2017 Cal Poly Mustangs football team
The 2017 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Mustangs were led by ninth-year head coach Tim Walsh and played their home games at Alex G. Spanos Stadium. They were members of the Big Sky Conference.[1][2] They finished the season 1–10, 1–7 in Big Sky play to finish in 12th place.
| 2017 Cal Poly Mustangs football | |
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| Conference | Big Sky Conference |
| 2017 record | 1–10 (1–7 Big Sky) |
| Head coach | Tim Walsh (9th season) |
| Offensive coordinator | Saga Tuitele |
| Defensive coordinator | Josh Brown |
| Home stadium | Alex G. Spanos Stadium (Capacity: 11,075) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Southern Utah +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Weber State +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Arizona ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 21 Eastern Washington | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacramento State | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana State | 5 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Davis | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho State | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Colorado | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portland State | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 26 | 4:00 p.m. | Colgate* | No. 23 | ESPNU | L 14–20 | 8,428 | |
| September 2 | 4:30 p.m. | at San Jose State* | No. 23 | L 13–34 | 10,667 | ||
| September 9 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 21 Northern Iowa* | ESPN3 | L 38–45 OT | 10,246 | ||
| September 23 | 6:05 p.m. | Northern Arizona |
| ELVN | L 10–28 | 7,726 | |
| September 30 | 1:30 p.m. | at Idaho State | Pluto TV | L 34–38 | 7,105 | ||
| October 7 | 5:00 p.m. | at Southern Utah | Pluto TV | L 14–20 | 10,633 | ||
| October 21 | 6:05 p.m. | No. 23 Weber State |
| Pluto TV | L 3–17 | 9,324 | |
| October 28 | 4:00 p.m. | at UC Davis |
| Pluto TV | L 28–31 | 10,503 | |
| November 4 | 6:05 p.m. | Portland State |
| Pluto TV | W 35–28 | 5,393 | |
| November 11 | 6:05 p.m. | Sacramento State |
| Pluto TV | L 14–49 | 6,729 | |
| November 18 | 10:30 a.m. | at Northern Colorado | L 0–42 | 3,650 | |||
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- Source: Official Schedule
Game summaries
Colgate
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Raiders | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
| No. 23 Mustangs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| First meeting | ||
at San Jose State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 23 Mustangs | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| Spartans | 0 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 34 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 4–11 | 2009 | SJSU, 19–9 |
at Northern Iowa
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mustangs | 7 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 38 |
| No. 21 Panthers | 0 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 45 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1–6 | 2015 | UNI, 34–20 |
Northern Arizona
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lumberjacks | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
| Mustangs | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1–11 | 2014 | NAU, 38–35 |
at Idaho State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mustangs | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 34 |
| Bengals | 10 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 38 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 13–7 | 2015 | POLY, 58–26 |
at Southern Utah
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mustangs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Thunderbirds | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 16–4 | 2015 | SUU, 54–37 |
Weber State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 23 Wildcats | 8 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 17 |
| Mustangs | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 6–7 | 2016 | WEB, 22–15 |
at UC Davis
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mustangs | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Aggies | 21 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 20–20–2 | 2016 | POLY, 21–16 |
Portland State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Vikings | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
| Mustangs | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 12–11 | 2016 | POLY, 53–33 |
Sacramento State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Hornets | 14 | 14 | 21 | 0 | 49 |
| Mustangs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 20–16 | 2016 | POLY, 59–47 |
at Northern Colorado
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Mustangs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bears | 0 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 42 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 10–2 | 2016 | POLY, 55–48 |
Ranking movements
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final | |||||||
| STATS FCS | 23 | RV | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | |||||||
| Coaches | 23 | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | |||||||
References
- "Nationally Televised Game Against Colgate Highlights 2017 Football Slate". Cal Poly Mustangs Athletics (GoPoly). March 8, 2017. Retrieved March 12, 2017.
- "Colgate-Cal Poly gains early opener". March 9, 2017. Retrieved March 12, 2017.
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