Cal Poly·Big Sky

2015 — The 2015 Season

Cal Poly's 2015 season (4-7) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.

Record 4-7
Final result No postseason
AP final — post-bowls
SP+ -5.9 last-week
Era —
The shape of the season · week by week, cumulative W-L below
W @ Montana 20-19 L @ Ariz Sta 21-35 L vs Nort Iow 20-34 L @ Mont Sta 28-45 W vs Idah Sta 58-26 L @ East Was 41-42 L vs Port Sta 35-38 L @ Sout Uta 37-54 W vs Sacr Sta 36-14 W @ UC Davis 55-38 L vs Nort Dak 21-45
Defining moments
The statement

The 2015 season's largest margin: Cal Poly 58, Idaho State 26. A 32-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The setback

The season's deepest loss: Cal Poly 21, North Dakota 45. A 24-point margin the season is remembered by.

"Ride High, You Mustangs"
— Cal Poly fanbase voice · 2015· synthesized
What it meant

2015 is a middle chapter for Cal Poly — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.