1980 Cal Poly Pomona Broncos football team

The 1980 Cal Poly Pomona Broncos football team represented California State Polytechnic University, Pomona during the 1980 NCAA Division II football season.

1980 Cal Poly Pomona Broncos football
Conference	California Collegiate Athletic Association
1980 record	3–7 (0–2 CCAA)
Head coach	Roman Gabriel (1st season)
Home stadium	Kellogg Field

1980 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 Cal Poly $^	2	–	0	–	0			10	–	3	–	0
Cal State Northridge	1	–	1	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Cal Poly Pomona	0	–	2	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from Associated Press poll

Cal Poly Pomona competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). Cal Poly Pomona was led by first-year head coach Roman Gabriel.[note 1] They played home games at Kellogg Field in Pomona, California. The Broncos finished the season with a record of three wins and seven losses (3–7, 0–2 CCAA). Overall, the team was outscored by its opponents 171–322 for the season. That included an 86-point defeat by a score of 93–7 at the hands of Portland State on October 25.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 13	at Puget Sound*	Baker Stadium Tacoma, WA	L 15–16	4,000[1]
September 20	Sacramento State[note 2]*	Kellogg Field Pomona, California	W 27–7	4,000[2]
September 27	at San Francisco State*	Cox Stadium San Francisco	W 20–17	1,327[3]
October 4	Santa Clara*	Kellogg Field Pomona, California	L 14–30	4,650[4]
October 11	at Southern Utah State[note 3]*	Eccles Coliseum Cedar City, Utah	W 38–37	1,411[5]
October 18	at UC Davis*	Toomey Field Davis, California	L 21–35	7,600[6]
October 25	at Portland State*	Civic Stadium Portland, Oregon	L 7–93	6,182[7]
November 1	California Lutheran*	Kellogg Field Pomona, California	L 13–20	4,124[8]
November 8	No. 4 Cal Poly[note 4]	Kellogg Field Pomona, California	L 0–36
November 22	at Cal State Northridge	Devonshire Downs Northridge, California	L 16–31	1,000[9]
*Non-conference game Rankings from no poll released prior to the game

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Team players in the NFL

No Cal Poly Pomona players were selected in the 1981 NFL Draft.[12][13][14]

Notes

1. Head Coach Roman Gabriel played for 16 years as a quarterback in the NFL, including 11 years with the Los Angeles Rams. He retired from the NFL after the 1977 season, and this was his first coaching position.
2. The official name of Sacramento State has been California State University, Sacramento since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Sacramento State.
3. Southern Utah University was known as Southern Utah State College from 1969 to 1990.
4. The official name of Cal Poly has been California Polytechnic State University since 1947. However, it is more commonly known as either Cal Poly San Luis Obispo or just Cal Poly.

References

1. "Gabriel's Team Bows in Opener". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 14, 1980. p. III-18. Retrieved March 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "So Help Me". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 24, 1980. p. III-3. Retrieved March 18, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Cal Poly Pomona Wins On a Field Goal, 20-17". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 28, 1980. p. III-13. Retrieved March 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Three TDs, 121 Yards For Santa Clara Back". Santa Cruz Sentinel. Santa Cruz, California. October 5, 1980. p. 54. Retrieved March 18, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Cal Poly Pomona Wins at Final Gun". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 28, 1980. p. III-18. Retrieved March 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Azusa Pacific 5-1 After Beating Redlands, 6-3". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 19, 1980. p. III-10. Retrieved March 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Cal Poly Poly (sic) Pomona Buried, 93-7". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 26, 1980. p. 54. Retrieved March 18, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Azusa Rolls Past Chapman, 51-7". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 2, 1980. p. III-1. Retrieved February 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Cal State Northridge Scores a 31-16 Win". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 23, 1980. p. III-18. Retrieved February 24, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "1980 - Cal Poly-Pomona". Retrieved February 23, 2017.
11. "Cal Poly Pomona football (1947‐1982)" (PDF). Retrieved February 23, 2017.
12. "1981 NFL Draft". Retrieved February 23, 2017.
13. "Cal Poly-Pomona Players/Alumni". Retrieved February 23, 2017.
14. "Draft History: Cal Poly-Pomona". Retrieved March 18, 2017.