2014 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

The 2014 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Mustangs were led by sixth 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 7–5, 5–3 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for fifth place.

2014 Cal Poly Mustangs football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
2014 record	7–5 (5–3 Big Sky)
Head coach	Tim Walsh (6th season)
Offensive coordinator	Saga Tuitele
Defensive coordinator	Josh Brown
Home stadium	Alex G. Spanos Stadium (Capacity: 11,075)

2014 Big Sky Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 4 Eastern Washington $^		7	–	1					11	–	3
No. 13 Montana ^		6	–	2					9	–	5
No. 20 Montana State ^		6	–	2					8	–	5
No. 25 Idaho State		6	–	2					8	–	4
Cal Poly		5	–	3					7	–	5
Northern Arizona		5	–	3					7	–	5
Sacramento State		4	–	4					7	–	5
North Dakota		3	–	5					5	–	7
Southern Utah		3	–	5					3	–	9
Northern Colorado		2	–	6					3	–	8
Portland State		2	–	6					3	–	9
Weber State		2	–	6					2	–	10
UC Davis		1	–	7					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 28	5:00 pm	at New Mexico State*		Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	ESPN3	L 10–28	13,772
September 6	4:00 pm	at No. 12 South Dakota State*		Coughlin–Alumni Stadium Brookings, SD		L 18–44	12,219
September 20	6:05 pm	Portland State*		Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	BSTV	W 42–14	8,834
September 27	4:00 pm	at Northern Arizona		Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	BSTV	L 35–38	11,545
October 4	6:05 pm	Southern Utah		Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	BSTV	W 42–39	6,086
October 11	12:00 pm	at Weber State		Stewart Stadium Ogden, UT	KSBY	W 30–24	8,613
October 18	6:00 pm	at Sacramento State		Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	BSTV	W 56–27	10,934
October 25	6:05 pm	No. 7 Montana		Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	KSBY	W 41–21	10,775
November 1	6:05 pm	No. 8 Montana State		Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	KSBY	W 35–27	8,909
November 8	1:35 pm	at Idaho State	No. 21	Holt Arena Pocatello, ID	BSTV	L 28–30	9,323
November 15	6:05 pm	UC Davis		Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA (Battle for the Golden Horseshoe)	BSTV	L 35–48	10,121
November 22	4:00 pm	at San Diego*		Torero Stadium San Diego, CA		W 34–3	4,333
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

• Source: Official Schedule

Despite also being a member of the Big Sky Conference, the game with Portland State on September 20 is considered a non conference game and will have no effect on the Big Sky Standings.

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Final
Sports Network	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	NR	RV	RV	RV	RV	21	RV	RV	RV	RV
Coaches	RV	RV	NR	NR	RV	NR	NR	RV	RV	RV	23	RV	NR	RV	RV

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