The 2003 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University[note 1] during the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season.
| 2003 Cal Poly Mustangs football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 7–4 |
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| Home stadium | Mustang Stadium |
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| No. 4 Florida Atlantic ^ | – | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly | – | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeastern Louisiana | – | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Utah | – | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Mary's | – | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIU | – | 0 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Savannah State | – | 0 | – | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2003 was the last year Cal Poly competed as an NCAA Division I-AA independent. In 2004 they would become a charter member of the new Great West Football Conference. The 2003 Mustangs were led by third-year head coach Rich Ellerson and played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California. The team finished the season with a record of three wins and eight losses (7–4). Overall, the team outscored its opponents 316–241 for the season.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 6 | at UTEP | W 34–13 | |||
| September 13 | Sacramento State[note 2] | No. 25 | W 31–17 | 7,506[1] | |
| September 20 | No. 11 Montana State | No. 21 |
| W 24–21 | |
| September 27 | at No. 25 Northern Arizona | No. 14 | L 7–24 | ||
| October 4 | at No. 8 Montana | No. 20 | L 14–17 | 23,687[2] | |
| October 11 | at Akron | No. 24 | L 14–45 | ||
| October 18 | Saint Mary's (CA) |
| W 54–10 | ||
| November 1 | Southern Utah |
| W 33–21 | ||
| November 8 | at UC Davis | W 18–14 | |||
| November 15 | Idaho State | No. 20 |
| L 18–31 | |
| November 22 | Humboldt State |
| W 56–21 | ||
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Team players in the NFL
No Cal Poly Mustang players were selected in the 2004 NFL Draft.[5][6][7]
The following finished their college career in 2003, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.
| Player | Position | First NFL team |
| David Richardson | Defensive back | 2004 Jacksonville Jaguars |