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2016 Cal Poly

7–⁠5 (5–⁠3 Big Sky).

Schedule and results

Cal Poly in 2016, game by game: lost at Nevada 27–30; won vs. San Diego 38–16; won at South Dakota State 38–31; won vs. Montana 42–41; lost at North Dakota 24–31; won at Portland State 55–35; won vs. UC Davis 21–16; won at Sacramento State 59–47; lost vs. Eastern Washington 21–42; lost at Weber State 15–22; won vs. Northern Colorado 55–48; lost vs. San Diego 21–35+22−21Lost 27–30 at Nevada-3NevadaWon 38–16 vs. San Diego+22San DiegoWon 38–31 at South Dakota State+7South Dakota St…Won 42–41 vs. Montana+1MontanaLost 24–31 at North Dakota-7North DakotaWon 55–35 at Portland State+20Portland StateWon 21–16 vs. UC Davis+5UC DavisWon 59–47 at Sacramento State+12Sacramento StateLost 21–42 vs. Eastern Washington-21Eastern Washing…Lost 15–22 at Weber State-7Weber StateWon 55–48 vs. Northern Colorado+7Northern Colora…Lost 21–35 vs. San Diego-14San Diego
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2atNevadaL 27–⁠3020%
Sep 10vsSan DiegoW 38–⁠1645%
Sep 17atSouth Dakota StateW 38–⁠3130%
Sep 24vsMontanaW 42–⁠4146%
Oct 1atNorth DakotaL 24–⁠3147%
Oct 15atPortland StateW 55–⁠3545%
Oct 22vsUC DavisW 21–⁠1680%
Oct 29atSacramento StateW 59–⁠4776%
Nov 5vsEastern WashingtonL 21–⁠4247%
Nov 12atWeber StateL 15–⁠2254%
Nov 19vsNorthern ColoradoW 55–⁠4869%
Nov 26vsSan DiegoL 21–⁠3540%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to San Diego 35–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Big Sky.

In program history: The 11th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 56 on file).

Record
7–⁠5
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 4th in Big Sky
AP final
Unranked
Points
416–⁠394
Coach
—
Elo
1343 +42 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−15.5 No. 22 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 189
Offensive coordinator
Juston Wood
Defensive coordinator
Josh Brown
Offense
Spread triple-option
Defense
3–⁠4

Leaders

Passing yardsDano Graves RB62 yds
Rushing yardsDano Graves RB140 yds
Rushing touchdownsDano Graves RB2 TD
Receiving yardsCarson McMurtrey WR25 yds
TacklesKitu Humphrey DB7 tkl
SacksB.J. Nard DB1 sacks

Top recruits in the 2016 class

Ryan Boehm ILB★★★No. 2118
Ben Parker OLB★★No. 2381
Michael Austin DUAL★★No. 2757
Daniel Fox CB★★No. 3036
Joey Ruiz ATH★★No. 3036

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

The 2016 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.778
Linebackers22.50.794
Defensive backs12.00.767
Athletes and specialists12.00.767
Whole class52.20.780

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.

2016 Big Sky standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Eastern Washington8–⁠012–⁠2
North Dakota8–⁠09–⁠3
Weber State7–⁠27–⁠5
Cal Poly5–⁠37–⁠5
Southern Utah5–⁠36–⁠5
Northern Colorado4–⁠45–⁠5
Northern Arizona4–⁠45–⁠6
Montana3–⁠56–⁠5
Montana State2–⁠64–⁠7
UC Davis2–⁠63–⁠8
Portland State2–⁠62–⁠8
Sacramento State2–⁠72–⁠8
Idaho State1–⁠71–⁠9

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