Cal Poly Football Quick Facts 2015 Schedule GENERAL INFORMATION Name of School: Cal Poly Date Opponent Time City / Zip: San Luis Obispo, CA 93407-0388 Sept
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Groundbreaking (September 2005) December 2005 June 2006 Alex G. Spanos Stadium• 3,480 seats spanning California Boulevard -- a mix of chairback-style seats (888), bench seating (2,540), wheelchair positions (36) and wheelchair-accompa- nying seating (36) • Widening/improve- ments to the existing athletic field (new subsurface, drainage, and irrigation system) • Mustang Memorial Plaza with copper pillars for each team member who died in 1960 plane crash and life-size Mustang Statue • New stadium lighting and public address systems • Press Box (includes press and game staff area, two Alex and Faye Spanos radio suites, two donated $8 million to coaching booths, one TV booth, eight donor the football stadium suites, one renovation project. president’s suite) • Restrooms on Concourse and Press Box levels • Catering on Press Box Level • Seating Capacity: 11,075 • A $1 million videoboard/scoreboard was installed prior to the 2009 season Hall of Fame Game (Sept. 30, 2006) Dedication ceremony Nov. 18, 2006 Savannah State game (Nov. 18, 2006) 1 Welcome to Cal Poly Football Quick Facts 2015 Schedule GENERAL INFORMATION Name of School: Cal Poly Date Opponent Time City / Zip: San Luis Obispo, CA 93407-0388 Sept. 5 at Montana (KSBY/Cowles) . .6 p.m. Founded: 1901 Sept. 12 at Arizona State (Pac-12 Networks) . .8 p.m. Enrollment: 20,186 (Fall 2014) Sept. 19 %NORTHERN IOWA (ASN) . .7:30 p.m. Nickname / Colors: Mustangs / Forest Green & Gold Sept. 26 *at Montana State (KSBY/Cowles) .12:35 p.m. Stadium (Capacity): Alex G. Spanos Stadium (11,075) Surface / Lights: Natural grass with lights (upgraded in 2006) Oct. 3 *+IDAHO STATE . .6:05 p.m. Affiliation: NCAA Football Championship Subdivision Oct. 10 *at Eastern Washington (SWX) . .1:05 p.m. Conference: Big Sky Conference (Fourth Season) Oct. 17 Bye President: Dr. Jeffrey D. Armstrong (Murray State ‘81) Oct. 24 *^PORTLAND STATE . .6:05 p.m. Athletics Director: Donald J. Oberhelman (Kansas State ‘93) Deputy Director of Athletics: Dr. Nick Pettit (Michigan State ‘98) Oct. 31 *at Southern Utah . .2 p.m. Senior Woman Administrator: Barbara Martinez Nov. 7 *&SACRAMENTO STATE . .6:05 p.m. Athletic Dept. Phone: (805) 756-2924 Nov. 14 *#at UC Davis . .2 p.m. HISTORY Nov. 21 *$NORTH DAKOTA . .6:05 p.m. First Year of Football: 1915 (Became a four-year school in 1941) All-Time Bowl/Playoff Record: 5-6 (1-3 in FCS) % Youth Day ^ Mustang Family Weekend / Homecoming Game Years in Post-Season: 7 (three in FCS -- 2005, 2008 and 2012) # Battle for the Golden Horseshoe $ Heroes Day & Mustang Country All-Time Record (97 Seasons): 492-386-20 (55.9 percent) *Big Sky Conference Game All Times Pacific All-Time Record Since 1941 (Four-Year School): 403-304-9 (56.9 percent) All-Time FCS Record (1994-2014): 131-105 (55.5 percent) (21 years) Playoff Records: Division I FCS -- 1-3 (1-1 in 2005, 0-1 in 2008 and 2012) Division II -- 4-3 (1972 0-1; 1978 0-1, 1980 3-0,1990 1-1) Table of Contents Last Playoff Appearance: Division I FCS -- 2012 (lost to Sam Houston St. 18-16) General Information 2014 Season in Review Division II -- 1990 (lost to North Dakota State 47-0) Alex G. Spanos Stadium . .IFC 2014 Year in Review . .86-90 Table of Contents . .1 2014 