2012 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

2012 Cal Poly Mustangs football
Big Sky co-champion
FCS Playoffs Second Round, L 16–18 vs. Sam Houston State
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 12
FCS Coaches	No. 12
2012 record	9–3 (7–1 Big Sky)
Head coach	Tim Walsh (4th year)
Offensive coordinator	Bryan Cook/SagaTuitele
Defensive coordinator	Greg Lupfer
Home stadium	Alex G. Spanos Stadium (Capacity: 11,075)

2012 Big Sky football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
#4 Eastern Washington +^		7	–	1					11	–	3
#2 Montana State +^		7	–	1					11	–	2
#12 Cal Poly +^		7	–	1					9	–	3
#20 Northern Arizona		6	–	2					8	–	3
Sacramento State		4	–	4					6	–	5
Northern Colorado		4	–	4					5	–	6
Southern Utah		4	–	4					5	–	6
North Dakota		3	–	5					5	–	6
Montana		3	–	5					5	–	6
UC Davis		3	–	5					4	–	7
Portland State		2	–	6					3	–	8
Weber State		2	–	6					2	–	9
Idaho State		0	–	8					1	–	10
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant As of December 15, 2012 ; Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2012 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Mustangs were led by fourth-year head coach Tim Walsh and played their home games at Alex G. Spanos Stadium. This is their first year as a member of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 9–3, 7–1 in Big Sky play to claim a share of the conference championship with Eastern Washington and Montana State. They received an at-large bid into the FCS Playoffs where they lost in the second round to Sam Houston State.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	4:05 PM	San Diego*		Alex G. Spanos Stadium • San Luis Obispo, CA	Big Sky TV	W 41–14	6,022
September 15	3:00 PM	at Wyoming*		War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY		W 24–22	21,728
September 22	6:05 PM	UC Davis		Alex G. Spanos Stadium • San Luis Obispo, CA (Battle for the Golden Horseshoe)	KSBY/Big Sky TV	W 28–20	11,075
September 29	4:00 PM	at North Dakota	No. 23	Alerus Center • Grand Forks, ND	Midco Sports Net/Big Sky TV	W 35–17	9,531
October 5	5:00 PM	at Weber State	No. 20	Stewart Stadium • Ogden, UT	Big Sky TV	W 45–23	5,939
October 13	6:05 PM	Northern Colorado	No. 15	Alex G. Spanos Stadium • San Luis Obispo, CA	KSBY/Big Sky TV	W 56–28	9,382
October 20	6:05 PM	Portland State	No. 14	Alex G. Spanos Stadium • San Luis Obispo, CA	KSBY/Big Sky TV	W 37–25	10,025
October 27	6:05 PM	at Sacramento State	No. 11	Hornet Stadium • Sacramento, CA	Big Sky TV	L 29–35	8,113
November 3	1:35 PM	at No. 7 Eastern Washington*	No. 16	Roos Field • Cheney, WA	Big Sky TV	L 17–34	8,644
November 10	6:05 PM	Idaho State	No. 19	Alex G. Spanos Stadium • San Luis Obispo, CA	KSBY/Big Sky TV	W 70–14	6,326
November 17	3:05 PM	at No. 15 Northern Arizona	No. 17	Walkup Skydome • Flagstaff, AZ	Big Sky TV	W 42–34	6,119
December 1	1:00 PM	at No. 5 Sam Houston State*	No. 12	Bowers Stadium • Huntsville, TX (FCS Playoffs Second Round)	ESPN3	L 16–18	7,073
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time.

• Source: Official Schedule

Despite also being a member of the Big Sky, the game against Eastern Washington on November 3 was considered a non conference game and had no effect on the Big Sky standings.

Game notes

San Diego

	1	2	3	4	Total
Toreros	0	7	7	0	14
Mustangs	10	3	7	21	41

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	1959	POLY, 36–14

@ Wyoming

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	14	0	7	3	24
Cowboys	0	15	0	7	22

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

UC Davis

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	10	0	0	10	20
Mustangs	7	7	14	0	28

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
16–19–2	2011	UCD, 24–17

@ North Dakota

	1	2	3	4	Total
#23 Mustangs	14	0	0	21	35
North Dakota	0	7	3	7	17

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–2	2011	POLY, 23–19

@ Weber State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#20 Mustangs	0	14	17	14	45
Wildcats	6	7	7	3	23

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–5	2009	WSU, 47–14

Northern Colorado

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	14	0	0	14	28
#15 Mustangs	14	14	14	14	56

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–2	2007	POLY, 56–21

Portland State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	14	3	8	0	25
#14 Mustangs	14	3	6	14	37

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–10	1999	PSU, 42–28

@ Sacramento State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#11 Mustangs	0	17	6	6	29
Hornets	7	21	0	7	35

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
16–15	2009	POLY, 38–19

@ Eastern Washington

	1	2	3	4	Total
#16 Mustangs	3	7	0	7	17
#7 Eagles	14	10	7	3	34

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–3	2011	EWU, 53–51

Idaho State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bengals	0	7	7	0	14
#19 Mustangs	28	14	14	14	70

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
11–6	2008	POLY, 49–10

@ Northern Arizona

	1	2	3	4	Total
#17 Mustangs	14	7	14	7	42
#15 Lumberjacks	7	6	7	14	34

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–8	2003	NAU, 24–7

@ Sam Houston State–FCS Playoffs Second Round

	1	2	3	4	Total
#12 Mustangs	0	0	6	10	16
#5 Bearkats	0	8	7	3	18

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

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