Cal Poly vs. Sacramento State

Cal Poly and Sacramento State have 17 meetings on file, the first in 2003; Cal Poly leads the series 12–⁠5 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s even at 5–⁠5, and Cal Poly has won the last 2.

Cal Poly wins
12
Sacramento State wins
5
Ties
0
Earliest on file
2003
Longest streak
9 Cal Poly
Current streak
2 Cal Poly
Last 10 meetings
even at 5–⁠5
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
2000s5–⁠0
2010s5–⁠2
2020s2–⁠3
Average margin
21.3 points; 3 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Cal Poly
5–⁠3 Cal Poly’s record at home
At Sacramento State
2–⁠6 Sacramento 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 win2004: Cal Poly 58, Sacramento State 13by 45 points
  2. Sacramento State’s biggest win2017: Sacramento State 49, Cal Poly 14by 35 points
  3. Upset2018: Cal Poly 41, Sacramento State 27Cal Poly had a 23% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Cal Poly and Sacramento 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

Sep 27, 2025Cal Poly 32, Sacramento State 24at Sacramento State
Nov 16, 2024Cal Poly 26, Sacramento State 23at Cal Poly
Nov 11, 2023Sacramento State 41, Cal Poly 30at Sacramento State
Oct 1, 2022Sacramento State 49, Cal Poly 21at Cal Poly
Nov 6, 2021Sacramento State 41, Cal Poly 9at Sacramento State
Oct 26, 2019Sacramento State 38, Cal Poly 14at Cal Poly
Oct 6, 2018Cal Poly 41, Sacramento State 27at Sacramento State
Nov 11, 2017Sacramento State 49, Cal Poly 14at Cal Poly
Oct 29, 2016Cal Poly 59, Sacramento State 47at Sacramento State
Nov 7, 2015Cal Poly 36, Sacramento State 14at Cal Poly
Oct 18, 2014Cal Poly 56, Sacramento State 27at Sacramento State
Nov 9, 2013Cal Poly 42, Sacramento State 7at Cal Poly
Sep 12, 2009Cal Poly 38, Sacramento State 19at Cal Poly
Sep 16, 2006Cal Poly 17, Sacramento State 10at Sacramento State
Sep 10, 2005Cal Poly 37, Sacramento State 13at Cal Poly
Nov 20, 2004Cal Poly 58, Sacramento State 13at Sacramento State
Sep 13, 2003Cal Poly 31, Sacramento State 17Mustang Stadium

Every game is listed as played on the field.