1981 Cal Poly Mustangs football team
The 1981 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University during the 1981 NCAA Division II football season.
Cal Poly competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association. The Mustangs were led by 14th-year head coach Joe Harper and played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California. They finished the season with a record of four wins and five losses.
1981 was the last season for CCAA football. The Mustangs ended up with 12 football championships in their 36 years of membership. All three 1981 football members of the CCAA moved their football programs to the new Western Football Conference for the 1982 season.Schedule
Team players in the NFL
The following Cal Poly Mustang players were selected in the 1982 NFL Draft.
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
| Charles Daum | Defensive tackle | 6 | 165 | Dallas Cowboys |
| Blake Wingle | Guard | 9 | 244 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
