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October 11, 2010 No. 13 Cal Poly Concludes Cal Poly 2010 Football Scoreboard Five-Game Road Trip at Southern Record: 4-2 Home: 2-0 Away: 2-2 GWC: 0-0 Date Opponent Time/Score Mustangs (4-2) Beat Old Dominion 50-37 in Final Tuneup for Sept. 4 %HUMBOLDT STATE 23-17 W Sept. 11 #1 MONTANA 35-33 W Great West Opener; Thunderbirds (2-4) Beat North Dakota 31-21 Sept. 18 at Texas State 12-21 L Old Dominion Thomas DeMarco attempted 57 passes and threw for 327 yards Sept. 25 at #19 McNeese State 40-14 W against Cal Poly last week. The Mustangs will face another pass-happy football team Saturday as Oct. 2 at Fresno State 17-38 L Southern Utah quarterback Brad Sorensen threw 46 times for 413 yards against North Dakota. Oct. 9 at Old Dominion 50-37 W Cal Poly (4-2, 0-0 Great West) completes a marathon five-game road trip Saturday afternoon with Oct. 16 *at Southern Utah 2 p.m. its Great West Conference opener against Southern Utah (2-4, 1-0 Great West). Kickoff is set for 2 p.m. PDT at Eccles Coliseum (8,500) in Cedar City, UT, and the contest will be broadcast live on Oct. 23 *^#NORTH DAKOTA 6:05 p.m. ESPN Radio (1280 am) and KCPR Radio (91.3 fm) with Oct. 30 &ST. FRANCIS 6:05 p.m. Tom Barket providing the play-by-play. Links for an audio Nov. 6 *at South Dakota 2:05 p.m. stream and LiveStats are available on www.GoPoly.com. Nov. 13 *UC DAVIS 6:05 p.m. The Mustangs, who climbed from No. 14 to No. 13 in the Sports Network media poll this week and from No. 16 # Hall of Fame game ^ Parents Weekend to No. 13 in the coaches poll, have never played five conse- & Homecoming 2010 %Youth Day No. 13 Cal Poly (4-2) cutive games on the road in one season. They opened the * Great West Conference game 2000 campaign with four games in a row on the road and All Times Pacific at Southern Utah (2-4) have played three straight road games seven times since moving to the Football Championship Subdivision in 1994. Saturday, Oct. 16, 2 p.m. PDT Athletic Media Relations Eccles Coliseum (8,500) In its 50-37 win over Old Dominion at Norfolk, VA, Cal Poly overcame an early 7-0 deficit with 20 straight points Radio: ESPN (1280 am), 1:30 p.m. Mott Gym, Room 123 and never looked back, though the Monarchs made sever- 1 Grand Ave., San Luis Obispo, CA 93407 TV: None al runs at the Mustangs in the fourth quarter. Junior slot- Internet: Audio -- www.GoPoly.com back David Mahr rushed for a career-high 156 yards on just Fax: (805) 756-2650 Video -- None 11 carries while sophomore quarterback Andre Broadous Press Box: (805) 756-6739 LiveStats -- www.GoPoly.com completed 11 of 14 passes for a career-high 212 yards and Website: www.GoPoly.com two scores. Broadous also rushed for two and Twitter: www.Twitter.com/CPMustangs his favorite passing target was Dominique Johnson with six catches for 123 yards and a score. Senior linebacker Marty Mohamed notched a career-high 16 tackles and recovered a while sopho- mores Nico Molino and Kenny Jackson intercepted Old Dominion passes. Eric Burdick -- Football Contact North Dakota was 60-9 over the past nine-plus seasons in the Alerus Center, but Southern Utah Office: ...... (805) 756-6550 earned a 31-21 Great West win over the Fighting Sioux last week in Grand Forks, overcoming an early ...... (805) 756-6531 14-0 deficit as Sorensen completed 35 of 46 passes for 413 yards and two scores. Tysson Poots caught 13 passes and Fesi Sitake grabbed 12 for the Thunderbirds. Cell: ...... (805) 550-3427 At fall camp, second-year Mustang head coach Tim Walsh welcomed back 59 lettermen, includ- E-mail: ...... [email protected] ing 11 players who started at least five games on offense and eight more on defense. Three of the returnees this fall were first-team All-Great West Conference selections in 2009 -- junior fullback Jake Cal Poly Quick Facts: Romanelli, senior defensive James Chen and junior cornerback Asa Jackson. Location: San Luis Obispo, CA The passing combination of quarterback Tony Smith and wide receiver Dominique Johnson also returned. Smith completed 112 of 219 passes for 1,618 yards and 15 touchdowns while Johnson, the Enrollment: 19,325 transfer from UCLA, was the top Mustang receiver with 43 catches for 741 yards and six scores. President (Interim): Dr. Robert Glidden Romanelli and Yocum both rushed for over 450 yards in 2009 and the entire Mustang offensive line Athletics Director: Alison Cone returned as well, though injuries have sidelined four of them in recent weeks. Stadium: Alex G. Spanos Stadium Mohamed, the team’s the top tackler with 93 a year ago, and safety Scottie Cordier, whose four were the most on the squad in 2009, anchor the defense along with Chen and Jackson, (Capacity: 11,075) a two-time first-team All-Great West honoree. Nickname: Mustangs Southern Utah, coached by Ed Lamb (third season, 11-17, Brigham Young ‘96), returned 39 let- Colors: Forest Green & Gold termen, including 15 starters, off last year’s team which went 5-6 and finished tied for second place Affiliation: NCAA Division I FCS in the Great West Conference at 2-2. The Thunderbirds opened their 2010 campaign by losing 28-20 at Wyoming, then beat San Diego 32-3 before losing three straight to San Jose State, Texas State Conference: Great West and Northern Arizona. 2009 Record: 4-7 (1-3 Great West - 5th) Sorensen has completed 138 of 225 passes (61.3 percent) for 1,604 yards and nine scores this (NCAA Division I FCS Quarterfinalist in 2005) season. Sitake has 47 catches and Poots 44. Top rusher is Austin Minefee with 424 yards (6.4 aver- (NCAA Division I FCS First Round in 2008) age per carry) and four scores. Sitake averages 22.6 yards per kickoff return while Trent Barney aver- ages 36.1 yards per punt. The Mustangs and Thunderbirds are meeting for the 24th time and Cal Poly has won the last nine Weekly Press Conference games of the series and owns a 17-6 advantage since the series began in 1986. The Mustangs won A press conference featuring Mustang head last year’s game 24-23 in Alex G. Spanos Stadium. Southern Utah scored with nine seconds remain- football coach Tim Walsh and selected ing on a 15-yard pass from Cade Cooper to Poots (12 receptions, 170 yards) and set up for the poten- tial game-winning two-point conversion, but after Cal Poly called a time out, the Thunderbirds elect- players is held Mondays at 2 p.m. in ed to go for one. Ryan Griffith’s extra-point kick missed wide left. Mustang Hall, Room 201, in Mott Gym, Cal Poly is 5-5 against Southern Utah in Cedar City. throughout the football season. The Mustangs have captured three Great West Conference titles in the last six years (2004, 2005, 2008) and earned NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision playoff berths in both 2005 and Live Radio Broadcast 2008. Cal Poly has won 55 of its last 84 games dating back to the 2002 season finale and has won Tom Barket (PbP) 19 of its last 38 games on the road and 36 of its last 43 home contests. Eric Burdick (Color) Cal Poly, which has not played at home since a 35-33 win over then-No. 1-ranked Montana on Pregame Show: 1:30 p.m. Sept. 11, returns home to host North Dakota on Oct. 23 at 6:05 p.m. in Alex G. Spanos Stadium. That (Also available on KCPR 91.3 fm) game on Parents Weekend also is Cal Poly’s Hall of Fame Game. Cal Poly Record Book Update Mustang Notes PRESEASON HONORS: Cal Poly senior wide receiver Dominique Johnson was Game named to the College Sporting News’ 2010 Preseason FCS All-American second team, Rushing Yards placed on the Performance Awards 2010 Football Championship 1. Craig Young, 1996 (Saint Mary's) ...... 283 Subdivision Preseason Watch List and was named to the 2010 Preseason All-Great 2. Louis Jackson, 1978 (Portland State) . . . . .267 West Conference Team by Phil Steele. Johnson also was named to Phil Steele’s 2010 3. Paul Dickens, 1979 (Portland State) . . . . . 266 Preseason FCS All-American third team. Other Mustangs honored on the preseason All- Great West first team as selected by Phil Steele are quarterback Tony Smith, fullback Passing Yards Jake Romanelli, center Hal Kelley, offensive guard Will Mitchell, defensive tackle 1. Seth Burford, 2000 (Northern Iowa) ...... 