2018 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

2018 Cal Poly Mustangs football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record5–6 (4–4 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJim Craft (2nd season)
Offensive schemeSpread triple-option
Defensive coordinatorJosh Brown (7th season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumAlex G. Spanos Stadium
2018 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 6 Weber State +^   7 – 1     10 – 3  
No. 2 Eastern Washington +^   7 – 1     12 – 3  
No. 7 UC Davis +^   7 – 1     10 – 3  
No. 17 Montana State ^   5 – 3     8 – 5  
Idaho State   5 – 3     6 – 5  
Montana   4 – 4     6 – 5  
  4 – 4     5 – 6  
Northern Arizona   3 – 4     4 – 6  
Portland State   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Idaho   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Northern Colorado   2 – 6     2 – 9  
Southern Utah   1 – 7     1 – 10  
Sacramento State   0 – 7     2 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • Although North Dakota was classified as an independent, games against them still counted as Big Sky Conference games.
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2018 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo as member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Tim Walsh, Cal Poly compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the Big Sky. The Mustangs played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 112:30 p.m.at No. 1 North Dakota State*
ESPN+L 3–4918,483
September 86:05 p.m.No. 10 Weber State*
Pluto TV 244L 17–246,020
September 147:05 p.m.Brown*
  • Alex G. Spanos Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
Pluto TV 244W 44–157,725
September 221:05 p.m.at No. 6 Eastern Washington
Pluto TV 234L 17–709,156
September 294:05 p.m.No. 17 Montana
  • Alex G. Spanos Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
ELVNL 28–487,157
October 66:00 p.m.at Sacramento State
Pluto TV 233W 41–278,930
October 204:05 p.m.No. 10 UC Davis
Pluto TV 244L 10–528,503
October 274:00 p.m.at Northern Arizona
Pluto TV 239W 38–286,102
November 31:00 p.m.at Montana State
SWXL 42–4916,747
November 104:05 p.m.No. 24 Idaho State
  • Alex G. Spanos Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
Pluto TV 244W 37–145,250
November 174:05 p.m.Southern Utah
  • Alex G. Spanos Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
Pluto TV 244W 38–244,520
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

The game with Weber State, fellow Big Sky Conference member, on September 8 was considered a non-conference game and had no effect on the Big Sky standings.[1][2][3]


Preseason

Polls

On July 16, 2018 during the Big Sky Kickoff in Spokane, Washington, the Mustangs were predicted to finish in tenth place in the coaches poll and eleventh place in the media poll.[4]

Coaches poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Eastern Washington 134 (6)
2 Weber State 124 (3)
3 Northern Arizona 121 (3)
4 Idaho 101 (1)
5 Sacramento State 94
6 Southern Utah 91
7 Montana 82
8 Montana State 76
9 UC Davis 64
10 Cal Poly 40
11 Northern Colorado 30
12 Idaho State 29
13 Portland State 21
Media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Eastern Washington 651 (27)
2 Weber State 636 (19)
3 Northern Arizona 535 (1)
4 Montana 496 (2)
5 Idaho 483 (3)
6 Southern Utah 449 (1)
7 Sacramento State 415
8 Montana State 391 (1)
9 UC Davis 331 (1)
10 Idaho State 170
11 Cal Poly 169
12 Northern Colorado 166
13 Portland State 103

Preseason All-Conference Team

The Mustangs had one player selected to the Preseason All-Conference Team.[5]

Joe Protheroe – Sr. FB

Game summaries

At North Dakota State

1 2 3 4 Total
Mustangs 3 0 0 0 3
No. 1 Bison 7 21 14 7 49
See also: 2018 North Dakota State Bison football team

Weber State

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 10 Wildcats 7 3 7 7 24
Mustangs 0 3 7 7 17
See also: 2018 Weber State Wildcats football team

Brown

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 15 0 0 15
Mustangs 3 21 13 7 44
See also: 2018 Brown Bears football team

At Eastern Washington

1 2 3 4 Total
Mustangs 3 7 7 0 17
No. 6 Eagles 14 21 14 21 70
See also: 2018 Eastern Washington Eagles football team

Montana

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 17 Grizzlies 17 14 10 7 48
Mustangs 0 7 14 7 28
See also: 2018 Montana Grizzlies football team

At Sacramento State

1 2 3 4 Total
Mustangs 14 7 6 14 41
Hornets 14 0 3 10 27
See also: 2018 Sacramento State Hornets football team

UC Davis

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 10 Aggies 0 31 7 14 52
Mustangs 10 0 0 0 10
See also: 2018 UC Davis Aggies football team and Battle for the Golden Horseshoe

At Northern Arizona

1 2 3 4 Total
Mustangs 0 28 10 0 38
Lumberjacks 7 0 7 14 28
See also: 2018 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team

At Montana State

1 2 3 4 Total
Mustangs 7 7 7 21 42
Bobcats 14 14 14 7 49
See also: 2018 Montana State Bobcats football team

At Idaho State

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 24 Bengals 0 7 7 0 14
Mustangs 3 10 7 17 37
See also: 2018 Idaho State Bengals football team

Southern Utah

1 2 3 4 Total
Thunderbirds 14 7 0 3 24
Mustangs 0 21 7 10 38
See also: 2018 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team

References

  1. ^ "Cal Poly Mustangs Schedule 2018". ESPN. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  2. ^ "2018 Football Schedule". Cal Poly Athletics. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  3. ^ "History (1915–2023)" (PDF). Cal Poly Athletics. p. 26. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
  4. ^ "Eastern Washington Picked to Win the Big Sky".
  5. ^ "Doss, Buss Headline Big Sky Football Preseason All-Conference Team".
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