2005 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 2005 Cal Poly Mustangs football Great West Conference GWC 6 9–4 4–1 Rich Ellerson 5th Ian Shields 2nd Joe DuPaix 2nd Triple option 4–3 Mustang Stadium GWC co-champion NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal L 7–14 at Texas State The 2005 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo as member of the Great West Conference (GWC) during the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Rich Ellerson, Cal Poly compiled an overall record of 9–4 with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, sharing the GWC title with UC Davis. The Mustangs advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they defeated Montana in the first round before losing to Texas State in the quarterfinals. The team outscored its opponents 354 to 232 for the season. Cal Poly played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California. Schedule 2005 NCAA Division I-AA The Sports Network Pacific September 3 4:00 p.m. l y y 17 Troy Movie Gallery Stadium Troy, AL 10–27 18,536 September 10 6:00 p.m. w y 19 Sacramento State Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA 37–13 6,786 http://www.hornetsports.com/sports/fball/2005-06/files/sacfb02.htm Hornet Sports.com: Football (Cal Poly) April 25, 2017 September 17 6:05 p.m. w y 18 Montana State 11 Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA 38–10 8,043 https://www.newspapers.com/article/great-falls-tribune-msu-cant-corral-mus/178121708/ Great Falls Tribune MSU can't corral Mustangs September 18, 2005 August 3, 2025 Newspapers.com September 24 5:00 p.m. w y 12 2005 South Dakota State Jackrabbits South Dakota State Coughlin–Alumni Stadium Brookings, SD 24–16 10,633 October 1 w y 10 2005 Northern Colorado Bears Northern Colorado Nottingham Field Greeley CO 31–14 9,142 October 8 4:00 p.m. w 6 North Dakota State 12 Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA 37–6 6,923 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86713634/ Santa Maria Times Making a statement October 9, 2005 October 8, 2021 Newspapers.com October 22 12:05 p.m. l y y 3 Montana 9 Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT KPAX 27–36 23,565 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-missoulian-griz-deny-mustangs/178120405/ The Missoulian Griz deny Mustangs October 23, 2005 August 3, 2025 Newspapers.com October 29 1:00 p.m. l y 10 UC Davis Toomey Field Davis, CA Battle for the Golden Horseshoe 13–20 7,890 November 5 w y 18 Eastern Washington 11 Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA 40–35 7,901 https://www.newspapers.com/article/ukiah-daily-journal-poly-outshoots-e-wa/178126151/ Ukiah Daily Journal Poly outshoots E. Washington November 6, 2005 August 3, 2025 Newspapers.com November 12 6:00 p.m. w 15 2005 Southern Utah Thunderbirds Southern Utah Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA 20–10 5,763 November 19 6:00 p.m. w y 13 Idaho State Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA 35–10 6,339 https://www.newspapers.com/article/santa-barbara-news-press-cal-poly-keeps/178179201/ Santa Barbara News-Press Cal Poly keeps its postseason hope alive November 20, 2005 August 4, 2025 Newspapers.com November 26 11:00 a.m. w y y 10 Montana 9 KPAX Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT NCAA Division I-AA First Round 35–21 16,162 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-missoulian-poly-picks-off-griz/178121094/ The Missoulian Poly picks off Griz November 27, 2005 August 3, 2025 Newspapers.com December 3 1:00 p.m. l y y 10 Texas State 4 Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal 7–14 15,411 Poly's playoff run ends at Texas State https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97780315/polys-playoff-run-ends-at-texas-state/ The Lompoc Record December 4, 2005 March 16, 2022 Newspapers.com Cal Poly Mustangs Schedule 2005 https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/13/season/2005 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 in the NFL The following Cal Poly Mustang players were selected in the 2006 NFL draft.https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/2006.htm 2006 NFL Draft January 12, 2017 December 20, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081220141926/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/2006.htm deadhttps://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 Player Position Round Overall NFL team Chris Gocong Defensive end 3 71 Philadelphia Eagles References Cal Poly Category:Cal Poly Mustangs football seasons Category:Great West Conference football champion seasons Cal Poly Mustangs football Cal Poly