FCS Team of the Day #13 - Cal Poly
Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 9:42 am
Cal Poly Mustangs
Public
Founded 1855
San Luis Obispo, California
Undergraduate Students: 17,488
Graduate Students: 987
Great West Football Conference
Colors: Green and Gold
Spanos Stadium (10,000)
2008 Record: 8-3, 3-0 - lost in first round of playoffs to Weber State
California Polytechnic State University, also officially recognized as Cal Poly,[3] is a nationally ranked, highly selective public university located in San Luis Obispo, California, USA. Cal Poly is one of the 23 general purpose campuses of the California State University system (CSU) and is the second largest land-holding university in California.[2]
Comprising seven distinct colleges, Cal Poly offers a full spectrum of degrees. Specifically, the university's engineering, architecture, and agriculture colleges consistently place at the top of United States national academic rankings. In U.S. News & World Report's 2008 America's Best Colleges report, Cal Poly ranked as the #1 Public Master's University in the Western United States for the 15th consecutive year. Many students apply for admission to Cal Poly, yielding in 2008 an acceptance rate of 33%.Cal Poly has over 117,000 living alumni and, in fall 2007, 19,777 students currently enrolled.[4][2]
Chuck Liddell[34], Mixed Martial Arts Fighter
John Madden, head coach
Ozzie Smith, shortstop
Public
Founded 1855
San Luis Obispo, California
Undergraduate Students: 17,488
Graduate Students: 987
Great West Football Conference
Colors: Green and Gold
Spanos Stadium (10,000)
2008 Record: 8-3, 3-0 - lost in first round of playoffs to Weber State
California Polytechnic State University, also officially recognized as Cal Poly,[3] is a nationally ranked, highly selective public university located in San Luis Obispo, California, USA. Cal Poly is one of the 23 general purpose campuses of the California State University system (CSU) and is the second largest land-holding university in California.[2]
Comprising seven distinct colleges, Cal Poly offers a full spectrum of degrees. Specifically, the university's engineering, architecture, and agriculture colleges consistently place at the top of United States national academic rankings. In U.S. News & World Report's 2008 America's Best Colleges report, Cal Poly ranked as the #1 Public Master's University in the Western United States for the 15th consecutive year. Many students apply for admission to Cal Poly, yielding in 2008 an acceptance rate of 33%.Cal Poly has over 117,000 living alumni and, in fall 2007, 19,777 students currently enrolled.[4][2]
Chuck Liddell[34], Mixed Martial Arts Fighter
John Madden, head coach
Ozzie Smith, shortstop