Cal Poly vs. San Diego

Cal Poly and San Diego have 12 meetings on file, the first in 2012; Cal Poly leads the series 9–⁠3 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Cal Poly 7–⁠3.

Cal Poly wins
9
San Diego wins
3
Ties
0
Earliest on file
2012
Longest streak
4 Cal Poly
Current streak
1 San Diego
Last 10 meetings
Cal Poly 7–⁠3
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
2010s5–⁠1
2020s4–⁠2
Average margin
16.3 points; 3 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Cal Poly
6–⁠2 Cal Poly’s record at home
At San Diego
1–⁠3 San Diego’s record at home

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 34, San Diego 3by 31 points
  2. San Diego’s biggest win2016: San Diego 35, Cal Poly 21by 14 points
  3. Upset2021: Cal Poly 28, San Diego 17Cal Poly had a 24% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset2025: Cal Poly 41, San Diego 17Cal Poly had a 25% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  5. Upset2014: Cal Poly 34, San Diego 3Cal Poly had a 32% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Cal Poly and San Diego, 2012 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

Sep 19, 2026San Diego 38, Cal Poly 35at Cal Poly
Aug 30, 2025Cal Poly 41, San Diego 17at San Diego
Aug 31, 2024San Diego 27, Cal Poly 21at San Diego
Sep 2, 2023Cal Poly 27, San Diego 10at Cal Poly
Sep 10, 2022Cal Poly 28, San Diego 27at Cal Poly
Sep 4, 2021Cal Poly 28, San Diego 17at San Diego
Aug 31, 2019Cal Poly 52, San Diego 34at Cal Poly
Nov 26, 2016San Diego 35, Cal Poly 21at Cal Poly
Sep 10, 2016Cal Poly 38, San Diego 16at Cal Poly
Nov 22, 2014Cal Poly 34, San Diego 3at San Diego
Aug 31, 2013Cal Poly 38, San Diego 16at Cal Poly
Sep 1, 2012Cal Poly 41, San Diego 14at Cal Poly

Every game is listed as played on the field.