1982 Cal Poly Pomona Broncos football team explained

Year:	1982
Team:	Cal Poly Pomona Broncos
Sport:	football
Conference:	Western Football Conference
Short Conf:	WFC
Record:	1–10
Conf Record:	1–3
Head Coach:	Roman Gabriel
Hc Year:	3rd
Stadium:	Kellogg Field
Next Year:	none

The 1982 Cal Poly Pomona Broncos football team represented California State Polytechnic University, Pomona as a member of the Western Football Conference (WFC) during the 1982 NCAA Division II football season. Led by third-year head coach Roman Gabriel, Cal Poly Pomona compiled an overall record of 1–10 with a mark of 1–3 in conference play, placing fourth in the WFC. The team was outscored by its opponents 322 to 138 for the season. The Broncos played home games at Kellogg Field in Pomona, California.

1982 was the first season for the Western Football Conference. Three of the WFC's five teams has been members of California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) the previous season: Cal State Northridge, Cal Poly Pomona, and Cal Poly. They were joined by Santa Clara and Portland State, both of which had been independents.

On December 1, 1982, Cal Poly Pomona announced that they were discontinuing their football program due to financial concerns.^[1] In its 36 years of play, from 1947 to 1982, the Cal Poly Pomona Broncos football program compiled an overall record of 143–190–9.

Schedule

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Team players in the NFL

While no Cal Poly Pomona players were selected in the 1983 NFL draft, several players transferred to other college as a result of the disbanding of the Cal Poly Pomona football program. The following competed at Cal Poly Pomona in 1982, transferred to another school, then were drafted by the NFL.^{[5] [6] [7]}

Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL team
	Tight end	4	87	1987 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
	Linebacker	6	147	1987 Houston Oilers
	Linebacker	8	217	1987 San Francisco 49ers

The following finished their Cal Poly Pomona career in 1982, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.

Player	Position	First NFL team
	Punter	1985 Green Bay Packers
	Defensive back	1986 Kansas City Chiefs
	Center, guard	1987 Detroit Lions

Notes and References

1. News: Cal Poly Pomona Drops Football After 36 Years. The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. December 1, 1982. III-3. Newspapers.com. March 19, 2017.
2. Web site: . Final 1982 Cumulative Football Statistics Report . . May 23, 2022 .
3. Web site: 1982 - Cal Poly-Pomona. February 23, 2017. September 11, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150911092024/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/incomplete_data/game_by_game_discontinued.php?teamid=457&year=1982. dead.
4. Web site: Cal Poly Pomona football (1947‐1983). February 23, 2017.
5. Web site: 1983 NFL Draft. February 23, 2017. December 21, 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20071221193403/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1983.htm. dead.
6. Web site: Cal Poly-Pomona Players/Alumni. February 23, 2017.
7. Web site: Draft History: Cal Poly-Pomona. March 18, 2017. March 19, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170319023629/http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/fulldraft?abbr=C&collegeName=Cal+Poly-Pomona&abbrFlag=0&type=school. dead.