NCAA FCS Big Sky

Cal Poly football predictions & picks

Big Sky

2026 record: 4-7
Big Sky: 9th
PPG: 24.4
Streak: L4
Last 5: Won 25–24 at Idaho State · Sat, Oct 10 Lost 18–28 at Northern Colorado · Sat, Oct 17 Lost 26–43 vs Utah Tech · Sat, Oct 24 Lost 7–61 at Montana State · Sat, Oct 31 Lost 10–38 vs Northern Arizona · Sat, Nov 7

Cal Poly next game

Wk 12

Cal Poly @3:00 PM ET Saturday, November 21 UC Davis

Picks

The model publishes its moneyline, spread and over/under picks in the days before kickoff. They will be here, and on the game’s own page.

Cal Poly 2026 schedule & results

Every pick graded once the game ends

WeekOpponentResult Our best pickGame page

Wk 1Fri, Aug 28Aug 28 vs Idaho Idaho W38–34 —

Wk 1Sat, Sep 5Sep 5 vsCentral Washington C Washington W24–17 —

Wk 2Sat, Sep 12Sep 12 @San José State San Jose St L20–30 —

Wk 3Sat, Sep 19Sep 19 vs San Diego San Diego L35–38 —

Wk 4Sat, Sep 26Sep 26 @Eastern Washington E Washington W31–27 —

Wk 5Sat, Oct 3Oct 3 vs Weber State Weber St L34–42 OT —

Wk 6Sat, Oct 10Oct 10 @Idaho State Idaho St W25–24 —

Wk 7Sat, Oct 17Oct 17 @Northern Colorado N Colorado L18–28 —

Wk 8Sat, Oct 24Oct 24 vs Utah Tech Utah Tech L26–43 —

Wk 9Sat, Oct 31Oct 31 @Montana State Montana St L7–61 —

Wk 10Sat, Nov 7Nov 7 vs Northern Arizona N Arizona L10–38 —

Wk 12Sat, Nov 21Nov 21 @UC Davis UC Davis 3:00 PM ET Pick coming soon

Cal Poly team stats

2026 regular season · 11 games · rank among 127 FCS teams

Offense

Points 24.4/ game 65th

Total yards 373.0/ game 52nd

Passing yards 224.1/ game 47th

Rushing yards 148.9/ game 66th

Third-down conversions 38.1% 65th

Giveaways 1.8/ game 108th

Time of possession 29:23 70th

Defense

Points allowed 34.7/ game 103rd

Yards allowed 419.5/ game 103rd

Passing yards allowed 229.9/ game 81st

Rushing yards allowed 189.6/ game 100th

Takeaways 1.0/ game 99th

Penalties 3.7/ game 2nd

Cal Poly leaders

2026 regular season

Passing Anthony Grigsby Jr. 2,140yds 17 TD · 12 INT · 62.3% comp. · 10 games

Rushing Jaden Green 946yds 6 TD · 5.9 per carry · 9 games

Receiving Tayvion McCoy 931yds 70 catches · 5 TD · 11 games

Tackles Kenny Olson 99 11 games

Sacks Kaleb Pleis 4 8 games

Interceptions RL Miller 3 3 passes defended · 10 games

Big Sky standings

All college standings

#Team WLT W-L PCTPFPA DIFFSTRKSTK

1 Montana State Montana St 910 9-1 .900 405196 +209 W4

2 Northern Arizona N Arizona 820 8-2 .800 325278 +47 W5

3 Montana Montana 730 7-3 .700 401281 +120 W2

4 Idaho State Idaho St 640 6-4 .600 327221 +106 L1

5 Weber State Weber St 640 6-4 .600 361325 +36 W1

6 UC Davis UC Davis 640 6-4 .600 294303 −9 W1

7 Idaho Idaho 550 5-5 .500 339348 −9 W4

8 Southern Utah Southern Utah 460 4-6 .400 312323 −11 W1

9 Cal Poly Cal Poly 470 4-7 .364 268382 −114 L4

10 Northern Colorado N Colorado 370 3-7 .300 219268 −49 L2

11 Eastern Washington E Washington 280 2-8 .200 280409 −129 L3

12 Portland State Portland St 280 2-8 .200 212441 −229 L4

13 Utah Tech Utah Tech 190 1-9 .100 191384 −193 L2

Cal Poly FAQ

Who does Cal Poly play next?

Next up for Cal Poly: on the road at UC Davis, Saturday, November 21, 3:00 PM ET. Our picks for it go up in the days before kickoff.

What is Cal Poly’s record this season?

Cal Poly is 4-7, 9th in the Big Sky.

Who leads Cal Poly in passing yards?

Anthony Grigsby Jr., with 2,140 passing yards in the 2026 regular season (17 TD · 12 INT · 62.3% comp. · 10 games).

Big Sky rivals

All teams

Eastern Washington Idaho Idaho State Montana Montana State Northern Arizona Northern Colorado Portland State Southern Utah UC Davis Utah Tech Weber State

Cal Poly this week

Cal Poly is 4-7, 3-5 in Big Sky play. Its last game was a 38–10 loss to Northern Arizona at home on November 7, its fourth in a row. Its offense averages 24.4 points a game (65th in FCS), and its defense allows 34.7 (103rd).

Next up, Cal Poly visits UC Davis on Saturday, November 21 at 3:00 PM ET. The rest of the week’s games are on the college football picks board.