American college football season
The 2017 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Mustangs were led by ninth-year head coach Tim Walsh and played their home games at Alex G. Spanos Stadium. They were members of the Big Sky Conference.[1][2] They finished the season 1–10, 1–7 in Big Sky play to finish in 12th place.
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 26 | 4:00 p.m. | Colgate* | No. 23 | | ESPNU | L 14–20 | 8,428 |
September 2 | 4:30 p.m. | at San Jose State* | No. 23 | | | L 13–34 | 10,667 |
September 9 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 21 Northern Iowa* | | | 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 | | | Pluto TV | L 34–38 | 7,105 |
October 7 | 5:00 p.m. | at Southern Utah | | | 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 | | | Pluto TV | L 28–31 | 10,503 |
November 4 | 6:05 p.m. | Portland State![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | | - 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 | | | | L 0–42 | 3,650 |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Pacific time
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| 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 |
At Northern Colorado
[edit] | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Mustangs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bears | 0 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 42 |
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
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STATS FCS | 23 | RV | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Coaches | 23 | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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National championship seasons in bold |