2021 Cal Poly Mustangs football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record2–9 (1–7 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorNick Edwards (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorJ.C. Sherritt (2nd season)
Home stadiumAlex G. Spanos Stadium
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 10 Sacramento State $^   8 – 0     9 – 3  
No. 2 Montana State ^   7 – 1     11 – 3  
No. 7 Eastern Washington ^   6 – 2     10 – 3  
No. 6 Montana ^   6 – 2     10 – 3  
No. 17 UC Davis ^   5 – 3     8 – 4  
Weber State   5 – 3     6 – 5  
Northern Arizona   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Portland State   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Idaho   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Northern Colorado   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Cal Poly   1 – 7     2 – 9  
Idaho State   1 – 7     1 – 10  
Southern Utah   0 – 8     1 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2021 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University in the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Mustangs were led by 2nd-year head coach Beau Baldwin and played their home games at Alex G. Spanos Stadium, as members of the Big Sky Conference.

Preseason

Polls

On July 26, 2021, during the virtual Big Sky Kickoff, the Mustangs were predicted to finish twelfth in the Big Sky by the coaches and last in the media.[1]

Coaches poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Weber State (7)
2 Montana (3)
3 Eastern Washington (2)
4 Montana State (1)
5 Sacramento State (1)
6 UC Davis
7 Northern Arizona
8 Idaho
9 Idaho State
10 Portland State
11 Southern Utah
12 Cal Poly
13 Northern Colorado
Media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Weber State (14)
2 Montana (4)
3 Eastern Washington (3)
4 Montana State (3)
5 Sacramento State
6 UC Davis
7 Northern Arizona
8 Idaho
9 Idaho State
10 Portland State
11 Southern Utah
12 Northern Colorado
13 Cal Poly

Preseason All–Big Sky team

The Mustangs did not have any players selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team.[2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 42:05 p.m.at San Diego*
W 28–172,966
September 117:05 p.m.at Fresno State*
CW59L 10–6330,119
September 185:05 p.m.South Dakota*
ESPN+L 14–4811,075
September 2512:00 p.m.at No. 4 Montana
ESPN+L 7–3925,600
October 25:05 p.m.No. 19 Weber Statedagger
  • Alex G. Spanos Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
ESPN+L 7–387,089
October 91:00 p.m.at No. 10 Montana State
RTNWL 7–4519,847
October 235:05 p.m.No. 10 UC Davis
ESPN+L 13–249,573
October 302:05 p.m.at Portland State
ESPN+L 21–423,245
November 66:00 p.m.at No. 16 Sacramento State
ESPN+L 9–417,287
November 135:05 p.m.Idaho State
  • Alex G. Spanos Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
ESPN+W 32–295,651
November 205:05 p.m.Northern Arizona
  • Alex G. Spanos Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
ESPN+L 21–456,371
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

[3]

Game summaries

At San Diego

1 2 3 4 Total
Mustangs 7 7 0 14 28
Toreros 7 0 3 7 17

See also: 2021 San Diego Toreros football team

At Fresno State

1 2 3 4 Total
Mustangs 0 10 0 0 10
Bulldogs 7 28 21 7 63

See also: 2021 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

South Dakota

1 2 3 4 Total
Coyotes 21 20 0 7 48
Mustangs 7 0 0 7 14

See also: 2021 South Dakota Coyotes football team

At No. 4 Montana

1 2 3 4 Total
Mustangs 0 0 0 7 7
No. 4 Grizzlies 15 3 21 0 39

See also: 2021 Montana Grizzlies football team

No. 19 Weber State

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 19 Wildcats 7 21 10 0 38
Mustangs 7 0 0 0 7

See also: 2021 Weber State Wildcats football team

At No. 10 Montana State

1 2 3 4 Total
Mustangs 0 0 7 0 7
No. 10 Bobcats 7 28 7 3 45

See also: 2021 Montana State Bobcats football team

No. 10 UC Davis

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 10 Aggies 0 10 14 0 24
Mustangs 0 7 6 0 13

See also: 2021 UC Davis Aggies football team and Battle for the Golden Horseshoe

At Portland State

1 2 3 4 Total
Mustangs 6 0 8 7 21
Vikings 14 0 7 21 42

See also: 2021 Portland State Vikings football team

At No. 16 Sacramento State

1 2 3 4 Total
Mustangs 0 9 0 0 9
No. 16 Hornets 14 10 10 7 41

See also: 2021 Sacramento State Hornets football team

Idaho State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bengals 7 7 0 15 29
Mustangs 7 7 12 6 32

See also: 2021 Idaho State Bengals football team

Northern Arizona

1 2 3 4 Total
Lumberjacks 7 31 7 0 45
Mustangs 7 7 0 7 21

See also: 2021 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team

References

  1. ^ "Weber State Picked to Win Big Sky by Coaches and Media". July 26, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  2. ^ "2021 Preseason All-Big Sky Conference Teams Announced". July 26, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  3. ^ "2021 Cal Poly Football Schedule". gopoly.com. Retrieved July 29, 2021.


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