2019 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

2019 Cal Poly Mustangs football
2019 Cal Poly Mustangs football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	3–8 (2–6 Big Sky)
Head coach	Tim Walsh (11th season);
Offensive coordinator	Jim Craft (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Triple Option
Defensive coordinator	Josh Brown (9th season)
Base defense	3-4
Home stadium	Alex G. Spanos Stadium
	Seasons ← 2018 2020 →

Last updated December 14, 2023

2019 Big Sky Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 3 Weber State +^	7	–	1	11	–	4
No. 9 Sacramento State +^	7	–	1	9	–	4
No. 4 Montana State ^	6	–	2	11	–	4
No. 6 Montana ^	6	–	2	10	–	4
Eastern Washington	6	–	2	7	–	5
Idaho	3	–	5	5	–	7
Portland State	3	–	5	5	–	7
UC Davis	3	–	5	5	–	7
Northern Arizona	2	–	6	4	–	8
Cal Poly	2	–	6	3	–	8
Idaho State	2	–	6	3	–	9
Southern Utah	2	–	6	3	–	9
Northern Colorado	2	–	6	2	–	10

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Although North Dakota was classified as an independent, games against them still counted as Big Sky Conference games. Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2019 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Mustangs were led by 11th-year head coach Tim Walsh ^[1] and played their home games at Alex G. Spanos Stadium. They were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 3–8, 2–6 in Big Sky play to finish in a five-way tie for ninth place. On November 25, 2019, Tim Walsh announced his retirement. He finished with a 176–148 record in 29 seasons.^[2]

Preseason

Big Sky preseason poll

The Big Sky released their preseason media and coaches' polls on July 15, 2019. The Mustangs were picked to finish in ninth place in both polls.^[3]

Media poll
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Eastern Washington	536 (25)
2	UC Davis	510 (13)
3	Weber State	472 (4)
4	Montana State	417
5	Montana	396 (1)
6	Northern Arizona	302
7	Idaho State	285
8	Idaho	248
9	Cal Poly	196
10	Portland State	178
11	Southern Utah	160
12	Sacramento State	125
13	Northern Colorado	90

Coaches poll
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Eastern Washington	140 (10)
2	UC Davis	127 (2)
3	Weber State	124
4	Montana	104 (1)
5	Montana State	100
6	Northern Arizona	88
7	Idaho State	72
8	Idaho	65
9	Cal Poly	56
10	Portland State	42
11	Sacramento State	40
12	Southern Utah	38
13	Northern Colorado	19

Preseason All–Big Sky team

The Mustangs did not have any players selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team.^[4]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 31	2:05 p.m.	San Diego *	Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	Pluto TV	W 52–34	5,779	^[5]
September 7	5:00 p.m.	at No. 7 Weber State *	Stewart Stadium Ogden, UT	Pluto TV	L 24–41	8,792	^[6]
September 14	1:15 p.m.	at Oregon State *	Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR	P12N	L 7–45	33,585	^[7]
September 28	5:05 p.m.	at Southern Utah	Eccles Coliseum Cedar City, UT	Pluto TV	W 24–21	7,741	^[8]
October 5	5:05 p.m.	No. 6 Montana State	Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	Pluto TV	L 28–34 ^OT	8,236	^[9]
October 12	4:05 p.m.	at No. 24 UC Davis	UC Davis Health Stadium Davis, CA (Battle for the Golden Horseshoe)	Eleven	L 24–48	11,194	^[10]
October 19	5:05 p.m.	North Dakota	Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	Pluto TV	L 26–30	5,186	^[11]
October 26	5:05 p.m.	No. 7 Sacramento State	Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	Pluto TV	L 14–38	7,032	^[12]
November 2	2:05 p.m.	at Idaho	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID	Pluto TV	L 9–21	6,424	^[13]
November 16	5:05 p.m.	Eastern Washington	Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	Pluto TV	L 41–42	6,582	^[14]
November 23	11:05 a.m.	at Northern Colorado	Nottingham Field Greeley, CO	Pluto TV	W 28–21	2,854
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

Source:^[15]^[16]

Despite also being a member of the Big Sky, the game at Weber State was a non-conference game and had no effect on the Big Sky standings.

Game summaries

San Diego

	1	2	3	4	Total
Toreros	14	0	7	13	34
Mustangs	14	24	14	0	52

At Weber State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	3	7	7	7	24
No. 7 Wildcats	3	14	14	10	41

At Oregon State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	7	0	0	0	7
Beavers	21	17	7	0	45

At Southern Utah

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	3	14	0	7	24
Thunderbirds	0	7	6	8	21

Montana State

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
No. 6 Bobcats	0	14	14	0	6	34
Mustangs	7	0	0	21	0	28

At UC Davis

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	0	10	7	7	24
No. 24 Aggies	24	10	0	14	48

North Dakota

	1	2	3	4	Total
Fighting Hawks	0	7	14	9	30
Mustangs	3	14	6	3	26

Sacramento State

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 7 Hornets	0	17	7	14	38
Mustangs	0	0	7	7	14

At Idaho

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	3	0	0	6	9
Vandals	0	7	7	7	21

Eastern Washington

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	14	14	7	7	42
Mustangs	0	14	14	13	41

At Northern Colorado

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	0	7	7	14	28
Bears	7	7	7	0	21

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References

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↑ "Cal Poly Head Football Coach Tim Walsh Announces Retirement". Cal Poly. November 25, 2019. Archived from the original on January 1, 2020. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
↑ "Scoreboard: Big Sky Conference preseason football polls". 406 MT SPORTS. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
↑ "Big Sky Conference announces preseason all-conference teams". MTSPX. July 15, 2019. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
↑ "San Diego vs. Cal Poly - Game Summary - August 31, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 19, 2019.
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[2] "Cal Poly Head Football Coach Tim Walsh Announces Retirement". Cal Poly. November 25, 2019. Archived from the original on January 1, 2020. Retrieved December 31, 2019.

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