# 2015 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

The 2015 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo as member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Tim Walsh, Cal Poly compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for eighth 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 |
| September 5 | 6:00 pm | at No. 13 Montana* | | Washington–Grizzly StadiumMissoula, MT | KWCA | W 20–19 | 26,065 |
| September 12 | 8:00 pm | at Arizona State* | No. 18 | Sun Devil StadiumTempe, AZ | P12N | L 21–35 | 46,500 |
| September 19 | 7:30 pm | No. 9 Northern Iowa* | No. 17 | Alex G. Spanos StadiumSan Luis Obispo, CA | ASN | L 20–34 | 11,075 |
| September 26 | 12:35 pm | at No. 15 Montana State | No. 20 | Bobcat StadiumBozeman, MT | KWCA | L 28–45 | 19,707 |
| October 3 | 6:05 pm | Idaho State | | Alex G. Spanos StadiumSan Luis Obispo, CA | WBS | W 58–26 | 7,523 |
| October 10 | 1:05 pm | at No. 7 Eastern Washington | | Roos FieldCheney, WA | WBS | L 41–42 $^{OT}$ | 10,352 |
| October 24 | 6:05 pm | No. 14 Portland State | | Alex G. Spanos StadiumSan Luis Obispo, CA | WBS | L 35–38 | 11,075 |
| October 31 | 2:00 pm | at Southern Utah | | Eccles ColiseumCedar City, UT | WBS | L 37–54 | 4,506 |
| November 7 | 6:05 pm | Sacramento State | | Alex G. Spanos StadiumSan Luis Obispo, CA | WBS | W 36–14 | 6,543 |
| November 14 | 2:00 pm | at UC Davis | | Aggie StadiumDavis, CA (Battle for the Golden Horseshoe) | WBS | W 55–38 | 6,197 |
| November 21 | 6:05 pm | North Dakota | | Alex G. Spanos StadiumSan Luis Obispo, CA | WBS | L 21–45 | 5,746 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Pacific time ||||||||
The game with Montana, fellow Big Sky Conference member, on September 5 was considered a non-conference game and had no effect on the Big Sky standings.

## Ranking

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 | RV | 18 | 17 | 20 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — |
| Coaches | RV | 20 | 18 | 22 | RV | RV | RV | RV | — | — | — | RV | — | — |

## Game summaries
### At Montana

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mustangs | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 20 |
| #13 Grizzlies | 7 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 19 |

### At Arizona State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #18 Mustangs | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| Sun Devils | 7 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 35 |

### Northern Iowa

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #9 Panthers | 21 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 34 |
| #17 Mustangs | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 20 |

### At Montana State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #20 Mustangs | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
| #15 Bobcats | 21 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 45 |

### Idaho State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bengals | 0 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 26 |
| Mustangs | 14 | 14 | 24 | 6 | 58 |

### At Eastern Washington

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Mustangs | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 41 |
| #7 Eagles | 6 | 7 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 42 |

### Portland State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #14 Vikings | 13 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 38 |
| Mustangs | 14 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 35 |

### At Southern Utah

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mustangs | 3 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 37 |
| Thunderbirds | 10 | 23 | 7 | 14 | 54 |

### Sacramento State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hornets | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Mustangs | 7 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 36 |

### At UC Davis

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mustangs | 21 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 55 |
| Aggies | 14 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 38 |

### North Dakota

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Fighting Hawks | 7 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 45 |
| Mustangs | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 21 |

## Coaching staff

| Name | Position | Years at Cal Poly |
| Tim Walsh | Head coach | 7 |
| Saga Tuitele | Offensive coordinator, offensive line | 7 |
| Aristotle Thompson | Running backs, fullbacks, recruiting coordinator | 7 |
| Jim Craft | Wide receivers, special teams coordinator | 3 |
| Juston Wood | Quarterbacks | 7 |
| Josh Brown | Defensive coordinator, linebackers | 6 |
| Eti Ena | Defensive line | 3 |
| Jacob Yoro | Defensive backs | 1 |
| Dorian Keller | Tight ends | 1 |
| Allen Brown | Safeties | 1 |
| James Emma | Linebackers | 1 |
| Joe Harper | Director of football operations, quality control coach | 19 |
| Kenneth McMillan | Student assistant | 3 |
| Sebastian Ramirez | Student assistant | 2 |