The 2014 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo as member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Tim Walsh, Cal Poly compiled an overall record of 7–5 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, tying for fifth place in the Big Sky. The Mustangs played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 28 | 5:00 pm | at New Mexico State* | | | ESPN3 | L 10–28 | 13,772 |
| September 6 | 4:00 pm | at No. 12 South Dakota State* | | | | L 18–44 | 12,219 |
| September 20 | 6:05 pm | Portland State* | | | BSTV | W 42–14 | 8,834 |
| September 27 | 4:00 pm | at Northern Arizona | | | BSTV | L 35–38 | 11,545 |
| October 4 | 6:05 pm | Southern Utah | | - Alex G. Spanos Stadium
- San Luis Obispo, CA
| BSTV | W 42–39 | 6,086 |
| October 11 | 12:00 pm | at Weber State | | | KSBY | W 30–24 | 8,613 |
| October 18 | 6:00 pm | at Sacramento State | | | BSTV | W 56–27 | 10,934 |
| October 25 | 6:05 pm | No. 7 Montana | | - Alex G. Spanos Stadium
- San Luis Obispo, CA
| KSBY | W 41–21 | 10,775 |
| November 1 | 6:05 pm | No. 8 Montana State | | - Alex G. Spanos Stadium
- San Luis Obispo, CA
| KSBY | W 35–27 | 8,909 |
| November 8 | 1:35 pm | at Idaho State | No. 21 | | BSTV | L 28–30 | 9,323 |
| November 15 | 6:05 pm | UC Davis | | | BSTV | L 35–48 | 10,121 |
| November 22 | 4:00 pm | at San Diego* | | | | W 34–3 | 4,333 |
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The game with Portland State, fellow Big Sky Conference member, on September 20 was considered a non-conference game and had no effect on the Big Sky standings.[1][2][3]
Rankings
Ranking movements
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Final |
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| Sports Network | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | 21 | RV | RV | RV | RV |
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| Coaches | RV | RV | — | — | RV | — | — | RV | RV | RV | 23 | RV | — | RV | RV |
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National championship seasons in bold |