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American college football season
The 2021 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University in the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season . The Mustangs were led by 2nd-year head coach Beau Baldwin and played their home games at Alex G. Spanos Stadium , as members of the Big Sky Conference .
On July 26, 2021, during the virtual Big Sky Kickoff, the Mustangs were predicted to finish twelfth in the Big Sky by the coaches and last in the media.[ 1]
Coaches poll
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Weber State
(7)
2
Montana
(3)
3
Eastern Washington
(2)
4
Montana State
(1)
5
Sacramento State
(1)
6
UC Davis
7
Northern Arizona
8
Idaho
9
Idaho State
10
Portland State
11
Southern Utah
12
Cal Poly
13
Northern Colorado
Media poll
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Weber State
(14)
2
Montana
(4)
3
Eastern Washington
(3)
4
Montana State
(3)
5
Sacramento State
6
UC Davis
7
Northern Arizona
8
Idaho
9
Idaho State
10
Portland State
11
Southern Utah
12
Northern Colorado
13
Cal Poly
Preseason All–Big Sky team[ edit ]
The Mustangs did not have any players selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team.[ 2]
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 4 2:05 p.m. at San Diego * W 28–172,966
September 11 7:05 p.m. at Fresno State * CW59 L 10–6330,119
September 18 5:05 p.m. South Dakota * ESPN+ L 14–4811,075
September 25 12:00 p.m. at No. 4 Montana ESPN+ L 7–3925,600
October 2 5:05 p.m. No. 19 Weber State Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA ESPN+ L 7–387,089
October 9 1:00 p.m. at No. 10 Montana State RTNW L 7–4519,847
October 23 5:05 p.m. No. 10 UC Davis ESPN+ L 13–249,573
October 30 2:05 p.m. at Portland State ESPN+ L 21–423,245
November 6 6:00 p.m. at No. 16 Sacramento State ESPN+ L 9–417,287
November 13 5:05 p.m. Idaho State Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA ESPN+ W 32–295,651
November 20 5:05 p.m. Northern Arizona Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA ESPN+ L 21–456,371
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time
[ 3]
1
2
3
4
Total
Mustangs
7
7
0
14
28
Toreros
7
0
3
7
17
1
2
3
4
Total
Mustangs
0
10
0
0
10
Bulldogs
7
28
21
7
63
1
2
3
4
Total
Coyotes
21
20
0
7
48
Mustangs
7
0
0
7
14
1
2
3
4
Total
Mustangs
0
0
0
7
7
No. 4 Grizzlies
15
3
21
0
39
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 19 Wildcats
7
21
10
0
38
Mustangs
7
0
0
0
7
At No. 10 Montana State [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Mustangs
0
0
7
0
7
No. 10 Bobcats
7
28
7
3
45
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 10 Aggies
0
10
14
0
24
Mustangs
0
7
6
0
13
1
2
3
4
Total
Mustangs
6
0
8
7
21
Vikings
14
0
7
21
42
At No. 16 Sacramento State [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Mustangs
0
9
0
0
9
No. 16 Hornets
14
10
10
7
41
1
2
3
4
Total
Bengals
7
7
0
15
29
Mustangs
7
7
12
6
32
1
2
3
4
Total
Lumberjacks
7
31
7
0
45
Mustangs
7
7
0
7
21
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