2010 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

2010 Cal Poly Mustangs football
Conference	Great West Conference
Record	7–4 (2–2 GWC)
Head coach	Tim Walsh (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Brian Cook (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Saga Tuitele (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Triple option
Defensive coordinator	Greg Lupfer (2nd season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Alex G. Spanos Stadium

2010 Great West Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Southern Utah $		4	–	0					6	–	5
UC Davis		3	–	1					6	–	5
No. 24 Cal Poly		2	–	2					7	–	4
South Dakota		1	–	3					4	–	7
North Dakota		0	–	4					3	–	8
$ – Conference champion Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2010 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo as member of the Great West Conference (GWC) during the 2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach Tim Walsh, Cal Poly compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 2–2 in conference play, placing third in the GWC. The Mustangs played home games at Alex G. Spanos Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 4	6:05 pm	Humboldt State*	No. 25	Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	W 23–17	7,345
September 11	6:05 pm	No. 1 Montana*	No. 18	Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	W 35–33	8,027
September 18	4:00 pm	at Texas State*	No. 17	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	L 12–21	12,236
September 25	5:00 pm	at No. 17 McNeese State*	No. 22	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	W 40–14	11,958
October 2	7:00 pm	at Fresno State*	No. 14	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	L 17–38	37,069
October 9	3:00 pm	at Old Dominion*	No. 16	Foreman Field Norfolk, VA	W 50–37	19,782
October 16	2:00 pm	at Southern Utah	No. 13	Eccles Coliseum Cedar City, UT	L 7–20	8,219
October 23	6:05 pm	North Dakota	No. 23	Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	W 22–21	10,220
October 30	6:05 pm	St. Francis (PA)*	No. 20	Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	W 41–33	7,132
November 6	2:05 pm	at South Dakota	No. 18	DakotaDome Vermillion, SD	W 38–24	7,369
November 13	6:05 pm	UC Davis	No. 18	Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA (Battle for the Golden Horseshoe)	L 21–22	11,075
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

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Game summaries

See also: 2010 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lumberjacks	7	10	0	0	17
#25 Mustangs	0	7	14	2	23

See also: 2010 Montana Grizzlies football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
#1 Grizzlies	14	0	6	13	33
Mustangs	7	7	14	7	35

See also: 2010 Texas State Bobcats football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
#18 Mustangs	3	0	9	0	12
Cowboys	7	0	7	7	21

See also: 2010 McNeese State Cowboys football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	3	21	16	0	40
Cowboys	0	7	0	7	14

See also: 2010 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

Fresno State outscored Cal Poly 17-0 in the second half in the first meeting between the two rivals since 1985. Bulldogs go to 8-0 vs. FCS/1-AA teams under Pat Hill.

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	3	14	0	0	17
Bulldogs	14	7	10	7	38

See also: 2010 Old Dominion Monarchs football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	17	10	0	23	50
Monarchs	7	13	0	17	37

See also: Southern Utah Thunderbirds football

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs					0
Thunderbirds					0

See also: North Dakota Fighting Sioux football

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs					0
Sioux					0

See also: 2010 Saint Francis Red Flash football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Flash	6	6	7	14	33
Mustangs	7	6	14	14	41

See also: South Dakota Coyotes football

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs					0
Coyotes					0

See also: 2010 UC Davis Aggies football team

See also: Battle for the Golden Horseshoe

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies					0
Mustangs					0

References

1. "Cal Poly Mustangs Schedule 2010". ESPN. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
2. "2010 Football Schedule". Cal Poly Athletics. Retrieved September 28, 2024.