2013 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

2013 Big Sky Conference football standings

Team	W		L	W		L
No. 3 Eastern Washington $^	8	–	0	12	–	3
No. 5 Northern Arizona ^	7	–	1	9	–	3
No. 8 Montana ^	6	–	2	10	–	3
No. 21 Southern Utah ^	5	–	3	8	–	5
No. 20 Montana State	5	–	3	7	–	5
	5	–	3	6	–	6
UC Davis	5	–	3	5	–	7
Sacramento State	4	–	4	5	–	7
Portland State	3	–	5	6	–	6
North Dakota	2	–	6	3	–	8
Idaho State	1	–	7	3	–	9
Weber State	1	–	7	2	–	10
Northern Colorado	0	–	8	1	–	11

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2013 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo as member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Tim Walsh, Cal Poly compiled an overall record of 6–6 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing in a four-way tie for fourth in the Big Sky. The Mustangs played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	4:05 pm	San Diego*	No. 14	Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	BSTV	W 38–16	5,840
September 7	7:00 pm	at Fresno State*	No. 12	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	ESPN3	L 25–41	33,260
September 14	12:30 pm	at Colorado State*	No. 14	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO		L 17–34	14,146
September 26	7:00 pm	at Portland State	No. 18	Jeld-Wen Field Portland, OR	RTNW	W 38–34	6,726
October 5	2:05 pm	Yale*	No. 18	Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	BSTV	L 10–24	8,376
October 12	6:05 pm	Weber State		Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	BSTV	W 47–0	5,824
October 19	12:30 pm	at No. 10 Montana		Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	KCOY	L 14–21 ^OT	25,913
October 26	6:05 pm	No. 16 Northern Arizona		Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	BSTV	L 13–17	9,882
November 2	4:00 pm	at UC Davis		Aggie Stadium Davis, CA (Battle for the Golden Horseshoe)	BSTV	W 34–16	7,768
November 9	6:05 pm	Sacramento State		Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	BSTV	W 42–7	7,031
November 16	12:30 pm	No. 3 Eastern Washington		Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	RTNW	L 22–35	6,847
November 23	11:30 am	at Northern Colorado		Nottingham Field Greeley, CO	BSTV	W 42–14	2,774
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

	1	2	3	4	Total
Toreros	3	7	0	6	16
#14 Mustangs	7	10	14	7	38

	1	2	3	4	Total
#12 Mustangs	0	0	10	15	25
Bulldogs	10	24	7	0	41

	1	2	3	4	Total
#14 Mustangs	3	7	7	0	17
Rams	13	14	0	7	34

	1	2	3	4	Total
#18 Mustangs	0	7	14	17	38
Vikings	7	14	0	13	34

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	7	0	10	7	24
#18 Mustangs	7	3	0	0	10

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	0	0	0	0
Mustangs	6	14	14	13	47

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Mustangs	7	7	0	0	0	14
#10 Grizzlies	7	0	0	7	7	21

	1	2	3	4	Total
#16 Lumberjacks	3	7	0	7	17
Mustangs	0	10	0	3	13

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	0	13	7	14	34
Aggies	3	10	0	3	16

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	0	7	0	0	7
Mustangs	14	7	7	14	42

	1	2	3	4	Total
#3 Eagles	0	14	21	0	35
Mustangs	3	0	0	19	22

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	0	21	7	14	42
Bears	0	0	7	7	14

^ "Cal Poly Mustangs Schedule 2013". ESPN. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
^ "2013 Football Schedule". Cal Poly Athletics. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
^ "History (1915–2023)" (PDF). Cal Poly Athletics. p. 26. Retrieved May 26, 2025.

Cal Poly Mustangs football
Venues	Alex G. Spanos Stadium (1935–present)
Bowls & rivalries	UC Davis: Battle for the Golden Horseshoe
Culture & lore	Musty the Mustang "Ride High You Mustangs" Mustang Band Cal Poly football team C-46 crash
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