2020 Cal Poly Mustangs football team explained

The 2020 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo as member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Beau Baldwin, the Mustangs compiled an overall record of 0–3 with an identical mark in conference play, placing eighth in the Big Sky. Cal poly played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California.

On March 29, 2021, Cal Poly announced that the team 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

1	Weber State	135 (7)
2	Montana	128 (3)
3	Montana State	121 (1)
4	Eastern Washington	118 (1)
5	Sacramento State	99 (1)
6	UC Davis	83
7	Northern Arizona	68
8	Portland State	67
9	Idaho	66
10	Cal Poly	46
11	Idaho State	37
12	Southern Utah	33
13	Northern Colorado	13

Media poll

1	Weber State	546 (28)
2	Montana	496 (8)
3	Montana State	493 (6)
4	Eastern Washington	438 (1)
5	Sacramento State	389
6	UC Davis	325 (1)
7	Portland State	274
8	Idaho	273
9	Northern Arizona	238
10	Cal Poly	206
11	Idaho State	133
12	Southern Utah	105
13	Northern Colorado	88

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] [7]}

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: . Cal Poly Mustangs Schedule 2020 . . September 28, 2024 .
7. Web site: . 2020-21 Football Schedule . Cal Poly Athletics . September 28, 2024 .