Cal Poly vs. UC Davis
Cal Poly and UC Davis have 20 meetings on file, the first in 2003; UC Davis leads the series 15–5 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s UC Davis 9–1, and UC Davis has won the last 9. The winner takes home the Golden Horseshoe, played for since 2004. UC Davis has held it since the 2017 game. Share
- Cal Poly wins
- 5
- UC Davis wins
- 15
- Ties
- 0
- Earliest on file
- 2003
- Longest streak
- 9 UC Davis
- Current streak
- 9 UC Davis
- Last 10 meetings
- UC Davis 9–1
- Most recent
- 2025
The series at a glance
- Average margin
- 18.3 points; 8 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Cal Poly
- 1–7 Cal Poly’s record at home
- At UC Davis
- 8–4 UC Davis’s record at home
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
The Golden Horseshoe
- Played for since
- 2004
- Games for it on file
- 18 Cal Poly 4, UC Davis 14
Who holds it comes from the games on file: the winner of the latest regular-season meeting since 2004 (bowl rematches aren’t played for it); a tie leaves it with the holder (the usual rule; the article doesn’t say). The rivalry’s article counts the games for it: UC Davis leads 15–7. From Wikipedia’s list of rivalry games and the rivalry’s article (CC BY-SA). More on the Golden Horseshoe.
Games that tell the story
- Cal Poly’s biggest win2007: Cal Poly 63, UC Davis 28by 35 points
- UC Davis’s biggest win2020: UC Davis 73, Cal Poly 24by 49 points
- Upset2014: UC Davis 48, Cal Poly 35UC Davis had a 16% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset2004: UC Davis 36, Cal Poly 33UC Davis had a 20% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset2010: UC Davis 22, Cal Poly 21UC Davis had a 32% 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
| Nov 21, 2026 | Cal Poly at UC Davis upcoming | at UC Davis | ||
| Oct 4, 2025 | UC Davis 34, Cal Poly 27 | at Cal Poly | ||
| Oct 12, 2024 | UC Davis 56, Cal Poly 10 | at UC Davis | ||
| Sep 30, 2023 | UC Davis 31, Cal Poly 13 | at Cal Poly | ||
| Oct 29, 2022 | UC Davis 59, Cal Poly 17 | at UC Davis | ||
| Oct 23, 2021 | UC Davis 24, Cal Poly 13 | at Cal Poly | ||
| Mar 20, 2021 | UC Davis 73, Cal Poly 24 | at UC Davis | ||
| Oct 12, 2019 | UC Davis 48, Cal Poly 24 | at UC Davis | ||
| Oct 20, 2018 | UC Davis 52, Cal Poly 10 | at Cal Poly | ||
| Oct 28, 2017 | UC Davis 31, Cal Poly 28 | at UC Davis | ||
| Oct 22, 2016 | Cal Poly 21, UC Davis 16 | at Cal Poly | ||
| Nov 14, 2015 | Cal Poly 55, UC Davis 38 | at UC Davis | ||
| Nov 15, 2014 | UC Davis 48, Cal Poly 35 | at Cal Poly | ||
| Nov 2, 2013 | Cal Poly 34, UC Davis 16 | at UC Davis | ||
| Nov 5, 2011 | UC Davis 24, Cal Poly 17 | at UC Davis | ||
| Nov 13, 2010 | UC Davis 22, Cal Poly 21 | at Cal Poly | ||
| Nov 7, 2009 | UC Davis 23, Cal Poly 10 | at UC Davis | ||
| Oct 13, 2007 | Cal Poly 63, UC Davis 28 | at UC Davis | ||
| Oct 29, 2005 | UC Davis 20, Cal Poly 13 | at UC Davis | ||
| Oct 30, 2004 | UC Davis 36, Cal Poly 33 | at Cal Poly | ||
| Nov 8, 2003 | Cal Poly 18, UC Davis 14 | at UC Davis |
Every game is listed as played on the field.