# 2011 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

The 2011 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo as member of the Great West Conference (GWC) during the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by third-year head coach Tim Walsh, Cal Poly compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 3–1 in conference play, sharing the GWC with North Dakota. The Mustangs played home games at Alex G. Spanos Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California.
With a win over South Dakota on October 29, Cal Poly clinched a share of the conference championship, the program's fourth conference title since the GWC's creation in 2004. The Mustangs became a football-only member of the Big Sky Conference in 2012.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 3 | 7:00 p.m. | at San Diego State* | Qualcomm StadiumSan Diego, CA | The Mtn. | L 21–49 | 34,384 |
| September 10 | 12:05 p.m. | at No. 15 Montana* | Washington–Grizzly StadiumMissoula, MT | KSBY, West Montana CW | L 23–37 | 25,855 |
| September 17 | 4:05 p.m. | South Dakota State* | Alex G. Spanos StadiumSan Luis Obispo, CA | | W 48–14 | 11,075 |
| September 24 | 12:30 p.m. | at Northern Illinois* | Huskie StadiumDeKalb, IL | | L 30–47 | 14,321 |
| October 8 | 4:05 p.m. | Central Oklahoma* | Alex G. Spanos StadiumSan Luis Obispo, CA | | W 44–25 | 7,426 |
| October 15 | 6:05 p.m. | Southern Utah | Alex G. Spanos StadiumSan Luis Obispo, CA | KSBY | W 31–27 | 8,232 |
| October 22 | 11:00 a.m. | at No. 20 North Dakota | Alerus CenterGrand Forks, ND | FSSN, FCS | W 23–19 | 9,930 |
| October 29 | 6:05 p.m. | No. 17 South Dakota | Alex G. Spanos StadiumSan Luis Obispo, CA | KSBY | W 27–24 | 10,557 |
| November 5 | 6:05 p.m. | at UC Davis | Aggie StadiumDavis, CA (Battle for the Golden Horseshoe) | | L 17–24 | 9,460 |
| November 12 | 6:05 p.m. | Eastern Washington* | Alex G. Spanos StadiumSan Luis Obispo, CA | KSBY | L 51–53 $^{3OT}$ | 6,562 |
| November 19 | 2:00 p.m. | at South Alabama* | Ladd–Peebles StadiumMobile, AL | WJTC, ESPN3 | W 41–10 | 18,279 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Pacific time |||||||

## Game summaries

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mustangs | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Aztecs | 14 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 49 |
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mustangs | 10 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 23 |
| #15 Grizzlies | 7 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 37 |
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Jackrabbits | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Mustangs | 7 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 48 |
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mustangs | 0 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 30 |
| Huskies | 13 | 21 | 0 | 13 | 47 |
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bronchos | 10 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 25 |
| Mustangs | 10 | 0 | 14 | 20 | 44 |
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Thunderbirds | 7 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 27 |
| Mustangs | 3 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mustangs | 3 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 23 |
| #20 Fighting Sioux | 6 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 19 |
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #17 Coyotes | 3 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| Mustangs | 0 | 0 | 10 | 17 | 27 |
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mustangs | | | | | 0 |
| Aggies | | | | | 0 |
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Eagles | | | | | 0 |
| Mustangs | | | | | 0 |
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mustangs | | | | | 0 |
| Jaguars | | | | | 0 |