2011 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

2011 Cal Poly Mustangs football
GWC co-champion
Conference	Great West Conference
Record	6–5 (3–1 GWC)
Head coach	Tim Walsh (3rd season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Brian Cook (3rd season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Saga Tuitele (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Triple option
Defensive coordinator	Greg Lupfer (3rd season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Alex G. Spanos Stadium

2011 Great West Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 23 North Dakota +		3	–	1					8	–	3
Cal Poly +		3	–	1					6	–	5
South Dakota		2	–	2					6	–	5
Southern Utah		1	–	3					6	–	5
UC Davis		1	–	3					4	–	7
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2011 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo as member of the Great West Conference (GWC) during the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by third-year head coach Tim Walsh, Cal Poly compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 3–1 in conference play, sharing the GWC with North Dakota. The Mustangs played home games at Alex G. Spanos Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California. With a win over South Dakota on October 29, Cal Poly clinched a share of the conference championship, the program's fourth conference title since the GWC's creation in 2004. The Mustangs became a football-only member of the Big Sky Conference in 2012.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	7:00 p.m.	at San Diego State*	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA	The Mtn.	L 21–49	34,384
September 10	12:05 p.m.	at No. 15 Montana*	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	KSBY, West Montana CW	L 23–37	25,855
September 17	4:05 p.m.	South Dakota State*	Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA		W 48–14	11,075
September 24	12:30 p.m.	at Northern Illinois*	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL		L 30–47	14,321
October 8	4:05 p.m.	Central Oklahoma*	Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA		W 44–25	7,426
October 15	6:05 p.m.	Southern Utahdagger	Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	KSBY	W 31–27	8,232
October 22	11:00 a.m.	at No. 20 North Dakota	Alerus Center Grand Forks, ND	FSSN, FCS	W 23–19	9,930
October 29	6:05 p.m.	No. 17 South Dakota	Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	KSBY	W 27–24	10,557
November 5	6:05 p.m.	at UC Davis	Aggie Stadium Davis, CA (Battle for the Golden Horseshoe)		L 17–24	9,460
November 12	6:05 p.m.	Eastern Washington*	Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	KSBY	L 51–53 3OT	6,562
November 19	2:00 p.m.	at South Alabama*	Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL	WJTC, ESPN3	W 41–10	18,279
*Non-conference game daggerHomecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

Game summaries

See also: 2011 San Diego State Aztecs football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	0	14	0	7	21
Aztecs	14	14	7	14	49

See also: 2011 Montana Grizzlies football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	10	7	6	0	23
#15 Grizzlies	7	7	15	8	37

See also: 2011 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jackrabbits	7	0	7	0	14
Mustangs	7	20	14	7	48

See also: 2011 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	0	7	10	13	30
Huskies	13	21	0	13	47

See also: 2011 Central Oklahoma Bronchos football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bronchos	10	9	0	6	25
Mustangs	10	0	14	20	44

See also: 2011 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Thunderbirds	7	10	0	10	27
Mustangs	3	7	7	14	31

See also: 2011 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	3	13	7	0	23
#20 Fighting Sioux	6	0	3	10	19

See also: 2011 South Dakota Coyotes football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
#17 Coyotes	3	14	0	7	24
Mustangs	0	0	10	17	27

See also: 2011 UC Davis Aggies football team and Battle for the Golden Horseshoe

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs					0
Aggies					0

See also: 2011 Eastern Washington Eagles football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles					0
Mustangs					0

See also: 2011 South Alabama Jaguars football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs					0
Jaguars					0