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2017 Cal Poly

1–⁠10 (1–⁠7 Big Sky).

Schedule and results

Cal Poly in 2017, game by game: lost vs. Colgate 14–20; lost at San José State 13–34; lost at Northern Iowa 38–45; lost vs. Northern Arizona 10–28; lost at Idaho State 34–38; lost at Southern Utah 14–20; lost vs. Weber State 3–17; lost at UC Davis 28–31; won vs. Portland State 35–28; lost vs. Sacramento State 14–49; lost at Northern Colorado 0–42+7−42Lost 14–20 vs. Colgate-6ColgateLost 13–34 at San José State-21San José StateLost 38–45 at Northern Iowa-7Northern IowaLost 10–28 vs. Northern Arizona-18Northern ArizonaLost 34–38 at Idaho State-4Idaho StateLost 14–20 at Southern Utah-6Southern UtahLost 3–17 vs. Weber State-14Weber StateLost 28–31 at UC Davis-3UC DavisWon 35–28 vs. Portland State+7Portland StateLost 14–49 vs. Sacramento State-35Sacramento StateLost 0–42 at Northern Colorado-42Northern Colora…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 26vsColgateL 14–⁠2054%
Sep 2atSan José StateL 13–⁠3430%
Sep 9atNorthern IowaL 38–⁠4532%
Sep 23vsNorthern ArizonaL 10–⁠2857%
Sep 30atIdaho StateL 34–⁠3847%
Oct 7atSouthern UtahL 14–⁠2027%
Oct 21vsWeber StateL 3–⁠1739%
Oct 28atUC DavisL 28–⁠3131%
Nov 4vsPortland StateW 35–⁠2867%
Nov 11vsSacramento StateL 14–⁠4945%
Nov 18atNorthern ColoradoL 0–⁠4240%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Northern Colorado 42–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 12th in the Big Sky.

In program history: The 42nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 56 on file).

Record
1–⁠10
Conference
1–⁠7 12th in Big Sky
AP final
Unranked
Points
203–⁠352
Coach
—
Elo
1141 −188 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−29.2 No. 74 of 124 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 213
Offensive coordinator
Jim Craft
Defensive coordinator
Josh Brown
Offense
Spread triple-option
Defense
3–⁠4

Leaders

Passing yardsKhaleel Jenkins QB37 yds
Rushing yardsJared Mohamed FB97 yds
Rushing touchdownsKhaleel Jenkins QB1 TD
Receiving yardsJ.J. Koski WR31 yds
TacklesMason Montgomery LB17 tkl
SacksAugustino Elisaia DL1 sacks

Top recruits in the 2017 class

Mason Hurst S★★No. 2750
Myles Cecil SDE★★No. 2750
Broc Mortensen RB★★No. 3176
Kyle Reid DUAL

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

The 2017 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs12.00.767
Defensive line12.00.778
Defensive backs12.00.778
Whole class32.00.775

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.

2017 Big Sky standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Weber State9–⁠111–⁠3
Southern Utah7–⁠29–⁠3
Eastern Washington6–⁠27–⁠4
Northern Arizona6–⁠27–⁠5
Sacramento State6–⁠37–⁠4
Montana5–⁠37–⁠4
Montana State5–⁠35–⁠6
UC Davis4–⁠55–⁠6
Idaho State2–⁠64–⁠7
Northern Colorado2–⁠63–⁠7
North Dakota2–⁠63–⁠8
Cal Poly1–⁠71–⁠10
Portland State0–⁠90–⁠11

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