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American college football season
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 |
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September 5 | 6:00 PM | at No. 13 Montana* | | | KWCA | W 20–19 | 26,065 |
September 12 | 8:00 PM | at Arizona State* | No. 18 | | P12N | L 21–35 | 46,500 |
September 19 | 7:30 PM | No. 9 Northern Iowa* | No. 17 | | ASN | L 20–34 | 11,075 |
September 26 | 12:35 PM | at No. 15 Montana State | No. 20 | | 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 No. 7 Eastern Washington | | | 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 | | | WBS | L 37–54 | 4,506 |
November 7 | 6:05 PM | Sacramento State![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | | - Alex G. Spanos Stadium
- San Luis Obispo, CA
| WBS | W 36–14 | 6,543 |
November 14 | 2:00 PM | at UC Davis | | | 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 |
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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 |
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
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Ranking movements
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
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STATS FCS | RV | 18 | 17 | 20 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — |
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Coaches | RV | 20 | 18 | 22 | RV | RV | RV | RV | — | — | — | RV | — | — |
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References
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National championship seasons in bold |