2015 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

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2015 Big Sky Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 18 Southern Utah $^		7	–	1					8	–	4
No. 10 Portland State ^		6	–	2					9	–	3
No. 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 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

September 56:00 PMat No. 13 Montana*

• Washington–Grizzly Stadium
• Missoula, MT

KWCAW 20–19 26,065 September 128:00 PMat Arizona State*No. 18

• Sun Devil Stadium
• Tempe, AZ

P12NL 21–35 46,500 September 197:30 PMNo. 9 Northern Iowa*No. 17

• Alex G. Spanos Stadium
• San Luis Obispo, CA

ASNL 20–34 11,075 September 2612:35 PMat No. 15 Montana StateNo. 20

• Bobcat Stadium
• Bozeman, MT

KWCAL 28–45 19,707 October 36:05 PMIdaho State

• Alex G. Spanos Stadium
• San Luis Obispo, CA

WBSW 58–26 7,523 October 101:05 PMat No. 7 Eastern Washington

• Roos Field
• Cheney, WA

WBSL 41–42 ^OT10,352 October 246:05 PMNo. 14 Portland State

• Alex G. Spanos Stadium
• San Luis Obispo, CA

WBSL 35–38 11,075 October 312:00 PMat Southern Utah

• Eccles Coliseum
• Cedar City, UT

WBSL 37–54 4,506 November 76:05 PMSacramento State

• Alex G. Spanos Stadium
• San Luis Obispo, CA

WBSW 36–14 6,543 November 142:00 PMat UC Davis

• Aggie Stadium
• Davis, CA (Battle for the Golden Horseshoe)

WBSW 55–38 6,197 November 216:05 PMNorth Dakota

• Alex G. Spanos Stadium
• San Luis Obispo, CA

WBSL 21–45 5,746

• 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.

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Years at Cal Poly
Tim Walsh	Head Coach	7
Jim Craft	Wide receivers	3
Saga Tuitele	Offensive coordinator Offensive Line	7
Josh Brown	Defensive coordinator Linebackers	6
Juston Wood	Quarterbacks	7
Aristotle Thompson	Running backs	7
Eti Ena	Defensive Line	3
Allen Brown	Defensive Secondary (Cornerbacks)	1
Dorian Keller	Fullbacks/Tight ends	1
Jacob Yoro	Defensive Secondary (Safeties)	1
Pat Johnston	Defensive Assistant	5
Joe Harper	Offensive Quality Control Coach	5
James Emma	Defensive Quality Control Coach	1
Russell Oka	Defensive Quality Control Coach	2

Game summaries

at Montana

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

See also: 2015 Montana Grizzlies football team

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

See also: 2015 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

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

See also: 2015 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

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

See also: 2015 Montana State Bobcats football team

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

See also: 2015 Idaho State Bengals football team

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

See also: 2015 Eastern Washington Eagles football team

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

See also: 2015 Portland State Vikings football team

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

See also: 2015 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team

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

See also: 2015 Sacramento State Hornets football team

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

See also: 2015 UC Davis Aggies football team and Battle for the Golden Horseshoe

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

See also: 2015 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team

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

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received 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	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	RV	20	18	22	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	RV	—	—