Final Statistics . .91-92 ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Quick Facts . .1 2014 Game-By-Game Results . .93-96 Communications Director: Eric Burdick Media Information . .2-3 2014 Team/Individual Highs . .39 Football Contact: Eric Burdick Cal Poly . .4-6 Office Phone: (805) 756-6550 President / Director of Athletics . .7 History / Records Office FAX: (805) 756-2650 Athletics Facilities . .8 Cal Poly Football History . .98-105 Home/Cell Phone: (805) 550-3427 / (805) 550-3427 Cal Poly Athletics Dept. .9-10 Buck Buchanan Winners . .106-108 Press Box Phone: (805) 756-6739 This is San Luis Obispo . .11 Mustangs in the Pros . .109-110 E-mail Address: [email protected] The Mustang Way . .12 All-Time School Records . .119-123 Big Sky Conference . .15-18 Yearly Individual Leaders . .124-125 Communications Assistants: Chris Giovannetti, Donovan Aird ROOT Sports . .17 The Last Time It Happened . .126 Web Site: www.GoPoly.com Great West Conference . .19 Cal Poly Records (FCS) . .127-139 Media Relations Overnight & Mailing Address: The Home Team . .46 Division I Lettermen . .140-142 Cal Poly Athletic Media Relations Cal Poly Postseason History . .144 Mott Gym, Room 123 2015 Mustang Football Year-By-Year Results . .146-149 1 Grand Avenue 2015 Football Preview . .21-25 Cal Poly All-Americans . .149 San Luis Obispo, CA 93407-0388 2015 Cal Poly Roster . .26-27 FCS Postseason Honors . .150 2015 Preseason Depth Chart . .28 Series Records . .151-152 MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION Preseason Honors Candidates . .41-62 All-Time Mustang Coaches . .153-154 Business Coordinator: Steve Schlick 2015 Player Profiles . .63-84 Office Phone: (805) 756-5794 Pronunciation Guide . .45 Miscellaneous Assoc. A.D./Advancement: Chris Baker Travel Plans . .47 Horseshoe Classic . .3 Office Phone: (805) 756-7188 2015 Spring Game . .50 John Madden Feature . .28 2015 Opponents . .112-117 FCS Playoffs . .57 Head Athletics Trainer: Kristal Slover 2014 Postseason Honors . .151 Mel Kaufman Award . .62 Office Phone: (805) 756-6065 Cal Poly Weight Room . .13-14 Football Athletics Trainers: Elias Levanway, Chris Ritter, Stephanie Uyeno Coaching Staff 1960/1980 Teams Honored . .145 Strength and Conditioning: Chris Holder Head Coach Tim Walsh . .29-31 Alex G. Spanos Stadium . .155 Equipment Manager: Steve Kracher Assistant Coaches . .32-37 In Memory of Osbaldo Orozco . .156 Office Phone: (805) 756-1188 Support Staff . .38-39 Mustang Memorial Plaza . .IBC FOOTBALL INFORMATION Head Coach: Tim Walsh, Seventh Year (UC Riverside ‘77) Records: At Cal Poly -- 39-30 (Six Years); Overall -- 156-112 (24 Years) Credits Best Time to Call: Mornings -- 10-11 a.m. (Contact SID) The 2015 Cal Poly Football Media Guide is published by the Cal Poly Assistant Coaches: Athletics Media Relations Office, Mott Gym, Room 123, 1 Grand Avenue, Cal Offensive Coor. (OL) -- Saga Tuitele, Seventh Year (Portland State ‘02) Poly, San Luis Obispo, CA 93407-0388 RBs/FBs/Recruiting Coor. -- Aristotle Thompson, Seventh Year (Boise State ‘01) Editor: Eric Burdick, Athletics Communications Director Wide Receivers/Special Teams Coor. -- Jim Craft, Third Year (Portland State ‘98) Photographers: Matt Brown, Eric Burdick, Chris Leschinsky, Stan Grosz, Quarterbacks -- Juston Wood, Seventh Year (Portland State ‘03) The Tribune, Alexander Bohlen, Paul Brenneman, Karen Froyland, Ray Ambler, Defensive