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Cal Poly (6-4, 5-2 Big Sky), which had its five-game winning streak snapped at Idaho State last week and has lost two Big SkyConference games by a total of five points, plays its final home game of the 2014 regular season Saturday night, hosting rival UC Davis(1-8, 0-6 Big Sky) in the 40th edition of the Battle for the Golden Horseshoe at Alex G. Spanos Stadium (11,075).

Kickoff is set for 6:05 p.m. PST and the game will be broadcast live on ESPN Radio (1280 am) with Tom Barket calling the play-by-play and Lloyd Nelson serving as an analyst. Links for video and audio streams as well as live stats are available at www.GoPoly.com.

UC Davis has lost seven straight since a 52-17 victory over Fort Lewis in the second week of the season. The Aggies opened theyear with a 45-0 loss at Stanford and have played five nationally ranked teams this season, including Stanford in the FBS and Eastern

Washington, Montana, Montana State and Northern Arizona in the FCS. Lastweek, UC Davis fell 23-21 at Northern Arizona despite holding theLumberjacks scoreless and to just 74 yards in the second half. Trailing by 16points at intermission, the Aggies scored twice and had one final chance totake the lead with 1:21 to play before quarterback Ben Scott was interceptednear midfield. Gabe Manzanares rushed for 83 yards on 16 carries, Scottcompleted 18 of 29 passes for 204 yards and two scores and bothManzanares and Ramon Vargas caught four passes.

Coached by Tim Walsh (sixth season, 38-29, UC Riverside ‘77), Cal Polyopened the year with two games on the road, dropping a 28-10 decision atNew Mexico State and 44-18 at South Dakota State. After a bye week, theMustangs compiled 470 yards on the ground and scored the first 35 points ofthe game en route to a 42-14 non-conference victory over Big Sky rivalPortland State in their home opener. Northern Arizona scored with 21 secondsleft to hand Cal Poly a heartbreaking 38-35 loss in the Big Sky opener beforethe Mustangs bounced back with a 42-39 win at home over Southern Utah,igniting a five-game winning streak. Cal Poly snapped a 24-24 tie with a one-

yard dive by senior fullback Brandon Howe with 13:46 to play and held on to beat Weber State 30-24 in Ogden, Utah, and the Mustangsearned their second road win at Sacramento State, 56-27, erasing a 17-7 second-quarter deficit by outscoring the Hornets 42-3 over a27-minute span.

Returning home, Cal Poly scored 27 unanswered points to erase a 14-7 deficit and beat Montana 41-21 as Chris Brown rushed for226 yards, a school record for a quarterback, and two touchdowns. The Mustangs earned their eighth straight win over Montana Statewith a 35-27 triumph two weeks ago, Karlton Dennis sealing the win with his third interception of the year with 1:01 left.

Facing a first-place showdown in the Big Sky for the third straight week, Cal Poly dropped a 30-28 decision at Idaho State lastSaturday in Pocatello. Brown rushed for 195 yards on 39 carries, scoring three times, and tossed a touchdown pass to Kyle Lewis, butthe Mustangs couldn’t take advantage of interceptions by Cameron Ontko and Jordan Williams and could only drive 37 yards from theirown 10-yard line in the final minute of play before turning the ball over on downs.

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Cal Poly to Host UC Davis in 40thBattle for the Golden Horseshoe on Saturday

Cal Poly2014 Football Scoreboard

Record: 6-4 Home: 4-0 Away: 2-4 Big Sky: 5-2Date Opponent Time/ScoreAug. 28 at New Mexico State (ESPN3) 10-28 LSept. 6 at South Dakota State 18-44 LSept. 13 ByeSept. 20 %PORTLAND STATE 42-14 WSept. 27 *at Northern Arizona 35-38 LOct. 4 *%SOUTHERN UTAH 42-39 WOct. 11 *at Weber State (CW5) 30-24 WOct. 18 *at Sacramento State 56-27 WOct. 25 *^MONTANA (KSBY) 41-21 WNov. 1 *&MONTANA STATE (KSBY) 35-27 WNov. 8 *at Idaho State 28-30 LNov. 15 *#UC DAVIS 6:05 p.m.Nov. 22 at U. San Diego 4 p.m.& Homecoming $ Heroes Day % Youth Day

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Cal Poly Quick Facts:Location: San Luis Obispo, CAEnrollment: 19,800 (Fall 2014)President: Jeffrey D. ArmstrongAthletics Director: Don OberhelmanStadium: Alex G. Spanos Stadium (Capacity: 11,075)Nickname: MustangsColors: Forest Green & GoldAffiliation: NCAA Division I FCSConference: Big Sky2013 Record: 6-6 (5-3, Tie-4th in Big Sky)(NCAA Division I FCS Quarterfinalist in 2005)(NCAA Division I FCS First Round in 2008)

(NCAA Division I FCS Second Round in 2012)

Weekly Press ConferenceA press conference featuring Mustang headfootball coach Tim Walsh and selectedplayers is held Tuesdays at 2:10 p.m. inMustang Hall, Room 201, in Mott Gym,throughout the football season.

Live Radio BroadcastTom Barket (PbP)

Lloyd Nelson (Color)Pregame Show: 5:30 p.m.

Mustangs (6-4, 5-2) Fall to Idaho State; Five-Game WinningStreak Snapped; Aggies (1-8, 0-6) Have Lost Seven Straight

November 10, 2014

Cal Poly junior quarterback Chris Brown (five) and sophomore slotback Kori Garcia (three) have com-bined for eight 100-yard games rushing so far this season. Brown has rushed for 1,148 yards and 15touchdowns while passing for 1,242 yards and 10 scores; Garcia has rushed for 851 yards and six TDs.

UC Davis (1-8, 0-6)at Cal Poly (6-4, 5-2)

Saturday, Nov 15, 6:05 p.m. PSTAlex G. Spanos Stadium (11,075)

Radio: ESPN (1280 am), 5:30 p.m.Television: None

Internet: Audio -- www.GoPoly.comVideo -- www.GoPoly.com

Live Stats -- www.GoPoly.com

Photo by Ray Ambler

2014 Cal Poly Football . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Cal Poly Record Book UpdateGame

Rushing Yards1. Craig Young, 1996 (Saint Mary's) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2832. Louis Jackson, 1978 (Portland State) . . . . . . . . . . .2673. Paul Dickens, 1979 (Portland State) . . . . . . . . . . . 266

Passing Yards1. Seth Burford, 2000 (Northern Iowa) . . . . . . . . . . . . 5662. Jonathan Dally, 2007 (Idaho State) . . . . . . . . . . . . .4533. David Lafferty, 1990 (Cal St. Hayward) . . . . . . . . . .421

Receiving Yards1. Kassim Osgood, 2000 (Northern Iowa) . . . . . . . . . 3762. Chris Thomas, 1991 (Sacramento St.) . . . . . . . . . . 3343. Ramses Barden, 2007 (Idaho State) . . . . . . . . . . . 268

Receptions1. Kassim Osgood, 2000 (Northern Iowa) . . . . . . . . . . .172. Kassim Osgood, 2000 (Hofstra) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153. (tie) Kassim Osgood, 2000 (Youngstown St.) . . . . . 13

(tie) Ryan Thomas, 1996 (Idaho) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13Tackles

1. Jordan Beck, 2003 (Montana) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .232. Jordan Beck, 2004 (Eastern Washington) . . . . . . . . 223. Kyle Shotwell, 2005 (Texas State) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .204. (tie) Nick Dzubnar, 2014 (South Dakota State) . . .19

(tie) Nick Dzubnar, 2014 (Sacramento State) . . . . .19(tie) Rich Bosselmann, 1986 (Cal State Hayward) . .19(tie) Gary Swanson, 1983 (Idaho State) . . . . . . . . . .19

SeasonRushing Yards

1. James Noble, 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,5782. Deonte Williams, 2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,5063. Louis Jackson, 1980 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,4244. Craig Young, 1999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,3805. Gary Davis, 1975 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,244

11. Kristaan Ivory, 2013 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,113Passing Yards

1. Seth Burford, 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2,6722. Mike Fisher, 1995 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2,6603. Mike Fisher, 1994 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2,5364. David Lafferty, 1990 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2,5255. Mike Fisher, 1993 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2,298

Receiving Yards1. Ramses Barden, 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,4672. Kassim Osgood, 1999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,3773. Ramses Barden, 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,2574. (tie) Darrell Jones, 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,118

(tie) Kamil Loud, 1995 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,118Receptions

1. Kassim Osgood, 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 912. Ramses Barden, 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .673. (tie) Darrell Jones, 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

(tie) Jon Peck, 1995 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .625. Kamil Loud, 1995 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .586. Ramses Barden, 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .577. Hitoshi Ono, 1995 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

Tackles1. Kyle Shotwell, 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1582. Nick Dzubnar, 2014 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1423. Jordan Beck, 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1354. Jordan Beck, 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128

CareerRushing Yards

1. Craig Young, 1996-99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,2052. Antonio Warren, 1994-98 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,8343. James Noble, 2005-08 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,6784. Louis Jackson, 1976-80 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,330

11. Kristaan Ivory, 2011-13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,853Passing Yards

1. Mike Fisher, 1993-95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,4942. David Lafferty, 1988-91 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,4223. Seth Burford, 2000-01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,2824. Jonathan Dally, 2007-08 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4,1985. Alli Abrew, 1996-97 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4,0098. Andre Broadous, 2009-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3,120

Receiving Yards1. Ramses Barden, 2005-08 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4,2032. Kamil Loud, 1994-97 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,1443. Adam Herzing, 1998-2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,487

Receptions1. Ramses Barden, 2005-08 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2062. Darrell Jones, 2001-04 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1773. Kamil Loud, 1994-97 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .170

Tackles1. Jordan Beck, 2001-04 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4492. Kyle Shotwell, 2003-06 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3923. Nick Dzubnar, 2011-14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .389

PRESEASON HONORS: Cal Poly senior linebacker Nick Dzubnar earned a spot on the 2014Big Sky Preseason All-Conference Team as selected by sports information directors and select-ed members of the media. He also was named to the College Sports Madness Preseason All-American first team and placed on College Football Performance Awards' watch list for FootballChampionship Subdivision linebackers. Named to College Sports Madness’ Preseason All-BigSky Team were Dzubnar and defensive end Jake Irwin on the first team and center StephenSippel, defensive tackle Chris Lawrence, linebacker Cameron Ontko and defensive backJordan Williams on the third team. USA Football Network placed Irwin and Dzubnar on thethird unit of its 11th USA College Football FCS Preseason All-American team. Listed among thehonorable mentions were Lawrence and Ontko. Irwin was named to the Beyond SportsNetwork 2014 Preseason All-Big Sky Conference Football Team.

MUSTANGS 10-11 IN SEASON OPENERS: Since beginning play in Division I FCS in 1994, CalPoly has won 10 of 21 season openers, including eight of the last 12. A losing streak of five wassnapped 10 years ago at Texas-El Paso, 34-13. The Mustangs beat Humboldt State 42-7 in the2004 opener and 23-17 in 2010, Fort Lewis 44-0 in the 2006 opener, San Diego State 29-27 inthe 2008 opener, Sacramento State 38-19 in the 2009 lidlifter and the University of San Diego41-14 in the 2012 opener and 38-16 in 2013. New Mexico State beat the Mustangs 28-10 in the2014 opener. Tim Walsh is 4-2 in season openers. Cal Poly is 15-5 in regular-season finalesover the last 20 years -- Rich Ellerson was 7-1 -- snapping a three-year losing streak with a 41-10 victory at South Alabama in 2011. Ellerson won five straight home openers prior to a 30-28loss to Montana in 2008 and was 5-3 in eight seasons. Walsh is 3-2 in regular-season finales.

HOME ATTENDANCE: Cal Poly, which averaged 8,760 fans for five home games in 2010 and8,770 for five more home games in 2011, completed the 2012 regular season with an 8,566average for five home dates. The Mustangs placed 37th among all Football ChampionshipSubdivision schools in home attendance two straight years when they averaged 9,588 fans forfive home games in 2009, just above the average of 9,574 fans for seven home games in 2008.Montana led in 2009 with an average of 24,417 while Appalachian State was the leader in 2008with a average of 25,161 for eight home contests. Cal Poly, which drew 11,075, its fifth selloutsince the expansion of Alex G. Spanos Stadium in 2007, for its 2011 home opener against SouthDakota State, recorded sellout No. 6 against UC Davis on Sept. 22, 2012. Last year Cal Polyaveraged 7,300 for six home dates and is averaging 8,651 so far in 2014 (four games).

CAL POLY AGAINST THE BIG SKY: Since moving to the Football Championship Subdivision(formerly Division I-AA) in 1994, Cal Poly is 45-43 against teams from the Big Sky Conference,including a 32-16 mark in the last 48 games over 10-plus seasons. The Mustangs are 17-6 sincejoining the Big Sky in 2012. Cal Poly has defeated Sacramento State (1995, 1997, 2001, 2003,2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2013, 2014) 10 times, Montana State (1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003,2004, 2005, 2014) eight times, Weber State (2002, 2006, 2007, 2012, 2013, 2014) six times,Idaho State (2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2012) five times, Northern Colorado (2007, 2012, 2013),Portland State (2012, 2013, 2014) and Montana (2005, 2010, 2014) three times, EasternWashington (1995, 2005) and UC Davis (2012, 2013) twice and Northern Arizona (2012), NorthDakota (2012) and Southern Utah (2014) once. The Mustangs played five Big Sky opponents in2003 and finished 2-3. Cal Poly beat three Big Sky teams in one season for the first time in 2004and finished 2005 with a 5-1 mark against Big Sky members, best in school history. In 2005, CalPoly beat Montana, Montana State and Eastern Washington, the three teams who shared firstplace with 5-2 marks. Cal Poly was 0-2 in 2011, falling to Montana and Eastern Washington.Rich Ellerson was 19-15 against the Big Sky in eight seasons, including a 14-5 mark over hislast five years.

ON STAGE: Stan Sheriff played in the 1954 East-West Shrine Classic and 51 years passedbefore a second Mustang was chosen to play in the contest. Linebacker Jordan Beck playedin the 2005 game at AT&T Park in San Francisco. Just one year later, defensive end ChrisGocong became the third Mustang to play in the prestigious game, moved to the AlamoDomein San Antonio, Texas. And linebacker Kyle Shotwell made it three in a row, playing in the East-West Shrine Game in 2007 at Reliant Stadium in Houston. Shotwell was the leading tackler inthe game with seven and earned the Pat Tillman Award. Wide receiver Ramses Barden playedin the 2009 Senior Bowl in Mobile, Alabama while Asa Jackson played in the 2012 Senior Bowl.Following the 2012 season, slotback Deonte Williams played in the Casino Del Sol All-StarGame in Tucson. Last January, linebacker Johnny Millard played in the inaugural Medal ofHonor Bowl held in Charleston, S.C. as well as the East-West Shrine Game in St. Petersburg,Florida. Cal Poly offensive lineman Ben Cobian played in the 2005 Las Vegas All-AmericanClassic in Sam Boyd Stadium. Cornerback David Richardson and punter Gilbert Rochaplayed in the Las Vegas All-American Classic in 2004 while cornerback Vaughn Jarrett andtackle Brett Nichols played in the 2003 event, then known as the Paradise Bowl, at DixieCollege in St. George, Utah.

MUSTANGS PICKED TO FINISH FOURTH: Eastern Washington was selected by both thehead coaches and media to successfully defend its Big Sky title. The Eagles earned 12 of the13 first-place votes from the coaches and 144 total points. The other first-place vote went toMontana, which earned 130 points and is second in the preseason poll. Head coaches were notallowed to vote for their own team. The poll was released July 14 during the Big Sky ConferenceSummer Football Kickoff in Park City, Utah. Montana and Montana State round out the top threein both the coaches and media polls. Cal Poly, which was picked to finish fifth in 2012 and endedup sharing the Big Sky title with Montana State and Eastern Washington, has been picked tofinish fourth for the second straight year.

Mustang Notes


TWO ALL-BIG SKY HONOREES RETURN: Cal Poly placed nine players on the 2013 All-Big Sky Conference first, second and third teams and two of the honorees return this fall -- defensive end Jake Irwin (third team) and linebacker Nick Dzubnar (third team).Honorable mention offensive guard Matt Fisher, center Stephen Sippel, defensive tackleChris Lawrence and linebacker Cameron Ontko also will return.

CROWDS FOR HOME OPENERS: Cal Poly drew a record crowd of 11,075 for its 2007home opener against Weber State on Sept. 15 in newly renovated Alex G. SpanosStadium. Prior to that game, the record crowd for a home opener was the 8,007 whoshowed up for Rich Ellerson's debut as Mustang head coach on Sept. 1, 2001 againstMontana. The 2008 home opener against Montana drew 10,035. A total of 143,094 fanssaw Cal Poly in 2005, exceeding the 2003 record total of 109,910. Cal Poly drew 48,222fans for its five home games in 2007, averaging 9,644.4 fans per game and broke the markfor home attendance in 2008 with 67,018 fans for seven dates (9,574 average). The 2009home opener against Sacramento State drew 10,381, ninth largest in stadium history,while the 2010 contest against Humboldt State drew 7,345. The 2011 home opener againstSouth Dakota State attracted 11,075 fans, the fifth sellout in Alex G. Spanos Stadium his-tory. The Mustangs drew 8,834 for the 2014 home opener against Portland State. The twohome openers prior to 2014, both against the University of San Diego on Labor Day week-end and two or three weeks prior to the start of Fall Quarter, drew 6,022 in 2012 and 5,840in 2013.

PLAYOFFS BY THE DOTS: Frisco, Texas, was the host site for the NCAA Division IFootball Championship game for the fourth straight year. Frisco emerged from a pool ofseveral cities that submitted bids to serve as the host site for the championship game forthree years, beginning with the 2010 season. Hosted by the Southland Conference, the2013 championship game was played on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2014 and was won by NorthDakota State for the third straight year. The championship game was held at ToyotaStadium. The field, expanded to 20 teams for three years, was expanded again to 24teams starting with the 2013 season -- 11 automatic berths and 13 at-large selections. TheIvy League and the Southwestern Athletic Conference choose not to participate in the FCSplayoffs. The Pioneer League received an automatic berth in 2013. Cal Poly qualified forthe FCS playoffs in 2005, 2008 and 2012. Eastern Washington earned the 2010 title in thefirst game since the championship was moved from Chattanooga, Tenn.

TEAM CAPTAINS: Cal Poly’s 2014 football team captains are linebacker Nick Dzubnar,fullback Brandon Howe, defensive tackle Chris Lawrence and slotback Kenny Mitchell.Dzubnar, Cal Poly’s leading tackler each of the last two years, was a third-team All-Big SkyConference selection in 2013 and an honorable mention in 2012.

WORKING OVERTIME: Cal Poly has played in seven overtime games since the FCS rulewas adopted in 1994. The Mustangs are 1-6, beating host New Mexico State in one OT,38-35, in 1997. Both of Cal Poly’s losses at home -- 29-26 to Northern Iowa in 2002 and53-51 to Eastern Washington in 2011 -- were in triple overtime. Cal Poly fell 35-32 in oneOT at Idaho State on Sept. 7, 1996; 43-40 in four OTs at Weber State on Nov. 3, 2001;dropped a 36-35 single-overtime decision to Wisconsin of the Big Ten in 2008; and fell 21-14 in one overtime at Montana on Oct. 19, 2013.

NEW MENTORS: Two of Cal Poly's 12 football foes this fall have a first-year head coach.Jay Hill takes over at Weber State after serving as an assistant coach at Utah for 13 sea-sons while Jody Sears is a first-year coach at Sacramento State following two seasons atWeber State. Dale Lindsey (San Diego), Ron Gould (UC Davis) and Doug Martin (NewMexico State) are in their second seasons.

BIG SKY VS. THE REST: Big Sky Conference members were 4-7 on the fourth weekendof the 2014 season and sport a 20-29 overall mark against non-conference teams. Big Skyteams were 23-27 against non-conference teams in 2013. Two years ago, Big Sky schoolswere 23-22 in non-conference games for the year.

FAKE GRASS: Cal Poly lost 19 consecutive games on artificial turf before snapping thestreak with a 34-13 triumph at UTEP on Sept. 6, 2003. Prior to the win at UTEP, Cal Poly’slast win on artificial turf was Sept. 22, 1990 at Portland State, 36-23. The Mustangs havewon 20 of their last 48 games on artificial turf, including a 3-1 mark in 2010, 4-3 in 2012and 2-3 in 2013. The Mustangs were 0-5 in 2009 and 2-3 in 2011 -- wins at North Dakotaand South Alabama. All seven Cal Poly games on the road in 2012 were on artificial sur-faces, including wins at Wyoming, North Dakota, Weber State and Northern Arizona. In2013, the Mustangs lost to Fresno State, Colorado State and Montana and defeatedPortland State and UC Davis. This fall, Cal Poly lost 28-10 at New Mexico State on Aug.28, 38-35 at Northern Arizona on Sept. 27 and 30-28 at Idaho State on Nov. 8 while defeat-ing Weber State 30-24 on Oct. 11 and Sacramento State 56-27 on Oct. 18.

MUSTANG STADIUM OVERHAUL: Cal Poly held groundbreaking ceremonies for renova-tion of Mustang Stadium on Sept. 10, 2005, at the Richard J. O'Neill Green. The project,which included an expanded field, press box, donor suites, new lighting, a memorial plazaentrance and upgraded restrooms, has expanded seating capacity to 11,075 fans and costabout $21 million to complete. The name of the facility, originally opened in 1935, is offi-cially Mustang Memorial Field at Alex G. Spanos Stadium.

