1978 Cal Poly Pomona Broncos football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1978
| team = Cal Poly Pomona Broncos
| sport = football
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| conference = California Collegiate Athletic Association
| short_conf = CCAA
| record = 3–7
| conf_record = 1–1
| head_coach = Jim Jones
| hc_year = 2nd
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| stadium = Kellogg Field
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{{1978 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings}}
The 1978 Cal Poly Pomona Broncos football team represented California State Polytechnic University, Pomona as a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) during the 1978 NCAA Division II football season. Led by second-year head coach Jim Jones, Cal Poly Pomona compiled an overall record of 3–7 with a mark of 1–1 in conference play, placing second in the CCAA. The team was outscored by its opponents 202 to 155 for the season. The Broncos played home games at Kellogg Field in Pomona, California.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1978
| rankdivision = NCAA Division II
| poll = Associated Press
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 16
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = San Francisco State
| site_stadium = Kellogg Field
| site_cityst = Pomona, CA
| score = 14–16
| attend = 1,800–3,000
| source = {{cite web |author= |title=Final 1978 Cumulative Football Statistics Report |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/628/stats/13635 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=May 10, 2022 }}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 23
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Sacramento State
| site_stadium = Kellogg Field
| site_cityst = Pomona, CA
| score = 15–13
| attend = 2,500
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 30
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Chico State
| site_stadium = University Stadium
| site_cityst = Chico, CA
| score = 3–23
| attend = 2,500–2,611
| source = {{cite news|title=Kingsmen Win Despite Errors|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|date=October 1, 1978|page=III-18|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/9953473/kingsmen_win_despite_errors/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=March 31, 2017}}{{Open access}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 7
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Northern Arizona
| site_stadium = NAU Skydome
| site_cityst = Flagstaff, AZ
| score = 3–31
| attend = 16,153
| source = {{cite news|title=Cal Lutheran Rips Oxy, 37-0|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|date=October 8, 1978|page=III-18|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/9953543/cal_lutheran_rips_oxy/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=March 31, 2017}}{{Open access}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 14
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1978|team=Santa Clara Broncos|title=Santa Clara}}
| site_stadium = Buck Shaw Stadium
| site_cityst = Santa Clara, CA
| score = 15–22
| attend = 7,400
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 21
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Cal State Hayward
| site_stadium = Pioneer Stadium
| site_cityst = Hayward, CA
| score = 10–17
| attend = 600
| source = {{cite news|title=Whittier Rolls Over Occidental|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|date=October 22, 1978|page=III-17|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/9151134/whittier_rolls_over_occidental/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=February 24, 2017}}{{Open access}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 28
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Cal State Northridge
| site_stadium = Devonshire Downs
| site_cityst = Northridge, CA
| score = 31–15
| attend = 3,500
| source = {{cite news|title=Redlands Blasts Pomona|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|date=October 29, 1978|page=III-14|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/9151247/redlands_blasts_pomona/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=February 24, 2017}}{{Open access}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 4
| w/l = l
| opponent = Cal Poly
| opprank = 4
| site_stadium = Kellogg Field
| site_cityst = Pomona, CA
| score = 8–35
| attend = 3,500
| source = {{cite news|title=Maglione Leads Cal State Northridge|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|date=November 5, 1978|page=III-20|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/9081028/maglione_leads_cal_state_northridge/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=February 21, 2017}}{{Open access}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 11
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1978|team=United States International Westerners|title=United States International}}
| site_stadium = Valley Stadium
| site_cityst = San Diego, CA
| score = 34–0
| attend = 600
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 18
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Cal State Fullerton
| site_stadium = Kellogg Field
| site_cityst = Pomona, CA
| score = 22–30
| attend = 1,200
| source = {{cite news|title=Redlands Wins in Last Seconds|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|author=Jack Hawn|date=November 19, 1978|page=III-16|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8804394/redlands_wins_in_last_seconds/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=February 7, 2017}}{{Open access}}
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{{cite web |author= |title=Final 1978 Cumulative Football Statistics Report |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/91/stats/13635 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=May 24, 2022 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/incomplete_data/game_by_game_discontinued.php?teamid=457&year=1978|title=1978 - Cal Poly-Pomona|access-date=February 23, 2017|archive-date=September 11, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150911092555/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/incomplete_data/game_by_game_discontinued.php?teamid=457&year=1978|url-status=dead}}{{cite web| url=http://broncoathletics.com/custompages/CPP_retired_sports/CPP_FBC_y_by_y.pdf|title=Cal Poly Pomona football (1947‐1982)|access-date =February 23, 2017}}
References
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