Cal Poly vs. Northern Colorado

Cal Poly and Northern Colorado have 10 meetings on file, the first in 2004; Cal Poly leads the series 8–⁠2 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Cal Poly 8–⁠2.

Cal Poly wins
8
Northern Colorado wins
2
Ties
0
Earliest on file
2004
Longest streak
5 Cal Poly
Current streak
1 Northern Colorado
Last 10 meetings
Cal Poly 8–⁠2
Most recent
2026

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
2000s3–⁠0
2010s3–⁠1
2020s2–⁠1
Average margin
20.5 points; 3 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Cal Poly
4–⁠0 Cal Poly’s record at home
At Northern Colorado
2–⁠4 Northern Colorado’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 win2007: Cal Poly 56, Northern Colorado 21by 35 points
  2. Northern Colorado’s biggest win2017: Northern Colorado 42, Cal Poly 0by 42 points

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Cal Poly and Northern Colorado, 2004 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 17, 2026Northern Colorado 28, Cal Poly 18at Northern Colorado
Sep 28, 2024Cal Poly 28, Northern Colorado 7at Northern Colorado
Oct 21, 2023Cal Poly 24, Northern Colorado 17at Cal Poly
Nov 23, 2019Cal Poly 28, Northern Colorado 21at Northern Colorado
Nov 18, 2017Northern Colorado 42, Cal Poly 0at Northern Colorado
Nov 19, 2016Cal Poly 55, Northern Colorado 48at Cal Poly
Nov 23, 2013Cal Poly 42, Northern Colorado 14at Northern Colorado
Sep 29, 2007Cal Poly 56, Northern Colorado 21at Cal Poly
Oct 1, 2005Cal Poly 31, Northern Colorado 14at Northern Colorado
Nov 13, 2004Cal Poly 31, Northern Colorado 0at Cal Poly

Every game is listed as played on the field.