Cal Poly·Big Sky

2026 — The Chapter Being Written

The 2026 season is in progress. This chapter is still being written.

Record 4-6
Final result In-progress
AP final — post-bowls
SP+ -11.1 last-week
Era —
The shape of the season · week by week, cumulative W-L below
W vs Idaho 38-34 W vs Cent Was 24-17 L @ San Sta 20-30 L vs San Die 35-38 W @ East Was 31-27 L vs Webe Sta 34-42 W @ Idah Sta 25-24 L @ Nort Col 18-28 L vs Utah Tec 26-43 L @ Mont Sta 7-61
Defining moments
The statement

The 2026 season's largest margin: Cal Poly 24, Central Washington 17. A 7-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The setback

The season's deepest loss: Cal Poly 7, Montana State 61. A 54-point margin the season is remembered by.

"Ride High, You Mustangs"
— Cal Poly fanbase voice · 2026· synthesized
What it meant

2026 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.