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American college football season
The 2016 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Mustangs were led by eighth-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 7–5, 5–3 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they lost to San Diego in the first round.
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 3 | 6:30 pm | at Nevada* | | | Campus Insiders | L 27–30 OT | 19,138 |
September 10 | 6:05 pm | San Diego* | | | GoPoly | W 38–16 | 6,251 |
September 17 | 4:00 pm | at No. 9 South Dakota State* | | | ESPN3 | W 38–31 | 16,887 |
September 24 | 12:00 pm | No. 6 Montana | | - Alex G. Spanos Stadium
- San Luis Obispo, CA
| RTNW | W 42–41 | 8,156 |
October 1 | 11:00 am | at North Dakota | No. 16 | | Midco SN | L 24–31 | 10,097 |
October 15 | 2:30 pm | at Portland State | No. 19 | | GoPoly | W 55–35 | 4,019 |
October 22 | 6:05 pm | UC Davis | No. T–17 | | GoPoly | W 21–16 | 11,075 |
October 29 | 6:00 pm | at Sacramento State | No. 14 | | GoPoly | W 59–47 | 5,334 |
November 5 | 6:05 pm | No. 3 Eastern Washington | No. 14 | - Alex G. Spanos Stadium
- San Luis Obispo, CA
| GoPoly | L 21–42 | 9,722 |
November 12 | 11:00 am | at Weber State | No. 16 | | KJZZ | L 15–22 | 7,821 |
November 19 | 6:05 pm | Northern Colorado | No. 21 | - Alex G. Spanos Stadium
- San Luis Obispo, CA
| GoPoly | W 55–48 | 6,863 |
November 26 | 4:00 pm | No. 24 San Diego* | No. 21 | | ESPN3 | L 21–35 | 3,356 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Pacific time
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|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 | OT |
Total |
Mustangs
|
7
|
3
|
0
|
14 | 3 |
27 |
Wolf Pack
|
21
|
3
|
0
|
0 | 6 |
30 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Toreros
|
0
|
13
|
0
|
3 |
16 |
Mustangs
|
10
|
7
|
14
|
7 |
38 |
At South Dakota State
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Mustangs
|
7
|
10
|
0
|
21 |
38 |
#9 Jackrabbits
|
7
|
3
|
7
|
14 |
31 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
#6 Grizzlies
|
7
|
17
|
7
|
10 |
41 |
Mustangs
|
7
|
21
|
7
|
7 |
42 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
#16 Mustangs
|
0
|
7
|
7
|
10 |
24 |
Fighting Hawks
|
10
|
0
|
14
|
7 |
31 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
#19 Mustangs
|
13
|
14
|
14
|
14 |
55 |
Vikings
|
7
|
7
|
14
|
7 |
35 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Aggies
|
6
|
3
|
0
|
7 |
16 |
#17–T Mustangs
|
0
|
7
|
7
|
7 |
21 |
At Sacramento State
[edit]
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
#14 Mustangs
|
14
|
3
|
21
|
21 |
59 |
Hornets
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7
|
14
|
0
|
26 |
47 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
#3 Eagles
|
14
|
7
|
14
|
7 |
42 |
#14 Mustangs
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7
|
7
|
7
|
0 |
21 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
#16 Mustangs
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0
|
7
|
8
|
0 |
15 |
Wildcats
|
12
|
3
|
0
|
7 |
22 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Bears
|
7
|
17
|
7
|
17 |
48 |
#21 Mustangs
|
21
|
13
|
7
|
14 |
55 |
First Round–San Diego
[edit]
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
#24 Toreros
|
14
|
0
|
7
|
14 |
35 |
#21 Mustangs
|
0
|
7
|
7
|
7 |
21 |
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
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STATS FCS | — | RV | RV | RV | 16 | 21 | 19 | 17–T | 14 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 24 |
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Coaches | — | RV | RV | RV | 18 | 22 | 20 | 18–T | 17 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 21–T |
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