Cal Poly vs. San José State
Cal Poly and San José State have 9 meetings on file, the first in 1955; San José State leads the series 7–2 in the games on file. Over the last 9 meetings it’s San José State 7–2, and San José State has won the last 5. Share
2030 at San José State. As the programs’ Wikipedia articles list them (CC BY-SA).
- Cal Poly wins
- 2
- San José State wins
- 7
- Ties
- 0
- Earliest on file
- 1955
- Longest streak
- 5 San José State
- Current streak
- 5 San José State
- Last 10 meetings
- San José State 7–2
- Most recent
- 2026
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2–2 | ||||||||||
| 2000s | 0–2 | ||||||||||
| 2010s | 0–1 | ||||||||||
| 2020s | 0–2 |
- Average margin
- 14.6 points; 4 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Cal Poly
- 1–0 Cal Poly’s record at home
- At San José State
- 7–1 San José State’s record at home
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Cal Poly’s biggest win1957: Cal Poly 14, San José State 7by 7 points
- San José State’s biggest win2023: San José State 59, Cal Poly 3by 56 points
- Upset1958: Cal Poly 10, San José State 6Cal Poly had a 20% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset1957: Cal Poly 14, San José State 7Cal Poly had a 30% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
Both programs through the years
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 12, 2026 | San José State 30, Cal Poly 20 | at San José State | ||
| Sep 9, 2023 | San José State 59, Cal Poly 3 | at San José State | ||
| Sep 2, 2017 | San José State 34, Cal Poly 13 | at San José State | ||
| Sep 26, 2009 | San José State 19, Cal Poly 9 | at San José State | ||
| Sep 23, 2006 | San José State 17, Cal Poly 7 | at San José State | ||
| Oct 11, 1958 | Cal Poly 10, San José State 6 | at San José State | ||
| Nov 2, 1957 | Cal Poly 14, San José State 7 | at Cal Poly | ||
| Nov 17, 1956 | San José State 35, Cal Poly 28 | at San José State | ||
| Nov 5, 1955 | San José State 20, Cal Poly 14 | at San José State |
Every game is listed as played on the field.