MUSTANGS BY THE NUMBERSFirst Year of Football . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1915Number of Games Played . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 896Number of Wins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 491Number of Losses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .385Number of Ties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20Winning Percentage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55.9%Home Record . . . . . . . . . . . 300-143-9 (67.4%)Road Record . . . . . . . . . . . 191-242-11 (44.2%)First Year of FCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1994FCS Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130-104 (55.5%)2014 Total Home Attendance (4 Games) .34,6042014 Average Home Attendance . . . . . . . .8,651

2014 COACHING STAFFHead Coach: Tim Walsh (6th year, UC Riverside ‘77)

Offensive Coordinator: Saga Tuitele(Offensive Line) (6th, Portland State ‘02)

Running Backs: Aristotle Thompson(Recruiting Coordinator) (6th, Boise State ‘01)

Quarterbacks: Justin Wood (6th, Portland State ‘03)

Wide Receivers: Jim Craft (2nd, Portland State ‘98)

Defensive Coordinator: Josh Brown(Linebackers) (5th, San Jose State ‘03)

Defensive Line: Eti Ena (2nd, Eastern Washington ‘05)

Defensive Backs: Neil Fendall (3rd, Portland State ‘97)

Offensive Assistant: Matt Crivello(Tight Ends) (9th, Utah State '05)

Defensive Assistant: Olaitan Oguntodu(Secondary) (1st, Kansas ‘09)

Defensive Assistant: Eric Coleman(Defensive Line) (2nd, Fresno Pacific ‘12)

Director of Football Operations:Joe Harper (4th, UCLA ‘59)

Student Assistants: Ryan Malley, Lefi Letuligasenoa, Alex Hubbard, Kenny McMillan, Justin Danh, Kevin Britt, Andrew Walsh, Blake Vandenkolk

Support StaffStrength Coach: Chris HolderTrainers: James Eggen, Chris Ritter,

Andrew Shibata, Stephanie Uyeno Equipment: Steve KracherTeam Doctors: Sean Devine, Steve Sainsbury

Mustang Notes


Mustangs at a Glance(2014 Season)

Longest Win Streak . . . . . . . . . . .. 5Longest Losing Streak . . . . . . . . . 2Current Streak . . . . . . . . . . . 1 LossHome Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-0Road Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4

Leading at the Half . . . . . . . . . .4-1Trailing at the Half . . . . . . . . . . .1-3Tied at the Half . . . . . . . . . . . .. 1-0Leading After Three Quarters. . .4-0Trailing After Three Quarters . . 1-4Tied After Three Quarters . . . . . 1-0

Day Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-2Night Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2On Grass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-1On Turf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 2-3

Scoring First . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 5-1Opponent Scores First . . . . . . .1-3Scoring 30 or More Points . . . . 6-1Opp. Score 30 or More Points .1-3Def./Special Teams Score . . . .0-0Opp. Def./Special Teams Score .1-0Creating More Turnovers . . . . .. 4-2Having More Turnovers . . . . . . .0-2Turnovers are Equal . . . . . . . .. 2-0

Having a 100-Yard Rusher . . . .5-1Opp. Have 100-Yard Rusher . . 2-4Having a 200-Yard Passer . . . . .0-2Opp. Have 200-Yard Passer . . . 3-2Having Over 400 Total Yards . . .6-3Opp. Over 400 Total Yards . . . .3-3

How They Match Up(2014 Statistics)

CP UCDRecord 6-4 1-8Scoring Offense . . . . .33.7 23.1Scoring Defense . . . . 29.2 37.8Rush Offense . . . . . . 358.2 121.8Rush Defense . . . . . 181.2 193.2Pass Offense . . . . . . 127.1 225.1Pass Defense . . . . . 235.7 294.8Total Offense . . . . . . .485.3 346.9Total Defense . . . . . .416.9 488.0Kickoff Return . . . . . . 17.0 21.4Punt Return . . . . . . . . . .3.8 3.9Punting Average . . . . .36.0 41.5Fumbles-Lost . . . . . . . . 9-3 11-5Turnover Margin . . . . . . .+7 -2Sacks . . . . . . . . . . . .12-74 15-101Penalties . . . . . . . . .54-503 41-420First Downs . . . . . . . . .249 155Third-Down Conv. 81 of 158 35 of 106Fourth-Down Conv. 17 of 27 2 of 6Total Touchdowns . . . . . .48 29TDs Rushing . . . . . . . . .37 8TDs Passing . . . . . . . . . .11 20Pass Comp. Pct. . . . . .599 .625Time of Possession . .32:17 27:24

TWENTY-FIRST YEAR OF FCS: Last fall Cal Poly played its 95th season of football since 1915 and the20th season of playing at the Football Championship Subdivision (formerly Division I-AA) level. TheMustangs played their 100th game as an FCS member at UTEP on Sept. 6, 2003, earned their 100th winOct. 9, 2010, at Old Dominion and played their 200th FCS game Nov. 19, 2011, at South Alabama. TheMustangs, currently 130-104 as an FCS school, moved to Division I-AA from Division II in 1994 and weremembers of the now-defunct American West Conference (Southern Utah, Sacramento State, Cal StateNorthridge), before becoming an independent in 1996. After eight years as an FCS Independent, theMustangs became a charter member of the Great West Football Conference in 2004. Following eight sea-sons in the Great West (four titles), Cal Poly moved to the Big Sky Conference in 2012.

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK: Cal Poly’s first Big Sky Conference player of the week for the 2014 season wasquarterback Chris Brown following his 226-yard rushing performance in a 41-21 victory over Montana onOct. 25. The junior averaged 10.8 yards per carry en route to the school record for most rushing yards by aquarterback in a single game. Old record of 195 yards was set by Brown against UC Davis a year ago.Senior linebacker Nick Dzubnar was named Big Sky defensive player of the week Nov. 3 after notching 18tackles against Montana State. He recorded 12 solo tackles, 1.5 sacks and a pass breakup as the Mustangsupset No. 8/9 Montana State 35-27. The 18 stops are one shy of Dzubnar’s career high set twice earlier thisseason against South Dakota State and Sacramento State.

CONFERENCE SWITCH: Cal Poly, along with UC Davis, joined the Big Sky Conferencefor football only, beginning with the 2012 season. The announcement was made Sept. 7,2010. Southern Utah and North Dakota joined the Big Sky as full members. The Mustangsmaintain membership in the Big West Conference for the majority of their other intercol-legiate sports. The four former Great West members join Montana, Montana State, Idaho

State, Eastern Washington, Northern Arizona, Sacramento State, Northern Colorado, Weber State andPortland State. The Big Sky Conference is in its 51st year of athletic competition and was a nine-team leaguefor football from 2006-11 after Northern Colorado joined the conference.

LOCAL FLAVOR: This year's roster features 11 Central Coast players:Ben Adam, Freshman, Kicker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Santa Maria, CA / St. Joseph HSGrant Alton, Freshman, Linebacker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Arroyo Grande, CA / Arroyo Grande HSRoss Berry, Redshirt Freshman, Offensive Lineman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Templeton, CA / Templeton HSJack Ferguson, Redshirt Freshman, Linebacker . . . . . . . . . . . .San Luis Obispo, CA / San Luis Obispo HSJoshua Jeter, Freshman, Slotback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Paso Robles, CA / Paso Robles HSCaeden Johnson-Green, Offensive Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lompoc, CA / Cabrillo HSZac Powell, Junior, Long Snapper/Holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lompoc, CA / Lompoc HSTim Puerling, Junior, Defensive Back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Santa Maria, CA / St. Joseph HSKelly Shepard, Sophomore, Defensive Lineman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Arroyo Grande, CA / Arroyo Grande HSElias Stokes, Sophomore, Slotback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Paso Robles, CA / Paso Robles HSWeston Walker, Junior, Offensive Lineman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Atascadero, CA / Atascadero HS

STRETCHING THE TRUTH: Cal Poly's tallest players on the 2014 roster is junior offensive lineman CalvinSandeen at 6-6. Shortest are redshirt freshman defensive back Matt McNab and freshman slotback JoshuaJeter at 5-7. The lightest is sophomore wide receiver Roland Jackson at 150 pounds while the heaviest isfreshman defensive lineman Fino Elisaia at 315. Freshman defensive lineman Fino Elisaia is the youngestCal Poly player -- he turns 18 on November 13. Oldest Mustang is senior fullback Brent Michaels, whoturned 24 on May 27. From 2007-11, the Mustangs had two players -- offensive lineman Art Munoz and widereceiver Jarred Houston -- who were born on August 8, 1988 (8-8-88).

INDOOR FOOTBALL: The Walkup Skydome in Flagstaff, Ariz., was the fifth indoor football facility in whichCal Poly had won a game, posting a 42-34 victory over Northern Arizona on Nov. 17, 2012. The Mustangsbeat North Dakota State 13-10 in 2004 at the FargoDome, South Dakota 38-24 in the DakotaDome in 2010,earned wins over North Dakota in the Alerus Center in both 2011 and 2012 and have won four times in IdahoState's domed stadium. They are winless in domed stadiums at Idaho (0-1) and Northern Iowa (0-3). Overall,Cal Poly is 8-15 indoors following losses at Northern Arizona and Idaho State this year.

THE 200 CLUB: With 226 yards on 21 carries against Montana on Oct. 25, 2014, Chris Brown recordedCal Poly’s 19th 200-yard rushing game in program history. Mark Rodgers scampered for 235 yards on just15 carries against South Dakota on Nov. 6, 2010, the last Mustang to accomplish the feat. Brown’s perfor-mance is No. 12 on the all-time Cal Poly single-game rushing list. Prior to Rodgers’ feat, the last Mustangto exceed 200 yards on the ground was James Noble with 221 yards against Eastern Washington on Nov.5, 2005. Two weeks later against Idaho State he rushed for 248 yards and broke a school record by scoringfive times. Craig Young holds the school single-game rushing record with 283 yards against Saint Mary's in1996, followed by Louis Jackson (267 vs. Portland State in 1978) and Paul Dickens (266 vs. PortlandState in 1979).

FRIENDLY CONFINES: Following three straight 4-1 seasons in Alex G. Spanos Stadium and a 5-0 mark in2012 and 4-0 so far in 2014, the Mustangs have won 53 of their last 65 home contests. They were 3-3 athome last year. Overall, the Mustangs have won 53 of their last 85 games (62 percent) and 86 of 136 con-tests (63 percent) going back to the 2002 finale and have won 14 of their last 29 and 33 of 67 on the road(3-3 in 2010, 2-4 in 2011, 4-3 in 2012, 3-3 in 2013, 2-4 in 2014).ZEROES ON THE BOARD: Cal Poly has scored in 181 consecutive games. Last time the Mustangs were shutout was in 1998 by Nevada, 63-0, in Reno. The Mustangs also were shut out by Northern Arizona in 1998, 9-0. Cal Poly's two shutouts to start the 2006 season were its first since a 31-0 shutout over Northern Coloradoon Nov. 13, 2004. Rich Ellerson earned six shutouts in eight seasons as head coach at Cal Poly. Cal Poly washeld to a single field goal twice during the current run and to a lone touchdown four times as well.

Mustang Notes


Mustang Notes2014 Individual Game HighsRushes

39, Chris Brown vs. Idaho State, Nov. 8Yards Rushing

226, Chris Brown vs. Montana, Oct. 25TD Rushes

3, Chris Brown vs. Idaho State, Nov. 8Long Rush

62, Joe Protheroe vs. Sacramento State, Oct. 18 (TD)Pass Attempts

22, Chris Brown vs. Idaho State, Nov. 8Pass Completions

16, Chris Brown vs. South Dakota State, Sept. 6Yards Passing

214, Chris Brown vs. Northern Arizona, Sept. 27Touchdown Passes

2, Chris Brown vs. Southern Utah, Oct. 42, Chris Brown vs. Sacramento State, Oct. 18

Long Pass89, Chris Brown to Roland Jackson

vs. South Dakota State, Sept. 6 (no TD)Receptions

5, Jordan Hines vs. Northern Arizona, Sept. 27Yards Receiving

117, Jordan Hines vs. Northern Arizona, Sept. 27Touchdown Receptions

1, Brandon Howe vs. Portland State, Sept. 201, Jordan Hines vs. Northern Arizona, Sept. 271, Jordan Hines vs. Southern Utah, Oct. 41, Austin Albison vs. Southern Utah, Oct. 41, Chris Brown vs. Weber State, Oct. 111, Kori Garcia vs. Weber State, Oct. 111, Kenny Mitchell vs. Sacramento State, Oct. 181, Roland Jackson vs. Sacramento State, Oct. 181, Kori Garcia vs. Montana, Oct. 251, Kenny Mitchell vs. Montana State, Nov. 11, Kyle Lewis vs. Idaho State, Nov. 8

Field Goals1, Stephen Pyle vs. New Mexico State, Aug. 281, Zach Schottenfeld vs. Weber State, Oct. 11

Long Field Goal24, Stephen Pyle vs. New Mexico State, Aug. 28

Punts7, Stephen Pyle vs. New Mexico State, Aug. 28

Long Punt59, Elias Stokes vs. Northern Arizona, Sept. 27

Long Punt Return12, Chris Nicholls vs. New Mexico State, Aug. 28

Long Kickoff Return36, Kyle Lewis vs. Montana State, Nov. 1

Tackles19, Nick Dzubnar vs. South Dakota State, Sept. 619, Nick Dzubnar vs. Sacramento State, Oct. 18

Sacks1.5, Nick Dzubnar vs. Montana State, Nov. 1

Interceptions1, Chris Fletcher vs. New Mexico State, Aug. 281, Dave Douglas vs. South Dakota State, Sept. 61, Karlton Dennis vs. Northern Arizona, Sept. 271, Jordan Williams vs. Southern Utah, Oct. 41, Karlton Dennis vs. Weber State, Oct. 111, Nick Dzubnar vs. Sacramento State, Oct. 181, Jordan Williams vs. Sacramento State, Oct. 181, Karlton Dennis vs. Montana State, Nov. 11, Jordan Williams vs. Idaho State, Nov. 81, Cameron Ontko vs. Idaho State, Nov. 8

Pass Breakups2, Fernando Cabico vs. Portland State, Sept. 202, Jake Irwin vs. Portland State, Sept. 202, Chris Fletcher vs. Southern Utah, Oct. 42, Karlton Dennis vs. Montana, Oct. 252, Chris Fletcher vs. Idaho State, Nov. 82, Jordan Williams vs. Idaho State, Nov. 8

Quarterback Hurries2, Burton De Koning vs. South Dakota State, Sept. 62, Chris Lawrence vs. Idaho State, Nov. 1

2014 Team Game HighsRushes: 80 vs. Southern Utah, Oct. 4Yards Rushing: 470 vs. Portland State, Sept. 20Yards per Rush: 7.0 vs. Sacramento State, Oct. 18TD Rushes: 6 vs. Sacramento State, Oct. 18Pass Attempts: 22 vs. Idaho State, Nov. 8Pass Completions: 16 vs. South Dakota State, Sept. 6Yards Passing: 214 vs. Northern Arizona, Sept. 27Yards Per Catch: 24.6 vs. Weber State, Oct. 11TD Passes: 2 vs. Southern Utah, Oct. 4

2 vs. Weber State, Oct. 112 vs. Sacramento State, Oct. 18

Total Plays: 99 vs. Idaho State, Nov. 8Total Offense: 593 vs. Southern Utah, Oct. 4Yards Per Play: 7.4 vs. Sacramento State, Oct. 18Points: 56 vs. Sacramento State, Oct. 18Punts: 7 vs. New Mexico State, Aug. 28Kickoffs: 9 vs. Sacramento State, Oct. 18Sacks by: 3 vs. Southern Utah, Oct. 4

3 vs. Montana State, Nov. 1First Downs: 33 vs. Southern Utah, Oct. 4Penalties: 10 vs. Southern Utah, Oct. 4Penalty Yards: 131 vs. Southern Utah, Oct. 4Turnovers: 2 vs. New Mexico State, Aug. 28

2 vs. Northern Arizona, Sept. 27Fumbles: 2 vs. Sacramento State, Oct. 18Fumbles Lost: 1 vs. New Mexico State, Aug. 28

1 vs. Weber State, Oct. 111 vs. Sacramento State, Oct. 18

Fumbles Recovered: 1 vs. Southern Utah, Oct. 41 vs. Weber State, Oct. 111 vs. Sacramento State, Oct. 18

Interceptions: 2 vs. Sacramento State, Oct. 182 vs. Idaho State, Nov. 8

Pass Breakups: 8 vs. Portland State, Sept. 208 vs. Idaho State, Nov. 8

Opp. Interceptions: 1 by New Mexico State, Aug. 281 by Northern Arizona, Sept. 27

Quarterback Hurries: 4 vs. Montana State, Nov. 1Time of Possession: 38:28 vs. Southern Utah, Oct. 4

NEW RULES FOR 2014: There are four new rules in college football this fall. The 15-yard penalty for targeting can beremoved via instant replay. The player will be allowed to return to the game if the video review shows conclusively thatthere was no forcible contact to the head and neck area or with the crown of the helmet. However, combination per-sonal fouls, including roughing the passer and kick or catch interference, will still be enforced, even if the player’s ejec-tion is overturned. In games without instant replay, the referee is allowed to review a first-half targeting foul at halftimeif video is available at the game site. If this halftime review convinces the referee that the player should not have beenejected, he may return to the game for the second half. Second-half targeting fouls may still be reviewed by appeal tothe national coordinator of officials to determine whether the player is required to sit out the first half of his team’s nextgame. This rule is unchanged from 2013. Another new rule prohibits the defense from making forcible contact at theknee or below to an opponent who is in a passing posture, designed to eliminate knee injuries on plays where thedefensive player forcibly drives a shoulder, helmet or forearm into the lower leg of the passer. Finally, a penalty forteams not wearing jerseys with contrasting numbers has been codified. The referee will ask the team to change intolegal jerseys before the game begins. If the team does not change, it will be charged with a timeout. The same oppor-tunity will be offered during the time between the first and second quarters, at halftime and at the beginning of the fourthquarter, and again a timeout will be charged each time the team does not comply. This means that a team could poten-tially burn four of its allotted six timeouts for the game because of the illegal jerseys. Points of Emphasis in 2014include management of team personnel on the sidelines and the sportsmanlike behavior of players.

NATIONAL RANKINGS: Ten games into the 2014 season, Cal Poly is ranked No. 1 in rushing offense (358.2) andfewest turnovers lost (6), No. 15 in fourth-down conversions (63.0 percent), No. 3 in passes had intercepted (3), No. 12in total offense (485.3), No. 3 in third-down conversion (51.3 percent), No. 6 in fumbles lost (3), No. 17 in red zoneoffense (87.5 percent), No. 14 in time of possession (32:14) and No. 22 in sacks allowed (12). Individually, NickDzubnar is No. 1 in the nation in total tackles per game (14.2) and No. 7 in solo tackles per game (6.3) while ChrisBrown is No. 8 in rushing touchdowns (15), No. 11 in rushing yards per game (114.8), No. 11 in scoring (9.6) and No.10 in points responsible for (156). Kori Garcia is No. 9 in rushing yards per carry (6.40).

CONFERENCE LEADERS: Two Mustang player leads the Big Sky Conference in any statistical category as NickDzubnar is No. 1 in tackles per game (14.2) and Chris Brown is No. 1 in scoring (9.6). Brown also is No. 2 in rushing(114.8) and Kori Garcia is No. 4 (85.1). In addition, Brown is No. 2 in passing efficiency (152.3) and No. 5 in totaloffense (239.0). Karlton Dennis is No. 7 in passes defended (0.9), Cameron Ontko is No. 10 in tackles per game (8.9)and Zach Schottenfeld is No. 7 in PAT percentage (95.5) and No. 6 in kick scoring (5.6). As a team, Cal Poly tops theBig Sky in rushing offense (358.2), field goal percentage (100.0) and third-down conversions (51.3) and is No. 3 infourth-down conversions (63.0 percent), No. 4 in total defense (416.8), total offense (485.3) and scoring defense(29.2), No. 6 in pass defense (235.7) and No. 3 in sacks allowed (12).

AGAINST THE FBS: In 2013, for the seventh time in 12 years, Cal Poly played two Football Bowl Subdivision schoolsin a season. The Mustangs lost to Fresno State 41-25 on Sept. 7 and to Colorado State 34-17 on Sept. 14. In 2002Cal Poly played two FBS (formerly Division I-A) opponents in one season for the first time in school history (Toledoand Kent State), and did it again in 2003 (UTEP and Akron), 2006 (San Jose State and San Diego State), 2008 (SanDiego State and Wisconsin), 2009 (Ohio and San Jose State) and 2011 (San Diego State and Northern Illinois). CalPoly is 4-10 in its last 14 games against FBS schools, defeating UTEP 34-13 in the 2003 opener, San Diego State 16-14 in 2006 and 30-28 in 2008 and Wyoming 24-22 in 2012. The Mustangs, 5-27 against FBS schools since 1980 fol-lowing a 28-10 loss at New Mexico State on August 28, 2014, will play at Arizona State in 2015 and Nevada in 2016.Only 15 FCS schools in the nation have more than five wins against FBS foes, led by Youngstown State with 20.

OPPOSING MARKS: Cal Poly’s 12 opponents this fall were 74-73 a year ago, led by Montana (10-3), NorthernArizona (9-3) and the University of San Diego (8-3). This fall, the dozen opponents posted a 7-5 mark on the 11thweekend of the 2014 season and are 56-62 for the year. The 12 foes on the 2013 schedule finished a combined 77-61, national semifinalist Eastern Washington leading the way at 12-3. The Mustangs’ 2012 foes were a combined 56-69. Eastern Washington was 11-3 and while San Diego and Northern Arizona both were 8-3. Cal Poly’s 2011 oppo-nents were 68-45, including Montana at 11-3, Northern Illinois at 9-3, North Dakota at 8-3 and San Diego State at 8-5. Cal Poly’s 11 foes in 2010 were 56-56. The 2009 opponents were a combined 71-59, with Montana (14-1) postingthe best record.

A SACK JOB: Cal Poly's defense recorded a school-record 50 sacks in 11 games in 2004 and broke the mark again in2005 with 62 sacks in 13 games. Meanwhile, the Mustang offense protected its quarterbacks well, surrendering just 11sacks in 2004 and 15 in 2005. The 2006 squad allowed just 11 sacks and the 2007 team allowed only 15 sacks (27thin the nation) but notched just 21 on defense; the zero sacks at Texas State marked the first time in 43 games theMustangs did not have a sack in a game. in 2008, the Mustang defense notched 37 sacks -- No. 2 in the nation -- whilethe offensive line allowed nine. In 2009, Cal Poly recorded 17 sacks (six against Dixie State and five against SouthernUtah) and allowed 17. In 2010, the Mustangs allowed just 10 sacks (16th in the nation) while notching 26 in 11 games(26th in the nation). Cal Poly had 22 sacks in the 2011 season, all in the last nine games, while the offensive line allowedjust 20 in 11 games. In 12 games last year, Cal Poly notched 17 sacks and allowed just 10 sacks. The 2013 Mustangsrecorded 18 sacks, allowing just six, in 12 games. This fall, Cal Poly has recorded 12 sacks and the Mustangs havegiven up 12.

TRIPLE FIGURES: Cal Poly, which did not allow a 100-yard rusher in 19 straight games and just twice in a span of33 contests, allowed more than 100 yards to a running back in four of the first five games last fall and four of the firstsix this season (six overall). The streak of 19 ended when Tim Flanders of Sam Houston State gained 101 yards in anFCS playoff game Dec. 1, 2012. The 19-game streak began after Northern Illinois’ Jasmin Hopkins (143 yards) andChandler Harnish (118) both rushed for over 100 yards on Sept. 24, 2011. No Cal Poly football opponent in 2010 pro-duced a running back who rushed for 100 or more yards against the Mustangs, but the streak of 11 such games wassnapped in the 2011 opener as San Diego State’s Ronnie Hillman rushed for 189 yards on 28 carries and scored twice.This fall, Larry Rose III of New Mexico State opened the season with 149 yards against the Mustangs, Zach Zennerof South Dakota State amassed 193 yards, Casey Jahn of Northern Arizona rushed for 103 yards, Weber State’s ZachSmith gained 156 yards on just 16 trips, Dakota Prukop of Montana State rushed for 129 yards and Xavier Finney ofIdaho State netted 125 yards.


