Cal Poly football is guaranteed 7th straight losing season with 42-7 setback to Montana
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. - Cal Poly has not had a winning season since 2016 which is also the last time they beat Montana.
The 8th ranked Grizzlies spanked the Mustangs 42-7 in front of a sellout crowd of more than 10,000 fans at Cal Poly who dropped to 2-6 on the year with 3 games remaining.
Former Oxnard High School star Xavier Harris caught a 23-yard touchdown pass for the only score of the first quarter as the Grizzlies led 7-0.
Montana led 14-0 at the half on a Logan Fife 21-yard td pass to Keelan White.
Junior Bergen sparked a big second half for the Grizzlies with an 84-yard punt return for a touchdown.
Eli Gillman added a 3-yard rushing score as Montana led 28-0 after three quarters.
Jake Woods caught a 14-yard touchdown pass from Richie Watts with just over 6 minutes left as Cal Poly avoided the shutout.
The Mustangs are 1-4 in the Big Sky.