Cal Poly vs. Cal State Fullerton

Cal Poly and Cal State Fullerton first met in 1975 and have played 6 times; Cal State Fullerton leads the series 4–⁠2. Over the last 6 meetings it’s Cal State Fullerton 4–⁠2, and Cal State Fullerton has won the last 3.

Cal Poly wins
2
Cal State Fullerton wins
4
Ties
0
First meeting
1975
Longest streak
3 Cal State Fullerton
Current streak
3 Cal State Fullerton
Last 10 meetings
Cal State Fullerton 4–⁠2
Most recent
1982

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1970s2–⁠1
1980s0–⁠3
Average margin
14.8 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Cal Poly
2–⁠1 Cal Poly’s record at home
At Cal State Fullerton
3–⁠0 Cal State Fullerton’s record at home

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Cal Poly’s biggest win1978: Cal Poly 41, Cal State Fullerton 27by 14 points
  2. Cal State Fullerton’s biggest win1977: Cal State Fullerton 45, Cal Poly 18by 27 points
  3. Upset1978: Cal Poly 41, Cal State Fullerton 27Cal Poly had a 32% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Cal Poly and Cal State Fullerton, 1975 on13001500170019801990200020102020

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Every game

Sep 18, 1982Cal State Fullerton 14, Cal Poly 10at Cal Poly
Oct 3, 1981Cal State Fullerton 34, Cal Poly 10at Cal State Fullerton
Sep 13, 1980Cal State Fullerton 30, Cal Poly 23at Cal State Fullerton
Sep 23, 1978Cal Poly 41, Cal State Fullerton 27at Cal Poly
Oct 22, 1977Cal State Fullerton 45, Cal Poly 18at Cal State Fullerton
Sep 27, 1975Cal Poly 23, Cal State Fullerton 10at Cal Poly

Every game is listed as played on the field.