Mustang NotesSports NetworkTop 25 FCS Poll

2014 Record1. New Hampshire (70) . .8-12. Coastal Carolina (55) .10-03. Jacksonville State (13) .8-14. No. Dakota State (19) .9-15. Eastern Washington . . .9-26. Villanova . . . . . . . . . . . .8-27. Fordham . . . . . . . . . . . .9-18. Illinois State . . . . . . . . .8-19. Chattanooga . . . . . . . . 7-3

10. Southeastern Louisiana .7-311. Northern Iowa . . . . . . . .6-412. Montana State . . . . . . .7-313. McNeese State . . . . . . .6-314. Richmond . . . . . . . . . . 7-315. Youngstown State . . . .7-316. Montana . . . . . . . . . . . .6-417. Harvard . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-018. Eastern Kentucky . . . . .8-219. South Dakota State . .6-420. Bethune-Cookman . . . 8-221. Bryant . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-122. Northern Arizona . . . .7-323. Indiana State . . . . . . . .6-424. William & Mary . . . . . . 6-425. James Madison . . . . . .7-3

(Cal Poly opponents in bold)

FCS CoachesTop 25 Poll

2014 Record1. Coastal Carolina (20) .10-02. New Hampshire (4) . . .8-13. Jacksonville State (2) . .8-14. No. Dakota State . . . . .9-15. Eastern Washington . . .9-26. Villanova . . . . . . . . . . . .8-27. Illinois State . . . . . . . . .8-18. Fordham . . . . . . . . . . . .9-19. Chattanooga . . . . . . . . 7-3

10. Southeastern Louisiana .7-311. McNeese State . . . . . . .6-312. Northern Iowa . . . . . . . .6-413. Montana State . . . . . . .7-314. Richmond . . . . . . . . . . 7-315. Montana . . . . . . . . . . . .6-416. Youngstown State . . . .7-317. Harvard . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-018. Bethune-Cookman . . . 8-219. South Dakota State . .6-420. Eastern Kentucky . . . . .8-221. Bryant . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-122. Southern Illinois . . . . .6-423. William & Mary . . . . . . 6-424. Stephen F. Austin . . . . .7-325. Indiana State . . . . . . . .6-4

(Cal Poly opponents in bold)

Mustangs in 2014 Polls TSN FCSPreseason . . . . . . . . . .RV RVAfter New Mexico State .RV RVAfter South Dakota St. . .RV ---After Bye . . . . . . . . . . . .RV ---After Portland State . . . .RV RVAfter Northern Arizona . .--- ---After Southern Utah . . . .RV ---After Weber State . . . . .RV RVAfter Sacramento State .RV RVAfter Montana . . . . . . . .RV RVAfter Montana State . . . .21 23After Idaho State . . . . . .RV RVAfter UC Davis . . . . . . . . . . After San Diego . . . . . . . . . Final . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1960 LOGO: Cal Poly football players wore a “1960” helmet decal during the 2010 season honoring the 50th anniversary of thetragic plane crash which occurred Oct. 29, 1960, shortly after takeoff from Toledo, Ohio, and claimed the lives of 16 players, theteam manager, a booster and four others hours after the Mustangs played Bowling Green. The 1960 football team was inductedinto the Cal Poly Athletics Hall of Fame on Sept. 29, 2006, hours after Mustang Memorial Plaza was dedicated at Alex G. Spanos

Stadium. The 50th anniversary included a reception and program on Oct. 30, 2010, at Mustang Memorial Plaza, a moment of silence, a com-memoration video and participation in the coin toss prior to kickoff of the homecoming game against Saint Francis (Pa.).

MILESTONES: Among the Mustangs on the 2013 roster who achieved season or career statistical milestones in the Cal Poly record book wereKristaan Ivory with 1,113 yards rushing (No. 11), Bobby Zalud with 148 career points kicking (No. 4) and 88 PAT kicks made in a career (No.5), Alex Hubbard with his 31.9 kickoff return average this season (No. 2), Paul Hundley with his 43.8 punting average (No. 3) and 41.65 careeraverage (No. 2), Nick Dzubnar with 112 tackles this season (No. 8) and 247 career tackles (No. 15), Cameron Ontko and Johnny Millard,both with 108 tackles this season (No. 9), Millard with 300 career tackles (tied for No. 6 with Osbaldo Orozco) and Sullivan Grosz with 8.5sacks this season (No. 12) and 22 career sacks (No. 5). Grosz’s 11 quarterback hurries is tied for No. 4 in Cal Poly’s 20-year Division I history.Ivory is 38 yards shy of the top 10 for career rushing yards.

MUSTANGS BY THE DOTS: Tim Walsh, hired Jan. 9, 2009, is Cal Poly’s 16th head football coach and has a 23-6 record at home ... the 47-0 win over Weber State on Oct. 12, 2013, was Cal Poly’s first shutout since the 2006 finale, a 55-0 triumph over Savannah State ... WeberState’s 173 total yards in the 2013 game are the fewest allowed in Walsh’s five-plus seasons at Cal Poly ... Vince Moraga’s 226 passing yardsagainst San Diego in the 2013 opener were the most by a Mustang quarterback since Tony Smith threw for 233 yards against St. Francis (Pa.)in 2010 ... Kristaan Ivory’s eight catches against Yale are the most by a Cal Poly receiver in three years ... Cole Stanford’s two touchdowncatches against Sacramento State last fall marked the first time in four years that a Mustang has caught multiple TD passes in a game(Dominique Johnson had five against South Dakota on Nov. 14, 2009) ... Fresno State’s Isaiah Burse returned two punts for touchdowns ayear ago, the first in Tim Walsh’s five years at Cal Poly ... Chris Brown’s 226 yards rushing against Montana on Oct. 25, 2014, are the mostever in a single game by a Cal Poly quarterback; he rushed for 195 yards against UC Davis a year ago ... against Weber State this year, Brownbecame the first Mustang in Cal Poly’s 21-year Division I history to run and pass for a touchdown and catch a scoring pass in the same game... Brown is the first Cal Poly quarterback to rush for over 1,000 yards in a season ... the Mustangs intercepted three passes in a game fivetimes in the 2011 and 2012 seasons and made four interceptions against Northern Colorado in the 2013 season finale, the most since nabbingfive against Sonoma State in 1994 ... Nico Molino’s four interceptions in 2012 were the most for a Mustang since 2009 (Scottie Cordier alsohad four) and his two thefts at North Dakota were the most in a single game for the Mustangs since 2009 as well (Greg Francis vs. SouthDakota State) ... Kennith Jackson notched two thefts against Idaho State on Nov. 10, 2012 ... Sullivan Grosz’s block of a North Dakota fieldgoal attempt in 2012 was Cal Poly’s first since Mark Restelli blocked a Western Oregon three-point try in 2007 while his three sacks againstNorthern Colorado are the most since Kyle Murphy sacked the South Dakota State quarterback three times in 2011 ... Cal Poly’s nine wins in2012 are the most since the 2004 and 2005 squads both won nine games ... the Mustangs won four games on the road in 2012, the most sincethe 2004 team went 5-1 ... Cal Poly, which prior to the 2012 season played San Diego only once -- in 1959 -- played the Toreros at home inboth 2012 and 2013 and will visit San Diego this fall ... Cal Poly did not face the top three teams in the Big Sky preseason coaches poll in 2012-- Montana State, Eastern Washington and Montana -- in Big Sky games and hosted No. 4 Portland State along with rival UC Davis ... last yearthe Mustangs, picked to finish fourth, didn’t play No. 1 Montana State, but hosted No. 2 Eastern Washington, visited No. 3 Montana and hostedNo. 5 Northern Arizona ... the Mustangs won four of the eight Great West titles, including a share of the 2011 crown with North Dakota ... ninetimes over the last three-plus seasons and three times in both 2013 and 2014, Cal Poly produced a pair of 100-yard rushers in a game -- ChrisBrown (195) and Kori Garcia (105) (Idaho State on Nov. 8, 2014), Brandon Howe (133) and Brown (110) (Southern Utah on Oct. 4, 2014),Brown (159) and Garcia (103) (Portland State on Sept. 20, 2014), Kristaan Ivory (184) yards) and Brown (129) (Portland State on Sept. 26,2013), Dano Graves (116) and Ivory (100) (Weber State on Oct. 12, 2013), Akaninyene Umoh (129) and Ivory (118) (Sacramento State onNov. 9, 2013), Andre Broadous (113) and Deonte Williams (109) (San Diego in 2012), Jake Romanelli (115) and Mark Rodgers (107)(Central Oklahoma in 2011) and Williams (139) and Ivory (100) (at Northern Arizona in 2012) ... Cal Poly trailed in six of its nine wins in 2012... the Mustangs have compiled a winning season 10 times in the last 13 years ... Cal Poly won all three games in which it led at halftime in2011 (South Dakota State, North Dakota, South Alabama) and was 7-0 in such games in 2012, but last fall Yale turned a 10-7 deficit into a 24-10 win on Oct. 5, 2013 and Montana rebounded from a 14-7 intermission deficit for a 21-14 overtime win on Oct. 19, 2013 ... Cal Poly’s fourhome wins in 2010 were by a total of 17 points; the Mustangs won four times in 2011 by a combined 61 points and five times by 131 points in2012 ... Cal Poly scored in 41 of 44 quarters in 2008 and 40 of 48 in 2012, but only 34 of 48 in 2013 (35 of 40 this season, a streak of 18 straightsnapped in first quarter at Idaho State) ... Cal Poly, which scored 14 points in each quarter against Northern Colorado (56-28 win) on Oct. 13,2012, last accomplished the same feat in 2007, also against Northern Colorado (56-21 victory) ... in 2009 Cal Poly was winless (0-6) on theroad for the first time since the 1998 team also went 0-6 on the road ... the Mustangs have gone winless on the road in a season eight timessince becoming a four-year school in 1941 and snapped an eight-game losing streak on the road with a win at McNeese State on Sept. 25,2010 (the school record is 11 in 1995 and 1996) ... the Mustangs are 13-14 on the road since that losing streak, winning four straight until theloss to Sacramento State on Oct. 27, 2012 ... prior to a 20-7 loss on Oct. 16, 2010, Cal Poly had beaten Southern Utah nine straight times andthe Mustangs haven’t lost to the Thunderbirds at home since 1986 (14-1) ... the Mustangs beat Northern Arizona in 2012 for the first time innine tries ... Cal Poly has beaten Montana State eight straight times ... the 80,709 at Wisconsin in 2008 is the largest crowd to see a Cal Polyfootball game; previous largest was 32,536 at Fresno State in 1985; the 37,069 at Fresno State on Oct. 2, 2010, is now No. 2 on the list, followedby the 34,384 at San Diego State on Sept. 3, 2011 and 33,260 at Fresno State on Sept. 7, 2013 ... Colin Lockett’s 94-yard kickoff return for aSan Diego State touchdown on Sept. 3, 2011, was the first given up by Cal Poly in four years and the Mustangs gave up another one the fol-lowing week as Montana’s Jabin Sambrano opened the game with a 96-yarder ... Alex Hubbard’s 94-yard kickoff return for a touchdown atNorthern Colorado in 2013 was the Mustangs’ first since 2002 ... the Cal Poly-UC Davis series was all even at 16-16-2 until the Aggies won in2009, 2010 and 2011 ... Cal Poly is now 18-16 against Sacramento State after last year’s 42-7 triumph and this season’s 56-27 victory ... thecancellation of Cal Poly’s game at McNeese State due to Hurricane Ike in 2008 was its first postponement of a football game since Sept. 15,2001, against Saint Mary’s, due to the events of Sept. 11, 2001; that game was made up on Nov. 24 ... the Mustangs, 5-0 at home in 2012 and4-1 at home each of the previous three seasons, were 5-2 at home in 2008, 4-1 in 2007, 6-0 in 2005, 4-1 in 2006 and had won 10 straight homegames before falling to South Dakota State in 2006 and six straight prior to its 24-10 loss to Yale on Oct. 5, 2013 ... last fall the Mustangs lostthree home games for the first time since 2002 ... overall, Cal Poly has won 86 of its last 136 contests going back to the 2002 finale and haswon 33 of its last 67 games on the road (3-1 in 2008 but 0-6 in 2009, 3-3 in 2010 and 2-4 in 2011) ... the Mustangs have won 54 of their last66 home contests (82 percent) ... prior to 2009, the Mustangs won seven or more games six consecutive seasons, the longest such streak inschool history (old mark of four was set by the 1955-58 teams) ... there have been 13 200-yard games by a receiver in Cal Poly football historyand Ramses Barden has five of them ... Cal Poly surpassed the 30-point mark nine times in 2008, one more than the school mark of eight setby the 1995 squad (5-6), and scored 30 or more points seven times in 2012 ... Cal Poly won 21 straight games in which the Mustangs led athalftime until South Dakota State rallied from a 14-3 halftime deficit for a 29-28 victory in 2006; since and including that game, Cal Poly has letnine halftime leads slip away in losses, including four in 2009 ... the Mustangs turned a 15-14 halftime deficit at Wyoming into a 24-22 win onSept. 15, 2012, overcame a 21-7 halftime deficit at Portland State for a 38-34 triumph on Sept. 26, 2013 and turned a 31-28 third-quarterdeficit into a 42-39 win over Southern Utah on Oct. 4, 2014.


Mustang NotesSCORING THIEVES: In the first 10 seasons at the NCAA Division I-AA level (nowFCS), the Mustang defense returned just eight interceptions for scores. Cal Polyhas returned 22 interceptions for touchdowns from 2004 to the present combined,including six in 2004, two in 2010 and three in both 2011 and 2012: 2012 -- Nick Dzubnar vs. Northern Arizona (40 yards)2012 -- Alex Hubbard vs. Idaho State (15 yards)2012 -- Barrett Wangara vs. Weber State (58 yards)2011 -- Asa Jackson vs. Central Oklahoma (52 yards)2011 -- Asa Jackson vs. South Dakota State (100 yards)2011 -- Bijon Samoodi vs. South Dakota State (46 yards)2010 -- Johnny Millard vs. McNeese State (24 yards)2010 -- Scottie Cordier vs. Montana (45 yards)2009 -- Asa Jackson vs. South Dakota State (47 yards)2009 -- Greg Francis vs. Ohio (60 yards)2008 -- David Fullerton vs. UC Davis (38 yards)2007 -- David Fullerton vs. Iona (95 yards)2007 -- David Fullerton vs. North Dakota State (0 yards)2006 -- Kenny Chicoine/Kyle Shotwell vs. Savannah State (73 yards)2006 -- Mark Restelli vs. Weber State (42 yards) 2005 -- Kenny Chicoine vs. UC Davis (59 yards) 2005 -- Courtney Brown vs. Montana State (28 yards) 2004 -- Jordan Beck vs. Humboldt State (36 yards) 2004 -- Jordan Beck vs. Idaho State (40 yards) 2004 -- Joey Warren vs. Idaho State (24 yards) 2004 -- Karl Ivory vs. Montana State (41 yards) 2004 -- Karl Ivory vs. North Dakota State (73 yards) 2004 -- Kenny Chicoine vs. Sacramento State (68 yards) 2003 -- David Richardson vs. Sacramento State (71 yards) 2003 -- David Richardson vs. Southern Utah (16 yards) 2001 -- Vaughn Jarrett vs. Montana State (79 yards) 1998 -- Kiko Griffin vs. Sacramento State (53 yards) 1995 -- David Lombardi vs. Eastern Washington (38 yards) 1995 -- Alex Garwood vs. Western Montana (38 yards) 1995 -- Matt Panziera vs. Western Montana (52 yards) 1994 -- David Brown vs. San Francisco State (31 yards) A SCORE FOR THE DEFENSE: Cal Poly's defense scored seven touchdowns in2004, exceeding the four scores the Mustang defense recorded in 2003. Those 11scores in 2003 and 2004 matched the total of 11 defensive TDs in Cal Poly's firstnine seasons at the NCAA FCS level. Cal Poly has won 30 of its last 36 gameswhen its defense or special teams scores a TD, dating back to the 2002 season.The losses were to Idaho State in 2003, UC Davis in 2005, Texas State and NorthDakota State in 2007, Wisconsin in 2008 and Ohio in 2009. The 2005 Mustangdefense scored three times -- Courtney Brown's 28-yard interception returnagainst Montana State, Chris Gocong's fumble recovery in the endzone againstMontana State and Kenny Chicoine's 59-yard interception return at UC Davis.Mark Restelli's game-clinching 42-yard interception return for a score againstWeber State was the first defensive TD in 2006 and the other was KennyChicoine’s lateral of an interception to Kyle Shotwell covering 73 yards againstSavannah State. The 2007 Mustang defense scored three touchdowns -- a 75-yardfumble recovery and run by nose tackle Justin Reece against Southern Utah andDavid Fullerton’s interceptions against North Dakota State and Iona. In 2008,Fullerton stepped in front of a Southern Utah pitch and scampered 90 yards for aTD on Oct. 25; he also returned an interception 38 yards for a score against UCDavis. Cal Poly returned two interceptions for scores in 2009 along with a blockedpunt (Ryan Taylor) and 32-yard fumble recovery (Kennith Jackson). In 2010,Scottie Cordier and Johnny Millard returned interceptions for scores. AsaJackson and Bijon Samoodi both returned thefts for scores Sept. 17, 2011,against South Dakota State and Jackson returned another 52 yards for a scoreagainst Central Oklahoma on Oct. 8, 2011. Barrett Wangara, Alex Hubbard andNick Dzubnar returned interceptions for scores in 2012.MUSTANGS RANKED: Cal Poly, ranked as high as No. 3 in 2005, settled for a No.6 final ranking by both ESPN/USA Today and The Sports Network. The Mustangswere ranked as high as No. 5 in 2004 and finished 15th in one poll (TSN) and 17thin the other (ESPN/USA Today). The Mustangs opened the 2006 campaign rankedsixth by The Sports Network and were in the top 10 throughout the year before los-ing to Montana and North Dakota State. The 2007 squad finished No. 24 in TheSports Network poll and the 2008 Mustangs ended up No. 8 in the FCS CoachesPoll and No. 10 in The Sports Network media poll. Cal Poly was ranked as high asNo. 12 in 2009 before losing its last four games of the season. In 2010, Cal Polyreached No. 13, was ranked for the final 11 weeks of the regular season and fin-ished No. 24 in the media poll and No. 23 in the coaches poll. The Mustangs fin-ished 2012 ranked No. 11 by the coaches and No. 12 by the media.TEAM THEFTS: Cal Poly's 25 interceptions in 11 games in 2004 were a schoolFCS record and two short of the overall mark. The 2001 and 1995 Mustangs bothintercepted 20 passes. The season-by-season totals (FCS only) (10 this year): 1994 . . . .18 1998 . . . .13 2002 . . . .11 2006 . . . .12 2010 . . . .111995 . . . .20 1999 . . . . .9 2003 . . . .11 2007 . . . . .8 2011 . . . .121996 . . . .16 2000 . . . .13 2004 . . . .25 2008 . . . .12 2012 . . . .141997 . . . .10 2001 . . . .20 2005 . . . .17 2009 . . . .15 2013 . . . .14

2014 StandingsTeam Conference Overall W L T Pct. W L T Pct.^E. Washington . . . . .6 1 0 .857 9 2 0 .818Montana State . . . . . .5 1 0 .833 7 3 0 .700Northern Arizona . . . .5 1 0 .833 7 3 0 .700Idaho State . . . . . . . .5 1 0 .833 7 3 0 .700Cal Poly . . . . . . . . . .5 2 0 .714 6 4 0 .600Montana . . . . . . . . . .4 2 0 .667 6 4 0 .600Portland State . . . . . .2 4 0 .333 3 7 0 .300Southern Utah . . . . . .2 4 0 .333 2 8 0 .200Northern Colorado . . .2 4 0 .333 3 6 0 .333Sacramento State . . .2 4 0 .333 5 5 0 .500North Dakota . . . . . . .1 5 0 .167 3 7 0 .300Weber State . . . . . . .1 5 0 .167 1 9 0 .100UC Davis . . . . . . . . . .0 6 0 .000 1 8 0 .111Results for Saturday, November 8:

*Cal Poly 28 at Idaho State 30*Montana 26 at Eastern Washington 36*Weber State 24 at North Dakota 12*UC Davis 21 at Northern Arizona 23*Portland State 22 at Montana State 29*Southern Utah 21 at Sacramento State 42

Schedule for Saturday, November 15 (all times Pacific):*UC Davis at Cal Poly, 6:05 p.m.*Northern Arizona at North Dakota, 10:05 a.m.*Montana at Southern Utah, 12:05 p.m.*Northern Colorado at Weber State, 12:05 p.m.*Idaho State at Montana State, 12:40 p.m.*Portland State at Sacramento State, 2:05 p.m.^2013 Big Sky Conference champion

2014 Big Sky Statistical Leaders(Through Games of November 8, 2014

Rushing (Yards per Game)Player G Att. Yards Avg. TDXavier Finney (ISU) . . . . . . . . . . .10 245 1360 5.6 14Chris Brown (CP) . . . . . . . . . . . .10 219 1148 5.2 15Dakota Prukop (MSU) . . . . . . . . .10 159 932 5.9 13Kori Garcia (CP) . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 133 851 6.4 6Casey Jahn (NAU) . . . . . . . . . . . .10 168 758 4.5 4

Passing (Efficiency Rating)Player G PC-PA-I Pct. Yards TDDakota Prukop (MSU) . . . . . . . .10 152-227-6 .670 2279 17Chris Brown (CP) . . . . . . . . . .10 85-142-3 .599 1242 10Garrett Safron (SAC) . . . . . . . .10 225-359-9 .627 2912 27Sean Rubalcaba (NC) . . . . . . . . .8 115-168-3 .685 1419 7Ammon Olsen (SUU) . . . . . . . .10 188-297-7 .633 2383 19Justin Arias (ISU) . . . . . . . . . . .10 270-441-7 .612 3384 32

Receiving (Receptions per Game)Player G Cgt. Yards Rec/G TDDeAndre Carter (SAC) . . . . . . . . .10 82 1066 8.2 15Madison Mangum (ISU) . . . . . . . . .9 69 1024 7.7 7Cooper Kupp (EWU) . . . . . . . . . .10 73 1013 7.3 13Shaydon Kehano (WSU) . . . . . . .10 72 839 7.2 7Nnamdi Agude (SAC) . . . . . . . . . .10 60 1007 6.0 7

PuntingPlayer G No. Yards Avg. LGKyle Loomis (PSU) . . . . . . . . . . . .10 63 2911 46.2 59Jake Miller (EWU) . . . . . . . . . . . .11 40 1815 45.4 70Trevor Bolton (MSU) . . . . . . . . . . .9 32 1421 44.4 63Blake O’Neill (WSU) . . . . . . . . . . .10 54 2364 43.8 74Tate Lewis (SUU) . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 63 2740 43.5 8011. Elias Stokes (CP) . . . . . . . . . .9 28 1022 36.5 59

TacklesPlayer G Solo Asst. Total Avg.Nick Dzubnar (CP) . . . . . .10 63 79 142 14.2Chinedu Ahanonu (SUU) . .10 66 67 133 13.3Darnell Sankey (SAC) . . . . .8 40 60 100 12.5Alex Singleton (MSU) . . . . .10 70 32 102 10.2Emmett Tela (WSU) . . . . . . .8 46 33 79 9.910. Cameron Ontko (CP) .10 37 52 89 8.937. Chris Fletcher (CP) . . .10 42 19 61 6.144. Josh Letuligasenoa (CP) 10 25 32 57 5.7

ALL-BIG SKY: Senior slotback Deonte Williams and senior middle line-backer Kennith Jackson were Cal Poly's first-ever All-Big Sky Conferencefirst-team selections in 2012. Williams, who rushed for 1,506 yards in 12games, and Jackson, who recorded 97 tackles, led Cal Poly to a 9-3 recordand, in its first season in the Big Sky, a share of the conference with MontanaState and Eastern Washington, all 7-1. Mustang fourth-year head coach TimWalsh shared Big Sky Coach of the Year honors with Eastern Washington'sBeau Baldwin. Last year, defensive tackle Sullivan Grosz was named BigSky co-defensive player of the year and was joined on the first team by offen-sive lineman Lefi Letuligasenoa, fullback Akaninyene Umoh and safetyAlex Hubbard. Walsh is 32-26 at Cal Poly and 149-108 in 23-plus seasonsoverall, including four years at Sonoma State and 14 at Portland State.

