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.

2015 Cal Poly Mustangs football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record4–7 (3–5 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSaga Tuitele
Defensive coordinatorJosh Brown
Home stadiumAlex G. Spanos Stadium
Seasons
← 2014
2016 →
2015 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 56:00 pmat No. 13 Montana*KWCAW 20–1926,065
September 128:00 pmat Arizona State*No. 18P12NL 21–3546,500
September 197:30 pmNo. 9 Northern Iowa*No. 17ASNL 20–3411,075
September 2612:35 pmat No. 15 Montana StateNo. 20KWCAL 28–4519,707
October 36:05 pmIdaho State
  • Alex G. Spanos Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
WBSW 58–267,523
October 101:05 pmat No. 7 Eastern WashingtonWBSL 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 UtahWBSL 37–544,506
November 76:05 pmSacramento State 
  • Alex G. Spanos Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
WBSW 36–146,543
November 142:00 pmat UC DavisWBSW 55–386,197
November 216:05 pmNorth Dakota
  • Alex G. Spanos Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
WBSL 21–455,746
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • 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 edit

Name Position Years at
Cal Poly
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 edit

At Montana edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Mustangs 7 7 3 3 20
#13 Grizzlies 7 7 0 5 19

At Arizona State edit

1 2 3 4 Total
#18 Mustangs 0 14 7 0 21
Sun Devils 7 14 0 14 35

Northern Iowa edit

1 2 3 4 Total
#9 Panthers 21 7 0 6 34
#17 Mustangs 0 7 0 13 20

At Montana State edit

1 2 3 4 Total
#20 Mustangs 7 14 0 7 28
#15 Bobcats 21 10 14 0 45

Idaho State edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Bengals 0 20 6 0 26
Mustangs 14 14 24 6 58

At Eastern Washington edit

1 2 3 4OT Total
Mustangs 7 14 7 76 41
#7 Eagles 6 7 0 227 42

Portland State edit

1 2 3 4 Total
#14 Vikings 13 0 15 10 38
Mustangs 14 0 14 7 35

At Southern Utah edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Mustangs 3 21 7 6 37
Thunderbirds 10 23 7 14 54

Sacramento State edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 0 0 7 7 14
Mustangs 7 7 12 10 36

At UC Davis edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Mustangs 21 13 7 14 55
Aggies 14 0 17 7 38

North Dakota edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Fighting Hawks 7 21 7 10 45
Mustangs 0 0 14 7 21

Ranking movements edit

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCSRV181720RVRVRVRVRV
CoachesRV201822RVRVRVRVRV

References edit