2017 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

2017 Big Sky Conference football standings

Team	W		L	W		L
No. 14 Southern Utah +^	7	–	1	9	–	3
No. 5 Weber State +^	7	–	1	11	–	3
Northern Arizona ^	6	–	2	7	–	5
No. 21 Eastern Washington	6	–	2	7	–	4
Sacramento State	6	–	2	7	–	4
Montana	5	–	3	7	–	4
Montana State	5	–	3	5	–	6
UC Davis	3	–	5	5	–	6
Idaho State	2	–	6	4	–	7
Northern Colorado	2	–	6	3	–	7
North Dakota	2	–	6	3	–	8
	1	–	7	1	–	10
Portland State	0	–	8	0	–	11

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2017 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo as member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Tim Walsh, Cal Poly compiled an overall record of 1–10 with a mark of 1–7 in conference play, placing 12th 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	Source
August 26	4:00 p.m.	Colgate*	No. 23	Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	ESPNU	L 14–20	8,428	^[1]^[2]
September 2	4:30 p.m.	at San Jose State*	No. 23	CEFCU Stadium San Jose, CA		L 13–34	10,667
September 9	2:00 p.m.	at No. 21 Northern Iowa*		UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	ESPN3	L 38–45 ^OT	10,246
September 23	6:05 p.m.	Northern Arizona		Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	ELVN	L 10–28	7,726
September 30	1:30 p.m.	at Idaho State		Holt Arena Pocatello, ID	Pluto TV	L 34–38	7,105
October 7	5:00 p.m.	at Southern Utah		Eccles Coliseum Cedar City, UT	Pluto TV	L 14–20	10,633
October 21	6:05 p.m.	No. 23 Weber State		Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	Pluto TV	L 3–17	9,324
October 28	4:00 p.m.	at UC Davis		Aggie Stadium Davis, CA (Battle for the Golden Horseshoe)	Pluto TV	L 28–31	10,503
November 4	6:05 p.m.	Portland State		Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	Pluto TV	W 35–28	5,393
November 11	6:05 p.m.	Sacramento State		Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	Pluto TV	L 14–49	6,729
November 18	10:30 a.m.	at Northern Colorado		Nottingham Field Greeley, CO		L 0–42	3,650
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	10	7	3	0	20
No. 23 Mustangs	0	0	0	14	14

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 23 Mustangs	3	3	0	7	13
Spartans	0	7	13	14	34

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Mustangs	7	14	3	14	0	38
No. 21 Panthers	0	28	7	3	7	45

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lumberjacks	7	7	14	0	28
Mustangs	3	0	7	0	10

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	0	17	14	3	34
Bengals	10	7	7	14	38

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	7	0	0	7	14
Thunderbirds	10	7	0	3	20

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 23 Wildcats	8	0	3	6	17
Mustangs	0	3	0	0	3

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	7	7	7	7	28
Aggies	21	10	0	0	31

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	14	7	7	0	28
Mustangs	7	14	7	7	35

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	14	14	21	0	49
Mustangs	0	0	0	14	14

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

^ "Nationally Televised Game Against Colgate Highlights 2017 Football Slate". Cal Poly Mustangs Athletics (GoPoly). March 8, 2017. Archived from the original on March 13, 2017. Retrieved March 12, 2017.
^ "Colgate-Cal Poly gains early opener". March 9, 2017. Retrieved March 12, 2017.
^ "Cal Poly Mustangs Schedule 2017". ESPN. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
^ "2017 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
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
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