IN THE PROS: As of mid-August, four former Cal Poly football players werecompeting in the professional ranks. Wide receiver Ramses Barden wasdrafted by the New York Giants in the third round of the 2009 NFL Draft andplayed four seasons. He signed a free agent contract with the Giants in May2013 after catching 14 passes for 220 in his fourth season, including ninegrabs for 138 yards against Carolina, but was released prior to the start of theseason. He signed a futures contract with the Buffalo Bills in January 2014,but was released in July, then signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars on August6 and was cut August 24. Linebacker Johnny Millard (St. Louis Rams) anddefensive tackle Sullivan Grosz (Houston Texans) signed free agent con-tracts immediately after the 2014 NFL Draft. Grosz was released by theTexans due to a foot injury while Millard was cut by the Rams on August 26.Wide receiver Cole Stanford earned a mini-camp invitation from the GreenBay Packers and a tryout with Kansas City and signed with the New EnglandPatriots in late July, but was released August 2. Cornerback Asa Jacksonwas drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in April 2012 and played in three gamesas a rookie, notching one tackle. He was suspended for four games late in the

season due to a violation of the NFL’s policy on performance enhancing sub-stances and missed the first half of the 2013 season for the same violation.Jackson played in the final eight games, but did not record any tackles.Quarterback Andre Broadous played his second season with the IndoorFootball League’s Tri-Cities Fever last spring. He completed nine of 18 pass-es for 92 yards and four touchdowns. A year ago, Broadous led the Fever toa come-from-behind win over the Colorado Ice by completing nine of 16 pass-es for 85 yards and one touchdown and also rushing for 24 yards on sevencarries, all in the second half.

RECENT SUCCESS ON THE FIELD: Cal Poly produced nine winning sea-sons in a 10-year span from 2003-12, and has been ranked in the top 25 nineof the last 10 campaigns, including 2013. The Mustangs, who have won 86 oftheir last 136 games going back to the 2002 season finale, have been rankedas high as No. 3, which occurred in the 2005 season and that team settled fora No. 6 final ranking. The 2004 Mustangs were ranked as high as No. 5 andthe 2008 club finished No. 8 in the coaches poll and No. 10 in the media poll.Cal Poly was ranked as high as No. 11 in 2012 and No. 10 in 2013.

STREAKING MUSTANGS: Cal Poly won seven straight games in 2012,2008, 2004 and 1997. The 1973 Mustang squad won its first eight gameswhile the 1953 team posted a perfect 9-0 mark. Longest winning streak by CalPoly is 13 games from 1932-34.

ALL-TIME ALL-GREAT WEST: Cal Poly football players named to the All-Time All-Great West Conference Football Team in December 2011 includeJordan Beck, Kyle Shotwell and Chris Gocong, all Buck Buchanan Awardwinners, along with Asa Jackson, Kenny Chicoine, Ramses Barden,Stephen Field, James Noble, Jake Romanelli and Courtney Brown.Former Mustang head coach Rich Ellerson was named coach of the team.


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Cal Poly and UC Davis joined 11 other schools in the Big Sky Conference prior to the 2012 season.The Aggies have won eight of their first 22 games in the Big Sky. The Aggies elevated their football pro-gram to the Football Championship Subdivision in 2007 and are still seeking their first FCS playoff berth.They earned NCAA Division II playoff berths 18 times, including the 1982 championship final.

Cal Poly football, presented by French Hospital Medical Center, opened Fall Camp with 61 returninglettermen, including 16 players who started at least four games in 2013. Topping the list of returnees aresenior linebacker Nick Dzubnar and senior defensive lineman Jake Irwin, both third-team All-Big SkyConference selections a year ago, and four others who earned All-Big Sky honorable mention praise --offensive linemen Matt Fisher and Stephen Sippel, defensive tackle Chris Lawrence and linebacker CameronOntko.

Juniors Chris Brown and Dano Graves returned at quarterback and waged a two-man battle throughout thespring and fall. The duo combined for 10 starts, 1,052 rushing yards and 111 of the team’s 136 pass completions ayear ago.

Brown, who has started the first 10 contests this season, started six games last year and passed for 836 yardsand 11 touchdowns while rushing for eight scores and 685 additional yards, including 195 yards in a win at UC Davis,then the school record for a quarterback. Graves started four games and rushed for 367 yards while passing for 416yards.

Getting most of the carries this fall are sophomore Kori Garcia and seniors Chris Nicholls and Kenny Mitchellat slotback and seniors Brandon Howe and Brent Michaels at fullback. Among the top receivers on the roster arejuniors Roland Jackson Jr. and Jordan Hines and sophomore Carson McMurtrey at wide receiver and senior AustinAlbison at tight end.

With numerous vacancies to fill on both sides of the ball, several transfers and even some true freshmen havestepped in right away, including freshman Lance Mudd at slotback, Nevada transfer Burton De Koning at linebacker,Washington State transfer Logan Mayes at defensive end and Wake Forest transfer Andrew Hauser and freshmanFino Elisaia at defensive tackle. American River College transfer Tyler Alsey at defensive tackle and Protheroe, afreshman fullback, also have played this season.

A year ago, Cal Poly was No. 1 in the FCS in rushing offense (309.1). Two years ago, the Mustangs broke theBig Sky record for rushing yards in a season with 3,890 yards in 12 games. Expect more of the same from theMustangs’ Triple Option in 2014. The Mustangs netted 259 yards against New Mexico State, averaging 5.3 yardsper carry, added 226 more yards at South Dakota State, 470 against Portland State, 271 at Northern Arizona, 452against Southern Utah, 393 at Sacramento State, 421 versus Montana, 376 against Montana State and 425 at IdahoState. Cal Poly, which has compiled at least 480 yards of total offense in each of its last eight games, leads the BigSky and the FCS in rushing offense, averaging 358.2 yards a game.

Coached by Ron Gould (second season, 6-15, Oregon ‘88), UC Davis returned 51 lettermen, including 14offensive and defensive starters, off last year’s team which went 5-7 overall and finished tied for fourth in the BigSky with three other teams at 5-3.

For the season, Manzanares has rushed for 440 yards and two touchdowns, averaging 4.9 yards per carry.Scott, a sophomore, has completed 94 of 155 passes (61 percent) for 1,201 yards and 13 scores. His favoritetargets are Vargas with 33 catches for 542 yards and seven touchdowns, Manzanares with 21 catches andDalton Turay with 20 catches. Strong safety Keelan Culberson leads the Aggies defensively with 56 tackles andfive pass breakups. Linebacker Russell Reeder has a pair of interceptions. Shamawn Wright averages 24.7yards per kickoff return, including one 89 yards for a touchdown, while Colby Wadman averages 41.5 yards perpunt.

UC Davis is averaging 347 yards in total offense per game -- 122 on the ground and 225 through the air -

- and scoring 23 points a contest while giving up 488 yards (193 rushing, 295 passing) and 38 points per game.Gould, a 1988 graduate of Oregon, was an assistant coach at Cal for 16 seasons before replacing Bob

Biggs as UC Davis head coach in December 2012. A defensive back for the Ducks, Gould was a graduate assis-tant at Oregon (1990-91) and coached the defensive backs at Portland State (in 1992 under Tim Walsh) andBoise State (1993-96) before moving on to Cal.

Cal Poly, which won three straight games against UC Davis from 2006-08 to even the series at 16-16-2,lost three in a row to the Aggies the following three years before snapping the losing streak with a 28-20 victoryin 2013 in San Luis Obispo. Deonte Williams rushed for 188 yards and three touchdowns while AkaninyeneUmoh ran 51 yards for another score as the Mustangs overcame an early 10-0 deficit for the win. The Mustangsalso won last year at Davis, 34-16, behind Brown’s 195-yard rushing performance, including three touchdowns.Brown completed just one of five passes as the Mustang rushing game netted 414 yards. Cal Poly shattered a13-13 halftime tie by outscoring the Aggies 21-3 in the second half.

UC Davis still leads the series 19-18-2. First game of the series was played in 1939 and the two teams havemet every year since 1978. Walsh is 7-8 against UC Davis -- 1-3 while coaching at Sonoma State, 4-2 while atPortland State and 2-3 at Cal Poly -- while Gould is 0-1 against Cal Poly. Against the Aggies, the Mustangs are11-8 at home and 7-11-2 in Davis.

Although the two teams are meeting for the 40th time, the official “Battle for the Golden Horseshoe” wasestablished in 2004 as the student-run spirit clubs from both schools came together to sponsor a perpetual tro-phy that resides with the team that wins each year. The horseshoe-shaped trophy signifies the agricultural influ-ence at both universities. Since the trophy was created in 2004, the series is tied at 5-5. Seventeen of the pre-vious 39 games in the all-time series have been decided by seven points or less.

A year ago, the Mustangs, 3-3 at home and 3-3 on the road, were ranked as high as No. 10 before losing to Yaleand falling out of the top 25 for the rest of the year. Among the milestones achieved by Mustang players last fall, AlexHubbard’s 31.9 kickoff return average is No. 2 all-time at Cal Poly while Bobby Zalud’s 148 total points by kicking isNo. 4 and his 88 career PAT kicks made is No. 5. Paul Hundley’s 43.8 punting average is No. 3 and he finished theseason with a 41.65 career average, No. 2 on the list. Three Mustangs, all linebackers, secured over 100 tackles,the first time that has been accomplished in one season. Dzubnar’s 112 tackles is No. 8 all-time while both Ontkoand Johnny Millard had 108, tied for No. 9.

This year’s leaders through 10 games are Brown (1,148 rushing yards and 15 TDs, 1,242 passing yards and10 TDs), slotback Kori Garcia (851 yards, 6.4 average per carry, six TDs) and fullback Brandon Howe (715 yards,eight TDs). Chris Nicholls has rushed for 251 yards and is among Cal Poly’s top receivers with 12 catches. KennyMitchell has 16 catches, Garcia 15, Jordan Hines 12 and Roland Jackson 11. Linebacker Nick Dzubnar, added tothe Buck Buchanan Award watch list three weeks ago, tops all defensive players with 142 tackles, reaching doubledigits in nine of Cal Poly’s 10 games this season. Linebacker Cameron Ontko has 91 tackles while Karlton Dennisand Jordan Williams have three interceptions each and Chris Fletcher eight pass breakups.

With his 195 yards last week at Idaho State, Brown became the first Mustang quarterback to rush for over1,000 yards in a season. The previous 16 Mustang 1,000-yard rushers all were running backs. Brown also brokethe Big Sky single-season record for rushing yards by a quarterback. Old mark of 1,060 was set by ConnorKavanaugh of Portland State in 2011.

Cal Poly, which captured the 2012 Big Sky title in its first year in the conference, was picked by head coachesthis summer to finish fourth in the Big Sky for the second straight season. The Mustangs shared fourth place withSouthern Utah, Montana State and UC Davis in 2013.

Cal Poly wraps up the regular season next Saturday at the University of San Diego. Kickoff in Torero Stadiumwill be at 4 p.m. The Mustangs opened the 2012 and 2013 seasons with 41-14 and 38-16 victories, respectively.San Diego is 8-1 overall and tied for first place with Jacksonville in the Pioneer League at 6-1.

Mustang Notes


2014 Cal Poly Football Depth ChartOffense

Z-Back (Wide Receiver)8 Jordan Hines 6-2 195 Jr.

10 Carson McMurtrey 6-4 198 So.7 Willie Tucker 6-3 200 Sr.

X-Back (Wide Receiver)12 Roland Jackson Jr. 5-10 150 Jr.25 Kyle Lewis 6-0 202 RFr.86 Sam Holguin 6-3 210 Jr.

Left Tackle74 Miles Williams 6-0 248 RFr.66 Calvin Sandeen 6-6 275 Jr.59 Matthew Fisher 6-5 295 So.

Left Guard67 Nick Enriquez 6-5 280 So.64 Billy Shipman 6-3 275 So.63 Joey Kuperman 6-1 285 RFr.60 Marvin Abou 6-4 275 So.75 Derek Sabo 6-1 270 So.

Center77 Stephen Sippel 6-4 280 Jr.64 Billy Shipman 6-3 275 So.63 Joey Kuperman 6-1 285 RFr.

Right Guard64 Billy Shipman 6-3 275 So.63 Joey Kuperman 6-1 285 RFr.76 Zach Rusick 6-5 277 RFr.78 Tom Hickel 6-4 270 Jr.75 Derek Sabo 6-1 270 So.

Right Tackle68 Weston Walker 6-4 275 Jr.70 Sam Kenney 6-3 250 Sr.

Quarterback9 Chris Brown 6-2 200 Jr.2 Dano Graves 5-9 185 Jr.

15 Andrew Barna 6-2 210 So.1 Kai Ross 6-3 190 Fr.

H-Back (Fullback)31 Brandon Howe 6-2 225 Sr.28 Joe Protheroe 6-0 230 GFr.40 Brent Michaels 6-0 220 Sr.35 Jared Mohamed 6-0 215 RFr.

S-Back (Running Back)13 Kenny Mitchell 5-10 205 Sr.

6 Chris Nicholls 5-8 170 Sr.24 Kori Garcia 5-10 195 So.32 Elias Stokes 5-11 190 So.

W-Back (Running Back)24 Kori Garcia 5-10 195 So.

6 Chris Nicholls 5-8 170 Sr.29 Lance Mudd 6-0 195 Fr.20 Alex Suchesk 5-10 185 Fr.27 Rocky Meszaros 5-8 185 Jr.

Y-Back (Tight End)80 Austin Albison 6-3 240 Sr.86 Sam Holguin 6-3 210 Jr.87 Brendan Quinn 6-2 235 Sr.84 Reagan Enger 6-3 218 RFr.

DefenseLeft End44 Chris Judge 6-3 235 Sr.83 Logan Mayes 6-2 250 Jr.95 Kelly Shepard 6-4 245 So.91 Colin Dzubnar 6-3 235 So.90 Jake Irwin 6-4 240 Sr.

Left Tackle73 Marcus Paige-Allen5-11 260 So.99 Fino Elisaia 6-0 315 Fr.96 Andrew Hauser 6-3 265 RFr.

Right Tackle92 Chris Lawrence 6-2 260 Sr.94 Tyler Alsey 6-2 265 Jr.57 Dylan Gutierrez 6-4 265 Jr.79 Caeden Johnson-Green 6-2 256 GFr.97 Jason Patterson 6-1 265 So.

Right End48 Josh Letuligasenoa 6-2 260 So.83 Logan Mayes 6-2 250 Jr.98 Wesley Flowers 6-5 260 Sr.

Will Linebacker4 Cameron Ontko 5-11 220 Sr.

11 Burton De Koning 6-2 230 Jr.39 R.J. Mazolewski 6-0 205 RFr.

Mike Linebacker41 Nick Dzubnar 6-2 250 Sr.43 Tu’uta Inoke 6-1 240 Jr.55 Jack Ferguson 6-2 245 RFr.36 Joseph Gigantino 6-2 220 So.

Sam Linebacker11 Burton De Koning 6-2 230 Jr.43 Tu’uta Inoke 6-1 240 Jr.56 Nick Moyer 6-2 240 Sr.36 Joseph Gigantino 6-2 220 So.

Left Cornerback21 Chris Fletcher 5-9 185 Jr.19 Dylan Mohamed 5-10 195 Sr.30 Kai Sheffie 5-10 185 Fr.

Left Safety23 Dave Douglas 5-11 210 Sr.46 Trevor Weis 6-0 195 Sr.38 Kaulin Blair 5-11 195 Jr.29 B.J. Nard 6-0 195 So.26 Jonathan LaBonty 6-0 195 Fr.

Right Safety3 Jordan Williams 5-10 185 Sr.

46 Trevor Weis 6-0 195 Sr.34 Kevin Porche 5-10 195 So.

Right Cornerback9 Karlton Dennis 5-10 185 Jr.

20 Fernando Cabico 5-10 170 Jr.

Special TeamsKickoffs89 James Foug 6-0 175 RFr.81 Zach Schottenfeld 6-1 185 RFr.83 Stephen Pyle 6-0 185 Jr.

Placekicker81 Zach Schottenfeld 6-1 185 RFr.89 James Foug 6-0 175 RFr.83 Stephen Pyle 6-0 185 Jr. Punter32 Elias Stokes 5-11 190 So.

6 Chris Nicholls 5-8 170 Sr.81 Zach Schottenfeld 6-1 185 RFr.89 James Foug 6-0 175 RFr.83 Stephen Pyle 6-0 185 Jr.

Long Snapper88 Zac Powell 6-2 220 Jr.37 Nathan Palomino 6-1 210 Jr.

Short Snapper68 Weston Walker 6-4 275 Jr.64 Billy Shipman 6-3 275 So.

Punt Returns6 Chris Nicholls 5-8 170 Sr.

21 Chris Fletcher 5-9 185 Jr.12 Roland Jackson Jr. 5-10 150 Jr.

Kickoff Returns25 Kyle Lewis 6-0 202 RFr.

6 Chris Nicholls 5-8 170 Sr.12 Roland Jackson Jr. 5-10 150 Jr.

Holder88 Zac Powell 6-2 220 Jr.32 Elias Stokes 5-11 190 So.10 Carson McMurtrey 6-4 198 So.

2014 Cal Poly Football . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Mustang StandoutsNick Dzubnar, Linebacker, Senior, 6-2, 250, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA

Dzubnar, who landed on the Buck Buchanan Award watch list two weeks ago, has tallied double-digit tackles in nine of 10 games this season, including acareer-high 19 at South Dakota State, matched at Sacramento State, and 18 more against Montana State. He is No. 3 in career tackles with 389. He leads theBig Sky and the FCS with 14.2 tackles per game. Among his 142 tackles this season are 9.0 for lost yardage and 3.0 sacks. Dzubnar moved from Sam to Mikelast fall and, as a junior, led the Mustangs with 112 total tackles (No. 8 in Big Sky), including 7.0 for lost yardage, one sack, six pass breakups, an interception,three quarterback hurries and three forced fumbles (No. 4 in Big Sky, No. 29 in FCS). He earned 14 tackles against Colorado State, 13 against UC Davis and 12each against Yale and Montana. He has 18 career games with double-digit tackles and has played in all 41 games. Dzubnar was Cal Poly’s leading tackler as asophomore in 2012 with 107 en route to All-Big Sky honorable mention praise. He garnered a season-high 15 tackles against Weber State and added 12 againstUC Davis. He returned an interception 40 yards for a touchdown at Northern Arizona and had five pass breakups for the year. Dzubnar closed out his freshmanseason with 10 tackles at South Alabama and finished with 28 tackles for season. He was a redshirt in 2010. His career totals: 191-198--389 tackles, 23.5 TFLs,six forced fumbles, four interceptions, 14 pass breakups. Dzubnar is a 2010 graduate of Mission Viejo High, where he earned All-Orange County and All-CIF-Southern Section Pac-5 Conference honors as a senior linebacker. Dzubnar also was a wrestler for the Diablos and played ice hockey outside of high school.

Chris Brown, Quarterback, 6-2, 200, Junior, Compton, CABrown has thrown for over 190 yards in three of Cal Poly’s 10 games this season, completing 85 of 142 passes (60 percent). He has thrown 10 touch-

downs and has been intercepted three times. Against Weber State, Brown became Cal Poly’s first player in 21 Division I seasons to run and pass for atouchdown as well as catch a touchdown pass in a single game. He also is the team’s top rusher with 1,148 yards and 15 touchdowns, averaging 5.2 yardsper carry and 114.8 yards per contest, and has seven career 100-yard games, including 195 last week at Idaho State, becoming the first Mustang quarter-back to rush for over 1,000 yards in a season. He also broke the Big Sky mark for rushing yards by a quarterback (Connor Kavanagh of Portland State had1,060 yards in 2011). Brown has started all 10 games so far this year. He started six games at quarterback and played in two other contests as a sophomore,completing 66 of 117 passes (56 percent) for 836 yards and 11 touchdowns. He completed just six passes against Sacramento State, but four were fortouchdowns, and he passed for over 100 yards four times, including season-high 184 yards against Fresno State. Brown carried the ball 126 times andgained 685 yards, scoring eight times. He set a school record for a quarterback with 195 yards rushing against UC Davis, scoring three times, and smashedthat mark with 226 yards on 21 carries against Montana on Oct. 25, 2014. As a freshman, Brown played in the season opener against San Diego and threwone incomplete pass. Brown quarterbacked Dominguez High School under head coach Willie Donerson to a 10-2 record last fall, including its fifth SanGabriel Valley League championship in the last seven years and a second-round berth in the CIF-Southern Section Western Division playoffs.

