The Cal Poly

California Polytechnic State University

California Polytechnic State University, or Cal Poly, is a public university located in San Luis Obispo, California, United States. The university is one of two polytechnic campuses in the 23-member California State University system....

 Mustangs soccer team competes at the NCAA Division I level. They are affiliated with the school and, like most teams from Cal Poly, they play in the Big West Conference

Big West Conference

The Big West Conference is an NCAA-affiliated Division I mid-major college athletic conference. When the conference began in 1969, its name was the Pacific Coast Athletic Association . After nineteen years, in 1988, its name was changed to the Big West Conference. The conference stopped...

. The Big West Conference stopped sponsoring soccer in 1991 but reinstituted it in 2001. Over this period,Cal Poly competed in a regional conference called the MPSF

Mountain Pacific Sports Federation

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. Since the return of soccer to the Big West, the Mustangs appeared in 1 NCAA tournaments. Posting the program's best record in 2008 (11-6-6), Cal Poly placed 3rd in the Big West and qualified for the NCAA Division I Tournament for the first time in the school's history. Cal Poly managed to upset #11 UCLA 1-0 to advance to second round before losing 0-3 to #14 UC Irvine. The Mustangs play in Alex G. Spanos Stadium (capacity of 11,075) on the campus of the California Polytechnic State University

California Polytechnic State University

California Polytechnic State University, or Cal Poly, is a public university located in San Luis Obispo, California, United States. The university is one of two polytechnic campuses in the 23-member California State University system....

. In 2011, collegesoccernews.com chose the Cal Poly vs UCSB soccer game as the #1 rivalry in college soccer.

2011 squad

As of October 2011:

Current coaching staff

Position	Name
Head Coach	Paul Holocher Paul Holocher Paul Holocher is a former U.S. soccer midfielder who played in Austria and Major League Soccer. He currently coaches the men’s soccer team at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. He also earned one caps with the U.S...
Assistant Coach	Brian Reed
Assistant and Goalkeeper Coach	Ryan Hopkins
Assistant Coach	Mark Jones

Notable alumni

The players in bold have senior international caps.

Anton Peterlin '09 plays for Walsall F.C.

Walsall F.C.

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 of the Football League One

Football League One

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 Efrain Burgos, Jr.

Efrain Burgos, Jr.

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 '10 plays for Toronto FC

Toronto FC

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 of the Major League Soccer

Major League Soccer

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Cal Poly seasons (Since 2001)

