2016 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

2016 Cal Poly Mustangs football
2016 Cal Poly Mustangs football
FCS Playoffs First Round, L 21–35 vs. San Diego
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Ranking
STATS	No. 24
FCS Coaches	No. T–21
Record	7–5 (5–3 Big Sky)
Head coach	Tim Walsh (8th season);
Offensive coordinator	Saga Tuitele
Defensive coordinator	Josh Brown
Home stadium	Alex G. Spanos Stadium
	Seasons ← 2015 2017 →

Last updated December 14, 2023

2016 Big Sky Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 4 Eastern Washington +^	8	–	0	12	–	2
No. 12 North Dakota +^	8	–	0	9	–	3
No. 25 Weber State ^	6	–	2	7	–	5
No. 24 Cal Poly ^	5	–	3	7	–	5
Southern Utah	5	–	3	6	–	5
Northern Colorado	4	–	4	6	–	5
Northern Arizona	4	–	4	5	–	6
Montana	3	–	5	6	–	5
Montana State	2	–	6	4	–	7
Portland State	2	–	6	3	–	8
UC Davis	2	–	6	3	–	8
Sacramento State	2	–	6	2	–	9
Idaho State	1	–	7	2	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2016 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Mustangs were led by eighth-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 7–5, 5–3 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they lost to San Diego in the first round.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	6:30 pm	at Nevada *		Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	Campus Insiders	L 27–30 ^OT	19,138
September 10	6:05 pm	San Diego *		Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	GoPoly	W 38–16	6,251
September 17	4:00 pm	at No. 9 South Dakota State *		Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium Brookings, SD	ESPN3	W 38–31	16,887
September 24	12:00 pm	No. 6 Montana		Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	RTNW	W 42–41	8,156
October 1	11:00 am	at North Dakota	No. 16	Alerus Center Grand Forks, ND	Midco SN	L 24–31	10,097
October 15	2:30 pm	at Portland State	No. 19	Providence Park Portland, OR	GoPoly	W 55–35	4,019
October 22	6:05 pm	UC Davis	No. T–17	Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA (Battle for the Golden Horseshoe)	GoPoly	W 21–16	11,075
October 29	6:00 pm	at Sacramento State	No. 14	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	GoPoly	W 59–47	5,334
November 5	6:05 pm	No. 3 Eastern Washington	No. 14	Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	GoPoly	L 21–42	9,722
November 12	11:00 am	at Weber State	No. 16	Stewart Stadium Ogden, UT	KJZZ	L 15–22	7,821
November 19	6:05 pm	Northern Colorado	No. 21	Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	GoPoly	W 55–48	6,863
November 26	4:00 pm	No. 24 San Diego*	No. 21	Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA (FCS Playoffs First Round)	ESPN3	L 21–35	3,356
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

Game summaries

At Nevada

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Mustangs	7	3	0	14	3	27
Wolf Pack	21	3	0	0	6	30

San Diego

	1	2	3	4	Total
Toreros	0	13	0	3	16
Mustangs	10	7	14	7	38

At South Dakota State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	7	10	0	21	38
#9 Jackrabbits	7	3	7	14	31

Montana

	1	2	3	4	Total
#6 Grizzlies	7	17	7	10	41
Mustangs	7	21	7	7	42

At North Dakota

	1	2	3	4	Total
#16 Mustangs	0	7	7	10	24
Fighting Hawks	10	0	14	7	31

At Portland State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#19 Mustangs	13	14	14	14	55
Vikings	7	7	14	7	35

UC Davis

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	6	3	0	7	16
#17–T Mustangs	0	7	7	7	21

At Sacramento State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#14 Mustangs	14	3	21	21	59
Hornets	7	14	0	26	47

Eastern Washington

	1	2	3	4	Total
#3 Eagles	14	7	14	7	42
#14 Mustangs	7	7	7	0	21

At Weber State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#16 Mustangs	0	7	8	0	15
Wildcats	12	3	0	7	22

Northern Colorado

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	7	17	7	17	48
#21 Mustangs	21	13	7	14	55

FCS Playoffs

First Round–San Diego

	1	2	3	4	Total
#24 Toreros	14	0	7	14	35
#21 Mustangs	0	7	7	7	21

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
**Legend:**██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS FCS	—	RV	RV	RV	16	21	19	17–T	14	14	16	21	21	24
Coaches	—	RV	RV	RV	18	22	20	18–T	17	16	20	23	20	21–T

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v t e 2016 NCAA Division I FCS playoff participants
Cal Poly Central Arkansas Charleston Southern Chattanooga The Citadel Eastern Washington Illinois State Jacksonville State James Madison Lehigh New Hampshire North Carolina A&T North Dakota North Dakota State Richmond Saint Francis (PA) Samford Sam Houston State San Diego South Dakota State Villanova Weber State Wofford Youngstown State
Champion – James Madison