Coor. (LBs) -- Josh Brown, Sixth Year (San Jose State ‘03) Ian Billings, Yary Photography, Cal Poly Archives, Tom Wolfe, Fox Sports Defensive Line -- Eti Ena, Third Year (Eastern Washington ‘01) Cover Design: Keith Bergher Defensive Backs -- Jacob Yoro, First Year (Hawai’i 08) Contributors: Steve Yoneda, Chris Giovannetti, Donovan Aird, Dave Grant Assistants -- Dorian Keller (TE), Allen Brown (S), James Emma (LB) What’s in a Name? Director of Football Operations/Quality Control Coach -- Joe Harper When referring to Cal Poly and its Division I athletic teams, please use “Cal Student Assistants -- Kenneth McMillan, Sebastian Ramirez Poly” or "Cal Poly Mustangs" only. These are the only names referencing the CAL POLY TEAM INFORMATION university that are registered with and approved by the NCAA. Incorrect names 2014 Record: 7-5 overall (5-3, Tie-Fifth Place in Big Sky) that should NOT be used include; Cal Poly SLO, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Cal Basic Formations: Offense -- Spread Triple Option; Defense -- Multiple 4-3 and 3-4 State Poly, Cal Polytech, California Poly, Cal Tech, Cal State, San Luis Obispo, Lettermen Returning: 42 total (18 offense / 17 defense / 7 specialists) CPSU, UC San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly Broncos, Cal-Poly or Cal Poly-Pomona. Lettermen Lost: 24 total (10 offense / 13 defense / 1 specialist) For detail regarding Cal Poly Athletics' approved logos, name, team colors Starters Returning: 16 total (9 offense / 7 defense) and brand standards, please visit www.gopoly.com and select Branding Starters Lost: 9 total (3 offense / 6 defense) Guidelines under the “Inside Athletics” tab on the home page. Specialists Returning: 7 - Stephen Pyle (K), Zac Powell (LS), Zach Schottenfeld (PK), On the Cover James Foug (KO), Kyle Lewis (KR), Elias Stokes (P), Chris Fletcher (PR) The front cover of the 2015 Cal Poly Football Media Guide, designed by Keith Specialists Lost: 1 - Chris Nicholls (PR/KR) Bergher, features, from left, Karlton Dennis, Stephen Sippel, Chris Brown, Redshirts Returning: 18; Walk-Ons: 11; Transfers: 6; Squad Members: 13 Weston Walker and Burton De Koning, all seniors. 2 Media Information The 2015 edition of the Cal Poly Football Media GAME-DAY SERVICES: Guide is designed as a source of information for Pregame notes, rosters, statistics, flip-cards, the media covering the Mustangs during the 2015 media guides and programs will be available in the Key Phone Numbers season. Please take a moment to review this page press box three hours prior to kickoff. Complete Area Code is 805 to assist you in answering any questions regarding statistics and play-by-play sheets will be distributed media services and policies. The guide will be sup- at the end of each quarter and again at the end of Athletics Communications plemented during the season with news releases, the game. A SportsTicker scoreboard will be distrib- Athletics Communications Phone . .756-6550 statistics and photos. uted throughout the game for scores across the Athletics Communications Fax . .756-2650 We at Cal Poly appreciate your interest in our nation. Cal Poly uses the StatCrew statistics sys- Alex G. Spanos Stadium Press Box . .756-6739 football program, and are always available to assist tem for football with statistics monitors available for Football SID Home . .550-3427 all media members in the coverage of the visiting media.