2018 Cal Poly Mustangs football team
American college football season
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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.
- Tim Walsh (10th season)
| 2018 Cal Poly Mustangs football | |
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| Conference | Big Sky Conference |
| Record | 5–6 (4–4 Big Sky) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Jim Craft (2nd season) |
| Offensive scheme | Spread triple-option |
| Defensive coordinator | Josh Brown (7th season) |
| Base defense | 3–4 |
| Home stadium | Alex G. Spanos Stadium |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 1 | 12:30 p.m. | at No. 1 North Dakota State* | ESPN+ | L 3–49 | 18,483 | |
| September 8 | 6:05 p.m. | No. 10 Weber State* | Pluto TV 244 | L 17–24 | 6,020 | |
| September 14 | 7:05 p.m. | Brown* |
| Pluto TV 244 | W 44–15 | 7,725 |
| September 22 | 1:05 p.m. | at No. 6 Eastern Washington | Pluto TV 234 | L 17–70 | 9,156 | |
| September 29 | 4:05 p.m. | No. 17 Montana |
| ELVN | L 28–48 | 7,157 |
| October 6 | 6:00 p.m. | at Sacramento State | Pluto TV 233 | W 41–27 | 8,930 | |
| October 20 | 4:05 p.m. | No. 10 UC Davis |
| Pluto TV 244 | L 10–52 | 8,503 |
| October 27 | 4:00 p.m. | at Northern Arizona | Pluto TV 239 | W 38–28 | 6,102 | |
| November 3 | 1:00 p.m. | at Montana State | SWX | L 42–49 | 16,747 | |
| November 10 | 4:05 p.m. | No. 24 Idaho State |
| Pluto TV 244 | W 37–14 | 5,250 |
| November 17 | 4:05 p.m. | Southern Utah |
| Pluto TV 244 | W 38–24 | 4,520 |
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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]
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 | |
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| Mustangs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| No. 1 Bison | 7 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 49 |
Weber State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 10 Wildcats | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| Mustangs | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
Brown
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bears | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Mustangs | 3 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 44 |
At Eastern Washington
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mustangs | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| No. 6 Eagles | 14 | 21 | 14 | 21 | 70 |
Montana
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 17 Grizzlies | 17 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 48 |
| Mustangs | 0 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 28 |
At Sacramento State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mustangs | 14 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 41 |
| Hornets | 14 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 27 |
UC Davis
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 10 Aggies | 0 | 31 | 7 | 14 | 52 |
| Mustangs | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
At Northern Arizona
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mustangs | 0 | 28 | 10 | 0 | 38 |
| Lumberjacks | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
At Montana State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mustangs | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 42 |
| Bobcats | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 49 |
At Idaho State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 24 Bengals | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Mustangs | 3 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 37 |
Southern Utah
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderbirds | 14 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
| Mustangs | 0 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 38 |