2024 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

The 2024 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented the California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach Paul Wulff, the Mustangs played home games at Mustang Memorial Field in San Luis Obispo, California.

2024 Cal Poly Mustangs football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record3–8 (2–6 Big Sky)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorTimm Rosenbach (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinatorErik Meyer (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorCody vonAppen (3rd season)
Home stadiumMustang Memorial Field
Seasons
← 2023
2025 →
2024 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 Montana State $^   8 0     12 0  
No. 5 UC Davis ^   7 1     10 2  
No. 7 Idaho ^   6 2     9 3  
No. 17 Northern Arizona ^   6 2     8 4  
No. 13 Montana ^   5 3     8 4  
Idaho State   3 5     5 7  
Eastern Washington   3 5     4 8  
Weber State   3 5     4 8  
Portland State   3 5     3 8  
Cal Poly   2 6     3 8  
Sacramento State   1 7     3 9  
Northern Colorado   1 7     1 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
As of November 28, 2024
Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 315:00 p.m.at San Diego*ESPN+L 21–275,792
September 74:00 p.m.at Stanford*ACCNXL 7–4122,634
September 145:00 p.m.Western Oregon*ESPN+W 31–147,728
September 2812:00 p.m.at Northern ColoradoESPN+W 28–74,495
October 55:00 p.m.Idaho State 
  • Mustang Memorial Field
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
ESPN+L 38–418,429
October 124:00 p.m.at No. 6 UC DavisESPN+L 10–5610,515
October 191:00 p.m.at No. 13 IdahoESPN+L 29–348,873
November 22:00 p.m.No. 8 Montana
  • Mustang Memorial Field
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
KSBY/ESPN+L 7–4210,095
November 95:00 p.m.Northern Arizona
  • Mustang Memorial Field
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
ESPN+L 14–316,231
November 162:00 p.m.Sacramento State
  • Mustang Memorial Field
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
ESPN+W 26–234,742
November 2312:00 p.m.at Weber StateESPN+L 17–284,279
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

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Game summaries

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at San Diego

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Pregame line Over/under
Cal Poly Mustangs (0–0) at San Diego Toreros (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Mustangs 0 7 7721
Toreros 10 0 71027

at Torero StadiumSan Diego, California

  • Date: August 31
  • Game time: 5:00 p.m. PDT
  • TV: ESPN+
Statistics CP USD
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Cal Poly Passing
Rushing
Receiving
San Diego Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Stanford (FBS)

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Pregame line Over/under
Cal Poly Mustangs (0–1) at Stanford Cardinal (FBS) (0–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Mustangs 0 7 007
Cardinal (FBS) 7 7 171041

at Stanford StadiumStanford, California

Statistics CP STAN
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Cal Poly Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Stanford Passing
Rushing
Receiving

vs Western Oregon (DII)

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Pregame line Over/under
Western Oregon Wolves (DII) vs Cal Poly Mustangs – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Wolves (DII) 0 6 8014
Mustangs 7 7 14331

at Mustang Memorial FieldSan Luis Obispo, California

  • Date: September 14
Statistics WOR CP
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Western Oregon Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Cal Poly Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Northern Colorado

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Pregame line Over/under
Cal Poly Mustangs at Northern Colorado Bears – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Mustangs 14 0 7728
Bears 0 0 707

at Nottingham FieldGreeley, Colorado

  • Date: September 28
  • TV: ESPN+
Statistics CP UNCO
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Cal Poly Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Northern Colorado Passing
Rushing
Receiving

vs Idaho State

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Pregame line Over/under
Idaho State Bengals vs Cal Poly Mustangs – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 Total
Bengals 0
Mustangs 0

at Mustang Memorial Field • San Luis Obispo, California

  • Date: October 5
  • TV: ESPN+
Statistics IDST CP
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Idaho State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Cal Poly Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at No. 6 UC Davis (Battle for the Golden Horseshoe)

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Pregame line Over/under
Cal Poly Mustangs at No. 6 UC Davis Aggies – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 Total
Mustangs 0
No. 6 Aggies 0

at UC Davis Health StadiumDavis, California

  • Date: October 12
  • TV: ESPN+
Statistics CP UCD
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Cal Poly Passing
Rushing
Receiving
UC Davis Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at No. 13 Idaho

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Pregame line Over/under
Cal Poly Mustangs at No. 13 Idaho Vandals – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 Total
Mustangs 0
No. 13 Vandals 0

at Kibbie DomeMoscow, Idaho

  • Date: October 19
  • TV: ESPN+
Statistics CP IDHO
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Cal Poly Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Idaho Passing
Rushing
Receiving

vs No. 8 Montana

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Pregame line Over/under
No. 8 Montana Grizzlies vs Cal Poly Mustangs – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 Total
No. 8 Grizzlies 0
Mustangs 0

at Mustang Memorial Field • San Luis Obispo, California

  • Date: November 2
  • TV: ESPN+
Statistics MONT CP
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Montana Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Cal Poly Passing
Rushing
Receiving

vs Northern Arizona

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Pregame line Over/under
Northern Arizona Lumberjacks vs Cal Poly Mustangs – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 Total
Lumberjacks 0
Mustangs 0

at Mustang Memorial Field • San Luis Obispo, California

  • Date: November 9
  • TV: ESPN+
Statistics NAU CP
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Northern Arizona Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Cal Poly Passing
Rushing
Receiving

vs Sacramento State

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Pregame line Over/under
Sacramento State Hornets vs Cal Poly Mustangs – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 Total
Hornets 0
Mustangs 0

at Mustang Memorial Field • San Luis Obispo, California

  • Date: November 16
  • TV: ESPN+
Statistics SAC CP
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Sacramento State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Cal Poly Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Weber State

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Pregame line Over/under
Cal Poly Mustangs at Weber State Wildcats – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 Total
Mustangs 0
Wildcats 0

at Stewart StadiumOgden, Utah

  • Date: November 23
  • TV: ESPN+
Statistics CP WEB
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Cal Poly Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Weber State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

References

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  1. ^ "Cal Poly Mustangs Schedule 2024". ESPN. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  2. ^ "2024 Cal Poly Football Schedule". Cal Poly Athletics. Retrieved September 28, 2024.