566 James Chen, defensive end Gavin Cooper, linebackers Marty Mohamed and Kenny 2. Jonathan Dally, 2007 (Idaho State) ...... 453 Jackson and defensive back Asa Jackson. Jackson also was selected as a return spe- 3. David Lafferty, 1990 (Cal St. Hayward) . . . .421 cialist. Second-team honorees include offensive tackle Scott Winnewisser and offen- sive guard Maurice McClure. Jackson was selected as the Great West Conference pre- Receiving Yards 1. Kassim Osgood, 2000 (Northern Iowa) . . . 376 season defensive player of the year by the league’s five head coaches. Chen is an hon- 2. Chris Thomas, 1991 (Sacramento St.) . . . . 334 orable mention on the FCS Senior Scout Bowl Preseason All-American team. 3. Ramses Barden, 2007 (Idaho State) . . . . 268 SEVEN ALL-GREAT WEST HONOREES RETURN: Cal Poly placed 10 players on the Receptions 2009 All-Great West Football Conference first and second teams and seven of the hon- 1. Kassim Osgood, 2000 (Northern Iowa) . . . . .17 orees return this fall. They are fullback Jake Romanelli and cornerback Asa Jackson, 2. Kassim Osgood, 2000 (Hofstra) ...... 15 both on the first team; and wide receiver Dominique Johnson, offensive linemen Will 3. Kassim Osgood, 2000 (Youngstown St.) . . . 13 Mitchell and Scott Winnewisser, defensive lineman James Chen and linebacker (tie) Ryan Thomas, 1996 (Idaho) ...... 13 Marty Mohamed, all second-team selections. Honorable mention linebacker Kenny Jackson also returns. Season Rushing Yards MUSTANGS 8-9 IN SEASON OPENERS: Since beginning play in Division I FCS in 1. James Noble, 2005 ...... 1,578 1994, Cal Poly has won eight of 17 season openers, including six of the last eight. A los- 2. Louis Jackson, 1980 ...... 1,424 ing streak of five was snapped seven years ago at Texas-El Paso, 34-13. The Mustangs 3. Craig Young, 1999 ...... 1,380 beat Humboldt State 42-7 in the 2004 opener and 23-17 in 2010, Fort Lewis 44-0 in the 2006 opener, San Diego State 29-27 in the 2008 opener and Sacramento State 38-19 Passing Yards in the 2009 lidlifter. Cal Poly is 12-4 in regular-season finales over the last 16 years -- 1. Seth Burford, 2000 ...... 2,672 Rich Ellerson was 7-1 -- falling 36-35 in overtime to Wisconsin in 2008 and 47-14 to 2. Mike Fisher, 1995 ...... 2,660 Weber State in 2009. Ellerson won five straight home openers prior to a 30-28 loss to 3. Mike Fisher, 1994 ...... 2,536 Montana in 2008 and was 5-3 in eight seasons. 4. David Lafferty, 1990 ...... 2,525 5. Mike Fisher, 1993 ...... 2,298 6. Jonathan Dally, 2007 ...... 2,238 HOME ATTENDANCE: For the second straight year, Cal Poly placed 37th among all 10. Jonathan Dally, 2008 ...... 1,960 Football Championship Subdivision schools in home attendance. The Mustangs’ aver- age of 9,588 fans for five home games in 2009 was just above the average of 9,574 fans Receiving Yards for seven home games in 2008. Montana led in 2009 with an average of 24,417 while 1. Ramses Barden, 2007 ...... 1,467 Appalachian State was the leader in 2008 with a average of 25,161 for eight home con- 2. Kassim Osgood, 1999 ...... 1,377 tests. Among Great West Conference schools last fall, UC Davis averaged 9,908 while 3. Ramses Barden, 2008 ...... 1,257 Southern Utah averaged 4,922, North Dakota 8,539 and South Dakota 8,117. 4. Darrell Jones, 2004 ...... 1,118 Kamil Loud, 1995 ...... 1,118 CAL POLY AGAINST THE BIG SKY: Since moving to the Football Championship Subdivision (formerly Division I-AA) in 1994, Cal Poly is 27-34 against teams from the Receptions , including a 16-7 mark in the last 23 games, 1-2 in both 2008 and 1. Kassim Osgood, 2000 ...... 91 2009. Cal Poly has defeated Sacramento State (1995, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2. Ramses Barden, 2008 ...... 67 2006, 2009) eight times, Montana State (1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005) 3. (tie) Darrell Jones, 2004 ...... 62 seven times, Idaho State (2004, 2005, 2007, 2008) four times, Weber State (2002, (tie) Jon Peck, 1995 ...... 