2016 Cal Poly Mustangs football | |
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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 |
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Offensive coordinator | Saga Tuitele |
Defensive coordinator | Josh Brown |
Home stadium | Alex G. Spanos Stadium |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 3 | 6:30 pm | at Nevada * | Campus Insiders | L 27–30 OT | 19,138 | ||
September 10 | 6:05 pm | San Diego * | GoPoly | W 38–16 | 6,251 | ||
September 17 | 4:00 pm | at No. 9 South Dakota State * | ESPN3 | W 38–31 | 16,887 | ||
September 24 | 12:00 pm | No. 6 Montana |
| RTNW | W 42–41 | 8,156 | |
October 1 | 11:00 am | at North Dakota | No. 16 | Midco SN | L 24–31 | 10,097 | |
October 15 | 2:30 pm | at Portland State | No. 19 | GoPoly | W 55–35 | 4,019 | |
October 22 | 6:05 pm | UC Davis | No. T–17 |
| GoPoly | W 21–16 | 11,075 |
October 29 | 6:00 pm | at Sacramento State | No. 14 | GoPoly | W 59–47 | 5,334 | |
November 5 | 6:05 pm | No. 3 Eastern Washington | No. 14 |
| GoPoly | L 21–42 | 9,722 |
November 12 | 11:00 am | at Weber State | No. 16 | KJZZ | L 15–22 | 7,821 | |
November 19 | 6:05 pm | Northern Colorado | No. 21 |
| GoPoly | W 55–48 | 6,863 |
November 26 | 4:00 pm | No. 24 San Diego* | No. 21 |
| ESPN3 | L 21–35 | 3,356 |
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
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Mustangs | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 27 |
Wolf Pack | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 30 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Toreros | 0 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
Mustangs | 10 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Mustangs | 7 | 10 | 0 | 21 | 38 |
#9 Jackrabbits | 7 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#6 Grizzlies | 7 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 41 |
Mustangs | 7 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 42 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#16 Mustangs | 0 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
Fighting Hawks | 10 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 31 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#19 Mustangs | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 55 |
Vikings | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Aggies | 6 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 16 |
#17–T Mustangs | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#14 Mustangs | 14 | 3 | 21 | 21 | 59 |
Hornets | 7 | 14 | 0 | 26 | 47 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#3 Eagles | 14 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 42 |
#14 Mustangs | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#16 Mustangs | 0 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 15 |
Wildcats | 12 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 22 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bears | 7 | 17 | 7 | 17 | 48 |
#21 Mustangs | 21 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 55 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#24 Toreros | 14 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
#21 Mustangs | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
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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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