Already excited for the Cal Poly football team’s home opener, Sept. 6? Montana is.
And Mustangs head coach Rich Ellerson told the Missoulian it ought to be “one of the great ones in school history.”
Although they return just four defensive starters from last season’s 11-1 squad, the Grizzlies are ranked fifth in the Lindy’s preseason poll and seventh by Any Given Saturday voters.
They last played in San Luis Obispo in 2001, in a 31-17 win. The rivalry was arguably at its greatest in 2005 when Cal Poly lost on the road 36-27 Oct. 22, only to come back Nov. 26 and pull out a 35-21 playoff win.