# 2017 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

The 2017 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo as member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Tim Walsh, Cal Poly compiled an overall record of 1–10 with a mark of 1–7 in conference play, placing 12th 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 26 | 4:00 p.m. | Colgate* | No. 23 | Alex G. Spanos StadiumSan Luis Obispo, CA | ESPNU | L 14–20 | 8,428 |
| September 2 | 4:30 p.m. | at San Jose State* | No. 23 | CEFCU StadiumSan Jose, CA | | L 13–34 | 10,667 |
| September 9 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 21 Northern Iowa* | | UNI-DomeCedar Falls, IA | ESPN3 | L 38–45 $^{OT}$ | 10,246 |
| September 23 | 6:05 p.m. | Northern Arizona | | Alex G. Spanos StadiumSan Luis Obispo, CA | ELVN | L 10–28 | 7,726 |
| September 30 | 1:30 p.m. | at Idaho State | | Holt ArenaPocatello, ID | Pluto TV | L 34–38 | 7,105 |
| October 7 | 5:00 p.m. | at Southern Utah | | Eccles ColiseumCedar City, UT | Pluto TV | L 14–20 | 10,633 |
| October 21 | 6:05 p.m. | No. 23 Weber State | | Alex G. Spanos StadiumSan Luis Obispo, CA | Pluto TV | L 3–17 | 9,324 |
| October 28 | 4:00 p.m. | at UC Davis | | Aggie StadiumDavis, CA (Battle for the Golden Horseshoe) | Pluto TV | L 28–31 | 10,503 |
| November 4 | 6:05 p.m. | Portland State | | Alex G. Spanos StadiumSan Luis Obispo, CA | Pluto TV | W 35–28 | 5,393 |
| November 11 | 6:05 p.m. | Sacramento State | | Alex G. Spanos StadiumSan Luis Obispo, CA | Pluto TV | L 14–49 | 6,729 |
| November 18 | 10:30 a.m. | at Northern Colorado | | Nottingham FieldGreeley, CO | | L 0–42 | 3,650 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS 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 |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| STATS FCS | 23 | RV | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Coaches | 23 | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## Game summaries
### Colgate

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Raiders | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
| No. 23 Mustangs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |

### At San Jose State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 23 Mustangs | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| Spartans | 0 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 34 |

### At Northern Iowa

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Mustangs | 7 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 38 |
| No. 21 Panthers | 0 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 45 |

### Northern Arizona

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

### At Idaho State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mustangs | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 34 |
| Bengals | 10 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 38 |

### At Southern Utah

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

### Weber State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 23 Wildcats | 8 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 17 |
| Mustangs | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |

### At UC Davis

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mustangs | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Aggies | 21 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 31 |

### Portland State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Vikings | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
| Mustangs | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 |

### Sacramento State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hornets | 14 | 14 | 21 | 0 | 49 |
| Mustangs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |

### At Northern Colorado

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