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Cal Poly vs. Montana State

Cal Poly and Montana State have 11 meetings on file, the first in 2003; Montana State leads the series 7–⁠4 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Montana State 7–⁠3, and Montana State has won the last 7.

Cal Poly wins
4
Montana State wins
7
Ties
0
Earliest on file
2003
Longest streak
7 Montana State
Current streak
7 Montana State
Last 10 meetings
Montana State 7–⁠3
Most recent
2025

The series at a glance

’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
2000s3–⁠0
2010s1–⁠3
2020s0–⁠4
Average margin
20.1 points; 4 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Cal Poly
2–⁠3 Cal Poly’s record at home
At Montana State
4–⁠1 Montana State’s record at home
Neutral sites
1–⁠0 Cal Poly first

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Cal Poly’s biggest win2005: Cal Poly 38, Montana State 10by 28 points
  2. Montana State’s biggest win2022: Montana State 72, Cal Poly 28by 44 points

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Cal Poly and Montana State, 2003 on13001500170020052010201520202025

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

Oct 31, 2026Cal Poly at Montana State upcomingat Montana State
Oct 25, 2025Montana State 34, Cal Poly 17at Cal Poly
Oct 14, 2023Montana State 59, Cal Poly 19at Montana State
Nov 12, 2022Montana State 72, Cal Poly 28at Cal Poly
Oct 9, 2021Montana State 45, Cal Poly 7at Montana State
Oct 5, 2019Montana State 34, Cal Poly 28at Cal Poly
Nov 3, 2018Montana State 49, Cal Poly 42at Montana State
Sep 26, 2015Montana State 45, Cal Poly 28at Montana State
Nov 1, 2014Cal Poly 35, Montana State 27at Cal Poly
Sep 17, 2005Cal Poly 38, Montana State 10at Cal Poly
Sep 18, 2004Cal Poly 27, Montana State 14at Montana State
Sep 20, 2003Cal Poly 24, Montana State 21Mustang Stadium

Every game is listed as played on the field.