2024 Cal Poly
3–8 (2–6 Big Sky). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Northern Colorado 28–7Sep 28
By 21 points, its widest win.
- Most excitingBeat Sacramento State 26–23Nov 16
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at San Diego | L 21–27 | 32% |
| Sep 7 | at Stanford | L 7–41 | 18% |
| Sep 14 | vsWestern Oregon | W 31–14 | 68% |
| Sep 28 | at Northern Colorado | W 28–7 | 53% |
| Oct 5 | vs Idaho State | L 38–41 | 56% |
| Oct 12 | at UC Davis | L 10–56 | 18% |
| Oct 19 | at Idaho | L 29–34 | 15% |
| Nov 2 | vs Montana | L 7–42 | 19% |
| Nov 9 | vs Northern Arizona | L 14–31 | 31% |
| Nov 16 | vs Sacramento State | W 26–23 | 40% |
| Nov 23 | at Weber State | L 17–28 | 27% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Weber State 28–17; unranked in the final AP poll; 10th in the Big Sky.
In program history: The 34th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 56 on file).
- Record
- 3–8
- Conference
- 2–6 10th in Big Sky
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 228–344
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1155 −35 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −31.7 No. 70 of 129 in FCS
- Recruiting class
- No. 135
- Offensive coordinators
- Timm Rosenbach and Erik Meyer
- Defensive coordinator
- Cody vonAppen
- Offense
- Spread triple option
- Defense
- 4–3
Leaders
| Passing yards | Bo Kelly QB | 959 yds |
| Passing touchdowns | Bo Kelly QB | 5 TD |
| Rushing yards | Aiden Ramos RB | 387 yds |
| Rushing touchdowns | Richie Watts LB | 4 TD |
| Receiving yards | Giancarlo Woods WR | 605 yds |
| Receiving touchdowns | Michael Briscoe WR | 4 TD |
| Tackles | Jake East S | 8 tkl |
| Sacks | Elijah Ponder DL | 1 sacks |
| Interceptions | Kai Rapolla CB | 2 INT |
Top recruits in the 2024 class
| Jaedon Matthews RB | ★★★ | No. 1199 |
| Justus Woods ATH | ★★★ | No. 1421 |
| J.T. Houston DE | ★★★ | No. 1591 |
| Gage Burnett LB | ★★★ | No. 1778 |
| Enzo Hall OT | ★★★ | No. 2114 |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2024 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterbacks | 1 | 2.0 | 0.740 |
| Running backs | 3 | 2.7 | 0.814 |
| Receivers | 3 | 3.0 | 0.823 |
| Offensive line | 4 | 2.5 | 0.806 |
| Defensive line | 1 | 3.0 | 0.850 |
| Linebackers | 1 | 3.0 | 0.845 |
| Athletes and specialists | 2 | 3.0 | 0.833 |
| Whole class | 15 | 2.7 | 0.816 |
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 2
The 2024 portal Victory Johnson LB | ★★★ | from  Colorado |
 Richie Watts QB | ★★ | from  Buffalo |
Transfers out 2
 Donovan Saunders CB | ★★★★ | to  Texas A&M |
| Sam Huard QB | ★★★ | to  Utah |
2024 Big Sky standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Montana State | 8–0 | 15–1 | |
| UC Davis | 7–1 | 11–3 | |
| Idaho | 6–2 | 10–4 | |
| Northern Arizona | 6–2 | 8–5 | |
| Montana | 5–3 | 9–5 | |
| Idaho State | 3–5 | 5–7 | |
| Weber State | 3–5 | 4–8 | |
 Eastern Washington | 3–5 | 4–8 | |
 Portland State | 3–5 | 3–8–1 | |
| Cal Poly | 2–6 | 3–8 | |
| Sacramento State | 1–7 | 3–9 | |
| Northern Colorado | 1–7 | 1–11 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.