1979 Cal Poly Pomona Broncos football team

1979 Cal Poly Pomona Broncos football
Conference	California Collegiate Athletic Association
Record	3–8 (0–2 CCAA)
Head coach	Jim Jones (3rd season)
Home stadium	Kellogg Field

1979 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 7 Cal Poly $	2	–	0	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Cal State Northridge	1	–	1	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Cal Poly Pomona	0	–	2	–	0			0	–	11	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from NCAA Division II AP Poll

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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15	at Puget Sound*	Baker Stadium Tacoma, WA	L 23–28	2,800
September 22	San Francisco State*	Kellogg Field Pomona, CA	L 6–17	2,500	[1]
September 29	at Sacramento State*	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	W 24–0	2,100–3,100	[2]
October 6	United States International*	San Diego Stadium San Diego, CA	L 15–30	600
October 13	Occidental*	Kellogg Field Pomona, CA	W 56–13	1,700–2,500	[3][4]
October 20	UC Davis*	Kellogg Field Pomona, CA	W 24–21	2,100–2,500	[5]
October 27	at Southwestern Louisiana*	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	L 9–31	11,200
November 3	Cal State Northridge	Kellogg Field Pomona, CA	L 3–17	3,500–5,000	[6]
November 10	at No. 7 Cal Poly	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	L 34–38	5,520	[7]
November 17	at Northern Arizona*	NAU Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	L 3–21	8,781	[8]
November 22	at Tennessee State*	Hale Stadium Nashville, TN	L 3–71	5,500
*Non-conference game Rankings from Associated Press Poll released prior to the game

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