2004 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

2004 Great West Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 16 Cal Poly $	4	–	1	9	–	2
UC Davis	3	–	2	6	–	4
No. 23 North Dakota State	2	–	3	8	–	3
South Dakota State	2	–	3	6	–	5
Southern Utah	2	–	3	6	–	5
Northern Colorado	2	–	3	2	–	9

$ – Conference champion Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2004 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo as member of the Great West Conference (GWC) during the 2004 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Rich Ellerson, Cal Poly compiled an overall record of 9–2 with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, winning the GWC title.^[1] The team outscored its opponents 336 to 183 for the season. The Mustangs played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California.

Cal Poly was a charter member of the newly-formed GWC. The Mustangs competed as an independent the previous eight seasons.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4		Humboldt State*		Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	W 42–7
September 11		at Idaho State*		Holt Arena Pocatello, ID	W 35–20
September 18		at No. 14 Montana State*	No. 22	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	W 27–14	12,337	^[2]
October 2		South Dakota State	No. 13	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	W 14–7
October 9		at Southern Utah	No. 10	Eccles Coliseum Cedar City, UT	W 24–17
October 16		Texas State*	No. 9	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	W 38–21	9,352	^[3]
October 23		at North Dakota State	No. 6	Fargodome Fargo, ND	W 13–10	11,834	^[4]
October 30		UC Davis	No. 5	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA (Battle for the Golden Horseshoe)	L 33–36
November 6		at No. 21 Eastern Washington*	No. 11	Woodward Field Cheney, WA	L 21–38
November 13		Northern Colorado	No. 18	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	W 31–0
November 20	4:00 p.m.	at Sacramento State*	No. 18	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	W 58–13	4,895	^[5]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

The following Cal Poly Mustang players were selected in the 2005 NFL draft.^[8]^[9]^[10]

Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL team
Jordan Beck	Linebacker	3	90	Atlanta Falcons

^ "Great West Conference Standings". Ukiah Daily Journal. Ukiah, California. November 22, 2004. p. 7. Retrieved May 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Scott Mansch (September 19, 2004). "Cats, Griz stumble". Great Falls Tribune. pp. 1S, 9S – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Mustangs move to 6–0 with offensive explosion led by Garnett in homecoming win over Bobcats". Santa Maria Times. October 17, 2004. Retrieved March 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Ivory's big play leads CP to win". Santa Maria Times. October 24, 2004. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Cal Poly)". Retrieved April 25, 2017.
^ "Cal Poly Mustangs Schedule 2004". ESPN. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
^ "Cal Poly Football; 2016 Media Guide". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
^ "2005 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on January 25, 2010. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
^ "Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Players/Alumni". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
^ "Draft History: Cal Poly – S.L.O." Retrieved March 18, 2017.