The 2024 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented the California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach Paul Wulff, the Mustangs played home games at Mustang Memorial Field in San Luis Obispo, California.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 31 | 5:00 p.m. | at San Diego* | | ESPN+ | L 21–27 | 5,792 |
| September 7 | 4:00 p.m. | at Stanford* | | ACCNX | L 7–41 | 22,634 |
| September 14 | 5:00 p.m. | Western Oregon* | | ESPN+ | W 31–14 | 7,728 |
| September 28 | 12:00 p.m. | at Northern Colorado | | ESPN+ | W 28–7 | 4,495 |
| October 5 | 5:00 p.m. | Idaho State | - Mustang Memorial Field
- San Luis Obispo, CA
| ESPN+ | L 38–41 | 8,429 |
| October 12 | 4:00 p.m. | at No. 6 UC Davis | | ESPN+ | L 10–56 | 10,515 |
| October 19 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 13 Idaho | | ESPN+ | L 29–34 | 8,873 |
| November 2 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 8 Montana | - Mustang Memorial Field
- San Luis Obispo, CA
| KSBY/ESPN+ | L 7–42 | 10,095 |
| November 9 | 5:00 p.m. | Northern Arizona | - Mustang Memorial Field
- San Luis Obispo, CA
| ESPN+ | L 14–31 | 6,231 |
| November 16 | 2:00 p.m. | Sacramento State | - Mustang Memorial Field
- San Luis Obispo, CA
| ESPN+ | W 26–23 | 4,742 |
| November 23 | 12:00 p.m. | at Weber State | | ESPN+ | L 17–28 | 4,279 |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Pacific time
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Game summaries
at San Diego
| Statistics | CP | USD |
| First downs | | |
| Plays–yards | | |
| Rushes–yards | | |
| Passing yards | | |
| Passing: comp–att–int | | |
| Turnovers | | |
| Time of possession | | |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Cal Poly | Passing | | |
| Rushing | | |
| Receiving | | |
| San Diego | Passing | | |
| Rushing | | |
| Receiving | | |
at Stanford
| Game information |
- First quarter
- (0:00) STAN – Mudia Reuben 5-yard pass from Ashton Daniels, Emmet Kenney kick (Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, 5:03; Stanford 7–0)
- Second quarter
- (12:09) CP – Jake Woods 22-yard pass from Michael Briscoe, Gianluca Dimauro kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:51; Tied 7–7)
- (0:21) STAN – Justin Lamson 2-yard run, Emmet Kenney kick (Drive: 6 plays, 73 yards, 1:11; Stanford 14–7)
- Third quarter
- (11:52) STAN – Tiger Bachmeier 90-yard punt return, Emmet Kenney kick (Stanford 21–7)
- (5:26) STAN – Emmet Kenney 32-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 4:17; Stanford 24–7)
- (2:02) STAN – Sam Roush 5-yard pass from Ashton Daniels, Emmet Kenney kick (Drive: 5 plays, 21 yards, 2:47; Stanford 31–7)
- Fourth quarter
- (10:02) STAN – Ismael Cisse 12-yard pass from Elijah Brown, Emmet Kenney kick (Drive: 7 plays, 85 yards, 4:08; Stanford 31–7)
- (1:55) STAN – Emmet Kenney 43-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 4:18; Stanford 41–7)
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| Statistics | CP | STAN |
| First downs | 13 | 22 |
| Plays–yards | 50–229 | 62–437 |
| Rushes–yards | 20–25 | 32–119 |
| Passing yards | 204 | 318 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 21–30–1 | 26–30–0 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 25:37 | 34:23 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Cal Poly | Passing | Bo Kelly | 17/25, 149 yards, INT |
| Rushing | Aiden Ramos | 8 carries, 22 yards |
| Receiving | Michael Briscoe | 3 receptions, 47 yards |
| Stanford | Passing | Ashton Daniels | 19/23, 221 yards, 2 TD |
| Rushing | Chris Davis Jr. | 6 carries, 53 yards |
| Receiving | Sedrick Irvin | 2 receptions, 92 yards |
vs Western Oregon
| Statistics | WOR | CP |
| First downs | | |
| Plays–yards | | |
| Rushes–yards | | |
| Passing yards | | |
| Passing: comp–att–int | | |
| Turnovers | | |
| Time of possession | | |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Western Oregon | Passing | | |
| Rushing | | |
| Receiving | | |
| Cal Poly | Passing | | |
| Rushing | | |
| Receiving | | |
at Northern Colorado
Cal Poly Mustangs at Northern Colorado Bears – Game summary
at Nottingham Field • Greeley, Colorado
- Date:
- Game time: 3:00
- TV announcers (ESPN+): Christian Saez, Nick Hager