62 2006, 2007) three times, Eastern Washington (1995, 2005) and Montana (2005, 2010) 5. Kamil Loud, 1995 ...... 58 twice and Northern Colorado (2007) once. Cal Poly went 2-2 against the Big Sky in 2001 6. Ramses Barden, 2007 ...... 57 and 1-3 in 2002. The Mustangs played five Big Sky opponents in 2003 and finished 2- 7. Hitoshi Ono, 1995 ...... 55 3. Cal Poly beat three Big Sky teams in one season for the first time in 2004 and fin- ished 2005 with a 5-1 mark against Big Sky members, best in school history. In 2005, Career Cal Poly beat Montana, Montana State and Eastern Washington, the three teams who Rushing Yards 1. Craig Young, 1996-99 ...... 4,205 shared first place with 5-2 marks. Cal Poly was 2-1 in 2006 and beat Weber State, 2. Antonio Warren, 1994-98 ...... 3,834 Northern Colorado and Idaho State in 2007. Rich Ellerson was 19-15 against the Big 3. James Noble, 2005-08 ...... 3,678 Sky in eight seasons, including a 14-5 mark over his last five seasons. 4. Louis Jackson, 1976-80 ...... 3,330 ON STAGE: Stan Sheriff played in the 1954 East-West Shrine Classic and 51 years Passing Yards passed before a second Mustang was chosen to play in the contest. Linebacker Jordan 1. Mike Fisher, 1993-95 ...... 7,494 Beck played in the 2005 game at AT&T Park in San Francisco. Just one year later, 2. David Lafferty, 1988-91 ...... 5,422 defensive end Chris Gocong became the third Mustang to play in the prestigious 3. Seth Burford, 2000-01 ...... 4,282 game, moved to the AlamoDome in San Antonio, Texas. And linebacker Kyle Shotwell 4. Jonathan Dally, 2007-08 ...... 4,198 made it three in a row, playing in the East-West Shrine Game in 2007 in Houston. 5. Alli Abrew, 1996-97 ...... 4,009 Shotwell was the leading tackler in the game with seven and earned the Pat Tillman Award. Wide receiver Ramses Barden played in the 2009 Senior Bowl in Mobile, Receiving Yards Alabama. Cal Poly offensive lineman Ben Cobian played in the 2005 Las Vegas All- 1. Ramses Barden, 2005-08 ...... 4,203 American Classic in Sam Boyd Stadium. Cornerback David Richardson and punter 2. Kamil Loud, 1994-97 ...... 3,144 Gilbert Rocha played in the Las Vegas All-American Classic in 2004 while cornerback 3. Adam Herzing, 1998-2001 ...... 2,487 Vaughn Jarrett and tackle Brett Nichols played in the 2003 event, then known as the 4. Darrell Jones, 2001-04 ...... 2,460 Paradise Bowl, at Dixie College in St. George, Utah. 5. Jonah Russell, 2002-05 ...... 2,300 MUSTANGS PICKED TO FINISH SECOND: Cal Poly was selected by the Great West Receptions Conference’s five head coaches to finish second in 2010. The Mustangs earned one of 1. Ramses Barden, 2005-08 ...... 206 the five first-place votes and 18 total points. UC Davis, which garnered three first-place 2. Darrell Jones, 2001-04 ...... 177 3. Kamil Loud, 1994-97 ...... 170 votes and 23 points, is the choice to win the title. Southern Utah earned the remaining first-place vote and 14 points for third place, followed by South Dakota and North Dakota. Cal Poly won Great West titles in 2004, 2005 and 2008.

2010 Cal Poly Football ...... Page 2 Mustang Notes MUSTANGS BY THE NUMBERS HOME OPENERS: Cal Poly drew a record crowd of 11,075 for its 2007 home opener First Year of Football ...... 1915 against Weber State on Sept. 15 in newly renovated Alex G. Spanos Stadium. Prior to that game, the record crowd for a home opener was the 8,007 who showed up for Rich Number of Games Played ...... 846 Ellerson's debut as Mustang head coach on Sept. 1, 2001 against Montana. The 2008 Number of Wins ...... 461 home opener against Montana drew 10,035, while the Great West games against South Dakota on Oct. 4 and UC Davis on Nov. 15 attracted the second and third sellouts Number of Losses ...... 365 (11,075) in the renovated facility. With limited seating capacity due to ongoing construc- Number of Ties ...... 20 tion, Cal Poly drew 5,857 for its 2006 home opener against Fort Lewis. The Mustangs attracted 6,786 for the 2005 home opener against Sacramento State, slightly lower than Winning Percentage ...... 