1972 Cal Poly Mustangs football team
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CCAA co-champion
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Camellia Bowl, L 21–38 vs. North Dakota
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| Conference | California Collegiate Athletic Association |
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| Coaches | No. 3 (UPI Small College Ranking) |
| 1972 record | 8–1–1 (3–0 CCAA) |
| Head coach | Joe Harper (5th year) |
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Mustang Stadium (Capacity: 8,500) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Riverside + | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly + | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Fullerton | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Valley State | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly Pomona | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1972 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University during the 1972 College Division football season.
Cal Poly competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). The team was led by fifth-year head coach Joe Harper and played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California. They finished the regular season undefeated, and as as CCAA co-champion. This was the fourth of five consecutive CCAA championships for the Mustangs. At the end of the season, the Mustangs were invited to take part in the College Division western region playoff game, the Camellia Bowl held in Sacramento, California. They played the North Dakota Fighting Hawks on December 10th, losing 21–38. That gave the Mustangs a final record of eight wins, one loss and one tie (8–1–1, 3–0 CCAA). UPI ranked the Mustangs Number 3 in the final Small College poll for 1972.
No Cal Poly Mustang players were selected in the 1973 NFL Draft.
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