2015 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

2015 Cal Poly Mustangs football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	4–7 (3–5 Big Sky)
Head coach	Tim Walsh (7th season)
Offensive coordinator	Saga Tuitele
Defensive coordinator	Josh Brown
Home stadium	Alex G. Spanos Stadium

2015 Big Sky Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 18 Southern Utah $^		7	–	1					8	–	4
No. 10 Portland State ^		6	–	2					9	–	3
No. 14 Montana ^		6	–	2					8	–	5
North Dakota		5	–	3					7	–	4
Northern Arizona		5	–	3					7	–	4
Eastern Washington		5	–	3					6	–	5
Weber State		5	–	3					6	–	5
Northern Colorado		3	–	5					6	–	5
Montana State		3	–	5					5	–	6
Cal Poly		3	–	5					4	–	7
UC Davis		2	–	6					2	–	9
Idaho State		1	–	7					2	–	9
Sacramento State		1	–	7					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

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*		Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	KWCA	W 20–19	26,065
September 12	8:00 pm	at Arizona State*	No. 18	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	P12N	L 21–35	46,500
September 19	7:30 pm	No. 9 Northern Iowa*	No. 17	Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	ASN	L 20–34	11,075
September 26	12:35 pm	at No. 15 Montana State	No. 20	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	KWCA	L 28–45	19,707
October 3	6:05 pm	Idaho State		Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	WBS	W 58–26	7,523
October 10	1:05 pm	at No. 7 Eastern Washington		Roos Field Cheney, WA	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 35–38	11,075
October 31	2:00 pm	at Southern Utah		Eccles Coliseum Cedar City, UT	WBS	L 37–54	4,506
November 7	6:05 pm	Sacramento State		Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	WBS	W 36–14	6,543
November 14	2:00 pm	at UC Davis		Aggie Stadium Davis, CA (Battle for the Golden Horseshoe)	WBS	W 55–38	6,197
November 21	6:05 pm	North Dakota		Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	WBS	L 21–45	5,746
*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 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

See also: 2015 Montana Grizzlies football team

At Arizona State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#18 Mustangs	0	14	7	0	21
Sun Devils	7	14	0	14	35

See also: 2015 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

Northern Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
#9 Panthers	21	7	0	6	34
#17 Mustangs	0	7	0	13	20

See also: 2015 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

At Montana State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#20 Mustangs	7	14	0	7	28
#15 Bobcats	21	10	14	0	45

See also: 2015 Montana State Bobcats football team

Idaho State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bengals	0	20	6	0	26
Mustangs	14	14	24	6	58

See also: 2015 Idaho State Bengals football team

At Eastern Washington

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Mustangs	7	14	7	7	6	41
#7 Eagles	6	7	0	22	7	42

See also: 2015 Eastern Washington Eagles football team

Portland State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#14 Vikings	13	0	15	10	38
Mustangs	14	0	14	7	35

See also: 2015 Portland State Vikings football team

At Southern Utah

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	3	21	7	6	37
Thunderbirds	10	23	7	14	54

See also: 2015 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team

Sacramento State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	0	0	7	7	14
Mustangs	7	7	12	10	36

See also: 2015 Sacramento State Hornets football team

At UC Davis

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	21	13	7	14	55
Aggies	14	0	17	7	38

See also: 2015 UC Davis Aggies football team and Battle for the Golden Horseshoe

North Dakota

	1	2	3	4	Total
Fighting Hawks	7	21	7	10	45
Mustangs	0	0	14	7	21

See also: 2015 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received 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	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	RV	20	18	22	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	RV	—	—