# 2013 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

The 2013 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo as member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Tim Walsh, Cal Poly compiled an overall record of 6–6 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing in a four-way tie for fourth 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 |
| August 31 | 4:05 pm | San Diego* | No. 14 | Alex G. Spanos StadiumSan Luis Obispo, CA | BSTV | W 38–16 | 5,840 |
| September 7 | 7:00 pm | at Fresno State* | No. 12 | Bulldog StadiumFresno, CA | ESPN3 | L 25–41 | 33,260 |
| September 14 | 12:30 pm | at Colorado State* | No. 14 | Hughes StadiumFort Collins, CO | | L 17–34 | 14,146 |
| September 26 | 7:00 pm | at Portland State | No. 18 | Jeld-Wen FieldPortland, OR | RTNW | W 38–34 | 6,726 |
| October 5 | 2:05 pm | Yale* | No. 18 | Alex G. Spanos StadiumSan Luis Obispo, CA | BSTV | L 10–24 | 8,376 |
| October 12 | 6:05 pm | Weber State | | Alex G. Spanos StadiumSan Luis Obispo, CA | BSTV | W 47–0 | 5,824 |
| October 19 | 12:30 pm | at No. 10 Montana | | Washington–Grizzly StadiumMissoula, MT | KCOY | L 14–21 $^{OT}$ | 25,913 |
| October 26 | 6:05 pm | No. 16 Northern Arizona | | Alex G. Spanos StadiumSan Luis Obispo, CA | BSTV | L 13–17 | 9,882 |
| November 2 | 4:00 pm | at UC Davis | | Aggie StadiumDavis, CA (Battle for the Golden Horseshoe) | BSTV | W 34–16 | 7,768 |
| November 9 | 6:05 pm | Sacramento State | | Alex G. Spanos StadiumSan Luis Obispo, CA | BSTV | W 42–7 | 7,031 |
| November 16 | 12:30 pm | No. 3 Eastern Washington | | Alex G. Spanos StadiumSan Luis Obispo, CA | RTNW | L 22–35 | 6,847 |
| November 23 | 11:30 am | at Northern Colorado | | Nottingham FieldGreeley, CO | BSTV | W 42–14 | 2,774 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Pacific time ||||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Final |
| Sports Network | 14 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 18 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | — | — | RV |
| Coaches | 11 | 10 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 19 | RV | RV | RV | — | RV | RV | — | — | RV |

## Game summaries
### San Diego

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Toreros | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 16 |
| #14 Mustangs | 7 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 38 |

### @ Fresno State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #12 Mustangs | 0 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 25 |
| Bulldogs | 10 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 41 |

### @ Colorado State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #14 Mustangs | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Rams | 13 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 34 |

### @ Portland State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #18 Mustangs | 0 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 38 |
| Vikings | 7 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 34 |

### Yale

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 24 |
| #18 Mustangs | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |

### Weber State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mustangs | 6 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 47 |

### @ Montana

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Mustangs | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| #10 Grizzlies | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |

### Northern Arizona

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #16 Lumberjacks | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Mustangs | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 13 |

### @ UC Davis

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mustangs | 0 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 34 |
| Aggies | 3 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 16 |

### Sacramento State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hornets | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Mustangs | 14 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 42 |

### Eastern Washington

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #3 Eagles | 0 | 14 | 21 | 0 | 35 |
| Mustangs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 22 |

### @ Northern Colorado

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mustangs | 0 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 42 |
| Bears | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |