2015 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

2015 Cal Poly Mustangs football

Conference	Big Sky Conference
2015 record	4–7 (3–5 Big Sky)
Head coach	Tim Walsh (7th year)
Offensive coordinator	Saga Tuitele
Defensive coordinator	Josh Brown
Home stadium	Alex G. Spanos Stadium (Capacity: 11,075)

2015 Big Sky football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#18 Southern Utah $^		7	–	1		8	–	4
#10 Portland State ^		6	–	2		9	–	3
#14 Montana ^		6	–	2		8	–	5
North Dakota		5	–	3		7	–	4
Northern Arizona		5	–	3		7	–	4
Eastern Washington		5	–	3		6	–	5
Weber State		5	–	3		6	–	5
Northern Colorado		3	–	5		6	–	5
Montana State		3	–	5		5	–	6
Cal Poly		3	–	5		4	–	7
UC Davis		2	–	6		2	–	9
Idaho State		1	–	7		2	–	9
Sacramento State		1	–	7		2	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2015 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University in the 2015 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 4–7, 3–5 in Big Sky play to finish in a three way tie for eighth place.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
Non-Conference Schedule
September 5	6:00 PM	at #13 Montana*		Washington–Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT	KWCA	W 20–19	26,065
September 12	8:00 PM	at Arizona State*	#18	Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ	P12N	L 21–35	46,500
September 19	7:30 PM	#9 Northern Iowa*	#17	Alex G. Spanos Stadium • San Luis Obispo, CA	ASN	L 20–34	11,075
Conference Schedule
September 26	12:35 PM	at #15 Montana State	#20	Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT	KWCA	L 28–45	19,707
October 3	6:05 PM	Idaho State		Alex G. Spanos Stadium • San Luis Obispo, CA	WBS	W 58–26	7,523
October 10	1:05 PM	at #7 Eastern Washington		Roos Field • Cheney, WA	WBS	L 41–42 ^OT	10,352
October 24	6:05 PM	#14 Portland State		Alex G. Spanos Stadium • San Luis Obispo, CA	WBS	L 35–38	11,075
October 31	2:00 PM	at Southern Utah		Eccles Coliseum • Cedar City, UT	WBS	L 37–54	4,506
November 7	6:05 PM	Sacramento State		Alex G. Spanos Stadium • San Luis Obispo, CA	WBS	W 36–14	6,543
November 14	2:00 PM	at UC Davis		Aggie Stadium • Davis, CA (Battle for the Golden Horseshoe)	WBS	W 55–38	6,197
November 21	6:05 PM	North Dakota		Alex G. Spanos Stadium • San Luis Obispo, CA	WBS	L 21–45	5,746
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time.

Source: Official Schedule

Despite also being a member of the Big Sky Conference, the game with Montana on September 5 is considered a non conference game.

Game notes

at Montana

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	7	7	3	3	20
#13 Grizzlies	7	7	0	5	19

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–15	2014	POLY, 41–21

at Arizona State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#18 Mustangs	0	14	7	0	21
Sun Devils	7	14	0	14	35

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–3	1947	ASU, 33–6

Northern Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
#9 Panthers	21	7	0	6	34
#17 Mustangs	0	7	0	13	20

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–5	2002	UNI, 29–26

at Montana State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#20 Mustangs	7	14	0	7	28
#15 Bobcats	21	10	14	0	45

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
10–4	2014	POLY, 35–27

Idaho State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bengals	0	20	6	0	26
Mustangs	14	14	24	6	58

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
12–7	2014	ISU, 30–28

at Eastern Washington

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Mustangs	7	14	7	7	6	41
#7 Eagles	6	7	0	22	7	42

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–5	2013	EWU, 35–22

Portland State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#14 Vikings	13	0	15	10	38
Mustangs	14	0	14	7	35

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
11–10	2014	POLY, 42–14

at Southern Utah

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	3	21	7	6	37
Thunderbirds	10	23	7	14	54

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
16–3	2014	POLY, 42–39

Sacramento State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	0	0	7	7	14
Mustangs	7	7	12	10	36

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
18–16	2014	POLY, 56–27

at UC Davis

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	21	13	7	14	55
Aggies	14	0	17	7	38

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
18–20–2	2014	UCD, 48–35

North Dakota

	1	2	3	4	Total
Fighting Hawks	7	21	7	10	45
Mustangs	0	0	14	7	21

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–2	2012	POLY, 35–17

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	RV	18	17	20	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Coaches	RV	20	18	22	RV	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	RV	NR	NR

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

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