The 2010 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo as member of the Great West Conference (GWC) during the 2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach Tim Walsh, Cal Poly compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 2–2 in conference play, placing third in the GWC. The Mustangs played home games at Alex G. Spanos Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 4 | 6:05 pm | Humboldt State* | No. 25 | | W 23–17 | 7,345 |
| September 11 | 6:05 pm | No. 1 Montana* | No. 18 | - Alex G. Spanos Stadium
- San Luis Obispo, CA
| W 35–33 | 8,027 |
| September 18 | 4:00 pm | at Texas State* | No. 17 | | L 12–21 | 12,236 |
| September 25 | 5:00 pm | at No. 17 McNeese State* | No. 22 | | W 40–14 | 11,958 |
| October 2 | 7:00 pm | at Fresno State* | No. 14 | | L 17–38 | 37,069 |
| October 9 | 3:00 pm | at Old Dominion* | No. 16 | | W 50–37 | 19,782 |
| October 16 | 2:00 pm | at Southern Utah | No. 13 | | L 7–20 | 8,219 |
| October 23 | 6:05 pm | North Dakota | No. 23 | - Alex G. Spanos Stadium
- San Luis Obispo, CA
| W 22–21 | 10,220 |
| October 30 | 6:05 pm | St. Francis (PA)* | No. 20 | - Alex G. Spanos Stadium
- San Luis Obispo, CA
| W 41–33 | 7,132 |
| November 6 | 2:05 pm | at South Dakota | No. 18 | | W 38–24 | 7,369 |
| November 13 | 6:05 pm | UC Davis | No. 18 | | L 21–22 | 11,075 |
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Game summaries
| | | | | | Total |
| Lumberjacks | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| #25 Mustangs | 0 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 23 |
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| #1 Grizzlies | 14 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 33 |
| Mustangs | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
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| #18 Mustangs | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 12 |
| Cowboys | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| | | | | | Total |
| Mustangs | 3 | 21 | 16 | 0 | 40 |
| Cowboys | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Fresno State outscored Cal Poly 17-0 in the second half in the first meeting between the two rivals since 1985. Bulldogs go to 8-0 vs. FCS/1-AA teams under Pat Hill.
| | | | | | Total |
| Mustangs | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Bulldogs | 14 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 38 |
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| Mustangs | 17 | 10 | 0 | 23 | 50 |
| Monarchs | 7 | 13 | 0 | 17 | 37 |
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| Mustangs | | | | | 0 |
| Thunderbirds | | | | | 0 |
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| Red Flash | 6 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 33 |
| Mustangs | 7 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 41 |
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| Mustangs | | | | | 0 |
| Coyotes | | | | | 0 |
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| Aggies | | | | | 0 |
| Mustangs | | | | | 0 |
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