2018 Cal Poly Mustangs football team explained

Mode:football
Year:2018
Team:Cal Poly Mustangs
Conference:Big Sky Conference
Short Conf:Big Sky
Record:5–6
Conf Record:4–4
Head Coach:Tim Walsh
Hc Year:10th
Off Coach:Jim Craft
Oc Year:1st
Def Coach:Josh Brown
Dc Year:8th
Off Scheme:Triple Option
Def Scheme:3-4
Stadium:Alex G. Spanos Stadium

The 2018 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Mustangs were led by tenth-year head coach Tim Walsh and played their home games at Alex G. Spanos Stadium. They were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 5–6, 4–4 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for sixth place.

Preseason

Polls

On July 16, 2018 during the Big Sky Kickoff in Spokane, Washington, the Mustangs were predicted to finish in tenth place in the coaches poll and eleventh place in the media poll.[1]

Coaches poll
1Eastern Washington134 (6)
2Weber State124 (3)
3Northern Arizona121 (3)
4Idaho101 (1)
5Sacramento State94
6Southern Utah91
7Montana82
8Montana State76
9UC Davis64
10Cal Poly40
11Northern Colorado30
12Idaho State29
13Portland State21
Media poll
1Eastern Washington651 (27)
2Weber State636 (19)
3Northern Arizona535 (1)
4Montana496 (2)
5Idaho483 (3)
6Southern Utah449 (1)
7Sacramento State415
8Montana State391 (1)
9UC Davis331 (1)
10Idaho State170
11Cal Poly169
12Northern Colorado166
13Portland State103

Preseason All-Conference Team

The Mustangs had one player selected to the Preseason All-Conference Team.[2]

Joe Protheroe – Sr. FB

Schedule

Despite also being a member of the Big Sky, the game vs. Weber State will be a non-conference game and will have no effect on the Big Sky standings.

Game summaries

At North Dakota State

See also: 2018 North Dakota State Bison football team.

Weber State

See also: 2018 Weber State Wildcats football team.

Brown

See also: 2018 Brown Bears football team.

At Eastern Washington

See also: 2018 Eastern Washington Eagles football team.

Montana

See also: 2018 Montana Grizzlies football team.

At Sacramento State

See also: 2018 Sacramento State Hornets football team.

UC Davis

See also: 2018 UC Davis Aggies football team and Battle for the Golden Horseshoe.

At Northern Arizona

See also: 2018 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team.

At Montana State

See also: 2018 Montana State Bobcats football team.

At Idaho State

See also: 2018 Idaho State Bengals football team.

Southern Utah

See also: 2018 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Eastern Washington Picked to Win the Big Sky.
  2. Web site: Doss, Buss Headline Big Sky Football Preseason All-Conference Team.