2016 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

2016 Cal Poly Mustangs football

FCS Playoffs First Round, L 21–35 vs. San Diego
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Ranking
STATS	No. 21
FCS Coaches	No. 20
2016 record	7–5 (5–3 Big Sky)
Head coach	Tim Walsh (8th year)
Offensive coordinator	Saga Tuitele
Defensive coordinator	Josh Brown
Home stadium	Alex G. Spanos Stadium (Capacity: 11,075)

2016 Big Sky football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#3 Eastern Washington +^		8	–	0		11	–	1
#8 North Dakota +^		8	–	0		9	–	3
#25 Weber State ^		6	–	2		7	–	5
#21 Cal Poly ^		5	–	3		7	–	5
Southern Utah		5	–	3		6	–	5
Northern Colorado		4	–	4		6	–	5
Northern Arizona		4	–	4		5	–	6
Montana		3	–	5		6	–	5
Montana State		2	–	6		4	–	7
Portland State		2	–	6		3	–	8
UC Davis		2	–	6		3	–	8
Sacramento State		2	–	6		2	–	9
Idaho State		1	–	7		2	–	9

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2016 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Mustangs were led by seventh-year head coach Tim Walsh and played their home games at Alex G. Spanos Stadium. They were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 7–5, 5–3 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they lost to San Diego in the first round.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	6:30 PM	at Nevada*		Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV	CI	L 27–30 ^OT	19,138
September 10	6:05 PM	San Diego*		Alex G. Spanos Stadium • San Luis Obispo, CA	GoPoly	W 38–16	6,251
September 17	4:00 PM	at No. 9 South Dakota State*		Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium • Brookings, SD	ESPN3	W 38–31	16,887
September 24	12:00 PM	No. 6 Montana		Alex G. Spanos Stadium • San Luis Obispo, CA	RTNW	W 42–41	8,156
October 1	11:00 AM	at North Dakota	No. 16	Alerus Center • Grand Forks, ND	Midco SN	L 24–31	10,097
October 15	2:30 PM	at Portland State	No. 19	Providence Park • Portland, OR	GoPoly	W 55–35	4,019
October 22	6:05 PM	UC Davis	No. 17–T	Alex G. Spanos Stadium • San Luis Obispo, CA (Battle for the Golden Horseshoe)	GoPoly	W 21–16	11,075
October 29	6:00 PM	at Sacramento State	No. 14	Hornet Stadium • Sacramento, CA	GoPoly	W 59–47	5,334
November 5	6:05 PM	No. 3 Eastern Washington	No. 14	Alex G. Spanos Stadium • San Luis Obispo, CA	GoPoly	L 21–42	9,722
November 12	11:00 AM	at Weber State	No. 16	Stewart Stadium • Ogden, UT	KJZZ	L 15–22	7,821
November 19	6:05 PM	Northern Colorado	No. 21	Alex G. Spanos Stadium • San Luis Obispo, CA	GoPoly	W 55–48	6,863
November 26	4:00 PM	No. 24 San Diego*	No. 21	Alex G. Spanos Stadium • San Luis Obispo, CA (FCS Playoffs First Round)	ESPN3	L 21–35	3,356
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time.

Source: Official Schedule

Game notes

at Nevada

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Mustangs	7	3	0	14	3	27
Wolf Pack	21	3	0	0	6	30

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–6	1998	NEV, 63–0

San Diego

	1	2	3	4	Total
Toreros	0	13	0	3	16
Mustangs	10	7	14	7	38

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–0	2014	POLY, 34–3

at South Dakota State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	7	10	0	21	38
#9 Jackrabbits	7	3	7	14	31

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–3	2014	SDSU, 44–18

Montana

	1	2	3	4	Total
#6 Grizzlies	7	17	7	10	41
Mustangs	7	21	7	7	42

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–15	2015	POLY, 20–19

at North Dakota

	1	2	3	4	Total
#16 Mustangs	0	7	7	10	24
Fighting Hawks	10	0	14	7	31

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–5	2015	UND, 45–21

at Portland State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#19 Mustangs	13	14	14	14	55
Vikings	7	7	14	7	35

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
11–11	2015	PSU, 38–35

UC Davis

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	6	3	0	7	16
#17–T Mustangs	0	7	7	7	21

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
19–20–2	2015	POLY, 55–38

at Sacramento State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#14 Mustangs	14	3	21	21	59
Hornets	7	14	0	26	47

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
19–16	2015	POLY, 36–14

Eastern Washington

	1	2	3	4	Total
#3 Eagles	14	7	14	7	42
#14 Mustangs	7	7	7	0	21

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–6	2015	EWU, 42–41 ^OT

at Weber State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#16 Mustangs	0	7	8	0	15
Wildcats	12	3	0	7	22

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–5	2014	POLY, 30–24

Northern Colorado

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	7	17	7	17	48
#21 Mustangs	21	13	7	14	55

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–5	2013	POLY, 42–14

FCS Playoffs

First Round–San Diego

	1	2	3	4	Total
#24 Toreros	14	0	7	14	35
#21 Mustangs	0	7	7	7	21

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–0	9/10/2016	POLY, 38–16

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS FCS	NR	RV	RV	RV	16	21	19	17–T	14	14	16	21	21
Coaches	NR	RV	RV	RV	18	22	20	18–T	17	16	20	23	20

References

Cal Poly Mustangs football

Venues	Alex G. Spanos Stadium (1935–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Battle for the Golden Horseshoe (UC Davis)

Culture & lore	Musty the Mustang "Ride High You Mustangs" Mustang Band

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

2016 NCAA Division I FCS playoff participants

Cal Poly Central Arkansas Charleston Southern Chattanooga The Citadel Eastern Washington Illinois State Jacksonville State James Madison Lehigh New Hampshire North Carolina A&T North Dakota North Dakota State Richmond Saint Francis (PA) Samford Sam Houston State San Diego South Dakota State Villanova Weber State Wofford Youngstown State

Champion – TBD

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