2016 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 2016 Cal Poly Mustangs football Big Sky Conference Big Sky 24 T–21 7–5 5–3 Tim Walsh 8th Juston Wood 1st Spread triple-option Josh Brown 5th 3–4 Alex G. Spanos Stadium NCAA Division I First Round L 21–35 vs. San Diego The 2016 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo as member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Tim Walsh, Cal Poly compiled an overall record of 7–5 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the Big Sky. The Mustangs received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where they lost to San Diego in the first round. The team played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California. Schedule 2016 NCAA Division I FCS STATS Pacific September 3 6:30 pm l y y Nevada Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Campus Insiders 27–30 OT 19,138 September 10 6:05 pm w y San Diego Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA GoPoly 38–16 6,251 September 17 4:00 pm w y y South Dakota State 9 Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium Brookings, SD ESPN3 38–31 16,887 September 24 12:00 pm w Montana 6 Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA RTNW 42–41 8,156 October 1 11:00 am l y 16 North Dakota Alerus Center Grand Forks, ND Midco SN 24–31 10,097 October 15 2:30 pm w y 19 Portland State Providence Park Portland, OR GoPoly 55–35 4,019 October 22 6:05 pm w y T–17 UC Davis Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA Battle for the Golden Horseshoe GoPoly 21–16 11,075 October 29 6:00 pm w y 14 Sacramento State Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA GoPoly 59–47 5,334 November 5 6:05 pm l 14 Eastern Washington 3 Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA GoPoly 21–42 9,722 November 12 11:00 am l y 16 Weber State Stewart Stadium Ogden, UT KJZZ 15–22 7,821 November 19 6:05 pm w 21 Northern Colorado Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA GoPoly 55–48 6,863 November 26 4:00 pm l y 21 San Diego 24 Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA NCAA Division I First Round ESPN3 21–35 3,356 Cal Poly Mustangs Schedule 2016 https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/13/season/2016 ESPN September 28, 2024 2016 Football Schedule https://gopoly.com/sports/football/schedule/2016 Cal Poly Athletics September 28, 2024 History (1915–2023) https://gopoly.com/documents/2023/6/7/2024_History_Pages_Lo-Res.pdf Cal Poly Athletics 26 May 26, 2025 Rankings STATS FCS 0 13 NR RV RV RV 16 21 19 17–T 14 14 16 21 21 24 Coaches 0 13 NR RV RV RV 18 22 20 18–T 17 16 20 23 20 21–T Game summaries At Nevada Mustangs 7 3 0 14 3 Wolf Pack 21 3 0 0 6 2016 Nevada Wolf Pack football team San Diego Toreros 0 13 0 3 Mustangs 10 7 14 7 2016 San Diego Toreros football team At South Dakota State Mustangs 7 10 0 21 #9 Jackrabbits 7 3 7 14 2016 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team Montana #6 Grizzlies 7 17 7 10 Mustangs 7 21 7 7 2016 Montana Grizzlies football team At North Dakota #16 Mustangs 0 7 7 10 Fighting Hawks 10 0 14 7 2016 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team At Portland State #19 Mustangs 13 14 14 14 Vikings 7 7 14 7 2016 Portland State Vikings football team UC Davis Aggies 6 3 0 7 #17–T Mustangs 0 7 7 7 2016 UC Davis Aggies football team Battle for the Golden Horseshoe At Sacramento State #14 Mustangs 14 3 21 21 Hornets 7 14 0 26 2016 Sacramento State Hornets football team Eastern Washington #3 Eagles 14 7 14 7 #14 Mustangs 7 7 7 0 2016 Eastern Washington Eagles football team At Weber State #16 Mustangs 0 7 8 0 Wildcats 12 3 0 7 2016 Weber State Wildcats football team Northern Colorado Bears 7 17 7 17 #21 Mustangs 21 13 7 14 2016 Northern Colorado Bears football team San Diego–NCAA Division I First Round #24 Toreros 14 0 7 14 #21 Mustangs 0 7 7 7 References Cal Poly Category:Cal Poly Mustangs football seasons Cal Poly Cal Poly Mustangs football