Cal Poly Drops Saturday Home Finale to No. 6 Northern Arizona

Saturday, November 7

San Luis Obispo, Calif.

2 P.M.

4-7 , 3-5

No. 6 Northern Arizona

8-2 , 6-1

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Final F
Northern Ariz.	7	17	6	8	38
Cal Poly	0	7	3	0	10

11/7/2026 7:18:00 PM | Football

Box Score

SAN LUIS OBISPO – Junior wide receiver Tayvion McCoy caught 11 passes for 119 yards and fifth-year quarterback Bo Kelley threw for 146 yards in his final home performance, but the Cal Poly football program closed its six-game schedule at Mustang Memorial Field Saturday afternoon with a 38-10 loss to No. 6 Northern Arizona.

Cal Poly (4-7, 3-5) forced Big Sky leader Northern Arizona (8-2, 6-1) to punt on its initial drive before the Lumberjacks opened the scoring with four minutes remaining in the first quarter through running back Quran Gossett’s five-yard rush.

The Mustangs equalized on the first play of the second quarter with McCoy (right) handling a popped reverse pitch and rushing 13 yards to the end zone.

The Lumberjacks, however, added a 24-yard field goal midway through the second quarter before Northern Arizona’s Luke Edgecomb blocked a punt from Cal Poly kicker Dean Scrivner. Safety Nemo Fungula recovered and the Lumberjacks scored on another Gossett touchdown rush. Gossett then punched in his third rushing touchdown 24 seconds before the break as the hosts took a 24-7 lead into halftime.

Northern Arizona then pulled away early in the third with quarterback Ty Pennington running for a 59-yard score.

Cal Poly added a 39-yard Josue Lopez field goal to close the third before Northern Arizona completed the scoring with 12-and-a-half minutes to play through a six-yard rush by tight end Jeter Purdy.

Cal Poly Noteworthy (versus No. 6 Northern Arizona)

Up Next: Following a bye week, Cal Poly closes the 2026 season at rival UC Davis on Saturday, Nov. 21. Kickoff on ESPN+ is 1 p.m.
Tayvion McCoy’s 119-yard receiving day marked his fourth 100-yard game as a Mustang. He now ranks fourth among Big Sky receivers at 86.0 yards per game.
Fifth-year Cal Poly safety Jake East – with 22 total tackles this season entering Saturday’s finale – exited the game with a career best 13.
Fifth-year Mustang linebacker Kenny Olson recorded 12 tackles to push his Big Sky leading total to 99. Olson now ranks 10th in program history with 294 tackles.