56.2% the 6,833 for Humboldt State in 2004. Capacity was lowered to 5,400 for the start of the 2006 campaign, increasing to 11,775 by the finale. A total of 143,094 fans saw Cal Poly Home Record ...... 282-138-9 (68.5%) in 2005, exceeding the 2003 record total of 109,910. Cal Poly drew 48,222 fans for its five Road Record ...... 179-227-11 (43.5%) home games in 2007, averaging 9,644.4 fans per game and broke the mark for home attendance last fall with 67,018 fans for seven dates (9,574 average). The 2009 home First Year of FCS ...... 1994 opener against Sacramento State drew 10,381, sixth largest in stadium history, while the FCS Record ...... 100-84 (54.4%) 2010 contest against Humboldt State on Labor Day weekend two weeks prior to the start of Fall Quarter was 7,345. 2010 Total Home Attendance (2 Games) 15,372 2010 Average Home Attendance ...... 7,686 PLAYOFFS BY THE DOTS: Frisco, Texas, has been selected as the new host site for the NCAA Division I Football Championship game. Frisco emerged from a pool of sev- eral cities that submitted bids to serve as the host site for the championship game for the 2010 COACHING STAFF next three years, beginning with the 2010 season. Hosted by the Southland Conference, the championship game will be played at Pizza Hut Park on Jan. 7, 2011, and will be the Head Coach: Tim Walsh culmination of a newly expanded 20-team championship bracket. As a result of this (2nd year, UC Riverside ‘77) expansion, the game will be played a few weeks later than in years past. Cal Poly qual- ified for the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs in 2005 and 2008. The Mustangs fell to Weber State 49-35 in Alex G. Spanos Stadium in 2008. in 2005 Cal Poly Co-Offensive Coordinator: Bryan Cook beat Montana 35-21 in the first round before falling to Texas State 14-7 in the quarterfi- () (2nd, Ithaca ‘98) nals. The Mustangs failed to earn an invitation to the playoffs in 2004 despite their 9-2 record while the 1997 squad went 10-1 and also failed to make the playoffs. Richmond beat Montana 24-7 in the 2008 FCS national championship game, ending Appalachian Co-Offensive Coordinator: Saga Tuitele State’s three-year reign. Villanova beat Montana 23-21 in the 2009 championship game. (Offensive Line) (2nd, Portland State ‘02)

FREQUENT FLYER MILES: Cal Poly played seven games on the road in 2005, accu- Running Backs: Aristotle Thompson mulating a total of 17,192 miles. The schedule included two trips to Missoula, Mont., and the longest trip was 2,430 miles to Troy, Alabama. This fall the Mustangs play six road (Recruiting Coordinator) (2nd, Boise State ‘01) games, including five in a row after opening the season with a pair of home contests. Cal Poly’s six road trips to Texas State, McNeese State, Fresno State, Old Dominion, Wide Receivers: Juston Wood Southern Utah and South Dakota will cover 14,806 miles. In 2006, Cal Poly played four California schools -- bus trips to San Jose State, San Diego State and Sacramento State (2nd, Portland State ‘03) plus the home game against UC Davis. The 2007 schedule featured only one game against a California school -- at UC Davis -- and the Mustangs played two California Defensive Coordinator: Greg Lupfer schools in 2008 and three last fall. Cal Poly visits Fresno State and hosts Humboldt State and UC Davis this season. (Secondary) (2nd, Portland State ‘94)

WORKING OVERTIME: Cal Poly has played five overtime games since the Football Defensive Line: Jamar Cain Championship Subdivision (formerly Division I-AA) rule was adopted in 1994. The Mustangs are 1-4, including the only overtime game played in Alex G. Spanos Stadium, (2nd, New Mexico State ‘02) a triple-OT 29-26 loss to Northern Iowa in 2002. Cal Poly fell 35-32 in one OT at Idaho State on Sept. 7, 1996; beat host New Mexico State in one OT, 38-35, on Oct. 4, 1997; Linebackers: Josh Brown fell 43-40 in four OTs at Weber State on Nov. 3, 2001 and fell 36-35 in one OT at (Special Teams Coor.) (1st, San Jose State ‘03) Wisconsin in 2008.

