Cal Poly record book
The school’s records in every stat, career, season and game, and its record year by year, as Cal Poly’s Wikipedia lists give them from the school’s media guide. Names lead to each player’s page where he has one.
Retired numbers
- Osbaldo Orozco1996–1999
- John Madden1957–1958, retired 2026
Season by season
111 seasons; 36 differ from our games on file (marked)| Season | Coach | Record | Conference | Bowl | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Paul Wulff | 4–8 | 2–6, T–8th | ||
| 2024 | Paul Wulff | 3–8 | 2–6, 10th | ||
| 2023 | Paul Wulff | 3–8 | 1–7, 11th | ||
| 2022 | Beau Baldwin | 2–9 | 1–7, 11th | ||
| 2021 | Beau Baldwin | 2–9 | 1–7, 11th | ||
| 2020 | Beau Baldwin | 0–3 | 0–3, 8th | ||
| 2019 | Tim Walsh | 3–8 | 2–6, T–9th | ||
| 2018 | Tim Walsh | 5–6 | 4–4, T–6th | ||
| 2017 | Tim Walsh | 1–10 | 1–7, T–11th | ||
| 2016 | Tim Walsh | 7–5 | 5–3, T–4th | 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season Playoff First Round | 24 |
| 2015 | Tim Walsh | 4–7 | 3–5, T–8th | ||
| 2014 | Tim Walsh | 7–5 | 5–3, T–4th | ||
| 2013 | Tim Walsh | 6–6 | 5–3, T–4th | ||
| 2012 | Tim Walsh | 9–3 (ours 2–1) | 7–1, T–1st, conference champions | 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season Playoff Second Round | 12 |
| 2011 | Tim Walsh | 6–5 | 3–1, T–1st, conference champions | ||
| 2010 | Tim Walsh | 7–4 (ours 6–4) | 2–2, 3rd | 24 | |
| 2009 | Tim Walsh | 4–7 | 1–3, 5th | ||
| 2008 | Rich Ellerson | 8–3 (ours 4–3) | 4, 1st, conference champions | 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season Playoff First Round | 10 |
| 2007 | Rich Ellerson | 7–4 | 2–2, 3rd | 24 | |
| 2006 | Rich Ellerson | 7–4 (ours 4–2) | 2–2, 3rd | 16 | |
| 2005 | Rich Ellerson | 9–4 | 4–1, T–1st, conference champions | 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season Playoff Quarterfinals | 6 |
| 2004 | Rich Ellerson | 9–2 | 4–1, 1st, conference champions | 16 | |
| 2003 | Rich Ellerson | 7–4 | 0, Ind. | ||
| 2002 | Rich Ellerson | 3–8 (ours 0–2) | 0, Ind. | ||
| 2001 | Rich Ellerson | 6–5 | 0, Ind. | ||
| 2000 | Larry Welsh | 3–8 | 0, Ind. | ||
| 1999 | Larry Welsh | 3–8 | 0, Ind. | ||
| 1998 | Larry Welsh | 3–8 (ours 0–1) | 0, Ind. | ||
| 1997 | Larry Welsh | 10–1 (ours 1–0) | 0, Ind. | 16 | |
| 1996 | Andre Patterson | 5–6 (ours 0–1) | 0, Ind. | ||
| 1995 | Andre Patterson | 5–6 | 2–1, 2nd | ||
| 1994 | Andre Patterson | 7–4 | 3, 1st, conference champions | ||
| 1993 | Lyle Setencich | 6–4 | 1–3, T–4th | ||
| 1992 | Lyle Setencich | 4–5–1 | 2–3, T–4th | ||
| 1991 | Lyle Setencich | 4–6 (ours 0–1) | 2–3, 4th | ||
| 1990 | Lyle Setencich | 10–2 | 4–1, T–1st, conference champions | 1990 NCAA Division II football season Playoff Quarterfinals | |
| 1989 | Lyle Setencich | 5–5 | 1–4, 6th | ||
| 1988 | Lyle Setencich | 5–4–1 | 3–3, 4th | ||
| 1987 | Lyle Setencich | 7–3 | 3–3, T–3rd | ||
| 1986 | Jim Sanderson | 5–5 | 3–3, T–4th | ||
| 1985 | Jim Sanderson | 4–7 (ours 0–1) | 2–3, 4th | ||
| 1984 | Jim Sanderson | 6–4 (ours 0–1) | 2–1, 2nd | ||
| 1983 | Jim Sanderson | 5–6 (ours 0–1) | 1–2, T–3rd | ||
| 1982 | Jim Sanderson | 6–5 (ours 0–2) | 4–0, 1st, conference champions | ||
| 1981 | Joe Harper | 4–5 (ours 0–1) | 0–2, 3rd | ||
| 1980 | Joe Harper | 10–3 (ours 0–2) | 2–0, 1st, national champions | NCAA Division II National Champions W | 3 |
| 1979 | Joe Harper | 7–3 (ours 1–1) | 2–0, 1st, conference champions | 7 | |
