After upsetting Sacramento State on the road and losing a close one at home to UC Davis, Cal Poly faces the Grizzlies, a top ten scoring offense in the FCS.
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Cal Poly Football falls short of reclaiming Golden Horseshoe trophy in loss to UC Davis
The Mustangs continued their win-loss pattern with a 34-27 loss in a close finish against UC Davis during their homecoming game Saturday night at Spanos Stadium.
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The 51st Battle for the Golden Horseshoe: Cal Poly Football hosts No. 7 ranked ‘team from up north’
Cal Poly and UC Davis teams will look to hand the other their first loss in this year’s Big Sky campaign and claim the 51st Battle for the Golden Horseshoe on Saturday, Oct. 4.
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Rushing game comes alive as Cal Poly Football overcomes quarterback injuries to upset Sacramento State
The Mustangs (3-2, 1-0 Big West) continued their alternating win-loss pattern, while the Hornets (2-3, 0-1 Big West) saw their two-game winning streak snapped with a loss at home.
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Linebacker Troy Bean stretchered off with injury during Cal Poly Football game
Cal Poly football player Troy Bean was taken off the field on a stretcher midway through the third quarter of Saturday night’s game against Sacramento State.
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Cal Poly Athletic Director Don Oberhelman donates $250,000 to John Madden Football Center
Cal Poly Athletic Director Don Oberhelman has made a $250,000 donation alongside his wife to the John Madden Football Center ahead of his retirement, according to a news release from Cal Poly Athletics on Sept. 17. The university broke ground on the $45 million project in 2023 and currently has $32.2 million raised for the […]
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Four transfers seek to boost Cal Poly football’s offense in the 2025 season
After a 3-8 campaign in 2024, the Mustangs are retooling their roster ahead of the 2025 season. In the past week, they’ve added four offensive players through the transfer portal. Leading the group is quarterback Anthony Grigsby Jr., who spent his redshirt sophomore season at the University of Nevada but did not appear in any […]
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Cal Poly’s Elijah Ponder signs with Patriots as undrafted free agent
Although no Mustangs were selected in the 2025 NFL Draft, one player has found a home as an undrafted free agent. Edge rusher Elijah Ponder signed with the New England Patriots on Saturday and will get a shot to make the team coming out of training camp. Ponder, a Pomona, California native, spent five seasons […]
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Cal Poly Football loses two more players to NCAA Transfer Portal
Two Cal Poly football veterans, redshirt junior quarterback Jaden Jones and redshirt sophomore Tyrece Fairly-Diyem, announced via Instagram today their entries to the NCAA Transfer Portal. Jones, a dual-threat quarterback, played in four games this season and totaled 384 passing yards and two touchdowns in the air through his four games last season. On the […]
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How Brian Dukes Jr. is shaping his own NIL market at Cal Poly
When athletes commit to Cal Poly, they sign up for a mid-major university that takes pride in academic and athletic excellence and a safe, small town to live in for four to five years. However, due to its distance to major cities and the university’s academic reputation, Cal Poly athletes do not have a large […]
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Cal Poly Football extends Big Sky media rights deal
Cal Poly football extended its media rights deal with the Big Sky Conference until the end of the 2029-30 academic year. According to a press release by the Big Sky on Monday, Jan. 6, the conference and ESPN announced “a five-year extension to their current media rights agreement” beginning in the 2025-26 academic year through […]