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2015 Cal Poly

4–⁠7 (4–⁠5 Big Sky).

Schedule and results

Cal Poly in 2015, game by game: won at Montana 20–19; lost at Arizona State 21–35; lost vs. Northern Iowa 20–34; lost at Montana State 28–45; won vs. Idaho State 58–26; lost at Eastern Washington 41–42; lost vs. Portland State 35–38; lost at Southern Utah 37–54; won vs. Sacramento State 36–14; won at UC Davis 55–38; lost vs. North Dakota 21–45+32−24Won 20–19 at Montana+1MontanaLost 21–35 at Arizona State-14Arizona StateLost 20–34 vs. Northern Iowa-14Northern IowaLost 28–45 at Montana State-17Montana StateWon 58–26 vs. Idaho State+32Idaho StateLost 41–42 at Eastern Washington-1Eastern Washing…Lost 35–38 vs. Portland State-3Portland StateLost 37–54 at Southern Utah-17Southern UtahWon 36–14 vs. Sacramento State+22Sacramento StateWon 55–38 at UC Davis+17UC DavisLost 21–45 vs. North Dakota-24North Dakota
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5atMontanaW 20–⁠1935%
Sep 12atArizona StateL 21–⁠3518%
Sep 19vsNorthern IowaL 20–⁠3452%
Sep 26atMontana StateL 28–⁠4541%
Oct 3vsIdaho StateW 58–⁠2666%
Oct 10atEastern WashingtonL 41–⁠4229%
Oct 24vsPortland StateL 35–⁠3848%
Oct 31atSouthern UtahL 37–⁠5437%
Nov 7vsSacramento StateW 36–⁠1469%
Nov 14atUC DavisW 55–⁠3869%
Nov 21vsNorth DakotaL 21–⁠4563%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to North Dakota 45–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Big Sky.

In program history: The 13th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 56 on file).

Record
4–⁠7
Conference
4–⁠5 8th in Big Sky
AP final
Unranked
Points
372–⁠390
Coach
—
Elo
1301 −73 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−20.9 No. 37 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 155
Offensive coordinator
Saga Tuitele
Defensive coordinator
Josh Brown
Offense
Spread triple-option
Defense
Multiple 4–⁠3, 3–⁠4

Leaders

Passing yardsChris Brown RB46 yds
Passing touchdownsChris Brown RB1 TD
Rushing yardsJoe Protheroe FB130 yds
Rushing touchdownsChris Brown RB1 TD
Receiving yardsReagan Enger TE21 yds
Receiving touchdownsReagan Enger TE1 TD

Top recruits in the 2015 class

Tyler Whisenhunt OG★★★No. 1504
Jake Smeltzer WR★★★No. 1747
J.J. Koski WR★★★No. 1787

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

The 2015 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers23.00.814
Offensive line13.00.828
Whole class33.00.819

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.

2015 Big Sky standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Southern Utah7–⁠18–⁠4
Portland State6–⁠29–⁠3
Montana6–⁠38–⁠5
Eastern Washington6–⁠36–⁠5
Weber State6–⁠36–⁠5
Northern Arizona5–⁠37–⁠4
North Dakota5–⁠37–⁠4
Cal Poly4–⁠54–⁠7
Northern Colorado3–⁠56–⁠5
Montana State3–⁠65–⁠6
UC Davis2–⁠62–⁠9
Idaho State1–⁠72–⁠9
Sacramento State1–⁠82–⁠9

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