2011 Cal Poly

6–⁠5 (3–⁠1 Great West Conference).

Schedule and results

Cal Poly in 2011, game by game: lost at San Diego State 21–49; lost at Montana 23–37; won vs. South Dakota State 48–14; lost at Northern Illinois 30–47; won vs. Central Oklahoma 44–25; won vs. Southern Utah 31–27; won at North Dakota 23–19; won vs. South Dakota 27–24; lost at UC Davis 17–24; lost vs. Eastern Washington 51–53; won vs. South Alabama 41–10+34−28Lost 21–49 at San Diego State-28San Diego StateLost 23–37 at Montana-14MontanaWon 48–14 vs. South Dakota State+34South Dakota St…Lost 30–47 at Northern Illinois-17Northern Illino…Won 44–25 vs. Central Oklahoma+19Central OklahomaWon 31–27 vs. Southern Utah+4Southern UtahWon 23–19 at North Dakota+4North DakotaWon 27–24 vs. South Dakota+3South DakotaLost 17–24 at UC Davis-7UC DavisLost 51–53 vs. Eastern Washington-2Eastern Washing…Won 41–10 vs. South Alabama+31South Alabama
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat South Alabama 41–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll; Great West Conference champions.

In program history: The 8th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 56 on file).

Great West Conference champions3–⁠1 in the conference, shared with North Dakota

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
3–⁠1 shared first in Great West Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
356–⁠329
Coach
—
Elo
1383 +41 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−16.3 No. 17 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinators
Brian Cook and Saga Tuitele
Defensive coordinator
Greg Lupfer
Offense
Triple option
Defense
3–⁠4

2011 Great West Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
North Dakota3–⁠18–⁠3
Cal Poly3–⁠16–⁠5
South Dakota2–⁠26–⁠5
Southern Utah1–⁠36–⁠5
UC Davis1–⁠34–⁠7

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