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2020 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

2020 Cal Poly Mustangs football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record0–3 (0–3 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorNick Edwards (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorJ. C. Sherritt (1st season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumAlex G. Spanos Stadium
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
2020 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 9 Weber State $^   5 – 0     5 – 1  
No. 10 Eastern Washington ^   5 – 1     5 – 2  
No. 14 UC Davis   3 – 2     3 – 2  
Northern Arizona   3 – 2     3 – 2  
Idaho State   2 – 4     2 – 4  
Idaho   2 – 4     2 – 4  
Southern Utah   1 – 5     1 – 5  
Cal Poly‡   0 – 3     0 – 3  
Montana†   –     2 – 0  
Portland State†   –     0 – 1  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • Notes: Due to COVID-19, the Big Sky suspended the fall 2020 football season.
    Montana State, Northern Colorado, and Sacramento State opted out of the spring season.
    † – Montana and Portland State opted out of the conference season, but scheduled non-conference games.
    ‡ – Cal Poly opted out of the remainder of the spring season on March 29, 2021.
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2020 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo as member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Beau Baldwin, the Mustangs compiled an overall record of 0–3 with an identical mark in conference play, placing eighth in the Big Sky. Cal poly played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California.

On March 29, 2021, Cal Poly announced that the team would opt out of the remainder of the 2021 spring season, citing safety issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic and numerous injuries to players.[1]

Preseason

Polls

On July 23, 2020, during the virtual Big Sky Kickoff, the Mustangs were predicted to finish tenth in the Big Sky by both the coaches and media.[2]

Coaches poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Weber State 135 (7)
2 Montana 128 (3)
3 Montana State 121 (1)
4 Eastern Washington 118 (1)
5 Sacramento State 99 (1)
6 UC Davis 83
7 Northern Arizona 68
8 Portland State 67
9 Idaho 66
10 Cal Poly 46
11 Idaho State 37
12 Southern Utah 33
13 Northern Colorado 13
Media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Weber State 546 (28)
2 Montana 496 (8)
3 Montana State 493 (6)
4 Eastern Washington 438 (1)
5 Sacramento State 389
6 UC Davis 325 (1)
7 Portland State 274
8 Idaho 273
9 Northern Arizona 238
10 Cal Poly 206
11 Idaho State 133
12 Southern Utah 105
13 Northern Colorado 88

Schedule

Cal Poly released their full schedule on September 20, 2019.[3] The Mustangs had games scheduled against California and San Diego, which were later canceled before the start of the 2020 season.[4][5]

Games against Northern Arizona (April 3), UC Davis (April 10), and Weber State (April 17) were canceled when the Mustangs opted out of the remainder of the season on March 29, 2021.[1]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
March 13 1:00 p.m. Southern Utah
L 24–34
March 20 1:00 p.m. at No. 21 UC Davis
L 24–73
March 27 1:00 p.m. at No. 12 Eastern Washington
L 10–62

[6][7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Cal Poly Opts Out of Remainder of 2020-21 Spring Football Season". Cal Poly. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  2. ^ "Eagles Selected to Finish Fourth in the Big Sky in 2020". July 23, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  3. ^ Wilmer, Brian (September 20, 2019). "Cal Poly finalizes 2020 football schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
  4. ^ Bromberg, Nick. "Pac-12 follows Big Ten's lead and won't play non-conference games in 2020". Yahoo News. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  5. ^ Kelley, Kevin (July 27, 2020). "Pioneer Football League to play conference-only football schedule in 2020". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  6. ^ "Cal Poly Mustangs Schedule 2020". ESPN. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  7. ^ "2020-21 Football Schedule". Cal Poly Athletics. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
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