
Cal Poly Mustangs
Big Sky
3-8 (1-7 conf)
Ratings
2023
- SP+
- —
- SP+ Offense
- —
- SP+ Defense
- —
- SRS
- -37.6
- FPI
- —
- Elo
- —
- Talent
- 95
- Recruiting
- 44 (#139)
Schedule
record 3–8
| Wk | Opponent | SP+ | Score | Margin | Res |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vsSan Diego | FCS | 27-10 | +17 | W |
| 2 | @San José State | -3.4 | 3-59 | -56 | L |
| 3 | vsLincoln (CA) | FCS | 41-20 | +21 | W |
| 4 | @Portland State | FCS | 21-59 | -38 | L |
| 5 | vsUC Davis | FCS | 13-31 | -18 | L |
| 6 | vsIdaho | FCS | 14-42 | -28 | L |
| 7 | @Montana State | FCS | 19-59 | -40 | L |
| 8 | vsNorthern Colorado | FCS | 24-17 | +7 | W |
| 10 | @Eastern Washington | FCS | 13-48 | -35 | L |
| 11 | @Sacramento State | FCS | 30-41 | -11 | L |
| 12 | vsWeber State | FCS | 21-48 | -27 | L |
Quarterbacks · 4
2023 · 44
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | 1st | Sam Huard | SR | 6'1" | 210 | ★★★★★ |
| QB | 2nd | Bo Kelly | — | — | — | — |
| QB | 3rd | Jaden Jones | — | — | — | — |
| QB | 4th | Spencer Brasch | — | — | — | — |
Running Backs · 4
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RB | 1st | Paul Holyfield Jr. | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 2nd | Kendric Sanders | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 3rd | Mark Biggins | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 4th | Troy Fletcher | — | — | — | — |
Wide Receivers · 9
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR | 1st | Giancarlo Woods | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| WR | 2nd | Bryson Allen | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 3rd | Evan Burkhart | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 4th | Dominique Thompson | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 5th | Michael Briscoe | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 6th | Logan Booher | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 7th | Jordan Garrison | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 8th | Dalton Bailey | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 9th | Reed Shumpert | — | — | — | — |
Tight Ends · 3
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TE | 1st | Tyrece Fairly-Diyem | — | — | — | — |
| TE | 2nd | Carlton Brown III | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| TE | 3rd | Michael Otterstedt | — | — | — | ★★ |
Defensive Line · 8
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL | 1st | Josh Ngaluafe | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 2nd | Jordan Sanders | JR | 6'4" | 285 | — |
| DL | 3rd | Antonio Vakameilalo | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 4th | Mason Barbour | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 5th | Elijah Satcher | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 6th | Elijah Ponder | — | — | — | ★★ |
| DL | 7th | John Smolenski | — | — | — | — |
| DL | — | Zachary Denis | — | — | — | — |
Linebackers · 6
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LB | 1st | Ethan Calvert | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 2nd | David Meyer | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| LB | 3rd | Drew Sulick | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 4th | Judaea Moon | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 5th | Je'kob Jones | SR | 6'0" | 222 | — |
| LB | 6th | Kenny Olson | — | — | — | — |
Defensive Backs · 7
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CB | 1st | Kai Rapolla | JR | 6'0" | 187 | — |
| CB | — | Don Saunders | JR | 6'4" | 187 | — |
| DB | 1st | Xavier Oliphant | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 2nd | Jeremy Justice | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 3rd | Dominick McCormack | — | — | — | — |
| S | 1st | Brian Dukes | — | — | — | — |
| S | 2nd | DeMel Turner | — | — | — | — |
Special Teams · 3
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1st | Ryan Collins | SR | 6'3" | 220 | — |
| P | 2nd | Jesse Ehrlich | — | — | — | — |
| PK | 1st | Noah Serna | — | — | — | — |
Scoring Trend
2023 · pts/game
PPG For
20.5
PPG Against
39.5
Differential
-18.9
— Points for— Points against
dots: W / LResults
2023
- Overall
- 3-8
- Home
- 3-3
- Away
- 0-5
- Conference
- 1-7
- Non-Conference
- 2-1
- One-Score (≤8)
- 1-0
- Avg Margin
- -18.9
Situational Splits
2023 · record · pts
| Split | Record | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | |||
| Home | 3-3 | 23.3 | 28.0 |
| Away | 0-5 | 17.2 | 53.2 |
| Competition | |||
| Conference | 1-7 | 19.4 | 43.1 |
| Non-conference | 2-1 | 23.7 | 29.7 |
Season History · last 12
0 AP top-10 · 0 postseason
| Season | Record | Conf | SP+ | AP | Post |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4-8 | 2-6 | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 3-8 | 2-6 | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 3-8 | 1-7 | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 2-9 | 1-7 | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 2-9 | 1-7 | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 0-0 | 0-0 | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 3-8 | 2-6 | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 5-6 | 4-5 | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 1-10 | 1-7 | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 7-5 | 5-3 | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 4-7 | 4-5 | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 7-5 | 6-3 | — | — | — |
Recent Form · last 5
1-4 SU · 1-3 ATS · O2/U2
Betting Profile
2023 · 8 w/ line
| Straight up | 2-8 |
| ATS | 2-5-129% |
| Over / Under | 4-3-1 O-U |
| — ATS splits — | |
| As favorite | 0-0 |
| As underdog | 2-5 |
| Home | 2-1 |
| Away | 0-4 |
vs closing line · splits show cover–no cover
Recruiting Classes
avg #173 · 0 blue-chip
■ 5★■ 4★■ 3★24 rated signees
| Class | Natl | Pts | 5★ | 4★ | 3★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #152 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | #135 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023 | #139 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2021 | #131 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020 | #135 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2019 | #179 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | #233 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | #213 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | #189 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | #155 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
247Sports composite · class rank vs all FBS
Roster Talent
talent #167
Talent composite94.8 #167 / 238
returning PPA · portal · talent composite · 2023
Injury Report · 0
No injuries reported.
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