American college football season
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 | Source |
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August 26 | 4:00 p.m. | Colgate* | No. 23 | | ESPNU | L 14–20 | 8,428 | [1][2] |
September 2 | 4:30 p.m. | at San Jose State* | No. 23 | | | L 13–34 | 10,667 | |
September 9 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 21 Northern Iowa* | | | ESPN3 | L 38–45 OT | 10,246 | |
September 23 | 6:05 p.m. | Northern Arizona | | - Alex G. Spanos Stadium
- San Luis Obispo, CA
| ELVN | L 10–28 | 7,726 | |
September 30 | 1:30 p.m. | at Idaho State | | | Pluto TV | L 34–38 | 7,105 | |
October 7 | 5:00 p.m. | at Southern Utah | | | Pluto TV | L 14–20 | 10,633 | |
October 21 | 6:05 p.m. | No. 23 Weber State | | - Alex G. Spanos Stadium
- San Luis Obispo, CA
| Pluto TV | L 3–17 | 9,324 | |
October 28 | 4:00 p.m. | at UC Davis | | | Pluto TV | L 28–31 | 10,503 | |
November 4 | 6:05 p.m. | Portland State | | - Alex G. Spanos Stadium
- San Luis Obispo, CA
| Pluto TV | W 35–28 | 5,393 | |
November 11 | 6:05 p.m. | Sacramento State | | - Alex G. Spanos Stadium
- San Luis Obispo, CA
| Pluto TV | L 14–49 | 6,729 | |
November 18 | 10:30 a.m. | at Northern Colorado | | | | L 0–42 | 3,650 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Pacific time
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Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
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STATS FCS | 23 | RV | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Coaches | 23 | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Game summaries
Colgate
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1
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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 |
References
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National championship seasons in bold |