The Battle for the Golden Horseshoe is an annual rivalry college football game played between the UC Davis Aggies and the Cal Poly Mustangs.
The Cal Poly Mustangs are the football team representing California Polytechnic State University located in San Luis Obispo, California.
Commemorated in the Cal Poly Hall of Fame, Mel Kaufman helped lead the Mustangs to a 1980 national championship before becoming a starting linebacker for Washington in the NFL, winning two Super Bowl rings.
Chris Gocong, who helped lead Cal Poly to an FCS playoff win over Montana in 2005, was drafted in the third round by the Philadelphia Eagles, and played six years in the NFL.
Linebacker Nick Dzubnar helped lead Cal Poly to a share of the 2012 Big Sky Conference football title before going on to play for the San Diego Chargers and Tennessee Titans in the NFL.