Cal Poly Mustangs
Big SkySan Luis Obispo, CAAlex G. Spanos Stadium
2026: 4–4 (3–2 Big Sky). Last: lost at Northern Colorado 28–18. Next: Utah Tech, Saturday, Oct 24, 5 p.m. ET.
- W 38–34Idaho
- W 24–17Central Washington
- L 20–30at San José State
- L 35–38San Diego
- W 31–27at Eastern Washington
- L 34–42Weber State
- W 25–24at Idaho State
- L 18–28at Northern Colorado
- Oct 24Utah Tech
- Oct 31at Montana State
- Nov 7Northern Arizona
- Nov 21at UC Davis
Cal Poly has played football since 1915 and is officially 528–471–19; 289 of its 1,018 games are in our file. They have won 11 California Collegiate Athletic Conference titles (the last in 1980), plus four Great West Conference titles, two Western Football Conference titles, two California Collegiate Athletic Association titles, one Big Sky Conference title, one American West Conference title, counting shared titles. Since 1968, the NFL Draft has taken 14 players from here in its first seven rounds, 0 of them in the first round. The most-played rival is UC Davis: 20 meetings, UC Davis leads 15–5. This season, they’re 4–4.
Résumé
- All-time record
- 528–471–19 official; 125–163–1 on file; how we count
- Postseason
- 0–0 bowls, title games, playoff
- AP No. 1 finishes
- 0
- Weeks at No. 1
- 0 of 0 ranked
- Elo now
- 1233
- Computer rankings
- Massey No. 39 · Composite No. 43 in FCS, Oct 17; down 8 since Oct 11. From Massey Ratings
- Conference titles
- 21 last in 2012
- Bowl record
- 0–1 official, bowls only
- Seasons
- 56 since 1935, 289 games
Identity
- Fight song
- Ride High, You Mustangs
- Band
- California Polytechnic State University Mustang Band since 1916, 220+ members
2026 season 4–4
RosterFull 2026 season| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 | vs Idaho | W 38–34 | 52% |
| Sep 5 | vsCentral Washington | W 24–17 | 52% |
| Sep 12 | at San José State | L 20–30 | 25% |
| Sep 19 | vs San Diego | L 35–38 | 54% |
| Sep 26 | at Eastern Washington | W 31–27 | 41% |
| Oct 3 | vs Weber State | L 34–42 | 62% |
| Oct 10 | at Idaho State | W 25–24 | 25% |
| Oct 17 | at Northern Colorado | L 18–28 | 51% |
| Oct 24 | vs Utah Tech | Preview | 77% |
| Oct 31 | at Montana State | Preview | 9% |
| Nov 7 | vs Northern Arizona | Preview | 32% |
| Nov 21 | at UC Davis | Preview | 23% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
This season, game by game
On the 2026 team
- Anthony Grigsby Jr.1,857 passing yards, 16 TD (leads Cal Poly in passing yards)
- Jaden Green894 rushing yards, 6 TD (leads Cal Poly in rushing yards)
- Tayvion McCoy48 catches, 696 yards, 4 TD (leads Cal Poly in receiving yards)
- R.L. Miller65 tackles, 3 INT (leads Cal Poly in interceptions)
- Kenny Olson74 tackles, 1 sack (leads Cal Poly in tackles)
- Mikey D’Amato60 tackles, 0.5 sacks
Program strength since 1935
Best seasons everMost-played series
All rivalries- UC Davis
5–15 in 20
- 2016 W 21–16
- 2017 L 28–31
- 2018 L 10–52
- 2019 L 24–48
- 2020 L 24–73
- 2021 L 13–24
- 2022 L 17–59
- 2023 L 13–31
- 2024 L 10–56
- 2025 L 27–34
Lost the last nine.
Next: Nov 21
- Fresno State
6–12–1 in 19
- 1979 W 26–0
- 1980 L 25–31
- 1982 L 6–26
- 1983 L 7–30
- 1984 L 0–14
- 1985 L 10–59
- 2010 L 17–38
- 2013 L 25–41
- 2021 L 10–63
- 2022 L 7–35
Lost the last nine.
