2015 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

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2015 Cal Poly Mustangs football
Cal Poly Mustangs logo.svg
Conference Big Sky Conference
Record4–7 (3–5 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSaga Tuitele
Defensive coordinatorJosh Brown
Home stadium Alex G. Spanos Stadium
Seasons
  2014
2016  
2015 Big Sky Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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.

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Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 56:00 pmat No. 13 Montana * KWCA W 20–1926,065
September 128:00 pmat Arizona State *No. 18 P12N L 21–3546,500
September 197:30 pmNo. 9 Northern Iowa *No. 17 ASN L 20–3411,075
September 2612:35 pmat No. 15 Montana State No. 20KWCAL 28–4519,707
October 36:05 pm Idaho State
  • Alex G. Spanos Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
WBS W 58–267,523
October 101:05 pmat No. 7 Eastern Washington WBSL 41–42 OT10,352
October 246:05 pmNo. 14 Portland State
  • Alex G. Spanos Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
WBSL 35–3811,075
October 312:00 pmat Southern Utah WBSL 37–544,506
November 76:05 pm Sacramento State Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Alex G. Spanos Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
WBSW 36–146,543
November 142:00 pmat UC Davis WBSW 55–386,197
November 216:05 pm North Dakota
  • Alex G. Spanos Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
WBSL 21–455,746
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the 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.

Coaching staff

NamePositionYears at
Cal Poly
Tim Walsh Head Coach 7
Jim CraftWide receivers3
Saga Tuitele Offensive coordinator
Offensive line
7
Josh Brown Defensive coordinator
Linebackers
6
Juston WoodQuarterbacks7
Aristotle Thompson Running backs 7
Eti Ena Defensive line 3
Allen Brown Defensive Secondary
(Cornerbacks)
1
Dorian KellerFullbacks/Tight ends1
Jacob Yoro Defensive Secondary (Safeties)1
Pat JohnstonDefensive Assistant5
Joe HarperOffensive Quality Control Coach5
James EmmaDefensive Quality Control Coach1
Russell OkaDefensive Quality Control Coach2

Game summaries

At Montana

1234Total
Mustangs773320
#13 Grizzlies770519

At Arizona State

1234Total
#18 Mustangs0147021
Sun Devils71401435

Northern Iowa

1234Total
#9 Panthers2170634
#17 Mustangs0701320

At Montana State

1234Total
#20 Mustangs7140728
#15 Bobcats211014045

Idaho State

1234Total
Bengals0206026
Mustangs141424658

At Eastern Washington

1234OTTotal
Mustangs71477641
#7 Eagles67022742

Portland State

1234Total
#14 Vikings130151038
Mustangs14014735

At Southern Utah

1234Total
Mustangs3217637
Thunderbirds102371454

Sacramento State

1234Total
Hornets007714
Mustangs77121036

At UC Davis

1234Total
Mustangs211371455
Aggies14017738

North Dakota

1234Total
Fighting Hawks72171045
Mustangs0014721

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCS RV181720RVRVRVRVRV
Coaches RV201822RVRVRVRVRV

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