# 2019 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

The 2019 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo as member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by Tim Walsh in his 11th and final season as head coach, Cal Poly compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, placing in a five-way tie for ninth in the Big Sky. The Mustangs played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California.
On November 25, Walsh announced his retirement. He finished his 11-year tenure at Cal Poly with a record of 59–66.

## Preseason
### Big Sky preseason poll

The Big Sky released their preseason media and coaches' polls on July 15, 2019. The Mustangs were picked to finish in ninth place in both polls.
Media poll :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Eastern Washington | 536 (25) |
| 2 | UC Davis | 510 (13) |
| 3 | Weber State | 472 (4) |
| 4 | Montana State | 417 |
| 5 | Montana | 396 (1) |
| 6 | Northern Arizona | 302 |
| 7 | Idaho State | 285 |
| 8 | Idaho | 248 |
| 9 | Cal Poly | 196 |
| 10 | Portland State | 178 |
| 11 | Southern Utah | 160 |
| 12 | Sacramento State | 125 |
| 13 | Northern Colorado | 90 |
Coaches poll :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Eastern Washington | 140 (10) |
| 2 | UC Davis | 127 (2) |
| 3 | Weber State | 124 |
| 4 | Montana | 104 (1) |
| 5 | Montana State | 100 |
| 6 | Northern Arizona | 88 |
| 7 | Idaho State | 72 |
| 8 | Idaho | 65 |
| 9 | Cal Poly | 56 |
| 10 | Portland State | 42 |
| 11 | Sacramento State | 40 |
| 12 | Southern Utah | 38 |
| 13 | Northern Colorado | 19 |

### Preseason All–Big Sky team

The Mustangs did not have any players selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 31 | 2:05 p.m. | San Diego* | Alex G. Spanos StadiumSan Luis Obispo, CA | Pluto TV | W 52–34 | 5,779 |
| September 7 | 5:00 p.m. | at No. 7 Weber State* | Stewart StadiumOgden, UT | Pluto TV | L 24–41 | 8,792 |
| September 14 | 1:15 p.m. | at Oregon State* | Reser StadiumCorvallis, OR | P12N | L 7–45 | 33,585 |
| September 28 | 5:05 p.m. | at Southern Utah | Eccles ColiseumCedar City, UT | Pluto TV | W 24–21 | 7,741 |
| October 5 | 5:05 p.m. | No. 6 Montana State | Alex G. Spanos StadiumSan Luis Obispo, CA | Pluto TV | L 28–34 $^{OT}$ | 8,236 |
| October 12 | 4:05 p.m. | at No. 24 UC Davis | UC Davis Health StadiumDavis, CA (Battle for the Golden Horseshoe) | Eleven | L 24–48 | 11,194 |
| October 19 | 5:05 p.m. | North Dakota | Alex G. Spanos StadiumSan Luis Obispo, CA | Pluto TV | L 26–30 | 5,186 |
| October 26 | 5:05 p.m. | No. 7 Sacramento State | Alex G. Spanos StadiumSan Luis Obispo, CA | Pluto TV | L 14–38 | 7,032 |
| November 2 | 2:05 p.m. | at Idaho | Kibbie DomeMoscow, ID | Pluto TV | L 9–21 | 6,424 |
| November 16 | 5:05 p.m. | Eastern Washington | Alex G. Spanos StadiumSan Luis Obispo, CA | Pluto TV | L 41–42 | 6,582 |
| November 23 | 11:05 a.m. | at Northern Colorado | Nottingham FieldGreeley, CO | Pluto TV | W 28–21 | 2,854 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Pacific time ||||||||
The game with Weber State, fellow Big Sky Conference member, on September 7 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 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 34 |
| Mustangs | 14 | 24 | 14 | 0 | 52 |

### At Weber State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mustangs | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| No. 7 Wildcats | 3 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 41 |

### At Oregon State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mustangs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Beavers | 21 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 45 |

### At Southern Utah

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mustangs | 3 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| Thunderbirds | 0 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 21 |

### Montana State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| No. 6 Bobcats | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 34 |
| Mustangs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 28 |

### At UC Davis

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mustangs | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| No. 24 Aggies | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 48 |

### North Dakota

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Fighting Hawks | 0 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 30 |
| Mustangs | 3 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 26 |

### Sacramento State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 7 Hornets | 0 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 38 |
| Mustangs | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |

### At Idaho

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mustangs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| Vandals | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |

### Eastern Washington

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Eagles | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 42 |
| Mustangs | 0 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 41 |

### At Northern Colorado

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mustangs | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
| Bears | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |