2020 Cal Poly Mustangs football team explained

Mode:football
Year:2020
Team:Cal Poly Mustangs
Conference:Big Sky Conference
Short Conf:Big Sky
Record:0–3
Conf Record:0–3
Head Coach:Beau Baldwin
Hc Year:1st
Off Coach:Nick Edwards
Oc Year:1st
Def Coach:J.C. Sherritt
Dc Year:1st
Stadium:Alex G. Spanos Stadium

The 2020 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Mustangs were led by 1st-year head coach Beau Baldwin and played their home games at Alex G. Spanos Stadium as members of the Big Sky Conference.

On March 29, 2021, Cal Poly announced that it would opt out of the remainder of the 2021 spring season, citing safety issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic and numerous injuries to players.[1]

Preseason

Polls

On July 23, 2020, during the virtual Big Sky Kickoff, the Mustangs were predicted to finish tenth in the Big Sky by both the coaches and media.[2]

Coaches poll
1Weber State135 (7)
2Montana128 (3)
3Montana State121 (1)
4Eastern Washington118 (1)
5Sacramento State99 (1)
6UC Davis83
7Northern Arizona68
8Portland State67
9Idaho66
10Cal Poly46
11Idaho State37
12Southern Utah33
13Northern Colorado13
Media poll
1Weber State546 (28)
2Montana496 (8)
3Montana State493 (6)
4Eastern Washington438 (1)
5Sacramento State389
6UC Davis325 (1)
7Portland State274
8Idaho273
9Northern Arizona238
10Cal Poly206
11Idaho State133
12Southern Utah105
13Northern Colorado88

Schedule

Cal Poly released their full schedule on September 20, 2019.[3] The Mustangs had games scheduled against California and San Diego, which were later canceled before the start of the 2020 season.[4] [5]

Games against Northern Arizona (April 3), UC Davis (April 10), and Weber State (April 17) were canceled when the Mustangs opted out of the remainder of the season on March 29, 2021.[1] [6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cal Poly Opts Out of Remainder of 2020-21 Spring Football Season . Cal Poly . March 29, 2021 . en.
  2. Web site: Eagles Selected to Finish Fourth in the Big Sky in 2020. July 23, 2020. July 23, 2020.
  3. Web site: Wilmer . Brian . Cal Poly finalizes 2020 football schedule . FBSchedules.com . April 12, 2020 . September 20, 2019.
  4. Web site: Bromberg . Nick . Pac-12 follows Big Ten's lead and won't play non-conference games in 2020 . Yahoo News . 10 July 2020.
  5. Web site: Kelley . Kevin . Pioneer Football League to play conference-only football schedule in 2020 . FBSchedules.com . 30 July 2020 . 27 July 2020.
  6. Web site: 2020 Cal Poly Football Schedule . FBSchedules.com . January 30, 2021.