2012 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

2012 Cal Poly Mustangs football

Big Sky Conference Co–Champions
FCS Playoffs Second Round vs. Sam Houston State, L 16–18
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	#12
FCS Coaches	#12
2012 record	9–3 (7–1 Big Sky)
Head coach	Tim Walsh (4th year)
Offensive coordinator	Bryan Cook/SagaTuitele
Defensive coordinator	Greg Lupfer
Home stadium	Alex G. Spanos Stadium (Capacity: 11,075)

2012 Big Sky football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#4 Eastern Washington +^		7	–	1		11	–	3
#2 Montana State +^		7	–	1		11	–	2
#12 Cal Poly +^		7	–	1		9	–	3
#20 Northern Arizona		6	–	2		8	–	3
Sacramento State		4	–	4		6	–	5
Northern Colorado		4	–	4		5	–	6
Southern Utah		4	–	4		5	–	6
North Dakota		3	–	5		5	–	6
Montana		3	–	5		5	–	6
UC Davis		3	–	5		4	–	7
Portland State		2	–	6		3	–	8
Weber State		2	–	6		2	–	9
Idaho State		0	–	8		1	–	10

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant As of December 15, 2012 ; Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2012 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Mustangs were led by fourth year head coach Tim Walsh and played their home games at Alex G. Spanos Stadium. This is their first year as a member of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 9–3, 7–1 in Big Sky play to claim a share of the conference championship with Eastern Washington and Montana State. They received an at-large bid into the FCS Playoffs where they lost in the second round to Sam Houston State.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	4:05 PM	San Diego*		Alex G. Spanos Stadium • San Luis Obispo, CA	Big Sky TV	W 41–14	6,022
September 15	3:00 PM	at Wyoming*		War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY		W 24–22	21,728
September 22	6:05 PM	UC Davis		Alex G. Spanos Stadium • San Luis Obispo, CA (Battle for the Golden Horseshoe)	KSBY/Big Sky TV	W 28–20	11,075
September 29	4:00 PM	at North Dakota	#23	Alerus Center • Grand Forks, ND	Midco Sports Net/Big Sky TV	W 35–17	9,531
October 5	5:00 PM	at Weber State	#20	Stewart Stadium • Ogden, UT	Big Sky TV	W 45–23	5,939
October 13	6:05 PM	Northern Colorado	#15	Alex G. Spanos Stadium • San Luis Obispo, CA	KSBY/Big Sky TV	W 56–28	9,382
October 20	6:05 PM	Portland State	#14	Alex G. Spanos Stadium • San Luis Obispo, CA	KSBY/Big Sky TV	W 37–25	10,025
October 27	6:05 PM	at Sacramento State	#11	Hornet Stadium • Sacramento, CA	Big Sky TV	L 29–35	8,113
November 3	1:35 PM	at #7 Eastern Washington*	#16	Roos Field • Cheney, WA	Big Sky TV	L 17–34	8,644
November 10	6:05 PM	Idaho State	#19	Alex G. Spanos Stadium • San Luis Obispo, CA	KSBY/Big Sky TV	W 70–14	6,326
November 17	3:05 PM	at #15 Northern Arizona	#17	Walkup Skydome • Flagstaff, AZ	Big Sky TV	W 42–34	6,119
December 1	1:00 PM	at #5 Sam Houston State*	#12	Bowers Stadium • Huntsville, TX (FCS Playoffs Second Round)	ESPN3	L 16–18	7,073
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time.

Source: Official Schedule

Despite also being a member of the Big Sky, the game against Eastern Washington on November 3 was considered a non conference game and had no effect on the Big Sky standings.

Game notes

San Diego

	1	2	3	4	Total
Toreros	0	7	7	0	14
Mustangs	10	3	7	21	41

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	1959	POLY, 36–14

@ Wyoming

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	14	0	7	3	24
Cowboys	0	15	0	7	22

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

UC Davis

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	10	0	0	10	20
Mustangs	7	7	14	0	28

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
16–19–2	2011	UCD, 24–17

@ North Dakota

	1	2	3	4	Total
#23 Mustangs	14	0	0	21	35
North Dakota	0	7	3	7	17

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–2	2011	POLY, 23–19

@ Weber State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#20 Mustangs	0	14	17	14	45
Wildcats	6	7	7	3	23

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–5	2009	WSU, 47–14

Northern Colorado

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	14	0	0	14	28
#15 Mustangs	14	14	14	14	56

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–2	2007	POLY, 56–21

Portland State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	14	3	8	0	25
#14 Mustangs	14	3	6	14	37

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–10	1999	PSU, 42–28

@ Sacramento State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#11 Mustangs	0	17	6	6	29
Hornets	7	21	0	7	35

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
16–15	2009	POLY, 38–19

@ Eastern Washington

	1	2	3	4	Total
#16 Mustangs	3	7	0	7	17
#7 Eagles	14	10	7	3	34

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–3	2011	EWU, 53–51

Idaho State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bengals	0	7	7	0	14
#19 Mustangs	28	14	14	14	70

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
11–6	2008	POLY, 49–10

@ Northern Arizona

	1	2	3	4	Total
#17 Mustangs	14	7	14	7	42
#15 Lumberjacks	7	6	7	14	34

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–8	2003	NAU, 24–7

@ Sam Houston State–FCS Playoffs Second Round

	1	2	3	4	Total
#12 Mustangs	0	0	6	10	16
#5 Bearkats	0	8	7	3	18

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

References

Cal Poly Mustangs football

Venues	Alex G. Spanos Stadium (1935–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Battle for the Golden Horseshoe (UC Davis)

Culture & lore	Musty the Mustang "Ride High You Mustangs" Mustang Band

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

2012 NCAA Division I FCS playoff participants

Appalachian State Bethune-Cookman Cal Poly Central Arkansas Coastal Carolina Colgate Eastern Illinois Eastern Washington Georgia Southern Illinois State Montana State New Hampshire North Dakota State Old Dominion Sam Houston State South Dakota State Stony Brook Villanova Wagner Wofford

Champion – North Dakota State

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