Brandon Howe, Fullback, Senior, 6-2, 225, San Juan Capistrano, CAA team captain, Howe has rushed for 715 yards and eight touchdowns in 10 games as a senior. He has not been tackled

for lost yardage this season and surpassed the 100-yard mark for the first time in his career Oct. 4 against Southern Utah with133 yards on 28 carries and one touchdown. He added 98 yards, scoring once, against Montana, 87 yards and a score againstWeber State, 86 yards and one score against Montana State and 81 yards and two touchdowns against Portland State. As abackup to Akaninyene Umoh in his junior season, Howe rushed for 271 yards on 58 carries, scoring three touchdowns. Heplayed in 10 games as a sophomore with starts against Weber State, Portland State and Sacramento State after moving overfrom the defensive side of the ball. Howe rushed for a season-high 78 yards on nine carries against Weber State, scoring atouchdown on a 37-yard run. As a redshirt freshman in 2011, he played in six games as a reserve linebacker. Howe rushed for752 yards and recorded 83 tackles in his senior season (2009) under head coach Brent Melbon at Dana Hills High School. Heaveraged 6.6 yards per rush. Howe was a team captain, team MVP and team defensive player of the year. He also recordedtwo interceptions, nine pass breakups and one forced fumble en route to first-team All-South Coast League and second-teamAll-Orange County honors as a defensive back.

Cameron Ontko, Linebacker, 6-0, 235, Senior, Seven Hills, OHOntko is No. 2 on the team in tackles with 91 (37 solo), including 6.0 tackles for lost yardage and one sack. He notched a season-high

15 tackles against Sacramento State and added 12 against Portland State, 11 against Northern Arizona and 10 against Montana. Ontkowas second on Cal Poly’s defense as a junior with 108 total tackles (43 solo) in 11 games en route to All-Big Sky Conference honorablemention praise. He recorded a career-high 17 tackles in the season finale at Northern Colorado and also produced double-digit tackles infour other games ... 14 tackles against Montana, 13 against Yale and 12 each against Fresno State and Colorado State. His junior-yeartotals include 7.0 tackles for lost yardage, including a sack against Eastern Washington, and he intercepted a pass in the Sacramento Stategame. In his first season as a Mustang, Ontko earned 42 tackles (24 solo) as a sophomore in 2012. He produced a season-high nine tacklesat Wyoming, including eight solo stops. Ontko played in all 12 games, including one start in the UC Davis contest. Ontko played in threegames as a redshirt freshman at Wisconsin in 2011, all in September, against UNLV, Oregon State and South Dakota. He was namedWisconsin’s defensive scout team player of the week for the South Dakota game and transferred to Cal Poly over the summer of 2012. Hewas a redshirt at Wisconsin in 2010. Rated No. 131 at outside linebacker in country by Scout.com, Ontko totaled 215 tackles, 3,100 rushingyards and 3,600 all-purpose yards in his career at Walsh Jesuit High School in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. He was a two-time team MVP.

Chris Nicholls, Slotback, 5-8, 170, Senior, Brea, CANicholls has played slotback, wide receiver, punter and return specialist as a Mustang. As a senior, he has rushed for 251 yards on 39 carries (6.4 yards per carry) and two touch-

downs. He also has caught 12 passes for 128 yards, has averaged 4.0 yards on three punt returns and 18.8 yards on 11 kickoff returns. He likely is the only player in the FCS to puntand return punts. As a junior, Nicholls rushed 34 times for 210 yards and three touchdowns, including a season-high 73 yards on nine carries and one score against Northern Arizonaand 67 yards on 10 trips with one touchdown against UC Davis. Nicholls also caught 15 passes for 161 yards, including a season-high four receptions against San Diego and threemore against Colorado State. He returned 15 kickoffs 298 yards, averaging almost 20 yards per return, and his longest kickoff return was 51 yards against Eastern Washington. Nichollsalso returned one punt seven yards against San Diego. As a sophomore in 2012, he finished 25th in the nation in punt returns (8.47 average) and No. 37 in kickoff returns (24.00). Hereturned 19 punts for 161 yards, including a long of 27 yards against Weber State, and also had a 23-yard return against Portland State. Nicholls returned 22 kickoffs 528 yards, thelongest a 54-yarder against Eastern Washington. He also notched kickoff returns of 42, 44 and 47 yards. Nicholls played in nine games with four starts as a redshirt freshman. He wasa redshirt in 2010. Nicholls was a versatile offensive performer under head coach Troy Thomas at Servite High School, rushing for 498 yards (7.5 yards per carry) and 15 touchdownsand catching 41 passes for 776 yards and seven more scores. He was named most valuable player of the Trinity League as a wide receiver and earned first-team All-Orange Countyand first-team all-CIF-Southern Section Pac-5 honors. He also was named third-team all-state Division III by calhisports.com.


2014 Cal Poly Football Opponents Scoreboard(All Times Pacific)

NEW MEXICO STATE (2-8)Aug. 28 Cal Poly 28-10 WSept. 6 at Georgia State* 34-31 WSept. 13 at UTEP 24-42 LSept. 20 New Mexico 35-38 LSept. 27 at LSU 7-63 LOct. 4 Georgia Southern* 28-36 LOct. 11 at Troy* 24-41 LOct. 18 at Idaho* 17-29 LOct. 25 ByeNov. 1 Texas State* 29-37 LNov. 8 Louisiana-Lafayette* 16-44 LNov. 22 UL-Monroe* 5 p.m.Nov. 29 at Arkansas State* TBA

*Sun Belt Conference game

SOUTH DAKOTA STATE (6-4)Aug. 30 at Missouri 18-38 LSept. 6 Cal Poly 44-18 WSept. 13 at Southern Utah 26-6 WSept. 20 Wisconsin-Oshkosh 41-3 WSept. 27 ByeOct. 4 at Illinois State* 10-45 LOct. 11 Missouri State* 32-28 WOct. 18 at Northern Iowa* 31-28 WOct. 25 Youngstown State* 27-30 LNov. 1 at North Dakota State* 17-37 LNov. 8 at Indiana State* 32-17 WNov. 15 Western Illinois* 12 noonNov. 22 South Dakota* 12 noon

*Missouri Valley Conference game

PORTLAND STATE (3-7)Aug. 30 at Oregon State 14-29 LSept. 6 Western Oregon 45-38 WSept. 13 at Washington State 21-59 LSept. 20 at Cal Poly 14-42 LSept. 27 ByeOct. 4 UC Davis* 23-14 WOct. 11 at North Dakota* 16-24 LOct. 18 Northern Arizona* 17-21 LOct. 25 at Weber State* 30-17 WNov. 1 Idaho State* 13-31 LNov. 8 at Montana State* 22-29 LNov. 15 at Sacramento State* 2 p.m.Nov. 21 Eastern Washington* 7:05 p.m.

*Big Sky Conference game

NORTHERN ARIZONA (7-3)Aug. 30 at San Diego State 7-38 LSept. 6 at Abilene Christian 27-21 WSept. 13 New Mexico Highlands 62-23 WSept. 20 at South Dakota 21-28 LSept. 27 Cal Poly* 38-35 WOct. 4 at Northern Colorado* 17-24 LOct. 11 ByeOct. 18 at Portland State* 21-17 WOct. 25 Eastern Washington* 28-27 WNov. 1 at Weber State* 29-22 WNov. 8 UC Davis* 23-21 WNov. 15 at North Dakota* 11 a.m.Nov. 22 Southern Utah* 1 p.m.


SOUTHERN UTAH (2-8)Aug. 30 at Nevada 19-28 LSept. 6 at Southeastern Louisiana 14-41 LSept. 13 South Dakota State 6-26 LSept. 20 at Fresno State 16-56 LSept. 27 Weber State* 31-28 WOct. 4 at Cal Poly* 39-42 LOct. 11 Eastern Washington* 30-42 LOct. 18 at Idaho State* 28-56 LOct. 25 North Dakota* 35-17 WNov. 1 ByeNov. 8 at Sacramento State* 21-42 LNov. 15 Montana* 12:05 p.m.Nov. 22 at Northern Arizona* 1 p.m.


WEBER STATE (1-9)Aug. 28 at Arizona State 14-45 LSept. 6 North Dakota State 7-24 LSept. 13 at Sacramento State 31-42 LSept. 20 at Stephen F. Austin 20-35 LSept. 27 at Southern Utah* 28-31 LOct. 4 ByeOct. 11 Cal Poly* 24-30 LOct. 18 at Montana State* 13-23 LOct. 25 Portland State* 17-30 LNov. 1 Northern Arizona* 22-29 LNov. 8 at North Dakota* 24-12 WNov. 15 Northern Colorado* 12 noonNov. 22 at Idaho State* 1:30 p.m.


SACRAMENTO STATE (5-5)Aug. 30 at Incarnate Word 49-13 WSept. 6 at California 14-55 LSept. 13 Weber State 42-31 WSept. 20 Menlo 59-14 WSept. 27 at Idaho State* 24-44 LOct. 4 Montana State* 56-59 LOct. 11 at Northern Colorado* 43-38 WOct. 18 Cal Poly* 27-56 LOct. 25 ByeNov. 1 at Montana* 13-31 LNov. 8 Southern Utah* 42-21 WNov. 15 Portland State* 2 p.m.Nov. 22 at UC Davis* 1 p.m.


MONTANA (6-4)Aug. 30 at Wyoming 12-17 LSept. 6 Central Washington 48-14 WSept. 13 South Dakota 28-20 WSept. 20 at North Dakota State 10-22 LSept. 27 Northern Colorado* 38-13 WOct. 4 at North Dakota* 18-15 WOct. 11 ByeOct. 18 UC Davis* 42-28 WOct. 25 at Cal Poly* 21-41 LNov. 1 Sacramento State* 31-13 WNov. 8 at Eastern Washington* 26-36 LNov. 15 at Southern Utah* 12 p.m.Nov. 22 Montana State* TBA


MONTANA STATE (7-3)Aug. 30 at Arkansas State 10-37 LSept. 6 Black Hills State 57-10 WSept. 13 Central Arkansas 43-33 WSept. 20 Eastern Washington 51-52 LSept. 27 North Dakota* 29-18 WOct. 4 at Sacramento State* 59-56 WOct. 11 at UC Davis* 77-37 WOct. 18 Weber State* 23-13 WOct. 25 ByeNov. 1 at Cal Poly* 27-35 LNov. 8 Portland State* 29-22 WNov. 15 Idaho State* 12:40 p.m.Nov. 22 at Montana* TBA

* Big Sky Conference game

IDAHO STATE (7-3)Aug. 28 at Utah 14-56 LSept. 6 at Utah State 20-40 LSept. 13 Chadron State 39-34 WSept. 20 ByeSept. 27 Sacramento State* 44-24 WOct. 4 at Eastern Washington* 53-56 LOct. 11 Simon Fraser 66-14 WOct. 18 Southern Utah* 56-28 WOct. 25 at Northern Colorado* 46-12 WNov. 1 at Portland State* 31-13 WNov. 8 Cal Poly* 30-28 WNov. 15 at Montana State* 12:40 p.m.Nov. 22 Weber State* 1:35 p.m.


UC DAVIS (1-8)Aug. 30 at Stanford 0-45 LSept. 6 Fort Lewis (Colo.) 52-17 WSept. 13 at Colorado State 21-49 LSept. 20 ByeSept. 27 Eastern Washington* 14-37 LOct. 4 at Portland State* 14-23 LOct. 11 Montana State* 37-77 LOct. 18 at Montana* 28-42 LOct. 25 ByeNov. 1 Northern Colorado* 21-27 LNov. 8 at Northern Arizona* 21-23 LNov. 15 at Cal Poly* 6:05 p.m.Nov. 22 Sacramento State* 1 p.m.

*Big Sky Conference game#FCS Playoff game

SAN DIEGO (8-1)Sept. 6 Western New Mexico 23-17 WSept. 13 at Jacksonville* 18-35 LSept. 20 Princeton 39-29 WSept. 27 at Marist* 20-16 WOct. 4 ByeOct. 11 Stetson* 31-23 WOct. 18 at Butler* 27-21 WOct. 25 Dayton* 40-29 WNov. 1 at Drake* 17-14 WNov. 8 Morehead State* 49-28 WNov. 15 Valparaiso* 1 p.m.Nov. 22 Cal Poly 4 p.m.

*Pioneer League game


Head Coach Tim WalshSixth Year • UC Riverside ‘7738-29 at Cal Poly (Sixth Season) • 155-111 Overall (24th Season)

The Tim Walsh FileBirthdate: December 17, 1954Birthplace: San Francisco, CACollege: B.A., UC Riverside (1977)Family: Jody Walsh (wife)

and children Luke (34), Casey (29), Sean (27) and Megan (20)

Hometown: San Mateo, CA

Coaching Experience:Cal Poly, 2009-Present Head Coach (Sixth Season, 38-29)

No. 4 in Rushing Offense, 2010No. 6 in Rushing Offense, 2011No. 3 in Rushing Offense, 2012One Buck Buchanan Award FinalistOne Walter Payton Award FinalistSix All-Americans

U.S. Military Academy, 2007-08 Offensive Coordinator (QBs) No. 9 in Rushing Offense, 2008 Recruited in nine Western states

Portland State University, 1993-2006 Head Coach (90-68 in 14 Seasons) Winningest Coach in School History Three Division II Playoff Appearances One FCS Playoff Appearance (2000) 1999 Eddie Robinson Award Finalist Three Walter Payton Award Finalists

Sonoma State University, 1989-92 Head Coach (27-14 in Four Seasons) Winningest Coach in School History One NCAC Championship (1991) Two-Time NCAC Coach of the Year

Sonoma State University, 1987-88 Offensive Coordinator (QBs) 23 School Records Set on Offense

Santa Clara University, 1986 Defensive Coordinator (LBs)

Moreau Catholic High School, 1981-85 Head Coach Serra (San Mateo) High School, 1977-80 Assistant Coach

Tim Walsh, offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at theUnited States Military Academy for two seasons, was named Cal Poly’s16th head football coach on Jan. 9, 2009, and, after guiding theMustangs to a 4-7 mark in his first campaign, turned it around with threeconsecutive winning seasons, a Great West Conference title in 2011and, in his fourth year at the helm of the Mustangs, a share of the BigSky Conference crown and a second-round NCAA Division I FootballChampionship Subdivision playoff berth in 2012.

Under Walsh’s guidance, Cal Poly finished 7-4, 6-5 and 9-3 from2010-12 before last season’s 6-6 mark at Cal Poly.

Walsh has compiled a 155-111 record in 23-plus seasons as a college head coach, includingfour years at Sonoma State (27-14 from 1989-92), 14 more seasons at Portland State (90-68 from1993-2006) and five at Cal Poly (38-29 from 2009-Present). He guided Sonoma State to theNorthern California Athletic Conference title in 1991 (ending UC Davis’ streak of 20 consecutiveconference titles), a pair of NCAA Division II playoff berths while at Sonoma State and four morepostseason berths while at Portland State.

A charismatic speaker and motivator, Walsh guided Sonoma State to three winning seasons infour years at the helm of the Seawolves and 10 more above-.500 campaigns in his 14-year termat Portland State. With the Vikings, Walsh coached 14 All-Americans and 11 Academic All-Americans.

During Walsh’s 11 seasons when the Vikings were in the Big Sky, he coached players whoearned 39 first-team All-Big Sky honors, 51 on the second team, 80 honorable mentions, 58Academic All-Big Sky honorees, 59 Big Sky Players of the Week, 20 national player of the weekhonorees, five Walter Payton Award finalists and one Buck Buchanan Award finalist.

Cal Poly’s 2009 squad posted a 4-1 record at home, finished No. 6 in the nation in punt returns(15.60), No. 11 in turnover margin (+1.00), 19th in rushing offense (178.45 yards per game) and23rd in time of possession (31:22) and was ranked as high as No. 12 in the national polls.

The 2010 Mustang squad also finished 4-1 at home en route to a 7-4 mark. The Mustangsearned six come-from-behind victories, split six games on a very difficult road schedule one yearafter going winless (0-6) and winning three straight games late in the year to put Cal Poly in a posi-tion to compete for a playoff berth. Cal Poly’s triple-option offense finished fourth in the nation inrushing offense, averaging 252.91 yards a game, and 14th in rushing defense, allowing only106.82 yards a contest. The Mustangs also were No. 3 in punt returns and No. 16 in both time ofpossession and sacks allowed. The team finished the 2010 season with national rankings of No.24 in The Sports Network/Fathead.com media poll and No. 23 in the Football ChampionshipSubdivision Coaches Poll.

In 2011 Jackson landed on the All-Great West first team for the fourth time as Cal Poly finished4-1 at home once again en route to a 6-5 campaign. Jackson also earned numerous All-Americanhonors, played in the Senior Bowl and participated in the NFL Scouting Combine. Fullback JakeRomanelli became the first Mustang in five years and the 14th overall to surpass the 1,000-yardmark in rushing yards, finishing with 1,015 yards. .

The 2012 playoff squad was led by FCS All-Americans Deonte Williams and Kennith Jackson.Williams is Cal Poly’s No. 2 rusher all-time for a single season with 1,506 yards, scored 12 touch-downs, was a finalist for the Walter Payton Award and was selected to play in the Casino Del SolAll-Star Game. Jackson finished second in tackles for the fourth straight year with 97 stops andalso intercepted a pair of passes. Both were among the four Mustangs earning first- or second-team All-Big Sky honors. Ten others earned honorable mention praise.

Cal Poly was 5-0 at home and finished No. 1 in the FCS in passing efficiency, No. 3 in rushingoffense, No. 7 in scoring offense, No. 8 in sacks allowed and No. 13 in total offense. The Mustangslost to eventual national runner-up Sam Houston State in the second round of the FCS playoffs.

A Serra High School (San Mateo, Calif.) graduate, Walsh played football at UC Riverside in themid-1970s as a backup quarterback and earned a bachelor’s degree in history in 1977.

He began his coaching career at his high school alma mater, Serra, spending four years (1977-80) as an assistant coach before becoming head coach (1981-85) at Moreau Catholic High Schoolin Hayward. Walsh moved into the college coaching ranks in 1986, becoming an assistant coachand defensive coordinator at Santa Clara for one season.

In 1987 and 1988, Walsh was offensive coordinator at Sonoma State before becoming headcoach of the Seawolves (then the Cossacks) in 1989. His first season in Rohnert Park produced a4-6 mark, but Walsh guided Sonoma State to 7-3, 9-2 and 7-3 records in his final three years there.

Walsh embarked upon a 14-year head coaching career at Portland State in 1993, guiding theVikings to NCAA Division II playoff berths each of his first three seasons. Portland State elevatedits athletics program to Division I in 1996 and Walsh guided the Vikings to a quartet of second-place finishes in the Big Sky along with a third and three fourths. In 14 seasons at the helm,Walsh’s Vikings were 62-21 at home.

Walsh, inducted into the halls of fame at both Portland State and Sonoma State, was a finalistfor the Eddie Robinson Award (FCS Coach of the Year) in both 1999 and 2012.

The list of coaches who were assistants under Walsh includes Dan Hawkins (Colorado), GaryPatterson (Texas Christian) and Chris Peterson (Boise State). National Football League playerswho competed under Walsh’s tutelage include -- from Sonoma State -- offensive lineman LarryAllen (Dallas) -- and from Portland State -- tight end Tony Curtis (Dallas), wide receiver ShaunBodiford (Green Bay), linebacker Jordan Senn (Indianapolis) and linebacker Adam Hayward(Tampa Bay).

Walsh and his wife, Jody, have four children: Luke (34), Casey (29), Sean (27) and Megan (20).

Cal PolyDominique Johnson, Minn.Asa Jackson, BaltimoreDeonte Williams, OaklandJohnny Millard, St. Louis

ArmyNone

Portland StateHerman Smith,

Tampa BayDarick Holmes,

Buffalo/IndianapolisJames Hundon, Cincinnati

Sammie Burroughs, Indianapolis

Paul Bradford, S.D./Minn.Tony Curtis, DallasTerry Charles, S.D./HoustonShaun Bodiford,

Green Bay/NY GiantsJordan Senn, IndianapolisAdam Hayward,

Tampa BayDarren Heerspink, Miami

Sonoma StateLarry Allen,

Dallas/San Francisco

Former Walsh Players in NFL


The Last Time It Happened ...A shutout was recordedCP - vs. Weber State, 47-0 (10/12/13)Opp - at Nevada, 63-0 (11/14/98)

There was a tie gameCP - at UC Davis, 31-31 (10/10/92)

The game went into overtimeCP - vs. Montana, 14-21 Loss in 1 OT (10/19/13)

A safety was recordedCP - vs. McNeese State (9/25/10)Opp - by Sam Houston State (12/1/12)

An interception was returned for a touchdownCP - Nick Dzubnar vs. Northern Arizona (11/17/12)

40 yardsOpp - Courtney Hall of Northern Colorado (11/23/13)

48 yards

A punt was returned for a touchdownCP - Tredale Tolver vs. Wisconsin (11/22/08)

40 yardsOpp - Isaiah Burse (2) of Fresno State (9/7/13)

61 and 58 yards

A kickoff was returned for a touchdownCP - Alex Hubbard vs. Northern Colorado (11/23/13)

94 yardsOpp - Bo Bolen of Weber State (10/11/14)

94 yards

A fumble was recovered for a touchdownCP - Kenny Jackson vs. Dixie State (10/24/09)

32 yardsOpp - Brandon Phillips of Northern Arizona (11/17/12)

61 yards

There was a blocked puntCP - Ryan Taylor vs. Dixie State (10/24/09)Opp - by Herbert Gamboa of Montana (10/19/13)

There was a blocked field goalCP - Sullivan Grosz vs. Yale (10/5/13)Opp - by Jordan Tripp of Montana (10/19/13)

An individual rushed for 100 or more yardsCP - Chris Brown vs. Idaho State (11/8/2014

195 yardsKori Garcia vs. Idaho State (11/8/14)

105 yardsOpp - Xavier Finney of Idaho State (11/8/14)

125 yards

An individual rushed for over 200 yardsCP - Chris Brown vs. Montana (10/25/14)

226 yardsOpp - Cory Koenig of South Dakota State (10/20/07)

259 yards

An individual passed for over 300 yardsCP - Jonathan Dally vs. Weber State (9/15/07)

328 yardsOpp - Garrett Safron of Sacramento State (10/18/14)

306 yards

An individual passed for over 400 yardsCP - Tony Smith vs. South Dakota (11/14/09)

407 yardsOpp - Ammon Olsen of Southern Utah (10/4/14)

402 yards

A team scored over 50 pointsCP - vs. Sacramento State, 56-27 Win (10/18/14)Opp - Eastern Washington, 53-51 Win (11/12/11)

A team scored 21 or more points in a quarterCP - 21 (3rd) vs. Sacramento State (10/18/14)Opp - 21 (4th) by South Dakota State (9/6/14)

A team overcame a halftime deficit and wonCP - vs. Montana State (trailed 17-14 and won 35-27)

(11/1/14)Opp - Northern Arizona (trailed 21-17 and won 38-35)

(9/27/14)

A team won after trailing at end of three quartersCP - Trailed Southern Utah 31-28 and won 42-39

(10/4/14)Opp - Montana (trailed 7-14 and won 21-14 OT)

(10/19/13)


2014 Cal Poly Pronunciation Guide

2014 Cal Poly Travel Roster -- Idaho State Game

No. Name Pos. Pronunciation1 Kai Ross . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .QB Ky2 Dano Graves . . . . . . . . . . . . .QB DAN-oh3 Jordan Williams . . . . . . . . . . .DB4 Joshua Jeter . . . . . . . . . . . . . .SB GEE-turr4 Cameron Ontko . . . . . . . . . . . .LB ONT-koe6 Chris Nicholls . . . . . . . . . . . .WR6 Tim Puerling . . . . . . . . . . . . . .DB PURE-ling7 Willie Tucker . . . . . . . . . . . . .WR8 Jordan Hines . . . . . . . . . . . . .WR9 Chris Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . .QB9 Karlton Dennis . . . . . . . . . . . .DB

10 Carson McMurtrey . . . . . . . . .WR11 Burton De Koning . . . . . . . . . .LB dee-CONE-ing12 Roland Jackson Jr. . . . . . . . .WR13 Kenny Mitchell . . . . . . . . . . . .SB14 Andrew Barna . . . . . . . . . . . .QB BAR-nuh16 Frankie Griggs . . . . . . . . . . . .DB17 Grant Caraway . . . . . . . . . . . .QB18 Aaryn Bouzos . . . . . . . . . . . . .DB BOO-zose19 Clark Hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . .WR19 Dylan Mohamed . . . . . . . . . . .DB Moe-HAH-med20 Alex Suchesk . . . . . . . . . . . . .SB SUE-check20 Fernando Cabico . . . . . . . . . .DB Kuh-BEE-ko21 Chris Fletcher . . . . . . . . . . . . .DB22 Malcolm Davis . . . . . . . . . . . .WR22 Aaron Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . .DB23 Dave Douglas . . . . . . . . . . . . .DB24 Kori Garcia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .SB25 Kyle Lewis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .SB26 Jonathan LaBonty . . . . . . . . .DB La BONN-tee27 Rocky Meszaros . . . . . . . . . . .SB Meh-ZARR-us27 Matt McNab . . . . . . . . . . . . . .DB28 Joe Protheroe . . . . . . . . . . . . .SB PRO-throw29 B.J. Nard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .DB29 Lance Mudd . . . . . . . . . . . . . .SB30 Kai Sheffie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .DB Ky31 Brandon Howe . . . . . . . . . . . .FB32 Elias Stokes . . . . . . . . . . . . . .SB33 Clayton Hibbert . . . . . . . . . . . .LB HIBB-urt34 Kevin Porche . . . . . . . . . . . . .SB Porsh35 Connor Deutsch . . . . . . . . . . .SB35 Jared Mohamed . . . . . . . . . . .FB Moe-HAH-med36 Joseph Gigantino . . . . . . . . . .LB Jig-an-TEEN-oh37 Mike Searson . . . . . . . . . . . .WR37 Nate Palomino . . . . . . . . . . . .LB38 Kaulin Blair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .DB Collin39 R.J. Mazolewski . . . . . . . . . . .DB MAZZ-oh-LEW-ski40 Brent Michaels . . . . . . . . . . . .FB40 Grant Alton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .LB41 Nick Dzubnar . . . . . . . . . . . . .LB Duh-ZOOB-narr42 Noah Letuligasenoa . . . . . . . .DL LeTU-lee-yah-se-NO-uh43 Tu’uta Inoke . . . . . . . . . . . . . .LB TOO-tuh Ih-NO-key44 Chris Judge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .DL46 Trevor Weis . . . . . . . . . . . . . .DB rhymes with rice (with a w)47 Austin Denham . . . . . . . . . . . .SB DEN-um

No. Name Pos. Pronunciation48 Josh Letuligasenoa . . . . . . . . .DL LeTU-lee-yah-se-NO-uh49 Samuel Boyden . . . . . . . . . . . . .K51 Ross Berry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .OL53 Anders Turner . . . . . . . . . . . . .LB54 Samo Savusa . . . . . . . . . . . . .DL SAM-oh Suh-VOOS-uh55 Jack Ferguson . . . . . . . . . . . .LB56 Nick Moyer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .LB57 Dylan Gutierrez . . . . . . . . . . . .OL GOO-Tee-AIR-ez58 Joe Coleman . . . . . . . . . . . . .OL59 Matt Fisher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .OL60 Marvin Abou . . . . . . . . . . . . . .OL Ah-BOO62 Harry Whitson . . . . . . . . . . . . .OL63 Joey Kuperman . . . . . . . . . . .OL COOP-per-mun64 Billy Shipman . . . . . . . . . . . . .DL65 Sam Ogee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .OL OH-gee66 Calvin Sandeen . . . . . . . . . . .OL San-DEAN67 Nick Enriquez . . . . . . . . . . . . .OL En-REEK-kez68 Weston Walker . . . . . . . . . . . .OL69 EJ Galvez . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .OL GAL-vez70 Sam Kenney . . . . . . . . . . . . . .OL71 Zach Shallcross . . . . . . . . . . .OL SHALL-cross72 Erik Stafford . . . . . . . . . . . . . .OL73 Marcus Paige-Allen . . . . . . . . .DL74 Miles Williams . . . . . . . . . . . . .OL75 Derek Sabo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .OL SAY-bo76 Zach Rusick . . . . . . . . . . . . . .DL RUE-sick77 Stephen Sippel . . . . . . . . . . . .OL SIP-pell78 Tom Hickel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .OL79 Caeden Johnson-Green . . . . .DL80 Austin Albison . . . . . . . . . . . . .TE AL-buh-son81 Zach Schottenfeld . . . . . . . . . . .K SHOT-ten-feld82 Kory Fox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .WR83 Stephen Pyle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .K83 Logan Mayes . . . . . . . . . . . . .DL84 Reagan Enger . . . . . . . . . . . . .TE 85 Omar Omilabu . . . . . . . . . . . .DL Oh-MEE-luh-boo86 Sam Holguin . . . . . . . . . . . . .WR HOLE-gwynn87 Brendan Quinn . . . . . . . . . . . .TE88 Zac Powell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .LS89 James Foug . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .K Rhyne with rogue (with an f)90 Jake Irwin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .DL91 Colin Dzubnar . . . . . . . . . . . . .DE Collin Duh-ZOOB-narr92 Chris Lawrence . . . . . . . . . . . .DL94 Tyler Alsey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .DL ALL-see95 Kelly Shepard . . . . . . . . . . . . .DL96 Andrew Hauser . . . . . . . . . . . .DL HOUSE-ur97 Jason Patterson . . . . . . . . . . .DL98 Wesley Flowers . . . . . . . . . . .DL99 Fino Elisaia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .DL FEE-no EE-luh-sigh-uh Ben Adam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .K Alex Denbaugh . . . . . . . . . . . .QB DEN-baugh Andrew Hunter . . . . . . . . . . . .LB Brandon Lee . . . . . . . . . . . . . .SB Nate Shipley . . . . . . . . . . . . . .DL Shawn Swanson . . . . . . . . . . .OL

No. Name Pos.2 Dano Graves QB3 Jordan Williams DB4 Cameron Ontko LB6 Chris Nicholls WR8 Jordan Hines WR9 Chris Brown QB9 Karlton Dennis DB

10 Carson McMurtrey WR11 Burton De Koning LB12 Roland Jackson Jr. WR13 Kenny Mitchell SB14 Andrew Barna QB19 Dylan Mohamed DB20 Alex Suchesk SB20 Fernando Cabico DB21 Chris Fletcher DB

No. Name Pos.23 Dave Douglas DB24 Kori Garcia SB25 Kyle Lewis WR27 Rocky Meszaros SB28 Joe Protheroe FB29 Lance Mudd SB30 Kai Sheffie DB31 Brandon Howe FB32 Elias Stokes FB34 Kevin Porche DB36 Joseph Gigantino LB38 Kaulin Blair DB39 R.J. Mazolewski DB40 Brent Michaels FB41 Nick Dzubnar LB43 Tu’uta Inoke LB

No. Name Pos.44 Chris Judge LB46 Trevor Weis DB48 Josh Letuligasenoa DL55 Jack Ferguson LB56 Nick Moyer LB58 Joe Coleman DL59 Matt Fisher OL60 Marvin Abou OL63 Joey Kuperman OL64 Billy Shipman OL67 Nick Enriquez OL68 Weston Walker OL70 Sam Kenney OL73 Marcus Paige-Allen OL74 Miles Williams OL75 Derek Sabo OL

No. Name Pos.77 Stephen Sippel OL78 Tom Hickel OL80 Austin Albison TE81 Zach Schottenfeld K83 Logan Mayes DL86 Sam Holguin WR87 Brendan Quinn TE88 Zac Powell LS89 James Foug K90 Jake Irwin DL91 Colin Dzubnar DL92 Chris Lawrence DL94 Tyler Alsey DL95 Kelly Shepard DL96 Andrew Hauser DL97 Jason Patterson DL

Tentative -- Subject to Change


2014 Cal Poly Football Statistics -- November 8, 2014 (Ten Games)

DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTENDAug. 28 at New Mexico State L 10-28 13,772Sept. 6 at South Dakota State L 18-44 12,219Sept. 13 ByeSept. 20 Portland State (NC) W 42-14 8,834Sept. 27 *at Northern Arizona L 35-38 11,545Oct. 4 *Southern Utah W 42-39 6,086Oct. 11 *at Weber State W 30-24 8,613

DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTENDOct. 18 *at Sacramento State W 56-27 10,934Oct. 25 *Montana W 41-21 10,775Nov. 1 *Montana State W 35-27 8,909Nov. 8 *at Idaho State L 28-30 9,323Nov. 15 *UC Davis Nov. 22 *at U. San Diego

* Big Sky Conference game

CP OPPSCORING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .337 292

Points Per Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33.7 29.2Points Off Turnovers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 20

FIRST DOWNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .249 214Rushing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .186 97Passing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49 101Penalty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 16

RUSHING YARDAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . .3582 1812Yards gained rushing . . . . . . . . . . . . .3720 1982Yards lost rushing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138 170Rushing Attempts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .650 367Average Per Rush . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5.5 4.9Average Per Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . .358.2 181.2TDs Rushing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 14

PASSING YARDAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1271 2357Comp-Att-Int . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88-147-3 193-315-10Average Per Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8.6 7.5Average Per Catch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14.4 12.2Average Per Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127.1 235.7TDs Passing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 22

TOTAL OFFENSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4853 4169Total Plays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .797 682Average Per Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6.1 6.1Average Per Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . .485.3 416.9

KICK RETURNS: #-Yards . . . . . . . .32-540 41-854PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards . . . . . . . . . .5-19 12-57INT RETURNS: #-Yards . . . . . . . . . . .10-49 3-51KICK RETURN AVERAGE . . . . . . . . . .16.9 20.8PUNT RETURN AVERAGE . . . . . . . . . .3.8 4.8INT RETURN AVERAGE . . . . . . . . . . . .4.9 17.0FUMBLES-LOST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-3 7-3PENALTIES-Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54-498 44-406

Average Per Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49.8 40.6PUNTS-Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46-1657 43-1781

Average Per Punt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36.0 41.4Net punt average . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33.9 39.1

KICKOFFS-Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59-3551 56-3260Average Per Kick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60.2 58.2Net kick average . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38.5 40.1

TIME OF POSSESSION/Game . . . . 32:17 27:433RD-DOWN Conversions . . . . . . . . .81/158 55/131

3rd-Down Pct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51% 42%4TH-DOWN Conversions . . . . . . . . . .17/27 9/16

4th-Down Pct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63% 56%SACKS BY-Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-74 12-57MISC YARDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0 0TOUCHDOWNS SCORED . . . . . . . . . . .48 37FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS . . . . . . . . . .2-2 11-14ON-SIDE KICKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-1 0-2RED-ZONE SCORES . . . . . . .(42-48) 88% (29-32) 91%RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS .(40-48) 83% (23-32) 72%PAT-ATTEMPTS . . . . . . . . . . .(43-46) 93% (35-35)100%ATTENDANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34604 66406

Games/Avg Per Game . . . . . . . . . .4/8651 6/11068Neutral Site Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0/0

BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT TotalCal Poly 72 86 97 82 0 337Opponents 45 101 68 78 0 292

OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL *BIG SKY 6-4 4-0 2-4 0-0 5-2

Team Statistics Individual Statistics

PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD LongChris Nicholls 3 12 4.0 0 12Chris Fletcher 2 7 3.5 0 7Total.......... 5 19 3.8 0 12Opponents...... 12 57 4.8 0 20

KICKOFF RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD LongKyle Lewis 14 288 20.6 0 36Chris Nicholls 11 207 18.8 0 28Brent Michaels 3 15 5.0 0 5Nick Dzubnar 2 27 13.5 0 30Roland Jackson 2 3 1.5 0 3Total.......... 32 540 16.9 0 36Opponents...... 41 854 20.8 1 94

INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD LongKarlton Dennis 3 7 2.3 0 7Jordan Williams 3 0 0.0 0 0Nick Dzubnar 1 38 38.0 0 38Cameron Ontko 1 0 0.0 0 0Dave Douglas 1 0 0.0 0 0Chris Fletcher 1 4 4.0 0 4Total.......... 10 49 4.9 0 38Opponents...... 3 51 17.0 0 21

FUMBLE RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD LongNick Moyer 1 7 7.0 0 7Total.......... 1 7 7.0 0 7Opponents...... 0 0 0.0 0 0

RUSHING G Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/GChris Brown 10 219 1229 81 1148 5.2 15 57 114.8Kori Garcia 10 133 875 24 851 6.4 6 42 85.1Brandon Howe 10 157 715 0 715 4.6 8 39 71.5Chris Nicholls 8 39 263 12 251 6.4 2 39 31.4Lance Mudd 8 27 177 1 176 6.5 0 19 22.0Joe Protheroe 10 27 175 2 173 6.4 2 62 17.3Brent Michaels 9 10 97 0 97 9.7 1 47 10.8Dano Graves 4 18 80 5 75 4.2 3 19 18.8Roland Jackson 10 2 53 0 53 26.5 0 40 5.3Kenny Mitchell 9 8 38 3 35 4.4 0 15 3.9Kyle Lewis 10 2 18 2 16 8.0 0 18 1.6TEAM 7 8 0 8 -8 -1.0 0 0 -1.1Total.......... 10 650 3720 138 3582 5.5 37 62 358.2Opponents...... 10 367 1982 170 1812 4.9 14 70 181.2

PASSING G Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/GChris Brown 10 152.34 85-142-3 59.9 1242 10 89 124.2Dano Graves 4 62.60 2-4-0 50.0 6 0 4 1.5Kori Garcia 10 623.20 1-1-0 100.0 23 1 23 2.3Total.......... 10 153.10 88-147-3 59.9 1271 11 89 127.1Opponents...... 10 140.82 193-315-10 61.3 2357 22 58 235.7

RECEIVING G No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/GKenny Mitchell 9 16 194 12.1 2 43 21.6Kori Garcia 10 15 142 9.5 2 46 14.2Jordan Hines 10 12 214 17.8 2 50 21.4Chris Nicholls 8 12 128 10.7 0 22 16.0Roland Jackson 10 11 351 31.9 1 89 35.1Brandon Howe 10 8 71 8.9 1 25 7.1Kyle Lewis 10 5 70 14.0 1 44 7.0Austin Albison 10 3 49 16.3 1 28 4.9Carson McMurtrey 10 3 26 8.7 0 15 2.6Chris Brown 10 1 23 23.0 1 23 2.3Clark Hunter 1 1 2 2.0 0 2 2.0Lance Mudd 8 1 1 1.0 0 1 0.1Total.......... 10 88 1271 14.4 11 89 127.1Opponents...... 10 193 2357 12.2 22 58 235.7


2014 Cal Poly Football Statistics -- November 8, 2014 (Ten Games)

FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg BlkStephen Pyle 1-1 100.0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 24 0Zach Schottenfeld 1-1 100.0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 20 0FG SEQUENCE CAL POLY OPPONENTSNew Mexico State (24) -South Dakota State - (46)Portland State - -Northern Arizona - (19)

FG SEQUENCE CAL POLY OPPONENTSSouthern Utah - (34),38Weber State (20) (40),47Sacramento State - (32),(44)Montana - 38

FG SEQUENCE CAL POLY OPPONENTSMontana State - (36),(41)Idaho State - (35),(27),(39)UC Davis U. San Diego

DEFENSE |-------Tackles-------| |-Sacks-| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| BlkNO. PLAYER GP Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds No-Yds Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf41 Nick Dzubnar 10 63 79 142 9.0-33 3.0-19 1-38 3 1 . . . .

4 Cameron Ontko 10 37 54 91 6.0-25 1.0-11 1-0 3 . . . . .21 Chris Fletcher 10 42 19 61 4.5-12 . 1-4 8 . . . . .48 Josh Letuligasenoa 10 25 32 57 4.5-16 2.0-10 . 1 2 . 2 . .23 Dave Douglas 9 25 19 44 . . 1-0 5 . . . . .

3 Jordan Williams 10 26 13 39 1.0-5 . 3-0 5 . . . . .11 Burton DeKoning 10 16 22 38 2.5-4 0.5-0 . 1 2 . . . .

9 Karlton Dennis 10 26 9 35 . . 3-7 6 . . . . .73 Marcus Paige-Allen 10 7 25 32 2.5-5 1.0-2 . 1 1 1-0 . . .44 Chris Judge 7 11 19 30 4.0-27 3.0-24 . 2 1 1-0 . . .92 Chris Lawrence 9 4 21 25 0.5-1 . . . 2 . . . .43 Tu'uta Inoke 9 5 17 22 2.5-8 . . . . . . . .20 Fernando Cabico 10 6 8 14 1.5-2 . . 3 1 . . . .95 Kelly Shepard 10 8 5 13 . . . 2 1 . . . .46 Trevor Weis 10 7 4 11 . . . . . . . . .56 Nick Moyer 10 3 7 10 1.0-3 1.0-3 . . . 1-7 . . .83 Logan Mayes 9 3 4 7 1.0-5 0.5-5 . . . . . . .38 Kaulin Blair 10 4 3 7 . . . . . . . . .86 Sam Holguin 10 4 3 7 . . . . . . . . .39 RJ Kazolewski 10 6 1 7 . . . . . . . . .91 Colin Dzubnar 9 5 1 6 2.0-5 . . . 1 . . . .90 Jake Irwin 4 3 3 6 . . . 2 . . . . .28 Joe Protheroe 10 4 1 5 . . . . . . . . .13 Kenny Mitchell 9 4 1 5 . . . . . . . . .99 Fino Elisaia 10 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . .36 Joe Gigantino 5 3 . 3 . . . . . . 1 . .25 Kyle Lewis 10 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .88 Zac Powell 10 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .94 Tyler Alsey 9 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .19 Dylan Mohamed 6 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .96 Andrew Hauser 2 . 1 1 0.5-2 . . . . . . . .87 Brendan Quinn 8 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .80 Austin Albison 10 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .40 Brent Michaels 9 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .31 Brandon Howe 10 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .

9 Chris Brown 10 1 . 1 1.0-3 . . . . . . . . Total.......... 10 358 378 736 44-156 12-74 10-49 42 12 3-7 3 . . Opponents...... 10 495 406 901 43.0-126 12-57 3-51 17 9 3-0 3 . .

ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/GChris Brown 10 1148 23 0 0 0 1171 117.1Kori Garcia 10 851 142 0 0 0 993 99.3Brandon Howe 10 715 71 0 0 0 786 78.6Chris Nicholls 8 251 128 12 207 0 598 74.8Roland Jackson 10 53 351 0 3 0 407 40.7Kyle Lewis 10 16 70 0 288 0 374 37.4Kenny Mitchell 9 35 194 0 0 0 229 25.4Jordan Hines 10 0 214 0 0 0 214 21.4Lance Mudd 8 176 1 0 0 0 177 22.1Joe Protheroe 10 173 0 0 0 0 173 17.3Brent Michaels 9 97 0 0 15 0 112 12.4Dano Graves 4 75 0 0 0 0 75 18.8Nick Dzubnar 10 0 0 0 27 38 65 6.5Austin Albison 10 0 49 0 0 0 49 4.9Carson McMurtrey 10 0 26 0 0 0 26 2.6Chris Fletcher 10 0 0 7 0 4 11 1.1Karlton Dennis 10 0 0 0 0 7 7 0.7Clark Hunter 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 2.0TEAM 7 -8 0 0 0 0 -8 -1.1Total.......... 10 3582 1271 19 540 49 5461 546.1Opponents...... 10 1812 2357 57 854 51 5131 513.1

TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/GChris Brown 10 361 1148 1242 2390 239.0Kori Garcia 10 134 851 23 874 87.4Brandon Howe 10 157 715 0 715 71.5Chris Nicholls 8 39 251 0 251 31.4Lance Mudd 8 27 176 0 176 22.0Joe Protheroe 10 27 173 0 173 17.3Brent Michaels 9 10 97 0 97 10.8Dano Graves 4 22 75 6 81 20.2Roland Jackson 10 2 53 0 53 5.3Kenny Mitchell 9 8 35 0 35 3.9Kyle Lewis 10 2 16 0 16 1.6TEAM 7 8 -8 0 -8 -1.1Total.......... 10 797 3582 1271 4853 485.3Opponents...... 10 682 1812 2357 4169 416.9

PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 BlkdElias Stokes 28 1022 36.5 59 2 9 9 0Chris Nicholls 10 342 34.2 42 0 4 1 0Stephen Pyle 8 293 36.6 46 0 1 4 0Total.......... 46 1657 36.0 59 2 14 14 0Opponents...... 43 1781 41.4 74 4 24 19 0

KICKOFFS No. Yds Avg TB OB Retn Net YdLnJames Foug 47 2877 61.2 14 1 Zach Schottenfeld 5 288 57.6 2 0 Stephen Pyle 5 290 58.0 1 0 Elias Stokes 2 96 48.0 0 0 Total.......... 59 3551 60.2 17 1 854 38.5 26Opponents...... 56 3260 58.2 19 2 540 40.1 24

|------ PATs ------|SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Pts.Chris Brown 16 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0-0 0 0 96Brandon Howe 9 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 54Kori Garcia 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 48Zach Schottenfeld 0 1-1 42-44 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 45Dano Graves 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18Kenny Mitchell 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12Chris Nicholls 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12Jordan Hines 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-1 0 0 12Joe Protheroe 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12Austin Albison 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Kyle Lewis 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Roland Jackson 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Brent Michaels 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Stephen Pyle 0 1-1 1-2 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 4Total.......... 48 2-2 43-46 0-1 0 0-1 0 0 337Opponents...... 37 11-14 35-35 0-1 1 1-1 0 0 292


Game 1New Mexico State 28, Cal Poly 10August 28, 2014Aggie Memorial Stadium, Las Cruces, NM Attn: 13,772

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – Freshman Larry Rose scored two touch-downs and sophomore Tyler Rogers passed for a pair of scores asNew Mexico State defeated Cal Poly 28-10 in a season-openingfootball game for both schools at Aggie Memorial Stadium.

