# 2012 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

The 2012 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo as member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Tim Walsh, Cal Poly compiled an overall record of 9–3 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, sharing the Big Sky title Eastern Washington and Montana State. The Mustangs received an at-large big to the NCAA Division I Football Championship, where after a first-round by, they lost to Sam Houston State in the second round. The team played home games at Alex G. Spanos Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 1 | 4:05 pm | San Diego* | | Alex G. Spanos StadiumSan Luis Obispo, CA | Big Sky TV | W 41–14 | 6,022 |
| September 15 | 3:00 pm | at Wyoming* | | War Memorial StadiumLaramie, WY | | W 24–22 | 21,728 |
| September 22 | 6:05 pm | UC Davis | | Alex G. Spanos StadiumSan Luis Obispo, CA (Battle for the Golden Horseshoe) | KSBY, Big Sky TV | W 28–20 | 11,075 |
| September 29 | 4:00 pm | at North Dakota | No. 23 | Alerus CenterGrand Forks, ND | Midco Sports Net, Big Sky TV | W 35–17 | 9,531 |
| October 5 | 5:00 pm | at Weber State | No. 20 | Stewart StadiumOgden, UT | Big Sky TV | W 45–23 | 5,939 |
| October 13 | 6:05 pm | Northern Colorado | No. 15 | Alex G. Spanos StadiumSan Luis Obispo, CA | KSBY, Big Sky TV | W 56–28 | 9,382 |
| October 20 | 6:05 pm | Portland State | No. 14 | Alex G. Spanos StadiumSan Luis Obispo, CA | KSBY, Big Sky TV | W 37–25 | 10,025 |
| October 27 | 6:05 pm | at Sacramento State | No. 11 | Hornet StadiumSacramento, CA | Big Sky TV | L 29–35 | 8,113 |
| November 3 | 1:35 pm | at No. 7 Eastern Washington* | No. 16 | Roos FieldCheney, WA | Big Sky TV | L 17–34 | 8,644 |
| November 10 | 6:05 pm | Idaho State | No. 19 | Alex G. Spanos StadiumSan Luis Obispo, CA | KSBY, Big Sky TV | W 70–14 | 6,326 |
| November 17 | 3:05 pm | at No. 15 Northern Arizona | No. 17 | Walkup SkydomeFlagstaff, AZ | Big Sky TV | W 42–34 | 6,119 |
| December 1 | 1:00 pm | at No. 5 Sam Houston State* | No. 12 | Bowers StadiumHuntsville, TX (NCAA Division I Second Round) | ESPN3 | L 16–18 | 7,073 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Pacific time ||||||||
The game against Eastern Washington, fellow Big Sky member, on November 3 was considered a non-conference game and had no effect on the Big Sky standings.

## Game summaries
### San Diego

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Toreros | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Mustangs | 10 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 41 |

### @ Wyoming

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mustangs | 14 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
| Cowboys | 0 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 22 |

### UC Davis

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Aggies | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| Mustangs | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 28 |

### @ North Dakota

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #23 Mustangs | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 35 |
| North Dakota | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 |

### @ Weber State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #20 Mustangs | 0 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 45 |
| Wildcats | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 23 |

### Northern Colorado

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bears | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
| #15 Mustangs | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 56 |

### Portland State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Vikings | 14 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 25 |
| #14 Mustangs | 14 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 37 |

### @ Sacramento State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #11 Mustangs | 0 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 29 |
| Hornets | 7 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 35 |

### @ Eastern Washington

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #16 Mustangs | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| #7 Eagles | 14 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 34 |

### Idaho State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bengals | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| #19 Mustangs | 28 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 70 |

### @ Northern Arizona

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #17 Mustangs | 14 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 42 |
| #15 Lumberjacks | 7 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 34 |

### @ Sam Houston State–NCAA Division I Second Round

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #12 Mustangs | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 16 |
| #5 Bearkats | 0 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 18 |