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2016 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

The 2016 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Mustangs were led by eighth-year head coach Tim Walsh and played their home games at Alex G. Spanos Stadium. They were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 7–5, 5–3 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they lost to San Diego in the first round.

2016 Cal Poly Mustangs football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 24
FCS CoachesNo. T–21
Record7–5 (5–3 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSaga Tuitele
Defensive coordinatorJosh Brown
Home stadiumAlex G. Spanos Stadium
Seasons
← 2015
2017 →
2016 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 4 Eastern Washington +^   8 – 0     12 – 2  
No. 12 North Dakota +^   8 – 0     9 – 3  
No. 25 Weber State ^   6 – 2     7 – 5  
No. 24 Cal Poly ^   5 – 3     7 – 5  
Southern Utah   5 – 3     6 – 5  
Northern Colorado   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Northern Arizona   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Montana   3 – 5     6 – 5  
Montana State   2 – 6     4 – 7  
Portland State   2 – 6     3 – 8  
UC Davis   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Sacramento State   2 – 6     2 – 9  
Idaho State   1 – 7     2 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 36:30 pmat Nevada*
Campus InsidersL 27–30 OT19,138
September 106:05 pmSan Diego*
GoPolyW 38–166,251
September 174:00 pmat No. 9 South Dakota State*
ESPN3W 38–3116,887
September 2412:00 pmNo. 6 Montana
  • Alex G. Spanos Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
RTNWW 42–418,156
October 111:00 amat North DakotaNo. 16
Midco SNL 24–3110,097
October 152:30 pmat Portland StateNo. 19
GoPolyW 55–354,019
October 226:05 pmUC Davis No. T–17
GoPolyW 21–1611,075
October 296:00 pmat Sacramento StateNo. 14
GoPolyW 59–475,334
November 56:05 pmNo. 3 Eastern WashingtonNo. 14
  • Alex G. Spanos Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
GoPolyL 21–429,722
November 1211:00 amat Weber StateNo. 16
KJZZL 15–227,821
November 196:05 pmNorthern ColoradoNo. 21
  • Alex G. Spanos Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
GoPolyW 55–486,863
November 264:00 pmNo. 24 San Diego*No. 21
ESPN3L 21–353,356
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

Game summaries edit

At Nevada edit

1 2 3 4OT Total
Mustangs 7 3 0 143 27
Wolf Pack 21 3 0 06 30
See also: 2016 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

San Diego edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Toreros 0 13 0 3 16
Mustangs 10 7 14 7 38
See also: 2016 San Diego Toreros football team

At South Dakota State edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Mustangs 7 10 0 21 38
#9 Jackrabbits 7 3 7 14 31
See also: 2016 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team

Montana edit

1 2 3 4 Total
#6 Grizzlies 7 17 7 10 41
Mustangs 7 21 7 7 42
See also: 2016 Montana Grizzlies football team

At North Dakota edit

1 2 3 4 Total
#16 Mustangs 0 7 7 10 24
Fighting Hawks 10 0 14 7 31
See also: 2016 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team

At Portland State edit

1 2 3 4 Total
#19 Mustangs 13 14 14 14 55
Vikings 7 7 14 7 35
See also: 2016 Portland State Vikings football team

UC Davis edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 6 3 0 7 16
#17–T Mustangs 0 7 7 7 21
See also: 2016 UC Davis Aggies football team and Battle for the Golden Horseshoe

At Sacramento State edit

1 2 3 4 Total
#14 Mustangs 14 3 21 21 59
Hornets 7 14 0 26 47
See also: 2016 Sacramento State Hornets football team

Eastern Washington edit

1 2 3 4 Total
#3 Eagles 14 7 14 7 42
#14 Mustangs 7 7 7 0 21
See also: 2016 Eastern Washington Eagles football team

At Weber State edit

1 2 3 4 Total
#16 Mustangs 0 7 8 0 15
Wildcats 12 3 0 7 22
See also: 2016 Weber State Wildcats football team

Northern Colorado edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 7 17 7 17 48
#21 Mustangs 21 13 7 14 55
See also: 2016 Northern Colorado Bears football team

FCS Playoffs edit

First Round–San Diego edit

1 2 3 4 Total
#24 Toreros 14 0 7 14 35
#21 Mustangs 0 7 7 7 21

Ranking movements edit

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCS—RVRVRV16211917–T141416212124
Coaches—RVRVRV18222018–T171620232021–T

References edit

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