2015 Cal Poly Mustangs football team
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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| Conference | Big Sky Conference |
| Record | 4–7 (3–5 Big Sky) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Saga Tuitele |
| Defensive coordinator | Josh Brown |
| Home stadium | Alex G. Spanos Stadium (Capacity: 11,075) |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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| 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 | |
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| Mustangs | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 20 |
| #13 Grizzlies | 7 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 19 |
At Arizona State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #18 Mustangs | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| Sun Devils | 7 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 35 |
Northern Iowa
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #9 Panthers | 21 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 34 |
| #17 Mustangs | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 20 |
At Montana State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #20 Mustangs | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
| #15 Bobcats | 21 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 45 |
Idaho State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bengals | 0 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 26 |
| Mustangs | 14 | 14 | 24 | 6 | 58 |
At Eastern Washington
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
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| Mustangs | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 41 |
| #7 Eagles | 6 | 7 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 42 |
Portland State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #14 Vikings | 13 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 38 |
| Mustangs | 14 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
At Southern Utah
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Mustangs | 3 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 37 |
| Thunderbirds | 10 | 23 | 7 | 14 | 54 |
Sacramento State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Hornets | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Mustangs | 7 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 36 |
At UC Davis
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Mustangs | 21 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 55 |
| Aggies | 14 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 38 |
North Dakota
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Fighting Hawks | 7 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 45 |
| Mustangs | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 21 |
Ranking movements
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| STATS FCS | RV | 18 | 17 | 20 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — |
| Coaches | RV | 20 | 18 | 22 | RV | RV | RV | RV | — | — | — | RV | — | — |
References
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