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2026 Cal Poly

4–⁠4 (3–⁠2 Big Sky). The season’s Wikipedia article records 4–⁠3, over seven games to the eight on file here.

Schedule and results

Cal Poly in 2026, game by game: won vs. Idaho 38–34; won vs. Central Washington 24–17; lost at San José State 20–30; lost vs. San Diego 35–38; won at Eastern Washington 31–27; lost vs. Weber State 34–42; won at Idaho State 25–24; lost at Northern Colorado 18–28+7−10Won 38–34 vs. Idaho+4IdahoWon 24–17 vs. Central Washington+7Central Washing…Lost 20–30 at San José State-10San José StateLost 35–38 vs. San Diego-3San DiegoWon 31–27 at Eastern Washington+4Eastern Washing…Lost 34–42 vs. Weber State-8Weber StateWon 25–24 at Idaho State+1Idaho StateLost 18–28 at Northern Colorado-10Northern Colora…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 28vsIdahoW 38–⁠3452%
Sep 5vsCentral WashingtonW 24–⁠1752%
Sep 12atSan José StateL 20–⁠3025%
Sep 19vsSan DiegoL 35–⁠3854%
Sep 26atEastern WashingtonW 31–⁠2741%
Oct 3vsWeber StateL 34–⁠4262%
Oct 10atIdaho StateW 25–⁠2425%
Oct 17atNorthern ColoradoL 18–⁠2851%
Oct 24vsUtah TechPreview77%
Oct 31atMontana StatePreview9%
Nov 7vsNorthern ArizonaPreview32%
Nov 21atUC DavisPreview23%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

Record
4–⁠4
Conference
3–⁠2 tied for 5th in Big Sky
AP now
Unranked
Points
225–⁠240
Coach
—
Elo
1233 −12 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−31.1 No. 53 of 128 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 139
Offensive coordinator
Anthony Soto
Defensive coordinator
Sammy Lawanson
Offense
Pro spread
Defense
Multiple 4–⁠3

Leaders

Passing yardsAnthony Grigsby Jr. QB1,857 yds
Passing touchdownsAnthony Grigsby Jr. QB16 TD
Rushing yardsJaden Green RB894 yds
Rushing touchdownsJaden Green RB6 TD
Receiving yardsTayvion McCoy WR696 yds
Receiving touchdownsFidel Tau Pitts WR4 TD
TacklesKenny Olson LB74 tkl
SacksJalonn Booth DL4 sacks
InterceptionsR.L. Miller DB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2026 class

Paul Holland ATH★★★No. 2533
Jasen Womack ATH★★★No. 2846
Blake Graham OL★★★No. 2846
Oreste Yong WR★★★No. 2846
Berell Staples QB★★★No. 2846

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

The 2026 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.830
Receivers23.00.825
Offensive line33.00.820
Defensive line23.00.825
Athletes and specialists43.00.828
Whole class123.00.825

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 107

The 2026 roster

107 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2026 line; 61 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 11

The 2026 portal
Jaden Green RB★★★from Lehigh
Chase Martin LB★★★from Boise State
Davit Boyajyan OL★★★from Washington
R.L. Miller S★★★from Fresno State
Dermaricus Davis QB★★★★from Hawai’i
Luke Leighton TE★★★from Washington State
Nicholas Fernandez DL★★★from UTRGV
Gavin Nelson TEfrom Sacramento State
Jared Douglas Sfrom Middle Tennessee
Payton Hoff LSfrom Grambling
Don-Ray Hall Jr. WRfrom Western Michigan

Transfers out 11

Racin Delgatty OL★★★to Alabama
C.J. Solis-Lumar CB★★★to Washington State
Jeremiah Bernard S★★★to Washington State
Ty Dieffenbach QB★★★to UCLA
Victory Johnson DE★★★to Arizona
Brian Dukes S★★★to San José State
Mikey D’Amato LB★★★returned to Cal Poly
Charlie Adams OT★★★to Kansas State
Jaedon Matthews RB★★★no new school on file
Trevor Newkirk OT★★★no new school on file
Mason Rivera Sto UCLA

2026 Big Sky standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Northern Arizona5–⁠16–⁠2
Montana State3–⁠16–⁠1
Montana4–⁠25–⁠3
Weber State4–⁠25–⁠3
Cal Poly3–⁠24–⁠4
Southern Utah3–⁠23–⁠4
UC Davis2–⁠24–⁠3
Idaho2–⁠22–⁠5
Portland State2–⁠22–⁠5
Northern Colorado2–⁠33–⁠5
Idaho State1–⁠34–⁠3
Eastern Washington1–⁠42–⁠6
Utah Tech0–⁠60–⁠7

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