2014 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

The 2014 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo as member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Tim Walsh, Cal Poly compiled an overall record of 7–5 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, tying for fifth place in the Big Sky. The Mustangs played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California.

2014 Cal Poly Mustangs football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	7–5 (5–3 Big Sky)
Head coach	Tim Walsh (6th season)
Offensive coordinator	Saga Tuitele (6th season)
Offensive scheme	Spread triple-option
Defensive coordinator	Josh Brown (3rd season)
Base defense	Multiple 4–3
Home stadium	Alex G. Spanos Stadium
Seasons ← 2013 2015 →

2014 Big Sky Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 4 Eastern Washington $^		7	–	1					11	–	3
No. 13 Montana ^		6	–	2					9	–	5
No. 20 Montana State ^		6	–	2					8	–	5
No. 25 Idaho State		6	–	2					8	–	4
Cal Poly		5	–	3					7	–	5
Northern Arizona		5	–	3					7	–	5
Sacramento State		4	–	4					7	–	5
North Dakota		3	–	5					5	–	7
Southern Utah		3	–	5					3	–	9
Northern Colorado		2	–	6					3	–	8
Portland State		2	–	6					3	–	9
Weber State		2	–	6					2	–	10
UC Davis		1	–	7					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 28	5:00 pm	at New Mexico State*		Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	ESPN3	L 10–28	13,772
September 6	4:00 pm	at No. 12 South Dakota State*		Coughlin–Alumni Stadium Brookings, SD		L 18–44	12,219
September 20	6:05 pm	Portland State*		Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	BSTV	W 42–14	8,834
September 27	4:00 pm	at Northern Arizona		Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	BSTV	L 35–38	11,545
October 4	6:05 pm	Southern Utah		Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	BSTV	W 42–39	6,086
October 11	12:00 pm	at Weber State		Stewart Stadium Ogden, UT	KSBY	W 30–24	8,613
October 18	6:00 pm	at Sacramento State		Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	BSTV	W 56–27	10,934
October 25	6:05 pm	No. 7 Montana		Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	KSBY	W 41–21	10,775
November 1	6:05 pm	No. 8 Montana State		Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	KSBY	W 35–27	8,909
November 8	1:35 pm	at Idaho State	No. 21	Holt Arena Pocatello, ID	BSTV	L 28–30	9,323
November 15	6:05 pm	UC Davis		Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA (Battle for the Golden Horseshoe)	BSTV	L 35–48	10,121
November 22	4:00 pm	at San Diego*		Torero Stadium San Diego, CA		W 34–3	4,333
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

The game with Portland State, fellow Big Sky Conference member, on September 20 was considered a non-conference game and had no effect on the Big Sky standings.^[1][2]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Final
Sports Network	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	21	RV	RV	RV	RV
Coaches	RV	RV	—	—	RV	—	—	RV	RV	RV	23	RV	—	RV	RV

References

1. "Cal Poly Mustangs Schedule 2014". ESPN. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
2. "2014 Football Schedule". Cal Poly Athletics. Retrieved September 28, 2024.