2023 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

The 2023 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University as a member of the Big Sky Conference the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Mustangs were led by first-year head coach Paul Wulff and now played their home games at Mustang Memorial Field in San Luis Obispo, California.

Polls
On July 23, 2023, during the virtual Big Sky Kickoff, the Mustangs were predicted to finish eleventh in the Big Sky by both the coaches and media.

Preseason All–Big Sky team
The Mustangs had one player selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team.

Defense

David Meyer – LB

Schedule
Conference opponents not scheduled this season: Idaho State, Montana, Northern Arizona