Rose, who rushed for over 2,900 yards and 49 touchdowns inhigh school a year ago, compiled 149 yards on 30 carries in his firstcollege game. He caught a six-yard pass from Rogers for a touch-down in the third quarter and ran six yards for another score in thefinal period as the Aggies earned their first win ever against Cal Polyin four tries.

Cal Poly trailed just 14-10 at halftime after a 24-yard field goal byStephen Pyle, but New Mexico State outscored the Mustangs 14-0in the second half for the victory.

Mustang starting quarterback Chris Brown rushed for 66 yards on17 carries and completed one of four passes for two yards before hewas relieved by Dano Graves midway through the final period.Graves connected on one of three passes for four yards.

Cal Poly had the advantage in total offense and time of posses-sion through the first three periods, but couldn't generate muchoffense in the second half as New Mexico State made defensiveadjustments to counter the Mustangs' Triple Option.

Cal Poly also turned the ball over twice and committed a costlyholding penalty that wiped out a 40-yard gain by Brown in the sec-ond quarter. Both Mustang turnovers resulted in New Mexico Statetouchdowns.

Senior fullback Brandon Howe scored Cal Poly’s lone touchdownwith a three-yard run in the first quarter, capping a 77-yard, 11-playdrive. Pyle's 24-yard field goal came 20 seconds before halftime.

Sophomore slotback Kori Garcia rushed for 84 yards on 11 car-ries and senior slotback Chris Nicholls added 67 yards on just eighttrips for Cal Poly. The two Mustang receptions were by junior RolandJackson Jr. and Nicholls.

Senior linebacker Nick Dzubnar notched 12 tackles and juniorcornerback Chris Fletcher garnered his first career interception.Score By Quarters 1 2 3 4 ScoreCal Poly 7 3 0 0 10New Mexico State 7 7 7 7 28Scoring SummaryFirst Quarter9:46 NMS Morgan 30 pass from Rogers (Johnson kick) 0 74:48 CP Howe 3 run (Pyle kick) 7 7Second Quarter8:07 NMS Hall 1 run (Johnson kick) 7 140:20 CP FG Pyle 24 10 14Third Quarter7:05 NMS Rose 6 pass from Rogers (Johnson kick) 10 21Fourth Quarter8:51 NMS Rose 6 run (Rogers kick) 10 28Team Statistics CP NMSFirst Downs 14 21Rushes - Yards 49-259 47-197Passing Yards 6 158Passes 2-7-1 18-27-1Total Offense Plays - Yards 56-265 74-355Fumble Returns -Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns -Yards 1-12 4-46Kickoff Returns -Yards 4-72 2-27Interception Returns -Yards 1-(-4) 1-10Punts - Average 7-36.1 5-41.4Fumbles -Lost 1-1 2-0Penalties -Yards 4-21 2-20Possession Time 23:54 36:06Sacks By: Number -Yards 0-0 0-0Individual StatisticsRushing:

CP - Garcia 11-84, Nicholls 8-67, Brown 17-66, Howe 8-24, Graves 3-12,Mitchell 2-6

NMS - Rose 30-149, Betancourt 7-42, Hall 6-22, Rogers 3-(-15), Team 1-(-1)Passing:

CP - Graves 1-3-0, 4; Brown 1-4-1, 2NMS - Rogers 18-27-1, 158

Receiving:CP - Nicholls 1-4, RJackson 1-2NMS - Morgan 6-51, Brown 4-44, Rose 4-13, Matthews 2-19

Tackles:CP - NDzubnar 6-6-12, JLetuligasenoa 3-8-11, Ontko 2-7-9NMS - Ibekwe 5-9-14, Butler 3-8-11, Auelau 1-7-8

Game 2South Dakota State 44, Cal Poly 18September 6, 2014Coughlin-Alumni Stadium, Brookings, S.D. Attn: 12,219

BROOKINGS, S.D. – Backup quarterback Zach Lujan, makinghis first collegiate start, threw three touchdown passes and seniorrunning back Zach Zenner recorded his 23rd career 100-yard gameas No. 11/12 South Dakota State defeated Cal Poly 44-18 in a non-conference game at Coughlin-Alumni Stadium.

Zenner rushed for 193 yards on 30 carries and scored once on a15-yard run for South Dakota State.

Mustang senior linebacker Nick Dzubnar made a career-high 19tackles and junior quarterback Chris Brown passed for a career-high202 yards, but South Dakota State compiled 502 yards in totaloffense for its first win over the Mustangs since 2007.

Cal Poly still leads the series, 5-3.Cal Poly led only once at 12-10 after Brown ran seven yards for

one touchdown and, with 4:29 left in the second period, Kori Garciaran nine yards for the Mustangs' second score.

Cal Poly also got the ball to start the third period, but was forcedto punt after collecting a pair of first downs and South Dakota Statebegan to pull away with an 81-yard drive capped by Jake Wieneke's11-yard touchdown pass from Lujan.

Roland Jackson caught an 89-yard pass from Brown midwaythrough the final period and Brown plunged one yard for Cal Poly'sfinal touchdown of the game.

Brown rushed for 87 yards on 20 carries and completed 16 of 21passes for 202 yards. His favorite target was fullback Brandon Howewith four catches for 29 yards. Garcia rushed for 86 yards on 17 car-ries.

Dave Douglas earned his first career interception for Cal Polywhile Jordan Williams and Cameron Ontko each recorded eighttackles. First Mustang sack of the season was recorded by sopho-more defensive end Josh Letuligasenoa.Score By Quarters 1 2 3 4 ScoreCal Poly 6 6 0 6 18South Dakota State 7 9 7 21 44Scoring SummaryFirst Quarter7:22 SDS Wesley 36 pass from Lujan (Syrovatka kick) 0 71:50 CP Brown 7 run (kick failed) 6 7Second Quarter7:14 SDS FG Syrovatka 46 6 104:29 CP Garcia 9 run (run railed) 12 100:39 SDS Schneider 16 pass from Lujan (run failed) 12 16Third Quarter8:14 SDS Wieneke 11 pass from Lujan (Syrovatka kick) 12 23Fourth Quarter12:13 SDS Zenner 15 run (Syrovatka kick) 12 307:42 CP Brown 1 run (pass failed) 18 303:08 SDS Gandy 1 run (Syrovatka kick) 18 370:56 SDS Mengarelli 55 run (Syrovatka kick) 18 44Team Statistics CP SDSFirst Downs 20 25Rushes - Yards 51-226 39-318Passing Yards 202 184Passes 16-21-0 12-20-1Total Offense Plays - Yards 72-428 59-502Fumble Returns -Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns -Yards 0-0 3-13Kickoff Returns -Yards 5-100 4-75Interception Returns -Yards 1-0 0-0Punts - Average 5-37.2 3-41.3Fumbles -Lost 0-0 2-0Penalties -Yards 7-56 5-35Possession Time 29:05 30:55Sacks By: Number -Yards 1-4 3-14Individual StatisticsRushing:

CP - Brown 20-87, Garcia 17-86, Nicholls 5-28, Howe 6-19, Protheroe 1-8,Mitchell 1-0, Lewis 1-(-2)

SDS -- Zenner 30-193, Mengarelli 5-73, Wieneke 1-52, Finnes 1-3Passing:

CP - Brown 16-21-0, 202; SDS - Lujan 12-20-1, 184Receiving:

CP - Howe 4-29, Nicholls 3-29, Jackson 2-106, Mitchell 2-12, McMurtrey2-11, Lewis 2-6, Hines 1-9

SDS - Wesley 3-67, Schneider 3-35, Wieneke 2-37, Raymond 2-30Tackles:

CP - NDzubnar 5-14-19, JWilliams 3-5-8, Ontko 1-7-8, Paige-Allen 0-7-7SDS - Mears 7-3-10, Gentile 6-2-8, Kreutzfeldt 5-3-8, Hassell 5-2-7


Game 3Cal Poly 42, Portland State 14September 20, 2014Alex G. Spanos Stadium, San Luis Obispo, CA Attn: 8,834

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. – Junior quarterback Chris Brownrushed for two touchdowns, passed for another and senior fullbackBrandon Howe added two more scores as Cal Poly opened its five-game 2014 home football schedule with a 42-14 victory overPortland State in a non-conference matchup of Big Sky rivals.

The Mustangs are 6-0 in home openers under head coach TimWalsh. Walsh also is 4-0 against Portland State, where he coachedfor 14 seasons (1993-2006).

Brown rushed for 159 yards, scoring on runs of 3 and 32 yards.He also broke off a 57-yard run to set up another Mustang touch-down. Howe and sophomore slotback Kori Garcia both establishedcareer highs in rushing yards as the Mustangs amassed 470 totalrushing yards, averaging 6.4 yards per carry. Howe added 81 yardson 14 trips and scored on a four-yard run as well as a four-yard passfrom Brown. Garcia contributed 103 yards on 18 carries, including atouchdown run of five yards.

Brown completed four of seven passes for 61 yards and the onescore to Howe.

Portland State, which averaged 361 yards of total offense in itsfirst three games this season, was held to just 286 total yards,including 180 on the ground and 106 through the air. QuarterbackKieran McDonagh, completing 55 percent of his passes through thefirst three contests, was just nine of 26 for 89 yards Saturday.

Cal Poly scored the first 35 points of the game and never lookedback, scoring on drives of 67, 88, 87, 85, 72 and 80 yards. PortlandState scored twice in the fourth quarter to avoid a shutout.

Junior quarterback Dano Graves tallied Cal Poly's final touch-down on a one-yard run late in the fourth quarter.

Cal Poly's defensive leaders were senior linebackers CameronOntko and Nick Dzubnar with 12 and 10 tackles, respectively.Fernando Cabico and Jake Irwin each recorded two pass breakups.

There were no turnovers in the game. Cal Poly compiled a 36- to24-minute advantage in time of possession.Score By Quarters 1 2 3 4 ScorePortland State 0 0 0 14 14Cal Poly 7 14 14 7 42Scoring SummaryFirst Quarter7:16 CP Garcia 5 run (Schottenfeld kick) 0 7Second Quarter8:38 CP Brown 3 run (Schottenfeld kick) 0 141:02 CP Brown 32 run (Schottenfeld kick) 0 21Third Quarter6:00 CP Howe 4 run (Schottenfeld kick) 0 280:00 CP Howe 4 pass from Brown (Schottenfeld kick) 0 35Fourth Quarter11:09 PSU Long 27 run (Gonzales kick) 7 352:46 CP Graves 1 run (Schottenfeld kick) 7 420:49 PSU Tatum 17 pass from McDonagh (Gonzales kick) 14 42Team Statistics PSU CPFirst Downs 15 25Rushes - Yards 35-180 74-470Passing Yards 106 61Passes 12-30-0 4-7-0Total Offense Plays - Yards 65-286 81-531Fumble Returns -Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns -Yards 0-0 2-0Kickoff Returns -Yards 5-68 2-38Interception Returns -Yards 0-0 0-0Punts - Average 9-42.4 6-32.7Fumbles -Lost 0-0 0-0Penalties -Yards 2-11 6-60Possession Time 24:07 35:53Sacks By: Number -Yards 1-5 0-0Individual StatisticsRushing:

PSU - Long 6-45, Vega 4-43, Richard 10-32, McDonagh 6-22, Penn 5-18CP - Brown 12-159, Garcia 18-103, Howe 14-81, Graves 6-39, Michaels

4-24, Mudd 6-23, Protheroe 7-19, Jackson 1-13, Nicholls 4-11, Team 2-(-2)Passing:

PSU - McDonagh 9-26-0, 89; Penn 3-4-0, 17CP - Brown 4-7-0, 61; Graves 0-0-0, 0

Receiving:PSU - Closs 3-28, Carter 3-4, Toureen 2-48, Adams 2-2CP - Howe 2-29, Albison 1-28, Mitchell 1-4

Tackles:PSU - Onwuasor 9-1-10, Washington 5-3-8, Jackson 5-1-6, Alexis 4-2-6CP - Ontko 6-6-12, NDzubnar 6-4-10, Cabico 1-4-5, Dennis 3-1-4

Game 4Northern Arizona 38, Cal Poly 35September 27, 2014Walkup Skydome, Flagstaff, AZ Attn: 11,545

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – Northern Arizona quarterback ChaseCartwright hit running back Casey Jahn with a 12-yard touchdownpass with 21 seconds remaining Saturday night, lifting theLumberjacks to a 38-35 victory over Cal Poly in the Big SkyConference opener for both schools.

Northern Arizona is 10-1 in its series against Cal Poly.The lead changed hands four times and the game was tied twice.

Northern Arizona, which erased 7-0, 14-7, 28-17 and 35-31 Cal Polyleads, drove 71 yards in 10 plays for the winning points.

Cal Poly compiled 25 first downs and 485 yards in total offense,converting on all four of its fourth-down plays, but Northern Arizonaproduced 514 total yards, including 320 passing yards from its back-up quarterback.

Mustang quarterback Chris Brown completed 10 of 17 passes fora career-high 214 yards and one touchdown – a five-yarder toJordan Hines early in the second quarter. Brown also rushed for 91yards on 26 carries, scoring twice on runs of 1 and 7 yards.

Senior slotback Chris Nicholls ran nine yards for a touchdown latein the first half and finished with 47 yards on nine carries while seniorfullback Brandon Howe added a one-yard scoring run that gave CalPoly its 28-17 advantage six minutes into the third period. Howerushed for 76 yards on 16 carries while sophomore slotback KoriGarcia added 50 yards on eight trips.

Hines, who had caught 11 passes in his entire Mustang career,made five catches for 117 yards Saturday while Nicholls and RolandJackson each caught a pair of passes.

Cal Poly's defensive leaders included senior linebacker NickDzubnar with 13 tackles, his fourth straight double-digit tackle perfor-mance this season. Cameron Ontko added 11 tackles and JoshLetuligasenoa 10.Score By Quarters 1 2 3 4 ScoreCal Poly 7 14 7 7 35Northern Arizona 7 10 14 7 38Scoring SummaryFirst Quarter11:53 CP Brown 1 run (Schottenfeld kick) 7 05:57 NAU Jountii 12 run (Hawkins kick) 7 7Second Quarter14:55 CP Hines 5 pass from Brown (Schottenfeld kick) 14 712:44 NAU Gardner 52 pass from Cartwright (Hawkins kick) 14 143:46 NAU FG Hawkins 19 14 171:31 CP Nicholls 9 run (Schottenfeld kick) 21 17Third Quarter9:07 CP Howe 1 run (Schottenfeld kick) 28 176:07 NAU Umodu 25 pass from Cartwright (Hawkins kick) 28 240:13 NAU Umodu 5 pass from Cartwright (Hawkins kick) 28 31Fourth Quarter6:31 CP Brown 7 run (Schottenfeld kick) 35 310:21 NAU Jahn 12 pass from Cartwright (Hawkins kick) 35 38Team Statistics CP NAUFirst Downs 25 28Rushes - Yards 61-271 37-194Passing Yards 214 320Passes 10-17-2 23-36-1Total Offense Plays - Yards 78-485 73-514Fumble Returns -Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns -Yards 0-0 0-0Kickoff Returns -Yards 0-0 2-44Interception Returns -Yards 1-0 2-41Punts - Average 3-48.3 3-39.3Fumbles -Lost 1-0 0-0Penalties -Yards 5-44 4-28Possession Time 30:05 29:55Sacks By: Number -Yards 1-11 2-8Individual StatisticsRushing:

CP - Brown 26-91, Howe 16-76, Garcia 8-50, Nicholls 9-47, Protheroe 1-4,Mudd 1-3

NAU - Jahn 20-103, Jountii 5-49, Paige 5-26, Marks 2-8, Cartwright 4-6Passing:

CP - Brown 10-17-2, 214; NAU - Cartwright 22-35-1, 279; Holmes 1-1-0, 41Receiving:

CP - Hines 5-117, Jackson 2-61, Nicholls 2-21, McMurtrey 1-15NAU - Jahn 7-61, Holmes 5-67, Umodu 3-38, Butler 2-50, Baldenegro 2-9

Tackles:CP - NDzubnar 4-9-13, Ontko 4-7-11, JLetuligasenoa 1-9-10, Douglas 5-2-7NAU - Lewis 7-6-13, Bailey 3-7-10, Hasquet 2-7-9, Horn 6-2-8


Game 6Cal Poly 30, Weber State 24October 11, 2014Stewart Stadium, Ogden, UT Attn: 8,613

OGDEN, Utah – Junior quarterback Chris Brown and sophomoreslotback Kori Garcia both threw touchdown passes to each other asCal Poly defeated Weber State 30-24 in a Big Sky game.

Brown also rushed for one score, becoming the first player in CalPoly's 21-year Division I history to pass and run for touchdowns andcatch a scoring pass in the same game.

Brown completed eight of 15 passes for 198 yards, including twolong passes to Roland Jackson Jr., and rushed for 90 yards on 27carries to spark Cal Poly offensively.

Brown, who scored from one yard out in the second quarter, hitGarcia with an 11-yard touchdown pass just before halftime as CalPoly took a 17-14 lead into the lockerroom at the break.

Ten minutes into the third quarter, Brown pitched the ball toGarcia, who lofted a 23-yard scoring pass to Brown for a 24-17Mustang lead.

Weber State's Bo Bolen returned the ensuing kickoff 94 yards fora touchdown, tying the game at 24-24.

With 13:46 to play in the game, senior fullback Brandon Howecapped an 80-yard drive with a one-yard dive, putting Cal Poly infront again, 30-24. The extra-point kick was missed.

Weber State missed a 47-yard field goal and Cal Poly also wasable to stop the Wildcats on two other fourth-quarter drives to pre-serve the victory.

Cal Poly amassed 510 total yards on 82 plays – 289 yards rush-ing and 221 passing – while holding Weber State to 276 total yards(179-97). Howe finished with 87 yards on 23 carries. Top Mustangreceiver was Jackson with two catches for 100 yards and Garciawith two receptions for 57 yards.

Senior linebacker Nick Dzubnar collected 14 tackles while JoshLetuligasenia added 10.Score By Quarters 1 2 3 4 ScoreCal Poly 3 14 7 6 30Weber State 0 14 10 0 24Scoring SummaryFirst Quarter8:22 CP FG Schottenfeld 20 3 0Second Quarter7:59 WSU Kehano 4 pass from Green (Kealamakia kick) 3 74:40 CP Brown 1 run (Schottenfeld kick) 10 74:20 WSU Smith 70 run (Kealamakia kick) 10 140:23 CP Garcia 11 pass from Brown (Schottenfeld kick) 17 14Third Quarter11:12 WSU FG Kealamakia 40 17 175:22 CP Brown 23 pass from Garcia (Schottenfeld kick) 24 175:09 WSU Bolen 94 kickoff return (Kealamakia kick) 24 24Fourth Quarter13:46 CP Howe 1 run (kick failed) 30 24Team Statistics CP WSUFirst Downs 22 18Rushes - Yards 66-289 37-193Passing Yards 221 97Passes 9-16-0 16-24-1Total Offense Plays - Yards 82-510 61-290Fumble Returns -Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns -Yards 0-0 3-18Kickoff Returns -Yards 0-0 5-193Interception Returns -Yards 1-7 0-0Punts - Average 6-33.8 5-44.2Fumbles -Lost 1-1 1-1Penalties -Yards 6-44 2-10Possession Time 35:08 24:52Sacks By: Number -Yards 1-10 2-13Individual StatisticsRushing:

CP - Brown 27-90, Howe 23-87, Jackson 1-40, Nicholls 4-32, Lewis 1-18,Garcia 7-14, Mitchell 1-9, Mudd 1-(-1), Team 1-0

WSU - Smith 16-156, Bolen 10-28, Green 10-9, Team 1-0Passing:

CP - Brown 8-15-0, 198; Garcia 1-1-0, 23WSU - Hreen 16-23-1, 97; Kaimikaua 0-1-0, 0

Receiving:CP - Jackson 2-100, Garcia 2-57, Brown 1-23, Mitchell 1-17, Hines 1-15,

Howe 1-5, Lewis 1-4WSU - Batchelor 4-31, Kehano 3-16, Smith 3-12, Livingston 2-4

Tackles:CP - NDzubnar 6-8-14, JLetuligasenoa 5-5-10, De Koning 4-5-9,

JWilliams 4-1-5, Ontko 3-2-5WSU - Tela 3-12-15, King 6-5-11, Burton 6-2-8

Game 5Cal Poly 42, Southern Utah 39October 4, 2014Alex G. Spanos Stadium, San Luis Obispo, CA Attn: 6,086

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. – Six Cal Poly players scored touch-downs as the Mustangs, who let a 21-0 lead slip away, rallied for a42-39 Big Sky Conference football victory over Southern Utah.

Brandon Howe, Brent Michaels, Chris Brown and Kori Garcia allscored on the ground while Jordan Hines and Austin Albison caughttouchdown passes. Howe and Brown both went over the 100-yardmark for the second time this season.

Howe, who now has a pair of 100-yard games in his career,rushed for a career-high 133 yards on 28 carries and scored on aone-yard run in the first quarter. Brown increased his total of career100-yard games to five with 110 yards on 17 carries, scoring on aone-yard run on the first play of the fourth quarter, giving Cal Polythe lead for good at 35-31.

Brown, who completed his first eight pass attempts of the game,also connected with Albison on a 13-yard scoring pass and withHines on a 24-yarder, both in the first quarter, and completed 13 of17 passes for 141 yards.

The pair of touchdown passes and the run by Howe gave theMustangs a 21-0 lead, but Southern Utah turned to its passing gameafter being held to just one rushing yard in the opening period and,by the 12-minute mark of the third quarter, had wiped out Cal Poly'sadvantage.

Cal Poly regrouped and scored three of the game's next fourtouchdowns for the win.