NEW MENTORS: Two of Cal Poly's 11 football foes this fall has a first-year head coach. Offensive Assistant: Matt Crivello Robin Pflugrad takes over the Montana program while Chris Villarrial is in his first sea- (Offensive Line) (5th, Utah State '05) son at Saint Francis (Pa.). The lone second-year head coach is Bobby Wilder at Old Dominion. Defensive Assistant: Steve Cox GREAT WEST VS. THE REST: Great West Conference members, 15-22 last fall, were (Linebackers) (1st, San Jose State ‘68) 17-16 in 2008 against non-conference opponents and 19-16 in 2007. Great West teams were 5-3 against the Big Sky Conference in 2007 but 4-7 in 2008, 1-8 in 2009 and 1-3 this fall. The five Great West members were 1-0 last weekend and 11-13 for the year. Defensive Assistant: Pat Johnston (Secondary) (3rd, Cal Poly ‘09) FAKE GRASS: Cal Poly lost 19 consecutive games on artificial turf before snapping the streak with a 34-13 triumph at UTEP on Sept. 6, 2003. Prior to the win at UTEP, Cal Poly’s last win on artificial turf was Sept. 22, 1990 at Portland State, 36-23. The Mustangs are Support Staff 9-34 since that Portland State game in 1990, have won nine of their last 25 games on arti- Director of Operations: Cherokee Valeria ficial turf (including the Sept. 18 loss at Texas State, the Sept. 25 win at McNeese State and the Oct. 9 win at Old Dominion) and were 0-5 last fall with losses at Ohio, San Jose Undergraduate Assts.: Bobby Best, Jason Cox State, Montana, North Dakota and UC Davis. Strength Coach: David Wood Trainers: Kristal Slover, James Eggen, MUSTANG STADIUM OVERHAUL: Cal Poly held groundbreaking ceremonies for reno- vation of Mustang Stadium on Sept. 10, 2005, at the Richard J. O'Neill Green. The pro- Anthony Geiger, John Duncan, Amanda Meyer ject, which included an expanded field, press box, donor suites, new lighting, a memorial Equipment: Steve Kracher plaza entrance and upgraded restrooms, has expanded seating capacity to 11,075 fans and cost about $21 million to complete. The name of the facility, originally opened in 1935, Team Doctors: Sean Devine, Steve Sainsbury is officially Mustang Memorial Field at Alex G. Spanos Stadium.

2010 Cal Poly Football ...... Page 3 Mustang Notes Mustangs at a Glance (2010 Season) SEVENTEENTH YEAR OF FCS: Cal Poly is in its 92nd season of football since 1915 and the 17th season of playing at the Football Championship Subdivision (formerly Division I-AA) level. Longest Win Streak ...... 2 The Mustangs played their 100th game as an FCS member at UTEP on Sept. 6, 2003 and earned Longest Losing Streak ...... 1 their 100th win Oct. 9, 2010, at Old Dominion. The Mustangs, 100-84 as an FCS school, moved Current Streak ...... 1 Win to Division I-AA from Division II in 1994 and were members of the now-defunct American West Home Record ...... 2-0 Conference (Southern Utah, Sacramento State, Cal State Northridge), before becoming an inde- pendent in 1996. After eight years as an FCS Independent, the Mustangs became a charter mem- Road Record ...... 2-2 ber of the Great West Football Conference in 2004. The university is a member of the Big West Conference for all other sports except wrestling and men’s swimming, both Pac-10 associate Leading at the Half ...... 2-0 members, and women's indoor track and field and women’s swimming (Mountain Pacific Sports Trailing at the Half ...... 1-2 Federation). Tied at the Half ...... 1-0 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK: Junior slotback Mark Rodgers earned Great West offensive player Leading After Three Quarters. . .4-0 of the week honors after rushing for 105 yards and catching two passes, scoring twice -- one on Trailing After Three Quarters . . 0-2 a rush and the other on a reception -- against Humboldt State on Sept. 4. Senior linebacker Marty Tied After Three Quarters . . . . . 0-0 Mohamed was honored for his play on defense Sept. 11 against Montana as he recorded 15 tackles (six solo, nine assisted), one quarterback hurry and his first career , that com- Day Games ...... 0-0 ing with four seconds remaining to seal the 35-33 Mustang victory. Mohamed again earned defensive player of the week honors Oct. 9 with a career-high 16 tackles, onme forced fumble Night Games ...... 4-2 and one fumble recovery at Old Dominion. Jake West earned special teams player of the week On Grass ...... 2-1 honors after going 3-for-3 on field goals (28, 31,26 yards) and 5-for-6 on PAT kicks against Old On Turf ...... 2-1 Dominion. A SERIES OF FIRSTS: Wide receivers Jarred Houston and Mike Anderson not only made their Scoring First ...... 1-1 first career collegiate catches in the 2009 season-opening 38-19 win over Sacramento State, but Come From Behind ...... 4-0 both plays went for touchdowns. Quarterback Tony Smith, who finished with three Scoring Over 30 Points ...... 3-0 passes, made the most of his first collegiate start. After going 2-for-6 in both the 2009 Spring Game Opp. Score Over 30 Points . . . .2-1 and in the lone full-contact scrimmage of preseason camp, Smith connected on his first five pass- Def./Spec. Teams Score ...... 