Season	Conference Record						Conference Tourn. Pos.	Overall Record					Honours	Top points		Top scorer
	Conference	Pld.	W	L	D	Pos.		Pld.	W	L	D	Natl. Rank
2001	Big West Big West Conference The Big West Conference is an NCAA-affiliated Division I mid-major college athletic conference. When the conference began in 1969, its name was the Pacific Coast Athletic Association . After nineteen years, in 1988, its name was changed to the Big West Conference. The conference stopped...	10	3	7	0	5th		19	4	13	1	NR
2002	Big West Big West Conference The Big West Conference is an NCAA-affiliated Division I mid-major college athletic conference. When the conference began in 1969, its name was the Pacific Coast Athletic Association . After nineteen years, in 1988, its name was changed to the Big West Conference. The conference stopped...	10	1	9	0	6th		19	3	16	0	NR
2003	Big West Big West Conference The Big West Conference is an NCAA-affiliated Division I mid-major college athletic conference. When the conference began in 1969, its name was the Pacific Coast Athletic Association . After nineteen years, in 1988, its name was changed to the Big West Conference. The conference stopped...	10	3	5	2	4th		19	7	8	4	NR
2004	Big West Big West Conference The Big West Conference is an NCAA-affiliated Division I mid-major college athletic conference. When the conference began in 1969, its name was the Pacific Coast Athletic Association . After nineteen years, in 1988, its name was changed to the Big West Conference. The conference stopped...	10	3	6	1	5th		18	7	7	4	NR
2005	Big West Big West Conference The Big West Conference is an NCAA-affiliated Division I mid-major college athletic conference. When the conference began in 1969, its name was the Pacific Coast Athletic Association . After nineteen years, in 1988, its name was changed to the Big West Conference. The conference stopped...	10	1	9	0	4th		20	6	14	0	NR
2006	Big West Big West Conference The Big West Conference is an NCAA-affiliated Division I mid-major college athletic conference. When the conference began in 1969, its name was the Pacific Coast Athletic Association . After nineteen years, in 1988, its name was changed to the Big West Conference. The conference stopped...	9	3	5	1	4th		19	7	8	4	NR		Julian Alvarez Jose Garcia	10	Jose Garcia	4
2007	Big West Big West Conference The Big West Conference is an NCAA-affiliated Division I mid-major college athletic conference. When the conference began in 1969, its name was the Pacific Coast Athletic Association . After nineteen years, in 1988, its name was changed to the Big West Conference. The conference stopped...	12	6	2	4	3rd		19	11	4	4	NR		David Zamora	17	Julian Alvarez	7
Beginning with the 2008 season, the Big West Conference Big West Conference The Big West Conference is an NCAA-affiliated Division I mid-major college athletic conference. When the conference began in 1969, its name was the Pacific Coast Athletic Association . After nineteen years, in 1988, its name was changed to the Big West Conference. The conference stopped...  instituted a conference tournament to determine the winner of the NCAA automatic bid instead of awarding it to the regular season winner.
2008	Big West Big West Conference The Big West Conference is an NCAA-affiliated Division I mid-major college athletic conference. When the conference began in 1969, its name was the Pacific Coast Athletic Association . After nineteen years, in 1988, its name was changed to the Big West Conference. The conference stopped...	10	5	2	3	2nd	Semi-Finals	23	11	6	6	23	NCAA 2nd Round	Julian Alvarez	17	David Zamora	8
2009	Big West Big West Conference The Big West Conference is an NCAA-affiliated Division I mid-major college athletic conference. When the conference began in 1969, its name was the Pacific Coast Athletic Association . After nineteen years, in 1988, its name was changed to the Big West Conference. The conference stopped...	10	6	3	1	3rd	Semi-Finals	21	8	11	2	NR	Big West Big West Conference The Big West Conference is an NCAA-affiliated Division I mid-major college athletic conference. When the conference began in 1969, its name was the Pacific Coast Athletic Association . After nineteen years, in 1988, its name was changed to the Big West Conference. The conference stopped...  Semifinal	David Zamora	15	David Zamora	6
2010	Big West Big West Conference The Big West Conference is an NCAA-affiliated Division I mid-major college athletic conference. When the conference began in 1969, its name was the Pacific Coast Athletic Association . After nineteen years, in 1988, its name was changed to the Big West Conference. The conference stopped...	10	5	3	2	3rd	Semi-Finals	18	8	7	3	NR	Big West Big West Conference The Big West Conference is an NCAA-affiliated Division I mid-major college athletic conference. When the conference began in 1969, its name was the Pacific Coast Athletic Association . After nineteen years, in 1988, its name was changed to the Big West Conference. The conference stopped...  Semifinal	David Zamora	14	David Zamora	5

Attendance Figures

Over the past few years Cal Poly has developed into one of the premier College Soccer atmospheres in the nation. Cal Poly has consistently led the nation in single game attendance and has also ranked highly in average and total attendance. Highlighting the Mustangs’ big crowds was a 2008 sellout of 11,075 against Central Coast rival UC Santa Barbara on Oct. 17 before a national television audience on the FOX Soccer Channel. The fall classic was the third-largest crowd in NCAA Division I regular season history, the biggest regular season game college soccer had seen in almost 25 years at the time. Many who attended the game believe actual attendance well exceeded the listed statistic. Also in 2008 Cal Poly was third in the nation for all NCAA Division I teams in terms of home attendance for the 2008 season. Cal Poly finished behind only UC Santa Barbara and UConn. With 9 home games in 2008, Cal Poly had 25,549 fans attend their games for an average of 2,839 fans/game. In 2010 Cal Poly ranked 4th in average attendance with 3,013 per game over 8 games for a total of 24,100 including 8,717 against #17 UCLA which ended in a 0-0 tie and 8,125 in a 2-1 OT win against #19 UCSB
At the heart of the Mustangs' fan base is a student run group who call themselves "Mustang Manglers". This group of individuals are die-hard soccer fans, who have a reputation for over the top cheering and jeering, and generally being out of control.

UCSB Rivalry

Chosen as the #1 College Soccer Rivalry in the nation by collegesoccernews.com, the rivalry between Cal Poly and UC Santa Barbara has always existed, but this rivalry has escalated in recent years. The two schools are both located on the Central Coast

Central Coast

-California:* Central Coast Region of California, in California, United States*Monterey County, California*San Luis Obispo County, California*Santa Barbara County, California*Big Sur*Hearst Castle-Canada:...

 in California

California

California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

 are just a mere 100 miles away from each other. The two teams play at least twice a year in Big West Conference play, each with one home game. When these two teams meet, attendance skyrockets setting records on the year for the most fans attending a regular season game. In 2008, Cal Poly hosted a sellout crowd of 11,075 fans that watched UCSB squeak by in overtime with a 1-0 win. This was the 5th highest attendance for a regular season game in NCAA history, and the second highest attendance for a regular season game at a college stadium. The largest attendance for a regular season game in over 21 years.

