1983 Cal Poly Mustangs football team explained

Mode:	football
Year:	1983
Team:	Cal Poly Mustangs
Conference:	Western Football Conference
Conference Link:	Western Football Conference (United States)
Short Conf:	WFC
Record:	5–6
Conf Record:	1–2
Head Coach:	Jim Sanderson
Hc Year:	2nd
Stadium:	Mustang Stadium

The 1983 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University^[1] during the 1983 NCAA Division II football season.

Cal Poly competed in the Western Football Conference (WFC). With Cal Poly Pomona dropping football at the end of the 1982 season, the WFC was down to four schools in 1983. The Mustangs were led by second-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 five wins and six losses (5–6, 1–2 WFC). Overall, the team was outscored by its opponents 248–249 for the season.

Schedule

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Team players in the NFL

The following Cal Poly Mustang players were selected in the 1984 NFL draft.^[4] ^[5] ^[6]

Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL team
Paul Sverchek	Nose tackle	8	208	Minnesota Vikings

Notes and References

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.
Web site: Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Yearly Results. January 12, 2017.
Web site: Cal Poly Football; 2016 Media Guide. January 12, 2017.
Web site: 1984 NFL Draft. January 12, 2017. December 21, 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20071221193408/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1984.htm. dead.
Web site: Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Players/Alumni. January 12, 2017.
Web site: Draft History: Cal Poly – S.L.O.. March 18, 2017. December 1, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171201043742/http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/fulldraft?abbr=C&collegeName=Cal+Poly-S.L.O.&abbrFlag=0&type=school. dead.