Both teams accumulated over 500 yards in total offense, combin-ing for 1,097 yards. Cal Poly, however, built an advantage of 38 min-utes, 28 seconds to 21:32 for Southern Utah and ran 97 plays to"just" 73 for the Thunderbirds.Score By Quarters 1 2 3 4 ScoreSouthern Utah 0 17 14 8 39Cal Poly 21 0 7 14 42Scoring SummaryFirst Quarter10:32 CP Albison 13 pass from Brown (Schottenfeld kick) 0 78:28 CP Howe 1 run (Schottenfeld kick) 0 141:38 CP Hines 24 pass from Brown (Schottenfeld kick) 0 21

Second Quarter14:08 SUU FG McGirr 34 3 2110:00 SUU JBrown 29 pass from Olsen (McGirr kick) 10 210:56 SUU Olsen 3 run (McGirr kick) 17 21

Third Quarter12:05 SUU Allphin 5 pass from Olsen (McGirr kick) 24 219:06 CP Michaels 4 run (Schottenfeld kick) 24 285:00 SUU Jessop 20 pass from Olsen (McGirr kick) 31 28

Fourth Quarter14:56 CP Brown 1 run (Schottenfeld kick) 31 3511:37 CP Garcia 5 run (Schottenfeld kick) 31 423:27 SUU Olsen 1 run (Robinson pass from Olsen) 39 42Team Statistics SUU CPFirst Downs 27 33Rushes - Yards 30-102 80-452Passing Yards 402 141Passes 29-43-1 13-17-0Total Offense Plays - Yards 73-504 97-593Fumble Returns -Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns -Yards 1-6 0-0Kickoff Returns -Yards 5-79 2-9Interception Returns -Yards 0-0 1-0Punts - Average 2-50.0 5-37.2Fumbles -Lost 1-1 2-0Penalties -Yards 4-50 10-131Possession Time 21:32 38:28Sacks By: Number -Yards 0-0 3-13Individual StatisticsRushing:

SUU - MBrown 12-57, Olsen 14-47, Afatasi 4-(-2)CP - Howe 28-133, Brown 17-110, Garcia 16-97, Mudd 7-52, Mitchell 2-23,

Protheroe 4-19, Michaels 2-12, Nicholls 3-8, Team 1-(-2)Passing:

SUU - Olsen 29-43-1, 402; CP - Brown 13-17-0, 141Receiving:

SUU - JBrown 8-159, Robinson 4-47, MBrown 4-15, Measom 3-47CP - Garcia 4-22, Nicholls 3-32, Hines 2-43, Mitchell 2-17, RJackson 1-14,

Albison 1-13Tackles:

SUU - Killebrew 12-2-14, Ahanonu 10-4-14, Kariya 8-5-13, Pili 7-5-12CP - NDzubnar 11-4-15, Douglas 5-1-6, Ontko 4-2-6, Judge 3-2-5


Game 8Cal Poly 41, Montana 21October 25, 2014Alex G. Spanos Stadium, San Luis Obispo, CA Attn: 10,775

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. – Junior quarterback Chris Brownshattered his own school record for rushing yards by a quarterbackin a single game, rambling for 226 yards and a pair of touchdownsas Cal Poly upset No. 6/7 Montana 41-21 in a Big Sky game.

Brown, who called his number just 21 times, averaging 10.8yards per carry, scored on runs of 17 and 15 yards and also brokeoff a 30-yard run to set up another touchdown as the Mustangsearned their fourth straight win since a 1-3 start.

Cal Poly handed the Grizzlies their worst Big Sky loss in 20 yearsand their worst loss to a Football Championship Subdivision team in16 seasons. Boise State beat Montana 38-14 in a 1994 Big Skygame and Western Illinois handed the Grizzlies a 52-9 setback in the1998 FCS playoffs.

It also was Montana's worst loss in three years. The Grizzlies fell42-16 to Tennessee in 2011.

Cal Poly, which exceeded the 500-yard mark in total offense forthe fifth time in its last six games, put together a 528-376 advantagein total offense against Montana, including 421 yards on 66 rushingplays. Montana passed for 298 of its total yards.

In earning his sixth career 100-yard game on the ground, Brownrecorded the 19th 200-yard game by a Mustang ball carrier in pro-gram history. His 226 yards is No. 13 on the all-time list for a singlegame. Last Mustang to rush for 200 or more yards in a game wasMark Rodgers in 2010 against South Dakota with a 235-yard perfor-mance.

Howe finished with 98 yards on 19 carries and Garcia added 47yards on 13 trips. Brown completed nine of 17 passes for 107 yardsand one score. Kenny Mitchell and Garcia each caught a pair ofpasses. Cal Poly's leading defenders were senior linebackersCameron Ontko and Nick Dzubnar with 10 and seven tackles,respectively.Score By Quarters 1 2 3 4 ScoreMontana 0 14 0 7 21Cal Poly 7 7 13 14 41Scoring SummaryFirst Quarter8:28 CP Garcia 1 run (Schottenfeld kick) 0 7Second Quarter11:57 UM Jones 1 pass from Johnson (Greenberg kick) 7 75:10 UM Saylor 20 pass from Johnson (Greenberg kick) 14 70:48 CP Howe 5 run (Schottenfeld kick) 14 14Third Quarter10:46 CP Garcia 5 pass from Brown (Schottenfeld kick) 14 210:57 CP Brown 17 run (kick failed) 14 27Fourth Quarter9:39 CP Brown 15 run (Schottenfeld kick) 14 346:34 UM Jones 2 pass from Johnson (Greenberg kick) 21 341:10 CP Graves 1 run (Schottenfeld kick) 21 41Team Statistics UM CPFirst Downs 18 28Rushes - Yards 24-78 66-421Passing Yards 298 107Passes 19-32-0 9-17-0Total Offense Plays - Yards 56-376 83-528Fumble Returns -Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns -Yards 1-4 1-0Kickoff Returns -Yards 6-101 3-32Interception Returns -Yards 0-0 0-0Punts - Average 6-40.3 3-39.0Fumbles -Lost 0-0 0-0Penalties -Yards 5-45 4-27Possession Time 25:26 34:34Sacks By: Number -Yards 1-3 2-20Individual StatisticsRushing:

UM - Van 7-45, Canada 12-26, Nguyen 2-15, Johnson 3-(-8)CP - Brown 21-226, Howe 19-98, Garcia 13-47, Graves 6-19, Mudd 1-14,

Protheroe 3-13, Michaels 1-7, Mitchell 1-(-2), Team 1-(-1)Passing:

UM - Johnson 18-31-0, 248; Burke 1-1-0, 50CP - Brown 9-17-0, 107; Graves 0-0-0, 0

Receiving:UM - Jones 8-134, Saylor 4-31, Van 3-17, Janssen 2-77CP - Mitchell 2-48, Garcia 2-14, Lewis 1-16, Howe 1-8, Albison 1-8,

Jackson 1-7, Hines 1-6Tackles:

UM - Hermanson 10-4-14, Kose 7-2-9, Van Ackeren 7-0-7, Gamboa 5-1-6CP - Ontko 4-6-10, NDzubnar 3-4-7, Williams 4-1-5, Fletcher 4-1-5

Game 7Cal Poly 56, Sacramento State 27October 18, 2014Hornet Stadium, Sacramento, CA Attn: 10,934

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Senior slotback Kenny Mitchell, juniorwide receiver Roland Jackson Jr. and freshman fullback JoeProtheroe all scored their first career collegiate touchdowns as CalPoly turned a 10-point second-quarter deficit into a 56-27 Big SkyConference victory over Sacramento State at Hornet Stadium.

Coach Tim Walsh's Mustangs outscored the Hornets 42-3 aftertrailing 17-7 with 9:39 to go in the second quarter, earning its thirdstraight win after a 1-3 start.

The Mustangs turned the game around completely in the thirdquarter, compiling a 230-26 advantage in total offense and 21-0 onthe scoreboard. Protheroe broke off a 62-yard run, senior fullbackBrandon Howe ran two yards and sophomore slotback Kori Garciaran four yards for Mustang touchdowns.

Cal Poly led 42-20 after three periods and Protheroe and juniorquarterback Dano Graves added short touchdown runs in the finalquarter to wrap up the victory.

Garcia recorded his second 100-yard game of the season, rush-ing for 141 yards on just 13 carries. Protheroe added 72 yards,Lance Mudd 55 and Howe 48 as Cal Poly amassed 393 yards on theground. Brown completed eight of 11 passes for 109 yards and twotouchdowns. Mitchell was his favorite target with three catches for12 yards.

Senior linebacker Nick Dzubnar (pictured above) matched acareer-high with 19 tackles and also teamed with Chris Judge on asack. Dzubnar also returned an interception 38 yards and a kickoff30 yards. Linebacker Cameron Ontko added 14 tackles and corner-back Chris Fletcher had 11.Score By Quarters 1 2 3 4 ScoreCal Poly 7 14 21 14 56Sacramento State 3 17 0 7 27Scoring SummaryFirst Quarter11:47 SAC FG Cornish 32 0 310:42 CP Nicholls 3 run (Schottenfeld kick) 7 3Second Quarter14:53 SAC Carter 26 pass from Safron (Cornish kick) 7 109:39 SAC Safron 21 run (Cornish kick) 7 178:27 CP Jackson 52 pass from Brown (Schottenfeld kick) 14 172:48 SAC FG Cornish 44 14 200:47 CP Mitchell 3 pass from Brown (Schottenfeld kick) 21 20Third Quarter7:31 CP Protheroe 62 run (Schottenfeld kick) 28 204:15 CP Howe 2 run (Schottenfeld kick) 35 200:44 CP Garcia 4 run (Schottenfeld kick) 42 20Fourth Quarter12:16 CP Protheroe 2 run (Schottenfeld kick) 49 209:23 SAC Carter 5 pass from Safron (Cornish kick) 49 277:33 CP Graves 4 run (Schottenfeld kick) 56 27Team Statistics CP SACFirst Downs 25 21Rushes - Yards 56-393 37-122Passing Yards 111 327Passes 9-12-0 31-44-2Total Offense Plays - Yards 68-504 81-449Fumble Returns -Yards 1-7 0-0Punt Returns -Yards 0-0 0-0Kickoff Returns -Yards 6-64 5-124Interception Returns -Yards 2-38 0-0Punts - Average 4-30.0 3-35.7Fumbles -Lost 2-1 1-1Penalties -Yards 4-30 11-135Possession Time 26:22 33:38Sacks By: Number -Yards 1-8 2-13Individual StatisticsRushing:

CP - Garcia 13-141, Protheroe 4-72, Mudd 9-55, Howe 11-48, Nicholls 4-46, Brown 11-27, Graves 3-5, Team 1-(-1)

SAC - Robinson 12-50, Coleman 10-38, Safron 13-36, Team 2-(-2)Passing:

CP - Brown 8-11-0, 109; Graves 1-1-0, 2SAC - Safron 30-43-2, 306; Kniffin 1-1-0, 21

Receiving:CP - Mitchell 3-12, Garcia 2-16, Jackson 1-52, Hines 1-17, Nicholls 1-12,

CHunter 1-2SAC - Agude 10-152, Carter 9-61, Cox 4-38, Robinson 4-21

Tackles:CP - NDzubnar 5-14-19, Ontko 7-8-15, Fletcher 6-5-11, Judge 4-5-9SAC - Kendall 6-6-12, Sankey 3-7-10, Alcala 3-6-9


Game 9Cal Poly 35, Montana State 27November 1, 2014Alex G. Spanos Stadium, San Luis Obispo CA Attn: 8,909

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. – Junior quarterback Chris Brownrushed for two touchdowns and passed for another as Cal Polyearned its fifth straight victory, upsetting No. 8/9 Montana State.

With the victory, Coach Tim Walsh's Mustangs moved into a first-place tie with Eastern Washington in the Big Sky, both with 5-1 con-ference records. Montana State fell into a tie for third place at 4-1.

For the second straight week and fourth time this season, Brownrushed for two scores and passed for another. He scored on one-and two-yard runs and finished with 97 yards on 29 carries againstthe Bobcats and also completed eight of 11 passes for 107 yards,including a 23-yard scoring strike to Kenny Mitchell in the third quar-ter, giving Cal Poly a 21-17 lead.

Montana State answered with a four-yard run by Anthony Knightmidway through the third period, giving the Bobcats a 24-21 advan-tage. After the kickoff and a 47-yard run by Brent Michaels, Mustangsenior fullback Brandon Howe bolted 24 yards for a touchdown anda 28-24 Cal Poly lead with 6:24 left in the third quarter.

Luke Daly kicked a 41-yard field goal with 1:47 left in the thirdperiod to pull Montana State to within a point at 28-27, but the high-powered Bobcat offense was held off the scoreboard the rest of theway. Brown's two-yard run with 2:38 remaining in the game cappeda 17-play, 79-yard drive, all plays on the ground and consumingeight minutes and two seconds, giving Cal Poly a 35-27 lead.

Montana State drove to the Cal Poly 19-yard line in the final min-utes of the game, but sophomore quarterback Dakota Prukop wasintercepted by Mustang junior cornerback Karlton Dennis at the two-yard line with 1:01 to play. It was the only turnover of the game.

Score By Quarters 1 2 3 4 ScoreMontana State 7 10 10 0 27Cal Poly 7 7 14 7 35Scoring SummaryFirst Quarter8:04 CP Brown 1 run (Schottenfeld kick) 0 74:47 MSU Gates 4 run (Daly kick) 7 7Second Quarter14:30 CP Garcia 2 run (Schottenfeld kick) 7 146:56 MSU Knight 1 run (Daly kick) 14 140:06 MSU FG Daly 36 17 14Third Quarter9:11 CP Mitchell 23 pass from Brown (Schottenfeld kick) 17 216:56 MSU Knight 4 run (Daly kick) 24 216:24 CP Howe 24 run (Schottenfeld kick) 24 281:47 MSU FG Daly 41 27 28Fourth Quarter2:38 CP Brown 2 run (Schottenfeld kick) 27 35Team Statistics MSU CPFirst Downs 22 25Rushes - Yards 46-288 70-376Passing Yards 178 107Passes 11-19-1 8-11-0Total Offense Plays - Yards 65-466 81-483Fumble Returns -Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns -Yards 0-0 1-7Kickoff Returns -Yards 6-120 5-128Interception Returns -Yards 0-0 1-0Punts - Average 3-39.3 2-39.5Fumbles -Lost 0-0 0-0Penalties -Yards 5-45 3-40Possession Time 25:37 34:23Sacks By: Number -Yards 0-0 3-8Individual StatisticsRushing:

MSU - Prukop 19-129, Brekke 7-49, Knight 9-48, Johnson 2-42CP - Garcia 17-124, Brown 29-97, Howe 17-86, Michaels 1-47, Mudd 1-19,

Protheroe 2-6, Mitchell 1-(-1), Team 2-(-2)Passing:

MSU - Prukop 10-18-1, 167CP - Brown 8-11-0, 107

Receiving:MSU - Griebel 3-65, Salanoa 3-32, Brekke 3-18CP - Mitchell 4-71, Garcia 3-29, Hines 1-7

Tackles:MSU - Garcia 9-6-15, Singleton 9-5-14, Moore 7-5-12, Moeakiola 4-4-8CP - NDzubnar 12-6-18, Fletcher 6-3-9, De Koning 4-4-8, Ontko 3-5-8

Game 10Idaho State 30, Cal Poly 28November 8, 2014Holt Arena, Pocatello, ID Attn: 9,323

POCATELLO, Idaho -- Senior quarterback Justin Arias passed for292 yards and three touchdowns to lead Idaho State to a 30-28 vic-tory over No. 21/23 Cal Poly in a Big Sky Conference football gameSaturday afternoon in Holt Arena.

The win was Idaho State's first in its last 25 games against aranked Football Championship Subdivision team.

Arias completed 22 of 40 passes for Idaho State, which led all theway after scoring 14 points in the first eight minutes of the game.The Bengals were 14-76 in the last eight seasons and had not wonmore than three games in a season since 2005.

Jordan Williams and Cameron Ontko both intercepted passes inthe second half, but Cal Poly could not capitalize on either theft.Ontko has two interceptions in his Mustang career and Williams eight.

Cal Poly twice trimmed the deficit to two points in the second half,but Idaho State was able to hold for the win.

Cal Poly trailed 30-28 with 2:14 to play on a 10-yard run by quar-terback Chris Brown. The Mustang defense forced a Bengal punt andCal Poly drove from the 10 to the 41 before Brown was pushed outof bounds five yards shy of the first down with seven seconds left.

Cal Poly, which ran off 99 plays in the game, finished with over480 yards for the eighth straight contest, rushing for 425 yards andpassing for 101. The Mustangs, among the leaders in the nation infourth-down conversions, converted just one of five Saturday. CalPoly converted 12 of 22 third-down plays, near its season average.

Brown finished with 195 yards on a career-high 39 rushes, scor-ing three touchdowns and recording his seventh career 100-yardgame. With 1,148 yards in 10 games, Brown is the 17th Mustang inthe 96-year history of the program -- and the first quarterback -- torush for over 1,000 yards in a season. He also has broken the BigSky single-season rushing mark for a quarterback. Old mark of1,060 yards was set by Connor Kavanagh of Portland State in 2011.Score By Quarters 1 2 3 4 ScoreCal Poly 0 7 14 7 28Idaho State 14 3 6 7 30Scoring SummaryFirst Quarter13:17 ISU Graves 21 pass from Arias (Johnson kick) 0 76:51 ISU Williams 30 pass from Arias (Johnson kick) 0 14Second Quarter8:51 ISU FG Johnson 35 0 170:26 CP Brown 10 run (Schottenfeld kick) 7 17Third Quarter13:07 CP Lewis 44 pass from Brown (Schottenfeld kick) 14 179:32 ISU FG Johnson 27 14 205:37 ISU FG Johnson 39 14 232:15 CP Brown 33 run (Schottenfeld kick) 21 23Fourth Quarter6:00 ISU Mangum 24 pass from Arias (Johnson kick) 21 302:14 CP Brown 2 run (Schottenfeld kick) 28 30Team Statistics CP ISUFirst Downs 32 19Rushes - Yards 77-425 35-140Passing Yards 101 292Passes 8-22-0 22-40-2Total Offense Plays - Yards 99-526 75-432Fumble Returns -Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns -Yards 0-0 0-0Kickoff Returns -Yards 5-102 1-23Interception Returns -Yards 2-0 0-0Punts - Average 5-34.4 4-40.5Fumbles -Lost 2-0 0-0Penalties -Yards 5-45 4-27Possession Time 34:55 25:05Sacks By: Number -Yards 0-0 1-1Individual StatisticsRushing:

CP - Brown 39-195, Garcia 13-105, Howe 15-63, Protheroe 5-32, Nicholls2-12, Mudd 1-11, Michaels 2-7

ISU - Finney 26-125, McSurdy 6-10, Arias 2-7, Team 1-(-2)Passing:

CP - Brown 8-22-0, 101; ISU - Arias 22-40-4, 292Receiving:

CP - Nicholls 2-30, Garcia 2-4, Lewis 1-44, Mitchell 1-13, Jackson 1-9,Mudd 1-1; ISU - Mangum 10-159, Williams 4-55, Malcom 3-23, Graves 2-47, Finney 2-1, Cook 1-7Tackles:

CP - NDzubnar 5-10-15, Fletcher 7-1-8, Ontko 3-4-7, Judge 1-6-7ISU - Beckstead 7-11-18, Sorensen 9-8-17, Gremaud 7-7-14, Jenkins 5-9-14


Game 9Cal Poly 34, UC Davis 16November 2, 2013Aggie Stadium, Davis CA Attn: 7,768

DAVIS, Calif. – Sophomore quarterback Chris Brown rushed for195 yards and three touchdowns as Cal Poly snapped a two-gamelosing streak by beating rival UC Davis in the renewal of The Battlefor the Golden Horseshoe.

Brown, who completed just one pass, scored on runs of 29, 5 and5 yards while Chris Nicholls and Kori Garcia both ran a yard fortouchdowns as Coach Tim Walsh's Mustangs won in Aggie Stadiumfor the first time since 2007, the facility’s inaugural season.

Brown, who missed the last three games with a hip injury, carriedthe ball 22 times, averaging 8.9 yards per trip, as Cal Poly amassed414 yards on the ground. Nicholls added 67 yards on 10 carries andGarcia 43 yards on 11 trips for the Mustangs.

Brown's 195 yards are the most by a Mustang quarterback in pro-gram history and No. 10 on Cal Poly's Division I list and 22nd overallfor rushing yardage by any player in a single game.

Cal Poly forced three UC Davis turnovers -- interceptions by BijonSamoodi and Alex Hubbard plus a fumble recovery by Samoodi.

The two teams battled to a 13-13 draw in the first half but Cal Polyoutscored UC Davis 21-3 in the second half to pull away.

Brown ran 72 yards on a third-and-11 play to set up Garcia's shortrun for a touchdown midway through the third quarter.

After Brady Stuart kicked a 35-yard field goal, his third of thegame, to cap a 69-yard UC Davis drive, Cal Poly turned two Aggieturnovers into five-yard touchdown runs by Brown to clinch the win.

Cal Poly compiled advantages of 23-18 in first downs and 429 to336 in total offense but trailed UC Davis by four minutes in time ofpossession. The Mustangs converted nine of 14 third-down plays.

Gabe Manzanares rushed for 141 yards on 29 carries whileRandy Wright completed 18 of 31 passes for 188 yards and one TD.

Mustang linebacker Nick Dzubnar collected 13 tackles whileHubbard and Johnny Millard each had eight. Grosz and Nick Leydenearned the sacks.

Score By Quarters 1 2 3 4 ScoreCal Poly 0 13 7 14 34UC Davis 3 10 0 3 16Scoring SummaryFirst Quarter3:39 UCD FG Stuart 30 0 3Second Quarter14:32 CP Brown 29 run (Zalud kick) 7 312:22 UCD FG Stuart 26 7 65:06 CP Nicholls 1 run (run failed) 13 60:18 UCD Sloat 16 pass from Wright (Stuart kick) 13 13Third Quarter7:41 CP Garcia 1 run (Zalud kick) 20 13Fourth Quarter12:13 UCD FG Stuart 35 20 165:41 CP Brown 5 run (Zalud kick) 27 161:54 CP Brown 5 run (Zalud kick) 34 16Team Statistics CP UCDFirst Downs 23 18Rushes - Yards 67-414 36-148Passing Yards 15 188Passes 1-5-0 18-31-2Total Offense Plays - Yards 72-429 67-336Fumble Returns -Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns -Yards 1-0 4-43Kickoff Returns -Yards 4-76 5-114Interception Returns -Yards 2-29 0-0Punts - Average 4-45.0 4-41.0Fumbles -Lost 1-1 1-1Penalties -Yards 4-41 4-45Possession Time 27:59 32:01Sacks By: Number -Yards 2-10 0-0Individual StatisticsRushing:

CP - Brown 22-195, Nicholls 10-67, Garcia 11-43, Rulon 5-36, Howe 7-26,Jackson 2-21, Umoh 3-16, Ivory 3-14, Stanford 1-4, Team 3-(-8)

UCD - Manzanares 29-141, Wright 6-6, Luuga 1-1Passing:

CP - Brown 1-5-0, 15; UCD - Wright 18-31-2, 188Receiving:

CP - Umoh 1-15UCD - Hemmingsen 6-70, Sloat 5-54, Manzanares 2-22, Martindale 2-12

Tackles:CP - NDzubnar 8-5-13, Hubbard 6-2-8, Millard 5-3-8, JWilliams 4-3-7

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