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American college football season
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.
Schedule [ ]
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 3 6:30 pm at Nevada * Campus Insiders L 27–30 OT 19,138
September 10 6:05 pm San Diego * GoPoly W 38–166,251
September 17 4:00 pm at No. 9 South Dakota State * ESPN3 W 38–3116,887
September 24 12:00 pm No. 6 Montana Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA RTNW W 42–418,156
October 1 11:00 am at North Dakota No. 16 Midco SN L 24–3110,097
October 15 2:30 pm at Portland State No. 19 GoPoly W 55–354,019
October 22 6:05 pm UC Davis No. 17–T GoPoly W 21–1611,075
October 29 6:00 pm at Sacramento State No. 14 GoPoly W 59–475,334
November 5 6:05 pm No. 3 Eastern Washington No. 14 Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA GoPoly L 21–429,722
November 12 11:00 am at Weber State No. 16 KJZZ L 15–227,821
November 19 6:05 pm Northern Colorado No. 21 Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA GoPoly W 55–486,863
November 26 4:00 pm No. 24 San Diego* No. 21 Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA (FCS Playoffs First Round ) ESPN3 L 21–353,356
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time
Game summaries [ ]
at Nevada [ ]
1
2
3
4 OT
Total
Mustangs
7
3
0
14 3
27
Wolf Pack
21
3
0
0 6
30
San Diego [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Toreros
0
13
0
3
16
Mustangs
10
7
14
7
38
at South Dakota State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Mustangs
7
10
0
21
38
#9 Jackrabbits
7
3
7
14
31
Montana [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
#6 Grizzlies
7
17
7
10
41
Mustangs
7
21
7
7
42
at North Dakota [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
#16 Mustangs
0
7
7
10
24
Fighting Hawks
10
0
14
7
31
at Portland State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
#19 Mustangs
13
14
14
14
55
Vikings
7
7
14
7
35
UC Davis [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Aggies
6
3
0
7
16
#17–T Mustangs
0
7
7
7
21
at Sacramento State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
#14 Mustangs
14
3
21
21
59
Hornets
7
14
0
26
47
Eastern Washington [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
#3 Eagles
14
7
14
7
42
#14 Mustangs
7
7
7
0
21
at Weber State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
#16 Mustangs
0
7
8
0
15
Wildcats
12
3
0
7
22
Northern Colorado [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Bears
7
17
7
17
48
#21 Mustangs
21
13
7
14
55
FCS Playoffs [ ]
First Round–San Diego [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
#24 Toreros
14
0
7
14
35
#21 Mustangs
0
7
7
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
NR
RV
RV
RV
16
21
19
17–T
14
14
16
21
21
24
Coaches
NR
RV
RV
RV
18
22
20
18–T
17
16
20
23
20
21–T
References [ ]
Venues Bowls & rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons National championship seasons in bold
Categories :
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