2011 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

The 2011 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo as member of the Great West Conference (GWC) during the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by third-year head coach Tim Walsh, Cal Poly compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 3–1 in conference play, sharing the GWC with North Dakota. The Mustangs played home games at Alex G. Spanos Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California.

With a win over South Dakota on October 29, Cal Poly clinched a share of the conference championship, the program's fourth conference title since the GWC's creation in 2004. The Mustangs became a football-only member of the Big Sky Conference in 2012.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	7:00 p.m.	at San Diego State*	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA	The Mtn.	L 21–49	34,384
September 10	12:05 p.m.	at No. 15 Montana*	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	KSBY, West Montana CW	L 23–37	25,855
September 17	4:05 p.m.	South Dakota State*	Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA		W 48–14	11,075
September 24	12:30 p.m.	at Northern Illinois*	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL		L 30–47	14,321
October 8	4:05 p.m.	Central Oklahoma*	Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA		W 44–25	7,426
October 15	6:05 p.m.	Southern Utah	Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	KSBY	W 31–27	8,232
October 22	11:00 a.m.	at No. 20 North Dakota	Alerus Center Grand Forks, ND	FSSN, FCS	W 23–19	9,930
October 29	6:05 p.m.	No. 17 South Dakota	Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	KSBY	W 27–24	10,557
November 5	6:05 p.m.	at UC Davis	Aggie Stadium Davis, CA (Battle for the Golden Horseshoe)		L 17–24	9,460
November 12	6:05 p.m.	Eastern Washington*	Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	KSBY	L 51–53 3OT	6,562
November 19	2:00 p.m.	at South Alabama*	Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL	WJTC, ESPN3	W 41–10	18,279
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

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