Preseason
edit
On July 23, 2023, during the virtual Big Sky Kickoff, the Mustangs were predicted to finish eleventh in the Big Sky by both the coaches and media.[1]
Coaches poll
Predicted finish
|
Team
|
Votes (1st place)
|
1
|
Montana State
|
120 (10)
|
2
|
UC Davis
|
96 (1)
|
3
|
Sacramento State
|
94 (1)
|
4
|
Weber State
|
91
|
5
|
Idaho
|
89
|
6
|
Montana
|
84
|
7
|
Eastern Washington
|
52
|
8
|
Portland State
|
45
|
9
|
Northern Arizona
|
44
|
10
|
Northern Colorado
|
37
|
11
|
Cal Poly
|
25
|
12
|
Idaho State
|
15
|
Media poll
Predicted finish
|
Team
|
Votes (1st place)
|
1
|
Montana State
|
447 (26)
|
2
|
Idaho
|
410 (8)
|
3
|
Montana
|
359 (2)
|
4
|
Sacramento State
|
334 (3)
|
5
|
UC Davis
|
330
|
6
|
Weber State
|
320
|
7
|
Eastern Washington
|
216
|
8
|
Northern Arizona
|
178
|
9
|
Portland State
|
167
|
10
|
Northern Colorado
|
109
|
11
|
Cal Poly
|
103
|
12
|
Idaho State
|
69
|
Preseason All–Big Sky team
edit
The Mustangs had one player selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team.[2]
Schedule
edit
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
---|
September 2 | 3:00 p.m. | San Diego* | | ESPN+ | W 27–10 | 6,248 |
September 9 | 1:00 p.m. | at San Jose State* | | NBCSBA | L 3–59 | 14,224 |
September 16 | 5:05 p.m. | Lincoln (CA)* | - Mustang Memorial Field
- San Luis Obispo, CA
| ESPN+ | W 41–20 | 9,238 |
September 23 | 1:00 p.m. | at Portland State | | ESPN+ | L 21–59 | 1,672 |
September 30 | 5:05 p.m. | No. 21 UC Davis | | ESPN+ | L 13–31 | 8,744 |
October 7 | 5:05 p.m. | at No. 3 Idaho | - Mustang Memorial Field
- San Luis Obispo, CA
| ESPN+ | L 14–42 | 6,028 |
October 14 | 5:00 p.m. | at No. 2 Montana State | | ESPN+ | L 19–59 | 21,997 |
October 21 | 5:05 p.m. | Northern Colorado | - Mustang Memorial Field
- San Luis Obispo, CA
| ESPN+ | W 24–17 | 9,263 |
November 4 | 1:00 p.m. | at Eastern Washington | | ESPN+ | L 13–48 | 4,345 |
November 11 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 9 Sacramento State | | ESPN+ | L 30–41 | 12,022 |
November 18 | 5:05 p.m. | Weber State | - Mustang Memorial Field
- San Luis Obispo, CA
| ESPN+ | L 21–48 | 4,829 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Pacific time
|
[3]
Conference opponents not scheduled this season: Idaho State, Montana, Northern Arizona
Game summaries
edit
At San Jose State
edit
Pregame line |
Over/under |
Win prob.
|
SJSU -23.5 |
60 |
SJSU 88.4%
|
Cal Poly Mustangs (1–0) at San Jose State Spartans (0–2)
Period |
1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Mustangs |
0 |
3 |
0 | 0 | 3 |
Spartans |
17 |
21 |
21 | 0 | 59 |
at CEFCU Stadium, San Jose, CA
- Date: September 9, 2023
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. PST
- Game attendance: 14,224
- TV: NBCSBA
Game information
|
- First Quarter
- Second Quarter
- Third Quarter
- Fourth Quarter
|
Statistics |
CP |
SJSU
|
First downs |
|
|
Total yards |
|
|
Rushing yards |
|
|
Passing yards |
|
|
Turnovers |
|
|
Time of possession |
|
|
Team |
Category |
Player |
Statistics
|
Cal Poly |
Passing |
|
|
Rushing |
|
|
Receiving |
|
|
SJSU |
Passing |
|
|
Rushing |
|
|
Receiving |
|
|
References
edit