2015 Cal Poly Mustangs football team
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 |
September 5 |
6:00 PM |
at No. 13 Montana* |
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Washington–Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT |
KWCA |
W 20–19 |
26,065 |
September 12 |
8:00 PM |
at Arizona State* |
No. 18 |
Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ |
P12N |
L 21–35 |
46,500 |
September 19 |
7:30 PM |
No. 9 Northern Iowa* |
No. 17 |
Alex G. Spanos Stadium • San Luis Obispo, CA |
ASN |
L 20–34 |
11,075 |
September 26 |
12:35 PM |
at No. 15 Montana State |
No. 20 |
Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT |
KWCA |
L 28–45 |
19,707 |
October 3 |
6:05 PM |
Idaho State |
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Alex G. Spanos Stadium • San Luis Obispo, CA |
WBS |
W 58–26 |
7,523 |
October 10 |
1:05 PM |
at No. 7 Eastern Washington |
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Roos Field • Cheney, WA |
WBS |
L 41–42 OT |
10,352 |
October 24 |
6:05 PM |
No. 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 |
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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 |
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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. |
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 |
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