UCSB vs. Cal Poly Game Results

Cal Poly victories are shaded ██ green. UCSB victories shaded in ██ blue. Ties shaded white.

Date	Site	Winning team		Losing team		Series	Attendance
September 3, 1994	San Luis Obispo, CA	Cal Poly	2	UCSB	0	CP 1-0-0
September 25, 1994	Santa Barbara, CA	UCSB	4	Cal Poly	2	Tied 1-1-0
November 3, 1995	San Luis Obispo, CA	Cal Poly	4	UCSB	1	CP 2-1-0
October 18, 1996	Santa Barbara, CA	UCSB	2	Cal Poly	1	Tied 2-2-0
November 15, 1996	San Luis Obispo, CA	Cal Poly	2	UCSB	1	CP 3-2-0
September 21, 1997	San Diego, CA	Cal Poly	2	UCSB	1	CP 4-2-0
October 18, 1997	San Luis Obispo, CA	Cal Poly	3	UCSB	2	CP 5-2-0
November 13, 1998	Santa Barbara, CA	Cal Poly	4	UCSB	2	CP 6-2-0
September 1, 1999	Santa Barbara, CA	UCSB	2	Cal Poly	0	CP 6-3-0
November 13, 1999	San Luis Obispo, CA	UCSB	4	Cal Poly	2	CP 6-4-0
November 7, 2000	San Luis Obispo, CA	Cal Poly	3	UCSB	0	CP 7-4-0	206
October 19, 2001	Santa Barbara, CA	UCSB	3	Cal Poly	1	CP 7-5-0	318
November 9, 2001	San Luis Obispo, CA	UCSB	5	Cal Poly	1	CP 7-6-0	575
October 25, 2002	San Luis Obispo, CA	UCSB	3	Cal Poly	1	Tied 7-7-0	425
November 2, 2002	Santa Barbara, CA	UCSB	3	Cal Poly	0	UCSB 8-7-0	522
September 24, 2003	Santa Barbara, CA	#10 UCSB	2	Cal Poly	0	UCSB 9-7-0	617
October 22, 2003	San Luis Obispo, CA	#7 UCSB	3	Cal Poly	1	UCSB 10-7-0	307
October 9, 2004	San Luis Obispo, CA	#1 UCSB	2	Cal Poly	0	UCSB 11-7-0	1,837
October 23, 2004	Santa Barbara, CA	#2 UCSB	2	Cal Poly	0	UCSB 12-7-0	607
September 28, 2005	San Luis Obispo, CA	#19 UCSB	3	Cal Poly	1	UCSB 13-7-0	568
October 22, 2005	Santa Barbara, CA	#14 UCSB	2	Cal Poly	0	UCSB 14-7-0	1,091
September 5, 2006	Santa Barbara, CA	#7 UCSB	2	Cal Poly	0	UCSB 15-7-0	924
October 14, 2006	San Luis Obispo, CA	UCSB	2	Cal Poly	0	UCSB 16-7-0	1,123
October 17, 2007	San Luis Obispo, CA	Cal Poly	2	#15 UCSB	1	UCSB 16-8-0	7,143
November 3, 2007	Santa Barbara, CA	#12 UCSB	3	#15 Cal Poly	1	UCSB 17-8-0	8,102
October 17, 2008	San Luis Obispo, CA	#19 UCSB (2OT)	1	Cal Poly	0	UCSB 18-8-0	11,075
October 5, 2008	Santa Barbara, CA	#17 UCSB (2OT)	0	#25 Cal Poly	0	UCSB 18-8-1	9,749
November 12, 2008	Santa Barbara, CA	#19 UCSB (2OT)	2	Cal Poly	2	UCSB 18-8-2	3,601
October 7, 2009	Santa Barbara, CA	#7 UCSB	1	Cal Poly	0	UCSB 19-8-2	5,842
November 4, 2009	San Luis Obispo, CA	Cal Poly (OT)	0	#3 UCSB	0	UCSB 19-8-3	9,824
October 12, 2010	Santa Barbara, CA	UCSB	2	Cal Poly	1	UCSB 20-8-3	6,057
October 27, 2010	San Luis Obispo, CA	Cal Poly (OT)	2	#19 UCSB	1	UCSB 20-9-3	8,125
November 10, 2010	Santa Barbara, CA	#22 UCSB (OT)	2	Cal Poly	1	UCSB 21-9-3	4,084
October 14, 2011	San Luis Obispo, CA	Cal Poly	2	#13 UCSB	1	UCSB 21-10-3	11,075

External links

• Official Cal Poly Soccer page