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2008 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

2008 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

American college football season

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

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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 .

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Team players selected in the NFL Draft

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

Draft PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
2009 Ramses BardenWide receiver385New York Giants
2012 Asa Jackson Cornerback 5 169 Baltimore Ravens

Notes

  1. [N 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

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