American college football season
The 2015 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season . The Mustangs were led by seventh-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 4–7, 3–5 in Big Sky play to finish in a three-way tie for eighth place.
Schedule [ ]
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 5 6:00 pm at No. 13 Montana * KWCA W 20–1926,065
September 12 8:00 pm at Arizona State * No. 18 P12N L 21–3546,500
September 19 7:30 pm No. 9 Northern Iowa * No. 17 ASN L 20–3411,075
September 26 12:35 pm at No. 15 Montana State No. 20 KWCA L 28–4519,707
October 3 6:05 pm Idaho State Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA WBS W 58–267,523
October 10 1:05 pm at No. 7 Eastern Washington WBS L 41–42 OT 10,352
October 24 6:05 pm No. 14 Portland State Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA WBS L 35–3811,075
October 31 2:00 pm at Southern Utah WBS L 37–544,506
November 7 6:05 pm Sacramento State Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA WBS W 36–146,543
November 14 2:00 pm at UC Davis WBS W 55–386,197
November 21 6:05 pm North Dakota Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA WBS L 21–455,746
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time
Despite also being a member of the Big Sky Conference, the game with Montana on September 5 is considered a non conference game.
Coaching staff [ ]
Name
Position
Years at Cal Poly
Tim Walsh
Head Coach
7
Jim Craft
Wide receivers
3
Saga Tuitele
Offensive coordinator Offensive Line
7
Josh Brown
Defensive coordinator Linebackers
6
Juston Wood
Quarterbacks
7
Aristotle Thompson
Running backs
7
Eti Ena
Defensive Line
3
Allen Brown
Defensive Secondary (Cornerbacks)
1
Dorian Keller
Fullbacks/Tight ends
1
Jacob Yoro
Defensive Secondary (Safeties)
1
Pat Johnston
Defensive Assistant
5
Joe Harper
Offensive Quality Control Coach
5
James Emma
Defensive Quality Control Coach
1
Russell Oka
Defensive Quality Control Coach
2
Game summaries [ ]
at Montana [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Mustangs
7
7
3
3
20
#13 Grizzlies
7
7
0
5
19
at Arizona State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
#18 Mustangs
0
14
7
0
21
Sun Devils
7
14
0
14
35
Northern Iowa [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
#9 Panthers
21
7
0
6
34
#17 Mustangs
0
7
0
13
20
at Montana State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
#20 Mustangs
7
14
0
7
28
#15 Bobcats
21
10
14
0
45
Idaho State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Bengals
0
20
6
0
26
Mustangs
14
14
24
6
58
at Eastern Washington [ ]
1
2
3
4 OT
Total
Mustangs
7
14
7
7 6
41
#7 Eagles
6
7
0
22 7
42
Portland State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
#14 Vikings
13
0
15
10
38
Mustangs
14
0
14
7
35
at Southern Utah [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Mustangs
3
21
7
6
37
Thunderbirds
10
23
7
14
54
Sacramento State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Hornets
0
0
7
7
14
Mustangs
7
7
12
10
36
at UC Davis [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Mustangs
21
13
7
14
55
Aggies
14
0
17
7
38
North Dakota [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Fighting Hawks
7
21
7
10
45
Mustangs
0
0
14
7
21
Ranking movements [ ]
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll
Pre
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
STATS FCS
RV
18
17
20
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
Coaches
RV
20
18
22
RV
RV
RV
RV
NR
NR
NR
RV
NR
NR
References [ ]
Venues Bowls & rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons National championship seasons in bold