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Alex G. Spanos Stadium

Alex G. Spanos Stadium in San Luis Obispo, CA, home of Cal Poly. Capacity 11,075. Opened 1935.

Alex G. Spanos Stadium in San Luis Obispo, CA
Alex G. Spanos Stadium, San Luis Obispo, CAPhoto: AlmanacHobbyist, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Capacity
11,075
Opened
1935
Surface
FieldTurf
Roof
Open air
Elevation
278 ft
Home team
Cal Poly
Cal Poly here
58–⁠45 games on file since 2004

Biggest games here

From the games on file here, 2004 on: title and postseason games, meetings of two ranked teams, upsets by our pregame Elo ratings and the biggest swings in CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.

Crowds season by season

Average and biggest crowd at Alex G. Spanos Stadium by season, 2004 to 20265k10k15k2004: 9,352 a game over 1 games; biggest 9,3522005: 6,959 a game over 6 games; biggest 8,0432006: 11,075 a game over 1 games; biggest 11,0752007: 10,380 a game over 2 games; biggest 11,0752008: 8,698 a game over 4 games; biggest 10,8252009: 10,356 a game over 2 games; biggest 10,3812010: 8,395 a game over 4 games; biggest 11,0752011: 8,770 a game over 5 games; biggest 11,0752012: 6,022 a game over 1 games; biggest 6,0222013: 7,300 a game over 6 games; biggest 9,8822014: 8,945 a game over 5 games; biggest 10,7752015: 8,392 a game over 5 games; biggest 11,0752016: 7,571 a game over 6 games; biggest 11,0752017: 7,520 a game over 5 games; biggest 9,3242018: 6,529 a game over 6 games; biggest 8,5032019: 6,563 a game over 5 games; biggest 8,2362021: 7,952 a game over 5 games; biggest 11,0752022: 6,772 a game over 5 games; biggest 8,3572023: 7,392 a game over 6 games; biggest 9,2632024: 7,445 a game over 5 games; biggest 10,0952025: 8,450 a game over 5 games; biggest 11,0752026: 9,826 a game over 3 games; biggest 11,18620042009201420192024

Biggest crowds on file

11,186Weber State at Cal Poly2026
11,075Western Oregon at Cal Poly2025
11,075South Dakota at Cal Poly2021
11,075UC Davis at Cal Poly2016
11,075Portland State at Cal Poly2015

Bars are each season’s average crowd, dots its biggest (the record in orange), the dashed rule today’s capacity. Attendance is on file for most games from 2001 on.

Weather on game day

Coldest kickoffs

Hottest kickoffs

Kickoffs: the NOAA report nearest kickoff from the closest weather station (NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database).

The stadium’s history

Former names
Alex G. Spanos Stadium (2006–⁠2022)
Mustang Stadium (1935–⁠2005)
Opened
1935
Surface over the years
FieldTurf (2022–present)
Natural grass (1935–⁠2021)
Renovated
November 2006

From the stadium’s Wikipedia article, Alex G. Spanos Stadium.

From above

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The stadium’s footprint, north up: about 140 by 160 meters (450 by 520 feet), the field in green. Outline from OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Recent games here

Oct 3, 2026Weber State 42, Cal Poly 34
Sep 19, 2026San Diego 38, Cal Poly 35
Sep 5, 2026Cal Poly 24, Central Washington 17
Aug 28, 2026Cal Poly 38, Idaho 34
Nov 22, 2025Cal Poly 43, Eastern Washington 34
Nov 1, 2025Portland State 40, Cal Poly 35
Oct 25, 2025Montana State 34, Cal Poly 17
Oct 4, 2025UC Davis 34, Cal Poly 27
Sep 13, 2025Cal Poly 56, Western Oregon 7
Nov 16, 2024Cal Poly 26, Sacramento State 23
Nov 9, 2024Northern Arizona 31, Cal Poly 14
Nov 2, 2024Montana 42, Cal Poly 7