2005 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

The 2005 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University during the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season.

2005 Cal Poly Mustangs football
GWFC co-champion
Division I-AA 1st Round,
W 35–21 vs. Montana
Division I-AA Quarterfinal,
L 7–14 vs. Texas State
ConferenceGreat West Football Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 6
Record9–4 (4–1 GWFC)
Head coach
  • Rich Ellerson (5th season)
Offensive coordinatorIan Shields (2nd season)
Home stadiumMustang Stadium
2005 Great West Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 6 Cal Poly +^  4 1   9 4  
UC Davis +  4 1   6 5  
North Dakota State  3 2   7 4  
South Dakota State  3 2   6 5  
Southern Utah  1 4   1 9  
Northern Colorado  0 5   4 7  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Cal Poly competed in the Great West Football Conference (GWFC). The Mustangs were led by fifth-year head coach Rich Ellerson and played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California. The team finished the regular season as co-champion of the GWFC, with a record of eight wins and three losses (8–3, 4–1 GWFC).

At the end of the season, the Mustangs qualified for the Division I-AA playoffs. In the first playoff game they defeated Montana. In the quarterfinal playoff game they were defeated by Texas State. That brought their final record to nine wins and four losses (9–4, 4–1 GWFC). The Mustangs outscored their opponents 354–232 for the season.

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