2013 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

2013 Cal Poly Mustangs football
2013 Cal Poly Mustangs football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	6–6 (5–3 Big Sky)
Head coach	Tim Walsh (5th season);
Offensive coordinator	Bryan Cook/SagaTuitele
Defensive coordinator	Josh Brown
Home stadium	Alex G. Spanos Stadium
	Seasons ← 2012 2014 →

2013 Big Sky Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 3 Eastern Washington $^	8	–	0	12	–	3
No. 5 Northern Arizona ^	7	–	1	9	–	3
No. 8 Montana ^	6	–	2	10	–	3
No. 21 Southern Utah ^	5	–	3	8	–	5
No. 20 Montana State	5	–	3	7	–	5
Cal Poly	5	–	3	6	–	6
UC Davis	5	–	3	5	–	7
Sacramento State	4	–	4	5	–	7
Portland State	3	–	5	6	–	6
North Dakota	2	–	6	3	–	8
Idaho State	1	–	7	3	–	9
Weber State	1	–	7	2	–	10
Northern Colorado	0	–	8	1	–	11

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2013 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented

California Polytechnic State University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Mustangs were led by fifth 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 6–6, 5–3 in Big Sky play to finish in a four-way tie for fourth place.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	4:05 pm	San Diego*	No. 14	Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, California	BSTV	W 38–16	5,840
September 7	7:00 pm	at Fresno State*	No. 12	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, California	ESPN3	L 25–41	33,260
September 14	12:30 pm	at Colorado State*	No. 14	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, Colorado		L 17–34	14,146
September 26	7:00 pm	at Jeld-Wen Field Portland, Oregon	RTNW	W 38–34	6,726
October 5	2:05 pm	Yale*	No. 18	Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, California	BSTV	L 10–24	8,376
October 12	6:05 pm	Weber State		Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, California	BSTV	W 47–0	5,824
October 19	12:30 pm	at No. 10 Montana		Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, Montana	KCOY	L 14–21 ^OT	25,913
October 26	6:05 pm	No. 16 Northern Arizona		Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, California	BSTV	L 13–17	9,882
November 2	4:00 pm	at Aggie Stadium Davis, California (Battle for the Golden Horseshoe )	BSTV	W 34–16	7,768
November 9	6:05 pm	Sacramento State		Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, California	BSTV	W 42–7	7,031
November 16	12:30 pm	No. 3 Eastern Washington		Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, California	RTNW	L 22–35	6,847
November 23	11:30 am	at Northern Colorado		Nottingham Field Greeley, Colorado	BSTV	W 42–14	2,774
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

Game summaries

San Diego

	1	2	3	4	Total
Toreros	3	7	0	6	16
#14 Mustangs	7	10	14	7	38

@ Fresno State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#12 Mustangs	0	0	10	15	25
Bulldogs	10	24	7	0	41

@ Colorado State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#14 Mustangs	3	7	7	0	17
Rams	13	14	0	7	34

@ Portland State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#18 Mustangs	0	7	14	17	38
Vikings	7	14	0	13	34

Yale

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	7	0	10	7	24
#18 Mustangs	7	3	0	0	10

Weber State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	0	0	0	0
Mustangs	6	14	14	13	47

@ Montana

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Mustangs	7	7	0	0	0	14
#10 Grizzlies	7	0	0	7	7	21

Northern Arizona

	1	2	3	4	Total
#16 Lumberjacks	3	7	0	7	17
Mustangs	0	10	0	3	13

@ UC Davis

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	0	13	7	14	34
Aggies	3	10	0	3	16

Sacramento State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	0	7	0	0	7
Mustangs	14	7	7	14	42

Eastern Washington

	1	2	3	4	Total
#3 Eagles	0	14	21	0	35
Mustangs	3	0	0	19	22

@ Northern Colorado

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	0	21	7	14	42
Bears	0	0	7	7	14

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Final
Sports Network	14	12	14	18	18	18	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	—	RV
Coaches	11	10	14	19	19	19	RV	RV	RV	—	RV	RV	—	—	RV

v t e Cal Poly Mustangs football
Venues	Alex G. Spanos Stadium (1935–present)
Bowls & rivalries	UC Davis: Battle for the Golden Horseshoe
Culture & lore	Musty the Mustang "Ride High You Mustangs" Mustang Band Cal Poly football team C-46 crash
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
National championship seasons in bold