- Sacramento State
12–5 in 17
- 2015 W 36–14
- 2016 W 59–47
- 2017 L 14–49
- 2018 W 41–27
- 2019 L 14–38
- 2021 L 9–41
- 2022 L 21–49
- 2023 L 30–41
- 2024 W 26–23
- 2025 W 32–24
Won the last two.
| Opponent | Games | CP record |
|---|---|---|
| UC Davis | 20 | 5–15 |
| Fresno State | 19 | 6–12–1 |
| Sacramento State | 17 | 12–5 |
| Montana | 17 | 5–12 |
| Weber State | 14 | 4–10 |
| Idaho State | 14 | 8–6 |
| Southern Utah | 13 | 9–4 |
| Eastern Washington | 13 | 3–10 |
Rivals the program names: Fresno State, Sacramento State, San Diego, UC Davis.
Every opponent (63)
Every program Cal Poly has played, A to Z, with Cal Poly’s record against it. Each links to the series, game by game.
- Akron 0–1
- Arizona State 0–4
- Bradley 0–1
- Brown 1–0
- BYU 0–1
- Cal State Fullerton 2–4
- California–Santa Barbara 2–1
- Central Oklahoma 1–0
- Central Washington 1–0
- Colgate 0–1
- Colorado State 0–1
- Eastern Washington 3–10
- Fresno State 6–12–1
- Humboldt State 3–0
- Idaho 1–5
- Idaho State 8–6
- Iona 1–0
- Kent State 0–1
- Lincoln (CA) 1–0
- Long Beach State 1–4
- McNeese 1–0
- Montana 5–12
- Montana State 4–7
- Nevada 0–2
- New Mexico State 3–1
- North Carolina Central 1–0
- North Dakota 1–4
- North Dakota State 2–2
- Northern Arizona 1–9
- Northern Colorado 8–2
- Northern Illinois 0–1
- Northern Iowa 0–2
- Ohio 0–1
- Old Dominion 1–0
- Oregon State 0–1
- Pacific 0–2
- Portland State 5–4
- Sacramento State 12–5
- Saint Francis 1–0
- Sam Houston 0–1
- San Diego 9–3
- San Diego State 2–1
- San José State 2–7
- Savannah State 1–0
- South Alabama 1–0
- South Dakota 2–3
- South Dakota State 6–2
- Southern Utah 9–4
- St. Mary’s (CA) 1–0
- Stanford 0–1
- Stephen F. Austin 0–1
- Texas State 1–3
- Toledo 0–1
- Troy 0–1
- UC Davis 5–15
- Utah 0–1
- Utah Tech 1–0
- UTEP 1–0
- Weber State 4–10
- Western Oregon 3–0
- Wisconsin 0–1
- Wyoming 1–0
- Yale 0–1
Conference titles
21, counting shared titles- Big Sky Conference 1
- 2012 (shared)
- American West Conference 1
- 1994
- Western Football Conference 2
- 1982, 1990
- California Collegiate Athletic Conference 11
- 1958 (shared), 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980
- California Collegiate Athletic Association 2
- 1952, 1953
As the program counts them in its Wikipedia article, shared titles included, and listed under each conference’s current name (a Western Conference title of the 1900s counts as a Big Ten title); season pages use the name the conference had that year. A title the article files under a conference the team wasn’t in that season is listed under the one it was. Division titles include years the team tied for its division.
Conferences
- Independent 1915–1917 and 1919–1921
- California Coast Conference 1922–1924
- Independent 1925–1929, 1931–1942 and 1945
- California Collegiate Athletic Conference 1973–1981
- American West Conference 1994–1995
- Independent 1996–2003
- Great West Conference 2004–2011
- Big Sky since 2012
- 2004Joined the Great West Conference from independence in football. Source
- 2012Joined the Big Sky from the Great West Conference in football, announced September 7, 2010. Source
Cal Poly’s football conferences by season, from CollegeFootballData.com’s memberships (renamed conferences keep the name of the time). The moves and their announcement dates from Wikipedia’s lists of NCAA Division I conference changes; the year is the first season in the new conference. Conference realignment: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL Draft
By college- Drafted, rounds 1–7
- 14 since 1968
- First-round picks
- 0
The school
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo- Enrollment
- 23,069 22,033 undergraduates, fall 2024
- Where
- San Luis Obispo, California
- Public or private
- Public
- Founded
- 1901
- Graduates’ median earnings
- $90,768 10 years after starting
Enrollment, place and Carnegie research tier from the National Center for Education Statistics (IPEDS, public domain). Earnings from the US Department of Education’s College Scorecard (CC BY 4.0): the median for students who received federal aid and were working, not in school. Founding year from Wikidata. Every school’s in the data.
