2016 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

2016 Cal Poly Mustangs football
2016 Cal Poly Mustangs football
NCAA Division I First Round, L 21–35 vs. San Diego
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Ranking
STATS	No. 24
FCS Coaches	No. T–21
Record	7–5 (5–3 Big Sky)
Head coach	Tim Walsh (8th season);
Offensive coordinator	Juston Wood (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread triple-option
Defensive coordinator	Josh Brown (5th season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Alex G. Spanos Stadium
	Seasons ← 2015 2017 →

The 2016 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo as member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by eighth-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 fourth place in the Big Sky. The Mustangs received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where they lost to San Diego in the first round. The team played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California.

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2016 Big Sky Conference football standings
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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

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	6:30 pm	at Nevada*		Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	Campus Insiders	L 27–30 ^OT	19,138
September 10	6:05 pm	San Diego*		Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	GoPoly	W 38–16	6,251
September 17	4:00 pm	at No. 9 South Dakota State*		Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium Brookings, SD	ESPN3	W 38–31	16,887
September 24	12:00 pm	No. 6 Montana		Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	RTNW	W 42–41	8,156
October 1	11:00 am	at North Dakota	No. 16	Alerus Center Grand Forks, ND	Midco SN	L 24–31	10,097
October 15	2:30 pm	at Portland State	No. 19	Providence Park Portland, OR	GoPoly	W 55–35	4,019
October 22	6:05 pm	UC Davis	No. T–17	Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA (Battle for the Golden Horseshoe)	GoPoly	W 21–16	11,075
October 29	6:00 pm	at Sacramento State	No. 14	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	GoPoly	W 59–47	5,334
November 5	6:05 pm	No. 3 Eastern Washington	No. 14	Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	GoPoly	L 21–42	9,722
November 12	11:00 am	at Weber State	No. 16	Stewart Stadium Ogden, UT	KJZZ	L 15–22	7,821
November 19	6:05 pm	Northern Colorado	No. 21	Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	GoPoly	W 55–48	6,863
November 26	4:00 pm	No. 24 San Diego*	No. 21	Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA (NCAA Division I First Round)	ESPN3	L 21–35	3,356
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Mustangs	7	3	0	14	3	27
Wolf Pack	21	3	0	0	6	30

	1	2	3	4	Total
Toreros	0	13	0	3	16
Mustangs	10	7	14	7	38

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	7	10	0	21	38
#9 Jackrabbits	7	3	7	14	31

Schedule

	1	2	3	4	Total
#16 Mustangs	0	7	7	10	24
Fighting Hawks	10	0	14	7	31

	1	2	3	4	Total
#19 Mustangs	13	14	14	14	55
Vikings	7	7	14	7	35

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	6	3	0	7	16
#17–T Mustangs	0	7	7	7	21

	1	2	3	4	Total
#14 Mustangs	14	3	21	21	59
Hornets	7	14	0	26	47