2-0 es against the Hornets and finished 12 of 19 for 218 yards. In 2008, Cal Poly led the Football Championship Subdivision with 487.5 yards per game. The Mustangs lost their head coach, quar- Opp. Def./Spec. Teams Score . .1-1 terback, leading receiver and top three rushers from that squad but didn’t miss a beat in the 2009 Creating More Turnovers ...... 3-1 opener, putting up 38 points and 476 total yards against the Hornets. Having More Turnovers ...... 1-0 Turnovers are Equal ...... 0-1 LOCAL FLAVOR: This year's roster features 13 Central Coast players: Patrick Bashforth, Redshirt Freshman, OL ...... Solvang, CA / Santa Ynez HS Korben Boaz, Sophomore, DL ...... Nipomo, CA / Nipomo HS Having a 100-Yard Rusher . . . .2-1 Kevin Britt, Freshman, WR/DB ...... Nipomo, CA / Nipomo HS Opp. Have 100-Yard Rusher . . 0-0 Logan Budd, Sophomore, DB ...... Cayucos, CA / Morro Bay HS Having a 200-Yard Passer . . . . .1-0 K.J. Cusack, Freshman, SB ...... Arroyo Grande, CA / St. Joseph HS Opp. Have 200-Yard Passer . . . 2-1 Nick Leyden, Freshman, DL ...... Santa Maria, CA / Pioneer Valley HS Kellen Moriarty, Senior, CB ...... Goleta, CA / Dos Pueblos HS / UNLV Having Over 400 Total Yards . . .1-0 Eric Penningroth, Freshman, SB ...... Nipomo, CA / Nipomo HS Opp. Over 400 Total Yards . . . .2-1 Brandon Roberts, Junior, DE ...... Atascadero, CA / Atascadero HS Jake Romanelli, Junior, FB ...... Templeton, CA / Templeton HS Troy Shotwell, Junior, DL ...... Goleta, CA / Dos Pueblos HS Jake West, Senior, K ...... Atascadero, CA / Atascadero HS Scott Winnewisser, Junior, OL ...... Santa Barbara, CA / Bishop Garcia Diego HS How They Match Up FAST STARTS: Cal Poly's 7-0 start in 2004 matched the performances of eight other Mustang (2010 Statistics) teams with 5-0 starts or better. The list: CP SUU 1933 (started and finished 7-0) 1957 (started 5-0, finished 8-1) 1990 (started 5-0, finished 10-2) Record ...... 4-2 2-4 1953 (started and finished 9-0) 1973 (started 8-0, finished 9-1) 1997 (started 7-0, finished 10-1) Scoring Offense . . . . . 29.5 24.2 1955 (started 5-0, finished 7-3) 1987 (started 6-0, finished 7-3) 2004 (started 7-0, finished 9-2) Scoring Defense . . . . 26.7 22.7 Rush Offense ...... 260.2 137.7 STRETCHING THE TRUTH: Cal Poly's tallest player on the 2010 roster are redshirt freshman Rush Defense . . . . . 126.0 100.8 offensive lineman Patrick Downey, sophomore wide receiver Josh Swaney, junior wide receiver Pass Offense ...... 98.3 272.8 Eric Alsaker, junior offensive lineman Scott Winnewisser and sophomore offensive lineman Pass Defense . . . . . 245.5 185.2 Giovanni Sani, all 6-5. Shortest are senior safety Scottie Cordier, freshman slotbacks Austin Total Offense ...... 358.5 410.5 Mahr, Chris Nicholls and Eric Penningroth, junior slotback Mark Rodgers and sophomore slot- Total Defense ...... 371.5 286.0 back Ryan Solomon, all at 5-8. The lightest are Penningroth and freshman slotback K.J. Kickoff Return ...... 27.0 20.7 Cusack at 160 while the heaviest are senior offensive lineman Will Mitchell junior offensive line- Punt Return ...... 10.5 7.1 man Maurice McClure and freshman offensive lineman Lefi Letuligasenoa, all at 285. Freshman wide receiver is the youngest Cal Poly player -- he won’t turn 18 until Nov. 2. Punting Average . . . . .35.0 34.7 Lance Castaneda Oldest Mustang is senior defensive back Kellen Moriarty, who will turn 24 on Dec. 2. -Lost ...... 13-9 5-3 Turnover Margin ...... +8 +4 TRIPLE FIGURES: In 2007, six of Cal Poly’s 11 foes produced a 100-yard rusher, including a pair Sacks ...... 10-65 13-89 of 200-yard games -- Deonte’ Jackson (214) of Weber State and Cory Koenig (259) of South Penalties ...... 38-375 51-440 Dakota State. In 2002, each of Cal Poly's first eight opponents produced a 100-yard rusher. Nine First Downs ...... 112 134 of the 11 opponents in 2002 had a 100-yard rusher. The Mustangs surrendered over 100 yards to Third-Down Conv. . .37-90 31-82 an opposing running back just three times in 2003, only once in 2004 (Sacramento State's Kris Fourth-Down Conv. . . . .4-9 2-11 Daniels netted 115 yards in the season finale) and four in 2005. Montana’s Andrew Schmidt (145 Total Touchdowns ...... 22 17 yards), Wisconsin’s John Clay (107 yards) and Weber State’s Trevyn Smith (137 yards) were the TDs Rushing ...... 14 7 only three to accomplish the feat in 2008. Four opposing running backs rushed for over 100 yards TDs Passing ...... 6 9 against the Mustangs last fall. San Jose State’s Lamon Muldrow rushed for 184 yards on 20 car- Pass Comp. Pct...... 560 .595 ries while Montana’s Chase Reynolds netted 109 yards on 29 carries, Mitch Sutton of North Time of Possession . .32:54 30:53 Dakota rambled for 143 yards on 30 trips and Weber State’s Trevyn Smith gained 107 yards on 20 carries to move past the 5,000-yard mark in career yards. No Mustang foe has rushed for over 100 yards yet in 2010.

