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Cal Poly vs. Fresno State

Cal Poly and Fresno State have 19 meetings on file, the first in 1969; Fresno State leads the series 12–⁠6–⁠1 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Fresno State 9–⁠1, and Fresno State has won the last 9.

Scheduled 2028 at Fresno State. As the programs’ Wikipedia articles list them (CC BY-SA).

Cal Poly wins
6
Fresno State wins
12
Ties
1
Earliest on file
1969
Longest streak
9 Fresno State
Current streak
9 Fresno State
Last 10 meetings
Fresno State 9–⁠1
Most recent
2022

The series at a glance

’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1960s1–⁠0
1970s5–⁠3–⁠1
1980s0–⁠5
2010s0–⁠2
2020s0–⁠2
Average margin
18.4 points; 6 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Cal Poly
3–⁠3 Cal Poly’s record at home
At Fresno State
9–⁠3–⁠1 Fresno State’s record at home
Shutouts
2

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Cal Poly’s biggest win1979: Cal Poly 26, Fresno State 0by 26 points
  2. Fresno State’s biggest win2021: Fresno State 63, Cal Poly 10by 53 points
  3. Upset1978: Cal Poly 24, Fresno State 12Cal Poly had a 11% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset1976: Cal Poly 17, Fresno State 15Cal Poly had a 24% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  5. Upset1974: Cal Poly 17, Fresno State 13Cal Poly had a 29% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Cal Poly and Fresno State, 1969 on130015001700197019801990200020102020

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 1, 2022Fresno State 35, Cal Poly 7at Fresno State
Sep 11, 2021Fresno State 63, Cal Poly 10at Fresno State
Sep 7, 2013Fresno State 41, Cal Poly 25at Fresno State
Oct 2, 2010Fresno State 38, Cal Poly 17at Fresno State
Sep 28, 1985Fresno State 59, Cal Poly 10at Cal Poly
Sep 15, 1984Fresno State 14, Cal Poly 0at Fresno State
Oct 29, 1983Fresno State 30, Cal Poly 7at Fresno State
Sep 11, 1982Fresno State 26, Cal Poly 6at Fresno State
Oct 4, 1980Fresno State 31, Cal Poly 25at Fresno State
Oct 6, 1979Cal Poly 26, Fresno State 0at Cal Poly
Sep 30, 1978Cal Poly 24, Fresno State 12at Fresno State
Oct 1, 1977Fresno State 52, Cal Poly 3at Cal Poly
Oct 16, 1976Cal Poly 17, Fresno State 15at Fresno State
Sep 28, 1974Cal Poly 17, Fresno State 13at Fresno State
Oct 27, 1973Cal Poly 28, Fresno State 14at Cal Poly
Oct 14, 1972Fresno State 24, Cal Poly 24at Fresno State
Oct 9, 1971Fresno State 13, Cal Poly 10at Cal Poly
Oct 17, 1970Fresno State 23, Cal Poly 17at Fresno State
Oct 18, 1969Cal Poly 21, Fresno State 17at Cal Poly

Every game is listed as played on the field.