| 1978 | Joe Harper | 7–3 (ours 2–0) | 2–0, 1st, conference champions | NCAA Division II Playoff First Round L | 8 |
| 1977 | Joe Harper | 6–4 (ours 0–2) | 2–0, 1st, conference champions | ||
| 1976 | Joe Harper | 7–1–1 (ours 1–0) | 2–0, 1st, conference champions | ||
| 1975 | Joe Harper | 6–4 (ours 1–1) | 3–1, 2nd | ||
| 1974 | Joe Harper | 5–4–1 (ours 1–0) | 2–1–1, 2nd | ||
| 1973 | Joe Harper | 9–1 (ours 2–0) | 4–0, 1st, conference champions | 9 | |
| 1972 | Joe Harper | 8–1–1 (ours 0–0–1) | 3–0, 1st, conference champions | Camellia Bowl L | 3 |
| 1971 | Joe Harper | 6–5 (ours 1–2) | 3–0, 1st, conference champions | ||
| 1970 | Joe Harper | 8–2 (ours 1–2) | 3–0, 1st, conference champions | 20 | |
| 1969 | Joe Harper | 6–4 (ours 1–2) | 2–0, 1st, conference champions | ||
| 1968 | Joe Harper | 7–3 | 2–2, T–2nd | ||
| 1967 | Sheldon Harden | 3–7 | 1–4, 5th | ||
| 1966 | Sheldon Harden | 6–4 | 2–3, T–4th | ||
| 1965 | Sheldon Harden | 2–8 | 1–4, 5th | ||
| 1964 | Sheldon Harden | 0–10 | 0–5, 6th | ||
| 1963 | Sheldon Harden | 2–8 | 0–4, 5th | ||
| 1962 | Sheldon Harden | 4–5 | 2–3, T–3rd | ||
| 1961 | LeRoy Hughes | 5–3 | 3–2, 2nd | ||
| 1960 | LeRoy Hughes | 1–5 (ours 0–1) | 1–2, incomplete | ||
| 1959 | LeRoy Hughes | 6–3 | 3–2, T–2nd | ||
| 1958 | LeRoy Hughes | 9–1 (ours 1–0) | 4–1, T–1st, conference champions | 15 | |
| 1957 | LeRoy Hughes | 8–1 (ours 2–0) | 3–0, 1st, conference champions | ||
| 1956 | LeRoy Hughes | 7–3 (ours 1–1) | 1–2, 5th | ||
| 1955 | LeRoy Hughes | 7–3 (ours 0–1) | 1–1, 2nd | ||
| 1954 | LeRoy Hughes | 6–4 | 3–1, 2nd | ||
| 1953 | LeRoy Hughes | 9–0 | 5–0, 1st, conference champions | ||
| 1952 | LeRoy Hughes | 7–3 | 4–0, 1st, conference champions | ||
| 1951 | LeRoy Hughes | 5–4–1 | 2–1–1, T–2nd | ||
| 1950 | LeRoy Hughes | 3–7 (ours 0–1) | 0–4, 5th | ||
| 1949 | Chuck Pavelko | 4–6 | 1–3, T–3rd | ||
| 1948 | Chuck Pavelko | 3–5 | 1–4, T–5th | ||
| 1947 | Howie O’Daniels | 1–9 (ours 0–1) | 0–5, 6th | ||
| 1946 | Howie O’Daniels | 6–2–1 | 1–1, 3rd | ||
| 1945 | Ronnie Henderson | 1–5–1 | 0–0 | ||
| 1944 | No Games | 0–0 | 0–0 | ||
| 1943 | No Games | 0–0 | 0–0 | ||
| 1942 | Bob Dakan | 4–2–1 | 0–0 | ||
| 1941 | Howie O’Daniels | 5–3–1 | 0–0 | ||
| 1940 | Howie O’Daniels | 6–3 | 0–0 | ||
| 1939 | Howie O’Daniels | 4–4–1 (ours 0–1) | 0–0 | ||
| 1938 | Howie O’Daniels | 7–2 (ours 0–1) | 0–0 | ||
| 1937 | Howie O’Daniels | 4–2–2 | 0–0 | ||
| 1936 | Howie O’Daniels | 5–4 | 0–0 | ||
| 1935 | Howie O’Daniels | 5–2–1 (ours 0–1) | 0–0 | ||
| 1934 | Howie O’Daniels | 6–2 | 0–0 | ||
| 1933 | Howie O’Daniels | 7–0 | 0–0 | ||
| 1932 | Al Agosti | 4–4 | 0–0 | ||
| 1931 | Al Agosti | 3–5–1 | 0–0 | ||
| 1930 | No Games | 0–0 | 0–0 | ||
| 1929 | Al Agosti | 3–5 | 0–0 | ||
| 1928 | Al Agosti | 3–4–2 | 0–0 | ||
| 1927 | Al Agosti | 2–4–1 | 0–0 | ||
| 1926 | Al Agosti | 5–4 | 0–0 | ||
| 1925 | Al Agosti | 4–5 | 0–0 | ||
| 1924 | Al Agosti | 1–5 | 0–3, 8th | ||
| 1923 | Al Agosti | 3–3 | 2–1, 4th | ||
| 1922 | Al Agosti | 1–3 | 0–2, 7th | ||
| 1921 | Al Agosti | 3–1–1 | 0–0 | ||
| 1920 | H. Hess | 1–4 | 0–0 | ||
| 1919 | H. Hess | 3–0 | 0–0 | ||
| 1918 | No Games | 0–0 | 0–0 | ||
| 1917 | D.W. Schlosser | 2–1 | 0–0 | ||
| 1916 | D.W. Schlosser | 1–2 | 0–0 | ||
| 1915 | D.W. Schlosser | 1–0–1 | 0–0 |
From Wikipedia’s record book and season list for the program (CC BY-SA), which cite the school’s media guide. Browse every program’s in the data.