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2021 Cal Poly

2–⁠9 (1–⁠7 Big Sky).

Schedule and results

Cal Poly in 2021, game by game: won at San Diego 28–17; lost at Fresno State 10–63; lost vs. South Dakota 14–48; lost at Montana 7–39; lost vs. Weber State 7–38; lost at Montana State 7–45; lost vs. UC Davis 13–24; lost at Portland State 21–42; lost at Sacramento State 9–41; won vs. Idaho State 32–29; lost vs. Northern Arizona 21–45+11−53Won 28–17 at San Diego+11San DiegoLost 10–63 at Fresno State-53Fresno StateLost 14–48 vs. South Dakota-34South DakotaLost 7–39 at Montana-32MontanaLost 7–38 vs. Weber State-31Weber StateLost 7–45 at Montana State-38Montana StateLost 13–24 vs. UC Davis-11UC DavisLost 21–42 at Portland State-21Portland StateLost 9–41 at Sacramento State-32Sacramento StateWon 32–29 vs. Idaho State+3Idaho StateLost 21–45 vs. Northern Arizona-24Northern Arizona
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4atSan DiegoW 28–⁠1724%
Sep 11atFresno StateL 10–⁠6317%
Sep 18vsSouth DakotaL 14–⁠4850%
Sep 25atMontanaL 7–⁠3917%
Oct 2vsWeber StateL 7–⁠3833%
Oct 9atMontana StateL 7–⁠4512%
Oct 23vsUC DavisL 13–⁠2427%
Oct 30atPortland StateL 21–⁠4228%
Nov 6atSacramento StateL 9–⁠4113%
Nov 13vsIdaho StateW 32–⁠2954%
Nov 20vsNorthern ArizonaL 21–⁠4545%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Northern Arizona 45–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 11th in the Big Sky.

In program history: The 50th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 56 on file).

Record
2–⁠9
Conference
1–⁠7 tied for 11th in Big Sky
AP final
Unranked
Points
169–⁠431
Coach
—
Elo
1125 −98 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−34.2 No. 100 of 128 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 131
Offensive coordinator
Nick Edwards
Defensive coordinator
J.C. Sherritt
Offense
Multiple
Defense
3–⁠4

Leaders

Passing yardsSpencer Brasch QB212 yds
Passing touchdownsSpencer Brasch QB1 TD
Rushing yardsChuby Dunu RB32 yds
Receiving yardsChris Coleman WR63 yds
Receiving touchdownsChris Coleman WR1 TD
TacklesMatt Shotwell LB7 tkl
SacksZach Hernandez DB1 sacks

Top recruits in the 2021 class

Jékob Jones LB★★★No. 2247
Tommy Griffin ATH★★★No. 2264
Javon Murphy LB★★★No. 2264
Thomas Bouda DL★★No. 2536
Jake Trachtman OT★★No. 2590

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

The 2021 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Offensive line22.00.781
Defensive line12.00.793
Linebackers32.70.801
Athletes and specialists13.00.809
Whole class72.40.796

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.

Transfers in 0

The 2021 portal

No transfers in.

Transfers out 2

Ryan Boehm DE★★★to Fresno State
Jalen Hamler QBto San José State

2021 Big Sky standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Sacramento State8–⁠09–⁠3
Montana State7–⁠112–⁠3
Eastern Washington6–⁠210–⁠3
Montana6–⁠210–⁠3
UC Davis5–⁠38–⁠4
Weber State5–⁠36–⁠5
Northern Arizona4–⁠45–⁠6
Portland State4–⁠45–⁠6
Idaho3–⁠54–⁠7
Northern Colorado2–⁠63–⁠8
Cal Poly1–⁠72–⁠9
Idaho State1–⁠71–⁠10
Southern Utah0–⁠81–⁠10

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