American college football season
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 Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 4 2:05 p.m. at San Diego * W 28–172,966 September 11 7:05 p.m. at Fresno State * CW59 L 10–6330,119 September 18 5:05 p.m. South Dakota * ESPN+ L 14–4811,075 September 25 12:00 p.m. at No. 4 Montana ESPN+ L 7–3925,600 October 2 5:05 p.m. No. 19 Weber State Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA ESPN+ L 7–387,089 October 9 1:00 p.m. at No. 10 Montana State RTNW L 7–4519,847 October 23 5:05 p.m. No. 10 UC Davis ESPN+ L 13–249,573 October 30 2:05 p.m. at Portland State ESPN+ L 21–423,245 November 6 6:00 p.m. at No. 16 Sacramento State ESPN+ L 9–417,287 November 13 5:05 p.m. Idaho State Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA ESPN+ W 32–295,651 November 20 5:05 p.m. Northern Arizona Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA ESPN+ L 21–456,371 *Non-conference game 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
At Fresno State
1
2
3
4
Total
Mustangs
0
10
0
0
10
Bulldogs
7
28
21
7
63
South Dakota
1
2
3
4
Total
Coyotes
21
20
0
7
48
Mustangs
7
0
0
7
14
At No. 4 Montana
1
2
3
4
Total
Mustangs
0
0
0
7
7
No. 4 Grizzlies
15
3
21
0
39
No. 19 Weber State
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 19 Wildcats
7
21
10
0
38
Mustangs
7
0
0
0
7
At No. 10 Montana State
1
2
3
4
Total
Mustangs
0
0
7
0
7
No. 10 Bobcats
7
28
7
3
45
No. 10 UC Davis
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 10 Aggies
0
10
14
0
24
Mustangs
0
7
6
0
13
At Portland State
1
2
3
4
Total
Mustangs
6
0
8
7
21
Vikings
14
0
7
21
42
At No. 16 Sacramento State
1
2
3
4
Total
Mustangs
0
9
0
0
9
No. 16 Hornets
14
10
10
7
41
Idaho State
1
2
3
4
Total
Bengals
7
7
0
15
29
Mustangs
7
7
12
6
32
Northern Arizona
1
2
3
4
Total
Lumberjacks
7
31
7
0
45
Mustangs
7
7
0
7
21
References
^ "Weber State Picked to Win Big Sky by Coaches and Media". July 26, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2021 . ^ "2021 Preseason All-Big Sky Conference Teams Announced". July 26, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2021 . ^ "2021 Cal Poly Football Schedule". gopoly.com . Retrieved July 29, 2021 .
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