2010 Cal Poly Mustangs football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 2010
| team = Cal Poly Mustangs
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Great West Conference
| short_conf = GWC
| record = 7–4
| conf_record = 2–2
| head_coach = Tim Walsh
| hc_year = 2nd
| cooff_coach1 = Brian Cook
| cooc1_year = 2nd
| cooff_coach2 = Saga Tuitele
| cooc2_year = 2nd
| off_scheme = Triple option
| def_coach = Greg Lupfer
| dc_year = 2nd
| def_scheme = 3–4
| captain =
| stadium = Alex G. Spanos Stadium
}}
{{2010 Great West Conference football standings}}
The 2010 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo as member of the Great West Conference (GWC) during the 2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach Tim Walsh, Cal Poly compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 2–2 in conference play, placing third in the GWC. The Mustangs played home games at Alex G. Spanos Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 2010
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I FCS
| poll = The Sports Network
| timezone = Pacific
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 4
| time = 6:05 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| homecoming = y
| rank = 25
| opponent = Humboldt State
| site_stadium = Alex G. Spanos Stadium
| site_cityst = San Luis Obispo, CA
| tv =
| score = 23–17
| attend = 7,345
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 11
| time = 6:05 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| rank = 18
| opponent = Montana
| opprank = 1
| site_stadium = Alex G. Spanos Stadium
| site_cityst = San Luis Obispo, CA
| tv =
| score = 35–33
| attend = 8,027
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 18
| time = 4:00 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| rank = 17
| opponent = Texas State
| site_stadium = Bobcat Stadium
| site_cityst = San Marcos, TX
| tv =
| score = 12–21
| attend = 12,236
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 25
| time = 5:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| rank = 22
| opponent = McNeese State
| opprank = 17
| site_stadium = Cowboy Stadium
| site_cityst = Lake Charles, LA
| tv =
| score = 40–14
| attend = 11,958
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 2
| time = 7:00 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| rank = 14
| opponent = Fresno State
| site_stadium = Bulldog Stadium
| site_cityst = Fresno, CA
| tv =
| score = 17–38
| attend = 37,069
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 9
| time = 3:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| rank = 16
| opponent = Old Dominion
| site_stadium = Foreman Field
| site_cityst = Norfolk, VA
| tv =
| score = 50–37
| attend = 19,782
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 16
| time = 2:00 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| rank = 13
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2010|team=Southern Utah Thunderbirds|title=Southern Utah}}
| site_stadium = Eccles Coliseum
| site_cityst = Cedar City, UT
| tv =
| score = 7–20
| attend = 8,219
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 23
| time = 6:05 pm
| w/l = w
| rank = 23
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2010|team=North Dakota Fighting Sioux|title=North Dakota}}
| site_stadium = Alex G. Spanos Stadium
| site_cityst = San Luis Obispo, CA
| tv =
| score = 22–21
| attend = 10,220
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 30
| time = 6:05 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| rank = 20
| opponent = St. Francis (PA)
| site_stadium = Alex G. Spanos Stadium
| site_cityst = San Luis Obispo, CA
| tv =
| score = 41–33
| attend = 7,132
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 6
| time = 2:05 pm
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 18
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2010|team=South Dakota Coyotes|title=South Dakota}}
| site_stadium = DakotaDome
| site_cityst = Vermillion, SD
| tv =
| score = 38–24
| attend = 7,369
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 13
| time = 6:05 pm
| w/l = l
| rank = 18
| opponent = UC Davis
| gamename = Battle for the Golden Horseshoe
| site_stadium = Alex G. Spanos Stadium
| site_cityst = San Luis Obispo, CA
| tv =
| score = 21–22
| attend = 11,075
}}
}}
{{cite web |author= |title=Cal Poly Mustangs Schedule 2010 |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/13/season/2010 |publisher=ESPN |access-date=September 28, 2024 }}{{cite web |author= |title=2010 Football Schedule |url=https://gopoly.com/sports/football/schedule/2010 |publisher=Cal Poly Athletics |access-date=September 28, 2024 }}
Game summaries
{{see also|2010 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team}}
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{{Clear}}
{{see also|2010 Montana Grizzlies football team}}
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{{Clear}}
{{see also|2010 Texas State Bobcats football team}}
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{{Clear}}
{{see also|2010 McNeese State Cowboys football team}}
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{{See also|2010 Fresno State Bulldogs football team}}
Fresno State outscored Cal Poly 17-0 in the second half in the first meeting between the two rivals since 1985. Bulldogs go to 8-0 vs. FCS/1-AA teams under Pat Hill.
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{{see also|2010 Old Dominion Monarchs football team}}
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{{See also-text|{{cfb link|year=2010|team=Southern Utah Thunderbirds}}}}
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{{See also-text|{{cfb link|year=2010|team=North Dakota Fighting Sioux}}}}
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{{See also|2010 Saint Francis Red Flash football team}}
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{{See also-text|{{cfb link|year=2010|team=South Dakota Coyotes}}}}
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{{see also|2010 UC Davis Aggies football team}}
{{See also|Battle for the Golden Horseshoe}}
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