2019 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

The 2019 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Mustangs were led by 11th-year head coach Tim Walsh[1] and played their home games at Alex G. Spanos Stadium. They were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 3–8, 2–6 in Big Sky play to finish in a five-way tie for ninth place. On November 25, 2019, Tim Walsh announced his retirement. He finished with a 176–148 record in 29 seasons.[2]

2019 Cal Poly Mustangs football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
2019 record3–8 (2–6 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJim Craft (2nd season)
Offensive schemeTriple Option
Defensive coordinatorJosh Brown (9th season)
Base defense3-4
Home stadiumAlex G. Spanos Stadium
(Capacity: 11,075)
2019 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 3 Weber State +^  7 –1     11 –4  
No. 9 Sacramento State +^  7 –1     9 –4  
No. 6 Montana ^  6 –2     10 –4  
No. 4 Montana State ^  6 –2     11 –4  
Eastern Washington  6 –2     7 –5  
UC Davis  3 –5     5 –7  
Idaho  3 –5     5 –7  
Portland State  3 –5     5 –7  
Cal Poly  2 –6     3 –8  
Southern Utah  2 –6     3 –9  
Northern Arizona  2 –6     4 –8  
Northern Colorado  2 –6     2 –10  
Idaho State  2 –6     3 –9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • Although North Dakota was classified as an independent, games against them still counted as Big Sky Conference games.
Rankings from STATS Poll

Previous season

The Mustangs finished the 2018 season 5–6, 4–4 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for sixth place.

Preseason

Big Sky preseason poll

The Big Sky released their preseason media and coaches' polls on July 15, 2019. The Mustangs were picked to finish in ninth place in both polls.[3]

Media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Eastern Washington536 (25)
2UC Davis510 (13)
3Weber State472 (4)
4Montana State417
5Montana396 (1)
6Northern Arizona302
7Idaho State285
8Idaho248
9Cal Poly196
10Portland State178
11Southern Utah160
12Sacramento State125
13Northern Colorado90
Coaches poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Eastern Washington140 (10)
2UC Davis127 (2)
3Weber State124
4Montana104 (1)
5Montana State100
6Northern Arizona88
7Idaho State72
8Idaho65
9Cal Poly56
10Portland State42
11Sacramento State40
12Southern Utah38
13Northern Colorado19

Preseason All–Big Sky team

The Mustangs did not have any players selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team.[4]

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 312:05 p.m.San Diego*
Pluto TVW 52–345,779[5]
September 75:00 p.m.at No. 7 Weber State*
Pluto TVL 24–418,792[6]
September 141:15 p.m.at Oregon State*
P12NL 7–4533,585[7]
September 285:05 p.m.at Southern Utah
Pluto TVW 24–217,741[8]
October 55:05 p.m.No. 6 Montana State
  • Alex G. Spanos Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
Pluto TVL 28–34 OT8,236[9]
October 124:05 p.m.at No. 24 UC Davis
ElevenL 24–4811,194[10]
October 195:05 p.m.North Dakota
  • Alex G. Spanos Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
Pluto TVL 26–305,186[11]
October 265:05 p.m. No. 7 Sacramento State
  • Alex G. Spanos Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
Pluto TVL 14–387,032[12]
November 22:05 p.m.at Idaho
Pluto TVL 9–216,424[13]
November 165:05 p.m.Eastern Washington
  • Alex G. Spanos Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
Pluto TVL 41–426,582[14]
November 2311:05 a.m.at Northern Colorado
Pluto TVW 28–212,854
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

Despite also being a member of the Big Sky, the game at Weber State was a non-conference game and had no effect on the Big Sky standings.

Game summaries

San Diego
1 2 3 4 Total
Toreros 14 0 7 13 34
Mustangs 14 24 14 0 52
See also: 2019 San Diego Toreros football team

at Weber State
1 2 3 4 Total
Mustangs 3 7 7 7 24
No. 7 Wildcats 3 14 14 10 41
See also: 2019 Weber State Wildcats football team

at Oregon State
1 2 3 4 Total
Mustangs 7 0 0 0 7
Beavers 21 17 7 0 45
See also: 2019 Oregon State Beavers football team

at Southern Utah
1 2 3 4 Total
Mustangs 3 14 0 7 24
Thunderbirds 0 7 6 8 21
See also: 2019 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team

Montana State
1 2 3 4OT Total
No. 6 Bobcats 0 14 14 06 34
Mustangs 7 0 0 210 28
See also: 2019 Montana State Bobcats football team

at UC Davis
1 2 3 4 Total
Mustangs 0 10 7 7 24
No. 24 Aggies 24 10 0 14 48
See also: 2019 UC Davis Aggies football team and Battle for the Golden Horseshoe

North Dakota
1 2 3 4 Total
Fighting Hawks 0 7 14 9 30
Mustangs 3 14 6 3 26
See also: 2019 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team

Sacramento State
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 7 Hornets 0 17 7 14 38
Mustangs 0 0 7 7 14
See also: 2019 Sacramento State Hornets football team

at Idaho
1 2 3 4 Total
Mustangs 3 0 0 6 9
Vandals 0 7 7 7 21
See also: 2019 Idaho Vandals football team

Eastern Washington
1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 14 14 7 7 42
Mustangs 0 14 14 13 41
See also: 2019 Eastern Washington Eagles football team

at Northern Colorado
1 2 3 4 Total
Mustangs 0 7 7 14 28
Bears 7 7 7 0 21
See also: 2019 Northern Colorado Bears football team

References
  1. "Head Coach Tim Walsh". Cal Poly. Retrieved July 19, 2019.
  2. "Cal Poly Head Football Coach Tim Walsh Announces Retirement". Cal Poly. November 25, 2019. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
  3. "Scoreboard: Big Sky Conference preseason football polls". 406 MT SPORTS. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  4. "Big Sky Conference announces preseason all-conference teams". MTSPX. 15 July 2019. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  5. "San Diego vs. Cal Poly - Game Summary - August 31, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 19, 2019.
  6. "Cal Poly vs. Weber State - Game Summary - September 7, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 19, 2019.
  7. "Cal Poly vs. Oregon State - Game Summary - September 14, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 19, 2019.
  8. "Cal Poly vs. Southern Utah - Game Summary - September 28, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 19, 2019.
  9. "Montana State vs. Cal Poly - Game Summary - October 5, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 19, 2019.
  10. "Cal Poly vs. UC Davis - Game Summary - October 12, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 19, 2019.
  11. "North Dakota vs. Cal Poly - Game Summary - October 19, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 19, 2019.
  12. "Sacramento State vs. Cal Poly - Game Summary - October 26, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 19, 2019.
  13. "Cal Poly vs. Idaho - Game Summary - November 2, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 19, 2019.
  14. "Eastern Washington vs. Cal Poly - Game Summary - November 16, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 19, 2019.
  15. "2019 Cal Poly Football Schedule". Cal Poly. Retrieved July 19, 2019.
  16. "2019 Cal Poly Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved July 19, 2019.
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