2011 Cal Poly Mustangs football team
American college football season
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The 2011 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo as member of the Great West Conference (GWC) during the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by third-year head coach Tim Walsh, Cal Poly compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 3–1 in conference play, sharing the GWC with North Dakota. The Mustangs played home games at Alex G. Spanos Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California.
- Tim Walsh (3rd season)
- Brian Cook (3rd season)
- Saga Tuitele (3rd season)
| 2011 Cal Poly Mustangs football | |
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GWC co-champion | |
| Conference | Great West Conference |
| Record | 6–5 (3–1 GWC) |
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| Offensive scheme | Triple option |
| Defensive coordinator | Greg Lupfer (3rd season) |
| Base defense | 3–4 |
| Home stadium | Alex G. Spanos Stadium |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 23 North Dakota + | 3 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly + | 3 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota | 2 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Utah | 1 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Davis | 1 | – | 3 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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With a win over South Dakota on October 29, Cal Poly clinched a share of the conference championship, the program's fourth conference title since the GWC's creation in 2004. The Mustangs became a football-only member of the Big Sky Conference in 2012.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 3 | 7:00 p.m. | at San Diego State* | The Mtn. | L 21–49 | 34,384 | |
| September 10 | 12:05 p.m. | at No. 15 Montana* | KSBY, West Montana CW | L 23–37 | 25,855 | |
| September 17 | 4:05 p.m. | South Dakota State* | W 48–14 | 11,075 | ||
| September 24 | 12:30 p.m. | at Northern Illinois* | L 30–47 | 14,321 | ||
| October 8 | 4:05 p.m. | Central Oklahoma* |
| W 44–25 | 7,426 | |
| October 15 | 6:05 p.m. | Southern Utah |
| KSBY | W 31–27 | 8,232 |
| October 22 | 11:00 a.m. | at No. 20 North Dakota | FSSN, FCS | W 23–19 | 9,930 | |
| October 29 | 6:05 p.m. | No. 17 South Dakota |
| KSBY | W 27–24 | 10,557 |
| November 5 | 6:05 p.m. | at UC Davis | L 17–24 | 9,460 | ||
| November 12 | 6:05 p.m. | Eastern Washington* |
| KSBY | L 51–53 3OT | 6,562 |
| November 19 | 2:00 p.m. | at South Alabama* | WJTC, ESPN3 | W 41–10 | 18,279 | |
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Game summaries
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Mustangs | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Aztecs | 14 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 49 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Mustangs | 10 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 23 |
| #15 Grizzlies | 7 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 37 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Jackrabbits | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Mustangs | 7 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 48 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Mustangs | 0 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 30 |
| Huskies | 13 | 21 | 0 | 13 | 47 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bronchos | 10 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 25 |
| Mustangs | 10 | 0 | 14 | 20 | 44 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Thunderbirds | 7 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 27 |
| Mustangs | 3 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Mustangs | 3 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 23 |
| #20 Fighting Sioux | 6 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 19 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #17 Coyotes | 3 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| Mustangs | 0 | 0 | 10 | 17 | 27 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Mustangs | 0 | ||||
| Aggies | 0 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Eagles | 0 | ||||
| Mustangs | 0 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Mustangs | 0 | ||||
| Jaguars | 0 |