2025 Cal Poly
4–8 (2–6 Big Sky). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Western Oregon 56–7Sep 13
By 49 points, its widest win.
- Most excitingLost to Portland State 35–40Nov 1
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | at San Diego | W 41–17 | 25% |
| Sep 6 | at 25Utah | L 9–63 | 12% |
| Sep 13 | vsWestern Oregon | W 56–7 | 66% |
| Sep 20 | at Stephen F. Austin | L 17–35 | 38% |
| Sep 27 | at Sacramento State | W 32–24 | 36% |
| Oct 4 | vs UC Davis | L 27–34 | 35% |
| Oct 11 | at Montana | L 9–28 | 19% |
| Oct 25 | vs Montana State | L 17–34 | 21% |
| Nov 1 | vs Portland State | L 35–40 | 72% |
| Nov 8 | at Idaho State | L 17–27 | 40% |
| Nov 15 | at Northern Arizona | L 27–35 | 21% |
| Nov 22 | vs Eastern Washington | W 43–34 | 44% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Eastern Washington 43–34; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the Big Sky.
In program history: The 22nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 56 on file).
- Record
- 4–8
- Conference
- 2–6 tied for 8th in Big Sky
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 330–378
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1219 +15 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −21.6 No. 30 of 129 in FCS
- Recruiting class
- No. 152
- Offensive coordinator
- Timm Rosenbach
- Defensive coordinator
- Cody vonAppen
- Offense
- Spread triple option
- Defense
- 4–3
Leaders
| Passing yards | Ty Dieffenbach QB | 1,305 yds |
| Passing touchdowns | Ty Dieffenbach QB | 9 TD |
| Rushing yards | Tyrei Washington RB | 341 yds |
| Rushing touchdowns | Ty Dieffenbach QB | 4 TD |
| Receiving yards | Michael Briscoe WR | 779 yds |
| Receiving touchdowns | Michael Briscoe WR | 7 TD |
| Tackles | Kenny Olson LB | 11 tkl |
| Sacks | Mikey D’Amato LB | 1 sacks |
| Interceptions | Jeremiah Bernard S | 4 INT |
Top recruits in the 2025 class
| Savion Taylor ATH | ★★★ | No. 1703 |
| Stacy Gentle CB | ★★★ | No. 2110 |
| Abu Fofanah OT | ★★★ | No. 2110 |
| Jonathan Ybarra OL | ★★★ | No. 2110 |
| C.J. Solis-Lumar CB | ★★★ | No. 2303 |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2025 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Receivers | 2 | 2.5 | 0.795 |
| Offensive line | 3 | 3.0 | 0.830 |
| Defensive line | 3 | 2.7 | 0.803 |
| Defensive backs | 2 | 3.0 | 0.838 |
| Athletes and specialists | 1 | 3.0 | 0.851 |
| Whole class | 11 | 2.8 | 0.820 |
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.
Roster 119
The 2025 roster119 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2025 line; 59 have a stat line. See the roster
Transfers in 8
The 2025 portal Anthony Patt OT | ★★★ | from  Old Dominion |
| Bobby Piland DL | ★★★ | from  Utah |
| Keanon McNally OT | ★★★ | from Old Dominion |
 Tayten Beyer CB | ★★★ | from  San Diego State |
 Ty Dieffenbach QB | ★★★ | from  Pittsburgh |
 Tyrei Washington RB | ★★★ | from  Temple |
 Anthony Grigsby Jr. QB | ★★ | from  Nevada |
 Antoine Sullivan WR | ★★ | from  Fresno State |
Transfers out 7
 Brady Norton OL | ★★★ | to  Michigan |
| Kai Rapolla CB | ★★★ | to  Washington State |
| Jordan Sanders DL | ★★★ | to  Texas State |
| Jake Woods TE | ★★★ | to Temple |
| Soni Finau DL | ★★★ | to Washington State |
| Aiden Ramos RB | ★★★ | to Mt. San Antonio College |
| Je’kob Jones LB | ★★★ | to  Sacramento State |
2025 Big Sky standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montana State | 8–0 | 14–2 | |
| Montana | 7–1 | 13–2 | |
| UC Davis | 6–2 | 9–4 | |
| Sacramento State | 5–3 | 7–5 | |
| Idaho State | 5–3 | 6–6 | |
| Northern Arizona | 4–4 | 7–5 | |
| Eastern Washington | 4–4 | 5–7 | |
| Cal Poly | 2–6 | 4–8 | |
 Weber State | 2–6 | 4–8 | |
 Northern Colorado | 2–6 | 4–8 | |
 Idaho | 2–6 | 4–8 | |
| Portland State | 1–7 | 1–11 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.