1979 Cal Poly Pomona Broncos football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
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{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1979
| team = Cal Poly Pomona Broncos
| sport = football
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| conference = California Collegiate Athletic Association
| short_conf = CCAA
| record = 3–8
| conf_record = 0–2
| head_coach = Jim Jones
| hc_year = 3rd
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| stadium = Kellogg Field
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{{1979 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings}}
The 1979 Cal Poly Pomona Broncos football team represented California State Polytechnic University, Pomona as a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) during the 1979 NCAA Division II football season. Led by Jim Jones in his third and final season as head coach, Cal Poly Pomona compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 0–2 in conference play, placing last out of three teams in the CCAA. The team was outscored by its opponents 287 to 200 for the season. The Broncos played home games at Kellogg Field in Pomona, California.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1979
| rankdivision = NCAA Division II
| poll = Associated Press
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 15
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1979|team=Puget Sound Loggers|title=Puget Sound}}
| site_stadium = Baker Stadium
| site_cityst = Tacoma, WA
| score = 23–28
| attend = 2,800
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 22
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = San Francisco State
| site_stadium = Kellogg Field
| site_cityst = Pomona, CA
| score = 6–17
| attend = 2,500
| source = {{cite news|title=Kingsmen Beat Redlands, 28-7|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|date=September 23, 1979|page=III-18|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/9953820/kingsmen_beat_redlands/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=March 31, 2017}}{{Open access}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 29
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Sacramento State
| site_stadium = Hornet Stadium
| site_cityst = Sacramento, CA
| score = 24–0
| attend = 2,100–3,100
| source = {{cite web |author= |title=Final 1979 Cumulative Football Statistics Report |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/102/stats/12715 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=April 26, 2022 }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 6
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1979|team=United States International Gulls|title=United States International}}
| site_stadium = San Diego Stadium
| site_cityst = San Diego, CA
| score = 15–30
| attend = 600
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 13
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1979|team=Occidental Tigers|title=Occidental}}
| site_stadium = Kellogg Field
| site_cityst = Pomona, CA
| score = 56–13
| attend = 1,700–2,500
| source = {{cite news|title=LB State Rallies to Beat Drake|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|date=October 14, 1979|page=III-10|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/9953945/lb_state_rallies_to_beat_drake/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=March 31, 2017}}{{Open access}}{{cite web |author= |title=Final 1979 Cumulative Football Statistics Report |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/108/stats/12715 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=May 12, 2022 }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 20
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = UC Davis
| site_stadium = Kellogg Field
| site_cityst = Pomona, CA
| score = 24–21
| attend = 2,100–2,500
| source = {{cite news|title=Paopao Leads Cal Lutheran Win|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|date=October 21, 1979|page=III-15|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/9085698/paopao_leads_cal_lutheran_win/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=February 21, 2017}}{{Open access}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 27
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Southwestern Louisiana
| site_stadium = Cajun Field
| site_cityst = Lafayette, LA
| score = 9–31
| attend = 11,200
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 3
| w/l = l
| opponent = Cal State Northridge
| site_stadium = Kellogg Field
| site_cityst = Pomona, CA
| score = 3–17
| attend = 3,500–5,000
| source = {{cite news|title=No Shows Include An Opponent|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|date=November 4, 1979|page=III-16|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/9153901/no_shows_include_an_opponent/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=February 24, 2017}}{{Open access}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 10
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Cal Poly
| opprank = 7
| site_stadium = Mustang Stadium
| site_cityst = San Luis Obispo, CA
| score = 34–38
| attend = 5,520
| source = {{cite news|title=Cal Lutheran Scores 40-15 Victory|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|date=November 11, 1979|page=III-16|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/9085997/cal_lutheran_scores_victory/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=February 21, 2017}}{{Open access}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 17
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Northern Arizona
| site_stadium = NAU Skydome
| site_cityst = Flagstaff, AZ
| score = 3–21
| attend = 8,781
| source = {{cite news|title=Long Beach State Wins at Wichita|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|date=November 18, 1979|page=III-16|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8870961/long_beach_state_wins_at_wichita/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=February 10, 2017}}{{Open access}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 22
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Tennessee State
| site_stadium = Hale Stadium
| site_cityst = Nashville, TN
| score = 3–71
| attend = 5,500
}}
}}
{{cite web |author= |title=Final 1979 Cumulative Football Statistics Report |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/91/stats/12715 |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=1979|title=1979 - Cal Poly-Pomona|access-date=February 23, 2017|archive-date=September 11, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150911040625/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/incomplete_data/game_by_game_discontinued.php?teamid=457&year=1979|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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