2021 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

2021 Cal Poly Mustangs football
2021 Cal Poly Mustangs football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	2–9 (1–7 Big Sky)
Head coach	Beau Baldwin (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Nick Edwards (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	J.C. Sherritt (2nd season)
Home stadium	Alex G. Spanos Stadium
	Seasons ← 2020 2022 →

The 2021 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University in the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Mustangs were led by 2nd-year head coach Beau Baldwin and played their home games at Alex G. Spanos Stadium, as members of the Big Sky Conference.

2021 Big Sky Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 10 Sacramento State $^	8	–	0	9	–	3
No. 2 Montana State ^	7	–	1	11	–	3
No. 7 Eastern Washington ^	6	–	2	10	–	3
No. 6 Montana ^	6	–	2	10	–	3
No. 17 UC Davis ^	5	–	3	8	–	4
Weber State	5	–	3	6	–	5
Northern Arizona	4	–	4	5	–	6
Portland State	4	–	4	5	–	6
Idaho	3	–	5	4	–	7
Northern Colorado	2	–	6	3	–	8
Cal Poly	1	–	7	2	–	9
Idaho State	1	–	7	1	–	10
Southern Utah	0	–	8	1	–	10

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

Preseason edit

Polls edit

On July 26, 2021, during the virtual Big Sky Kickoff, the Mustangs were predicted to finish twelfth in the Big Sky by the coaches and last in the media.^[1]

Coaches poll
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Weber State	(7)
2	Montana	(3)
3	Eastern Washington	(2)
4	Montana State	(1)
5	Sacramento State	(1)
6	UC Davis
7	Northern Arizona
8	Idaho
9	Idaho State
10	Portland State
11	Southern Utah
12	Cal Poly
13	Northern Colorado

Media poll
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Weber State	(14)
2	Montana	(4)
3	Eastern Washington	(3)
4	Montana State	(3)
5	Sacramento State
6	UC Davis
7	Northern Arizona
8	Idaho
9	Idaho State
10	Portland State
11	Southern Utah
12	Northern Colorado
13	Cal Poly

Preseason All–Big Sky team edit

The Mustangs did not have any players selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team.^[2]

Schedule edit

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	2:05 p.m.	at San Diego*	Torero Stadium San Diego, CA		W 28–17	2,966
September 11	7:05 p.m.	at Fresno State*	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	CW59	L 10–63	30,119
September 18	5:05 p.m.	South Dakota*	Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	ESPN+	L 14–48	11,075
September 25	12:00 p.m.	at No. 4 Montana	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	ESPN+	L 7–39	25,600
October 2	5:05 p.m.	No. 19 Weber State	Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	ESPN+	L 7–38	7,089
October 9	1:00 p.m.	at No. 10 Montana State	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	RTNW	L 7–45	19,847
October 23	5:05 p.m.	No. 10 UC Davis	Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA (Battle for the Golden Horseshoe)	ESPN+	L 13–24	9,573
October 30	2:05 p.m.	at Portland State	Hillsboro Stadium Hillsboro, OR	ESPN+	L 21–42	3,245
November 6	6:00 p.m.	at No. 16 Sacramento State	Hornet Stadium Sacaramento, CA	ESPN+	L 9–41	7,287
November 13	5:05 p.m.	Idaho State	Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	ESPN+	W 32–29	5,651
November 20	5:05 p.m.	Northern Arizona	Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	ESPN+	L 21–45	6,371
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

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Game summaries edit

At San Diego edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	7	7	0	14	28
Toreros	7	0	3	7	17

At Fresno State edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	0	10	0	0	10
Bulldogs	7	28	21	7	63

South Dakota edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Coyotes	21	20	0	7	48
Mustangs	7	0	0	7	14

At No. 4 Montana edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	0	0	0	7	7
No. 4 Grizzlies	15	3	21	0	39

No. 19 Weber State edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 19 Wildcats	7	21	10	0	38
Mustangs	7	0	0	0	7

At No. 10 Montana State edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	0	0	7	0	7
No. 10 Bobcats	7	28	7	3	45

No. 10 UC Davis edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 10 Aggies	0	10	14	0	24
Mustangs	0	7	6	0	13

At Portland State edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	6	0	8	7	21
Vikings	14	0	7	21	42

At No. 16 Sacramento State edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	0	9	0	0	9
No. 16 Hornets	14	10	10	7	41

Idaho State edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bengals	7	7	0	15	29
Mustangs	7	7	12	6	32

Northern Arizona edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lumberjacks	7	31	7	0	45
Mustangs	7	7	0	7	21

References edit

^ "Weber State Picked to Win Big Sky by Coaches and Media". July 26, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
^ "2021 Preseason All-Big Sky Conference Teams Announced". July 26, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
^ "2021 Cal Poly Football Schedule". gopoly.com. Retrieved July 29, 2021.

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[1] "Weber State Picked to Win Big Sky by Coaches and Media". July 26, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2021.

[2] "2021 Preseason All-Big Sky Conference Teams Announced". July 26, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2021.

[3] "2021 Cal Poly Football Schedule". gopoly.com. Retrieved July 29, 2021.

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