2011 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

The 2011 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University

California Polytechnic State University

California Polytechnic State University, or Cal Poly, is a public university located in San Luis Obispo, California, United States. The university is one of two polytechnic campuses in the 23-member California State University system....

in the college football

College football

College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...

season of 2011

2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season

The 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division I Football Championship Subdivision level, began on September 1, 2011 and will conclude with the National Championship Game of the...

. The team's head coach was Tim Walsh. The Mustangs played their home games at Alex G. Spanos Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California

San Luis Obispo, California

San Luis Obispo is a city in California, located roughly midway between San Francisco and Los Angeles on the Central Coast. Founded in 1772 by Spanish Fr. Junipero Serra, San Luis Obispo is one of California’s oldest communities...

and were football members of the Great West Conference.

With a win over South Dakota

2011 South Dakota Coyotes football team

The 2011 South Dakota Coyotes football team represented the University of South Dakota in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Coyotes were led by eighth year head coach Ed Meierkort and played their home games at the DakotaDome. They are a member of the Great West Conference...

on October 29, the Mustangs clinched a share of the conference championship which they shared with North Dakota

2011 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football team

The 2011 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football team represented the University of North Dakota in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Fighting Sioux were be led by fourth year head coach Chris Mussman and played their home games at the Alerus Center. They are a member of the Great West...

. The title was Cal Poly's 4th conference title since the conference's creation in 2004. They finished the season with an overall record of 6–5, 3–1 in Great West play.

This was the Mustangs final season as a member of the Great West as they will become a football only member of the Big Sky Conference

Big Sky Conference

The Big Sky Conference is an intercollegiate college athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division I, with football competing in the Football Championship Subdivision. The BSC was founded in 1963. Member institutions are located in the western United States in the states of Arizona,...

in the 2012 season.

Schedule

Game notes

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