2008 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 2008 Cal Poly Mustangs football Great West Conference GWC 10 8 8–3 3–0 Rich Ellerson 8th Ian Shields 3rd Triple option 4–3 Alex G. Spanos Stadium GWC champion NCAA Division I First Round L 35–49 vs. Weber State The 2008 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo as member of the Great West Conference (GWC) during the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by Rich Ellerson in his eighth and final season as head coach, Cal Poly compiled an overall record of 8–3 with a mark of 3–0 in conference play, winning GWC title. The Mustangs advanced to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where they lost to Weber State in the first round. The team outscored its opponents 488 to 292 for the season, averaging over 44 points per game. Cal Poly played home games at Alex G. Spanos Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California. Ellerson finished his eight-year tenure as head coach with a record of 56–34, for a winning percentage of .622. Schedule 2008 NCAA Division I FCS The Sports Network August 30 w y y 14 San Diego State Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA 29–27 26,851 September 6 l y 11 Montana 5 Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA 28–30 10,035 https://www.newspapers.com/article/great-falls-tribune-griz-escape-with-w/178580268/ Great Falls Tribune Griz escape with W September 7, 2008 August 10, 2025 Newspapers.com September 13 Cancelled y y 14 McNeese State 8 Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120594386/mcneese-st-calls-game/ Abbeville Meridional McNeese St. calls game September 12, 2008 August 10, 2025 Newspapers.com September 20 w y y 13 Northwestern State Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA 52–18 8,284 October 4 w 8 2008 South Dakota Coyotes South Dakota Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA 49–22 11,075 October 18 w y y 5 2008 South Dakota State Jackrabbits South Dakota State 21 Coughlin–Alumni Stadium Brookings, SD 42–28 8,311 October 25 w 6 2008 Southern Utah Thunderbirds Southern Utah Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA 69–41 10,075 November 1 w y 4 Idaho State Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA 49–10 7,014 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-spokesman-review-cal-poly-49-idaho/178601472/ The Spokesman-Review Cal Poly 49, Idaho State 10 November 2, 2008 August 10, 2025 Newspapers.com November 8 w y 3 2008 North Carolina Central Eagles North Carolina Central Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA 49–3 10,825 November 15 w 3 UC Davis Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA Battle for the Golden Horseshoe 51–28 11,075 November 22 l y y 3 Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI 35–36 OT 80,709 November 29 l y 3 Weber State 12 Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA NCAA Division I First Round 35–49 6,919 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-herald-wildcats-race-past-cal/178583972/ The Daily Herald Wildcats race past Cal–Poly November 30, 2008 August 10, 2025 Newspapers.com Cal Poly Mustangs Schedule 2008 https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/13/season/2008 ESPN September 28, 2024 History (1915–2023) https://gopoly.com/documents/2023/6/7/2024_History_Pages_Lo-Res.pdf Cal Poly Athletics 26 May 26, 2025 Team players selected in the NFL draft The following Mustang players were selected in the NFL draft.https://www.pro-football-reference.com/schools/calpolysanluisobispo/ Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Players/Alumni January 12, 2017http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/fulldraft?abbr=C&collegeName=Cal+Poly-S.L.O.&abbrFlag=0&type=school 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 Draft Player Position Round Overall NFL team 2009 Ramses Barden Wide receiver 3 85 New York Giants2012Asa Jackson Cornerback 5 169 Baltimore Ravens References Cal Poly Category:Cal Poly Mustangs football seasons Category:Great West Conference football champion seasons Cal Poly Mustangs football Cal Poly