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1986 Cal Poly Mustangs football
ConferenceWestern Football Conference
Record5–5 (3–3 WFC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMustang Stadium
Seasons← 19851987 →
1986 Western Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Sacramento State $ 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 1
No. 9 Cal State Northridge 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Portland State 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Southern Utah State 3 – 3 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Cal Poly 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Santa Clara 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Cal Lutheran 0 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

The 1986 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo as a member of the Western Football Conference (WFC) during the 1986 NCAA Division II football season. Led by Jim Sanderson in his fifth and final season as head coach, Cal Poly compiled an overall record of 5–5 with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the WFC. The team was outscored by its opponents 246 to 233 for the season. The Mustangs played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13Chico State*W 26–184,330
September 20at No. 4 UC Davis*L 21–328,700–8,770
October 4Cal Lutheran
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
W 33–93,290
October 11Cal State Hayward*
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
L 14–172,563
October 18at No. 16 Cal State NorthridgeL 20–214,206
October 25Central Connecticut*
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
W 17–102,064
November 1at Portland StateL 7–663,489–4,489
November 8No. 19 Sacramento State
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
W 26–62,014
November 15Southern Utah State
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
L 33–432,877
November 22at Santa ClaraW 36–242,834

References

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  8. "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 23, 1986. p. III-19. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.[REDACTED]
  9. "Final 1986 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Cal Poly)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
  10. "Cal Poly Football; 2016 Media Guide". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
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