis: Battle for the Golden Horseshoe

Culture & lore|

* Musty the Mustang
* "Ride High You Mustangs"
* Mustang Band
* Cal Poly football team C-46 crash

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* Head coaches
* NFL draftees

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Great West Conference football champions

* Cal Poly (2004)
* Cal Poly & UC Davis (2005)
* North Dakota State (2006)
* South Dakota State (2007)
* Cal Poly (2008)
* UC Davis (2009)
* Southern Utah (2010)
* Cal Poly & North Dakota (2011)

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