Season by season
National champions| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4–4 | 3–2 | 1233 | ||||
| 2025 | 4–8 | 2–6 | 1219 | ||||
| 2024 | 3–8 | 2–6 | 1155 | ||||
| 2023 | 3–8 | 1–7 | 1135 | ||||
| 2022 | 2–9 | 1–7 | 1129 | ||||
| 2021 | 2–9 | 1–7 | 1125 | ||||
| 2020 | 0–3 | 1184 | |||||
| 2019 | 3–8 | 2–6 | 1221 | ||||
| 2018 | 5–6 | 4–5 | 1278 | ||||
| 2017 | 1–10 | 1–7 | 1141 | ||||
| 2016 | 7–5 | 5–3 | 1343 | ||||
| 2015 | 4–7 | 4–5 | 1301 | ||||
| 2014 | 7–5 | 6–3 | 1411 | ||||
| 2013 | 6–6 | 5–3 | 1369 | ||||
| 2012 | 2–1 | 1392 | |||||
| 2011 | 6–5 | 3–1 | 1383 | ||||
| 2010 | 6–4 | 1–2 | 1363 | ||||
| 2009 | 4–7 | 1–3 | 1278 | ||||
| 2008 | 4–3 | 1399 | |||||
| 2007 | 7–4 | 2–2 | 1429 | ||||
| 2006 | 4–2 | 1424 | |||||
| 2005 | 9–4 | 4–1 | 1456 | ||||
| 2004 | 9–2 | 4–1 | 1421 | ||||
| 2003 | 7–4 | 1341 | |||||
| 2002 | 0–2 | 1243 |
Every season back to 1935 (31 more)
| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0–1 | 1229 | |||||
| 1997 | 1–0 | 1208 | |||||
| 1996 | 0–1 | 1129 | |||||
| 1991 | 0–1 | 1128 | |||||
| 1985 | 0–1 | 1135 | |||||
| 1984 | 0–1 | 1142 | |||||
| 1983 | 0–1 | 1143 | |||||
| 1982 | 0–2 | 1146 | |||||
| 1981 | 0–1 | 1167 | |||||
| 1980 | 0–2 | 1198 | |||||
| 1979 | 1–1 | 1247 | |||||
| 1978 | 2–0 | 1244 | |||||
| 1977 | 0–2 | 1150 | |||||
| 1976 | 1–0 | 1206 | |||||
| 1975 | 1–1 | 1206 | |||||
| 1974 | 1–0 | 1213 | |||||
| 1973 | 2–0 | 1208 | |||||
| 1972 | 0–0–1 | 1142 | |||||
| 1971 | 1–2 | 1151 | |||||
| 1970 | 1–2 | 1162 | |||||
| 1969 | 1–2 | 1128 | |||||
| 1960 | 0–1 | 1141 | |||||
| 1958 | 1–0 | 1173 | |||||
| 1957 | 2–0 | 1167 | |||||
| 1956 | 1–1 | 1125 | |||||
| 1955 | 0–1 | 1074 | |||||
| 1950 | 0–1 | 1064 | |||||
| 1947 | 0–1 | 1076 | |||||
| 1939 | 0–1 | 1079 | |||||
| 1938 | 0–1 | 1080 | |||||
| 1935 | 0–1 | 1088 |
Officially 528–471–19 since 1915 (per Wikipedia, rechecked weekly); game by game here, 125–163–1 (289 of its 1,018 games are on file). Our file starts in 1935; the program began in 1915. Some games are missing from our source.
No season on file for 1936–37, 1940–46, 1948–49, 1951–54, 1959, 1961–68, 1986–90, 1992–95, 1999–2001: the program may not have played, or our source may be missing them.
Records are computed from every game on file at CollegeFootballData.com, whose coverage of the earliest seasons can be incomplete. Elo is this site’s own rating; see how it works on the records page.