| Statistics | CP | UNCO |
| First downs | | |
| Plays–yards | | |
| Rushes–yards | | |
| Passing yards | | |
| Passing: comp–att–int | | |
| Turnovers | | |
| Time of possession | | |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Cal Poly | Passing | | |
| Rushing | | |
| Receiving | | |
| Northern Colorado | Passing | | |
| Rushing | | |
| Receiving | | |
vs Idaho State
Idaho State Bengals vs Cal Poly Mustangs – Game summary
at Mustang Memorial Field • San Luis Obispo, California
- Date:
- Game time: 8:00
- TV announcers (ESPN+): Chris Sylvester, John Kane
| Statistics | IDST | CP |
| First downs | | |
| Plays–yards | | |
| Rushes–yards | | |
| Passing yards | | |
| Passing: comp–att–int | | |
| Turnovers | | |
| Time of possession | | |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Idaho State | Passing | | |
| Rushing | | |
| Receiving | | |
| Cal Poly | Passing | | |
| Rushing | | |
| Receiving | | |
at No. 6 UC Davis
| Statistics | CP | UCD |
| First downs | | |
| Plays–yards | | |
| Rushes–yards | | |
| Passing yards | | |
| Passing: comp–att–int | | |
| Turnovers | | |
| Time of possession | | |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Cal Poly | Passing | | |
| Rushing | | |
| Receiving | | |
| UC Davis | Passing | | |
| Rushing | | |
| Receiving | | |
at No. 13 Idaho
Cal Poly Mustangs at No. 13 Idaho Vandals – Game summary
at Kibbie Dome • Moscow, Idaho
- Date:
- Game time: 4:00
- TV announcers (ESPN+/SWX NW): Bob Castle, Brian Strandley
| Statistics | CP | IDHO |
| First downs | | |
| Plays–yards | | |
| Rushes–yards | | |
| Passing yards | | |
| Passing: comp–att–int | | |
| Turnovers | | |
| Time of possession | | |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Cal Poly | Passing | | |
| Rushing | | |
| Receiving | | |
| Idaho | Passing | | |
| Rushing | | |
| Receiving | | |
vs No. 8 Montana
No. 8 Montana Grizzlies vs Cal Poly Mustangs – Game summary
at Mustang Memorial Field • San Luis Obispo, California
- Date:
- Game time: 5:00
- TV announcers (ESPN+/MTN): Jay Kohn, Marty Mornhinweg, Kyle Hanson
| Statistics | MONT | CP |
| First downs | | |
| Plays–yards | | |
| Rushes–yards | | |
| Passing yards | | |
| Passing: comp–att–int | | |
| Turnovers | | |
| Time of possession | | |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Montana | Passing | | |
| Rushing | | |
| Receiving | | |
| Cal Poly | Passing | | |
| Rushing | | |
| Receiving | | |
vs Northern Arizona
Northern Arizona Lumberjacks vs Cal Poly Mustangs – Game summary
at Mustang Memorial Field • San Luis Obispo, California
- Date:
- Game time: 8:00
- TV announcers (ESPN+): Chris Sylvester, John Kane
| Statistics | NAU | CP |
| First downs | | |
| Plays–yards | | |
| Rushes–yards | | |
| Passing yards | | |
| Passing: comp–att–int | | |
| Turnovers | | |
| Time of possession | | |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Northern Arizona | Passing | | |
| Rushing | | |
| Receiving | | |
| Cal Poly | Passing | | |
| Rushing | | |
| Receiving | | |
vs Sacramento State
Sacramento State Hornets vs Cal Poly Mustangs – Game summary
at Mustang Memorial Field • San Luis Obispo, California
- Date:
- Game time: 5:00
- TV announcers (ESPN+): Chris Sylvester, John Kane
| Statistics | SAC | CP |
| First downs | | |
| Plays–yards | | |
| Rushes–yards | | |
| Passing yards | | |
| Passing: comp–att–int | | |
| Turnovers | | |
| Time of possession | | |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Sacramento State | Passing | | |
| Rushing | | |
| Receiving | | |
| Cal Poly | Passing | | |
| Rushing | | |
| Receiving | | |
at Weber State
Cal Poly Mustangs at Weber State Wildcats – Game summary
at Stewart Stadium • Ogden, Utah
- Date:
- Game time: 3:00
- TV announcers (ESPN+): Tony Parks, Riley Jensen
| Statistics | CP | WEB |
| First downs | | |
| Plays–yards | | |
| Rushes–yards | | |
| Passing yards | | |
| Passing: comp–att–int | | |
| Turnovers | | |
| Time of possession | | |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Cal Poly | Passing | | |
| Rushing | | |
| Receiving | | |
| Weber State | Passing | | |
| Rushing | | |
| Receiving | | |
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