Cal Poly vs. Portland State

Cal Poly and Portland State have 9 meetings on file, the first in 2013; Cal Poly leads the series 5–⁠4 in the games on file. Over the last 9 meetings it’s Cal Poly 5–⁠4, and Portland State has won the last 2.

Cal Poly wins
5
Portland State wins
4
Ties
0
Earliest on file
2013
Longest streak
2 Cal Poly
Current streak
2 Portland State
Last 10 meetings
Cal Poly 5–⁠4
Most recent
2025

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
2010s4–⁠1
2020s1–⁠3
Average margin
14.8 points; 5 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Cal Poly
3–⁠2 Cal Poly’s record at home
At Portland State
2–⁠1 Portland 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 win2014: Cal Poly 42, Portland State 14by 28 points
  2. Portland State’s biggest win2023: Portland State 59, Cal Poly 21by 38 points
  3. Upset2025: Portland State 40, Cal Poly 35Portland State had a 28% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset2022: Cal Poly 49, Portland State 42Cal Poly had a 34% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Cal Poly and Portland State, 2013 on130015001700201520202025

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

Nov 1, 2025Portland State 40, Cal Poly 35at Cal Poly
Sep 23, 2023Portland State 59, Cal Poly 21at Portland State
Nov 19, 2022Cal Poly 49, Portland State 42at Cal Poly
Oct 30, 2021Portland State 42, Cal Poly 21at Portland State
Nov 4, 2017Cal Poly 35, Portland State 28at Cal Poly
Oct 15, 2016Cal Poly 55, Portland State 35at Portland State
Oct 24, 2015Portland State 38, Cal Poly 35at Cal Poly
Sep 20, 2014Cal Poly 42, Portland State 14at Cal Poly
Sep 26, 2013Cal Poly 38, Portland State 34Neutral site

Every game is listed as played on the field.