2015 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

2015 Cal Poly Mustangs football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record4–7 (3–5 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSaga Tuitele (7th season)
Offensive schemeSpread triple-option
Defensive coordinatorJosh Brown (4th season)
Base defenseMultiple 4–3, 3–4
Home stadiumAlex 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  
  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, San Luis Obispo as member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Tim Walsh, Cal Poly compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for eighth in the Big Sky. The Mustangs played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 56:00 pmat No. 13 Montana*
KWCAW 20–1926,065
September 128:00 pmat Arizona State*No. 18
P12NL 21–3546,500
September 197:30 pmNo. 9 Northern Iowa*No. 17
ASNL 20–3411,075
September 2612:35 pmat No. 15 Montana StateNo. 20
KWCAL 28–4519,707
October 36:05 pmIdaho State
  • Alex G. Spanos Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
WBSW 58–267,523
October 101:05 pmat No. 7 Eastern Washington
WBSL 41–42 OT10,352
October 246:05 pmNo. 14 Portland State
  • Alex G. Spanos Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
WBSL 35–3811,075
October 312:00 pmat Southern Utah
WBSL 37–544,506
November 76:05 pmSacramento Statedagger
  • Alex G. Spanos Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
WBSW 36–146,543
November 142:00 pmat UC Davis
WBSW 55–386,197
November 216:05 pmNorth Dakota
  • Alex G. Spanos Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
WBSL 21–455,746
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

The game with Montana, fellow Big Sky Conference member, on September 5 was considered a non-conference game and had no effect on the Big Sky standings.[1][2][3]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCSRV181720RVRVRVRVRV—————
CoachesRV201822RVRVRVRV———RV——

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 4OT Total
Mustangs 7 14 7 76 41
#7 Eagles 6 7 0 227 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

Coaching staff

Name Position Years at Cal Poly
Tim Walsh Head coach 7
Saga Tuitele Offensive coordinator, offensive line 7
Aristotle Thompson Running backs, fullbacks, recruiting coordinator 7
Jim Craft Wide receivers, special teams coordinator 3
Juston Wood Quarterbacks 7
Josh Brown Defensive coordinator, linebackers 6
Eti Ena Defensive line 3
Jacob Yoro Defensive backs 1
Dorian Keller Tight ends 1
Allen Brown Safeties 1
James Emma Linebackers 1
Joe Harper Director of football operations, quality control coach 19
Kenneth McMillan Student assistant 3
Sebastian Ramirez Student assistant 2

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References

  1. ^ "Cal Poly Mustangs Schedule 2015". ESPN. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  2. ^ "2015 Football Schedule". Cal Poly Athletics. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  3. ^ "History (1915–2023)" (PDF). Cal Poly Athletics. p. 26. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
  4. ^ "2015 Cal Poly Mustang Football Media Guide" (PDF). Cal Poly Athletics. pp. 1, 31–37. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
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