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2014 Cal Poly

7–⁠5 (6–⁠3 Big Sky).

Schedule and results

Cal Poly in 2014, game by game: lost at New Mexico State 10–28; lost vs. South Dakota State 18–44; won vs. Portland State 42–14; lost at Northern Arizona 35–38; won vs. Southern Utah 42–39; won at Weber State 30–24; won at Sacramento State 56–27; won vs. Montana 41–21; won vs. Montana State 35–27; lost at Idaho State 28–30; lost vs. UC Davis 35–48; won at San Diego 34–3+31−26Lost 10–28 at New Mexico State-18New Mexico StateLost 18–44 vs. South Dakota State-26South Dakota St…Won 42–14 vs. Portland State+28Portland StateLost 35–38 at Northern Arizona-3Northern ArizonaWon 42–39 vs. Southern Utah+3Southern UtahWon 30–24 at Weber State+6Weber StateWon 56–27 at Sacramento State+29Sacramento StateWon 41–21 vs. Montana+20MontanaWon 35–27 vs. Montana State+8Montana StateLost 28–30 at Idaho State-2Idaho StateLost 35–48 vs. UC Davis-13UC DavisWon 34–3 at San Diego+31San Diego
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 28atNew Mexico StateL 10–⁠2848%
Sep 6vsSouth Dakota StateL 18–⁠4435%
Sep 20vsPortland StateW 42–⁠1456%
Sep 27atNorthern ArizonaL 35–⁠3839%
Oct 4vsSouthern UtahW 42–⁠3964%
Oct 11atWeber StateW 30–⁠2465%
Oct 18atSacramento StateW 56–⁠2749%
Oct 25vsMontanaW 41–⁠2147%
Nov 1vsMontana StateW 35–⁠2755%
Nov 8atIdaho StateL 28–⁠3055%
Nov 15vsUC DavisL 35–⁠4884%
Nov 22atSan DiegoW 34–⁠332%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat San Diego 34–⁠3; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Big Sky.

In program history: The 5th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 56 on file).

Record
7–⁠5
Conference
6–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Big Sky
AP final
Unranked
Points
406–⁠343
Coach
—
Elo
1411 +66 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−18.6 No. 32 of 124 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 229
Offensive coordinator
Saga Tuitele
Defensive coordinator
Josh Brown
Offense
Spread triple-option
Defense
Multiple 4–⁠3

Leaders

Passing yardsDano Graves RB4 yds
Rushing yardsKori Garcia RB84 yds
Rushing touchdownsBrandon Howe RB1 TD
Receiving yardsChris Nicholls RB4 yds

Top recruits in the 2014 class

Malcolm Davis CB★★No. 2648

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2014 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Defensive backs12.00.767

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

2014 Big Sky standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Eastern Washington9–⁠111–⁠3
Idaho State6–⁠28–⁠4
Montana6–⁠39–⁠5
Montana State6–⁠38–⁠5
Cal Poly6–⁠37–⁠5
Northern Arizona5–⁠37–⁠5
Sacramento State5–⁠47–⁠5
North Dakota3–⁠55–⁠7
Southern Utah3–⁠53–⁠9
Northern Colorado2–⁠63–⁠8
Portland State2–⁠73–⁠9
Weber State2–⁠72–⁠10
UC Davis1–⁠72–⁠9

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