2009 Cal Poly

4–⁠7 (1–⁠3 Great West Conference).

Schedule and results

Cal Poly in 2009, game by game: won vs. Sacramento State 38–19; lost at Ohio 10–28; lost at San José State 9–19; won vs. South Dakota State 21–14; lost at Montana 23–35; won vs. Southern Utah 24–23; won vs. Utah Tech 44–14; lost at North Dakota 17–31; lost at UC Davis 10–23; lost vs. South Dakota 48–50; lost at Weber State 14–47+30−33Won 38–19 vs. Sacramento State+19Sacramento StateLost 10–28 at Ohio-18OhioLost 9–19 at San José State-10San José StateWon 21–14 vs. South Dakota State+7South Dakota St…Lost 23–35 at Montana-12MontanaWon 24–23 vs. Southern Utah+1Southern UtahWon 44–14 vs. Utah Tech+30Utah TechLost 17–31 at North Dakota-14North DakotaLost 10–23 at UC Davis-13UC DavisLost 48–50 vs. South Dakota-2South DakotaLost 14–47 at Weber State-33Weber State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Weber State 47–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Great West Conference.

In program history: The 15th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 56 on file).

Record
4–⁠7
Conference
1–⁠3 5th in Great West Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
258–⁠303
Coach
—
Elo
1278 −88 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−23.6 No. 43 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinators
Brian Cook and Saga Tuitele
Defensive coordinator
Greg Lupfer
Offense
Triple option
Defense
3–⁠4

2009 Great West Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
UC Davis3–⁠16–⁠5
North Dakota2–⁠26–⁠5
South Dakota2–⁠25–⁠5
Southern Utah2–⁠25–⁠6
Cal Poly1–⁠34–⁠7

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.