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Conference | Big Sky Conference |
Record | 3–8 (1–7 Big Sky) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Sheldon Cross (1st season) |
Co-defensive coordinator | Will Plemons (2nd season) |
Co-defensive coordinator | Cody Von Appen (2nd season) |
Home stadium | Alex G. Spanos Stadium |
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No. 2 Montana $^ | 7 | – | 1 | 13 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Idaho ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 Montana State ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Arizona | 5 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 24 UC Davis | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 Sacramento State ^ | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portland State | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weber State | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Washington | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho State | 3 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal Poly | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Colorado | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2023 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University as a member of the Big Sky Conference the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Mustangs were led by first-year head coach Paul Wulff and now played their home games at Mustang Memorial Field in San Luis Obispo, California.
Preseason
Polls
On July 23, 2023, during the virtual Big Sky Kickoff, the Mustangs were predicted to finish eleventh in the Big Sky by both the coaches and media.[1]
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Montana State | 120 (10) |
2 | UC Davis | 96 (1) |
3 | Sacramento State | 94 (1) |
4 | Weber State | 91 |
5 | Idaho | 89 |
6 | Montana | 84 |
7 | Eastern Washington | 52 |
8 | Portland State | 45 |
9 | Northern Arizona | 44 |
10 | Northern Colorado | 37 |
11 | Cal Poly | 25 |
12 | Idaho State | 15 |
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Montana State | 447 (26) |
2 | Idaho | 410 (8) |
3 | Montana | 359 (2) |
4 | Sacramento State | 334 (3) |
5 | UC Davis | 330 |
6 | Weber State | 320 |
7 | Eastern Washington | 216 |
8 | Northern Arizona | 178 |
9 | Portland State | 167 |
10 | Northern Colorado | 109 |
11 | Cal Poly | 103 |
12 | Idaho State | 69 |
Preseason All–Big Sky team
The Mustangs had one player selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team.[2]
Defense David Meyer – LB |
Roster
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 2 | 3:00 p.m. | San Diego* | ESPN+ | W 27–10 | 6,248 | |
September 9 | 1:00 p.m. | at San Jose State* | NBCSBA | L 3–59 | 14,224 | |
September 16 | 5:05 p.m. | Lincoln (CA)* |
| ESPN+ | W 41–20 | 9,238 |
September 23 | 1:00 p.m. | at Portland State | ESPN+ | L 21–59 | 1,672 | |
September 30 | 5:05 p.m. | No. 21 UC Davis |
| ESPN+ | L 13–31 | 8,744 |
October 7 | 5:05 p.m. | at No. 3 Idaho |
| ESPN+ | L 14–42 | 6,028 |
October 14 | 5:00 p.m. | at No. 2 Montana State | ESPN+ | L 19–59 | 21,997 | |
October 21 | 5:05 p.m. | Northern Colorado |
| ESPN+ | W 24–17 | 9,263 |
November 4 | 1:00 p.m. | at Eastern Washington | ESPN+ | L 13–48 | 4,345 | |
November 11 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 9 Sacramento State | ESPN+ | L 30–41 | 12,022 | |
November 18 | 5:05 p.m. | Weber State |
| ESPN+ | L 21–48 | 4,829 |
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Conference opponents not scheduled this season: Idaho State, Montana, Northern Arizona
Game summaries
At San Jose State
Pregame line | Over/under | Win prob. |
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SJSU -23.5 | 60 | SJSU 88.4% |
Cal Poly Mustangs (1–0) at San Jose State Spartans (0–2)
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Mustangs | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Spartans | 17 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 59 |
Game information |
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Statistics | CP | SJSU |
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Time of possession | ||
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Receiving | |||
SJSU | Passing | ||
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Receiving |
References
- ↑ "Montana State Tabbed Preseason Football Favorites". July 25, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
- ↑ "Meyer Selected to Big Sky Preseason All-Conference Team". July 24, 2023. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
- ↑ "2023 Cal Poly Football Schedule". gopoly.com. Retrieved April 17, 2022.
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