The Utah Tech Trailblazers will travel to San Luis Obispo, California, to face the Cal Poly Mustangs on Saturday, Oct. 24. According to an Oct. 19 report, the match-up at Alex G. Spanos Stadium will be the first-ever meeting between the two programs on the gridiron.
The game is scheduled for 3 p.m. (MT) and serves as the first of two visits for Utah Tech to California this season. The Trailblazers are currently 0-7 and 0-4 in Big Sky play. This contest is the third of four games Utah Tech will play against first-time Big Sky opponents this year. The team is coming off a bye week and aims to stop a 10-game losing streak that began at the end of the 2025 season.
Cal Poly enters the game with a 4-4 record and 3-2 in Big Sky play. The Mustangs' offense is led by junior running back Jaden Green, who is the Division I FCS leader in all-purpose yards with 1,306 yards. Quarterback Anthony Grigsby Jr. has recorded 1,857 passing yards and 16 touchdowns through eight games. Defensively, Cal Poly ranks tied for second in the Big Sky in sacks with 15, led by Jalonn Booth and Kaleb Pleis.
Utah Tech's offense features junior quarterback Bronson Barben, who recently recorded a career-high 43 pass attempts in a loss to Portland State on Oct. 10. Junior running back Ace Chatman, who is slated to return from injury for the Cal Poly game, has scored at least one touchdown in four of his first six starts this season. The Trailblazers' offense has recorded its ninth 500-plus yard game in the NCAA Division I era, with a season high of 572 total yards against Southern Utah on Oct. 3.
Utah Tech's 2026 schedule is ranked as the fifth-hardest in the Massey Ratings and the third-hardest in the WarrenNolan.com ELO FCS strength of schedule ratings. The program has faced 33 top-25 teams since transitioning to NCAA Division I FCS status in 2020-21.
Following the match-up in San Luis Obispo, Utah Tech will return home to face Idaho State on a Halloween Big Sky matinee scheduled for 1 p.m. (MT) at Greater Zion Stadium.
