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2016 Cal Poly Mustangs football
Conference Big Sky Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 24
FCS CoachesNo. T–21
Record7–5 (5–3 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSaga Tuitele
Defensive coordinatorJosh Brown
Home stadium Alex G. Spanos Stadium
Seasons
←  2015
2017 →
2016 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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

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

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 36:30 pmat Nevada* Campus InsidersL 27–30 OT19,138
September 106:05 pm San Diego* GoPolyW 38–166,251
September 174:00 pmat No. 9 South Dakota State* ESPN3W 38–3116,887
September 2412:00 pmNo. 6 Montana
  • Alex G. Spanos Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
RTNWW 42–418,156
October 111:00 amat North DakotaNo. 16 Midco SNL 24–3110,097
October 152:30 pmat Portland StateNo. 19GoPolyW 55–354,019
October 226:05 pm UC DavisdaggerNo. T–17
GoPolyW 21–1611,075
October 296:00 pmat Sacramento StateNo. 14GoPolyW 59–475,334
November 56:05 pmNo. 3 Eastern WashingtonNo. 14
  • Alex G. Spanos Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
GoPolyL 21–429,722
November 1211:00 amat Weber StateNo. 16 KJZZL 15–227,821
November 196:05 pm Northern ColoradoNo. 21
  • Alex G. Spanos Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
GoPolyW 55–486,863
November 264:00 pmNo. 24 San Diego*No. 21
ESPN3L 21–353,356
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

Game summaries

At Nevada

1 2 3 4OT Total
Mustangs 7 3 0 143 27
Wolf Pack 21 3 0 06 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 movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCSRVRVRV16211917–T141416212124
CoachesRVRVRV18222018–T171620232021–T

References