2007 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

2007 Great West Conference football standings

Team	W		L	W		L
No. 19 South Dakota State $	4	–	0	7	–	4
No. 9 North Dakota State	3	–	1	10	–	1
No. 24	2	–	2	7	–	4
UC Davis	1	–	3	5	–	6
Southern Utah	0	–	4	0	–	11

$ – Conference champion Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2007 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo as member of the Great West Conference (GWC) during the 2007 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Rich Ellerson, Cal Poly compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 2–2 in conference play, placing third in the GWC. The team outscored its opponents 432 to 278 for the season, scoring an average of almost 40 points a game. The Mustangs played home games at Alex G. Spanos Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1		at Texas State*	No. 15	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	L 35–38	13,007	^[1]
September 8		at Idaho*	No. 22	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID	L 13–20	9,820
September 15	6:00 p.m.	Weber State*		Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	W 47–19	11,075	^[2]
September 22		Western Oregon*	No. 24	Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	W 24–17
September 29		Northern Colorado*		Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	W 56–21	9,684	^[3]
October 13		at UC Davis	No. 22	Aggie Stadium Davis, CA (Battle for the Golden Horseshoe)	W 63–28	10,743
October 20		at South Dakota State	No. 19	Coughlin–Alumni Stadium Brookings, SD	L 35–48
October 27		at Idaho State*		Holt Arena Pocatello, ID	W 48–28	6,037	^[4]
November 3		at Southern Utah		Eccles Coliseum Cedar City, UT	W 28–21
November 10		No. 2 North Dakota State	No. 24	Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	L 28–31	10,899	^[5]
November 17		Iona*	No. 25	Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	W 55–7
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

^ "Mustangs show youth in surprising start to season". The Tribune. September 2, 2007. Retrieved March 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Home cooking: Cal Poly serves up record night". The Tribune. September 16, 2007. Retrieved August 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "A welcome rout and rest for the charging Mustangs". The Tribune. September 30, 2007. Retrieved August 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Mustangs put on an offensive show in win at ISU". The Times-News. October 28, 2007. Retrieved August 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Mustangs cough up shot at upset win". Santa Maria Times. November 11, 2007. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Cal Poly Mustangs Schedule 2007". ESPN. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
^ "History (1915–2023)" (PDF). Cal Poly Athletics. p. 26. Retrieved May 26, 2025.

Cal Poly Mustangs football
Venues	Alex G. Spanos Stadium (1935–present)
Bowls & rivalries	UC Davis: Battle for the Golden Horseshoe
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