2010 Cal Poly Football ...... Page 4 2010 Individual Game Highs Mustang Notes Rushes 25, Andre Broadous vs. Fresno State, Oct. 2 T-BIRD HYPE: Southern Utah, coached by Ed Lamb (third season, 11-17, Brigham Young ‘96), returned Yards Rushing 39 lettermen, including 15 starters, off last year’s team which went 5-6 and finished tied for second place 156, David Mahr vs. Old Dominion, Oct. 9 in the Great West Conference at 2-2 ... the Thunderbirds opened their 2010 campaign by losing 28-20 at TD Rushes Wyoming, then beat San Diego 32-3 before losing three straight to San Jose State, Texas State and 2, Mark Rodgers vs. McNeese State, Sept. 25 2, Andre Broadous vs. Old Dominion, Oct. 9 Northern Arizona ... in a 31-21 Great West win over North Dakota last week in Grand Forks, the Long Rush Thunderbirds overcame an early 14-0 deficit as Brad Sorensen completed 35 of 46 passes for 413 yards 63, David Mahr vs. Old Dominion, Oct. 9 and two scores ... Tysson Poots caught 13 passes and Fesi Sitake grabbed 12 ... for the season, Pass Attempts Sorensen has completed 138 of 225 passes (61.3 percent) for 1,604 yards and nine scores ... Sitake has 21, Doug Shumway vs. Texas State, Sept. 18 Pass Completions 47 catches and Poots 44 ... top rusher is Austin Minefee with 424 yards (6.4 average per carry) and four 11, Andre Broadous vs. Old Dominion, Oct. 9 scores ... Sitake averages 22.6 yards per kickoff return while Trent Barney averages 36.1 yards per punt Yards Passing ... Southern Utah is averaging 24.2 points and 410.5 total yards per game -- 137.7 rushing, 272.8 pass- 212, Andre Broadous vs. Old Dominion, Oct. 9 ing -- so far, while giving up 22.7 points and 286 yards (100.8 rushing, 185.2 passing) ... from 2001-07, Touchdown Passes Southern Utah won just 17 of 76 games, but was 4-7 in Lamb’s first season at the helm in 2008 after the 2, Doug Shumway vs. Montana, Sept. 11 2, Andre Broadous vs. Old Dominion, Oct. 9 Thunderbirds had lost their final 18 games under Wes Meier ... Lamb, a linebacker and defensive end at Long Pass BYU and BYU-Idaho from 1992-96, was an assistant coach at Redlands (1997-2000), BYU(2001), Idaho 83, Doug Shumway to David Mahr (2002-03) and San Diego (2005-07) before becoming head coach at Southern Utah ... a total of 24 vs. Montana, Sept. 11 (TD) Thunderbirds are from California, none from the Central Coast. Receptions 6, Dominique Johnson vs. Old Dominion, Oct. 9 Yards Receiving THE SERIES: The Mustangs and Thunderbirds are meeting for the 24th time and Cal Poly has won the 123, Dominique Johnson vs. Old Dominion, Oct. 9 last nine games of the series and owns a 17-6 advantage since the series began in 1986 ... the Mustangs Touchdown Receptions won last year’s game 24-23 in Alex G. Spanos Stadium ... Southern Utah scored with nine seconds 1, Mark Rodgers vs. Humboldt State, Sept. 4 remaining on a 15-yard pass from Cade Cooper to Tysson Poots (12 receptions, 170 yards) and set up 1, David Mahr vs. Montana, Sept. 11 1, Dominique Johnson vs. Montana, Sept. 11 for the potential game-winning two-point conversion, but after Cal Poly called a time out, Thunderbird 1, Dominique Johnson vs. Fresno State, Oct. 2 head coach Ed Lamb elected to go for one; Ryan Griffith’s extra-point kick missed wide left ... fullback 1, Dominique Johnson vs. Old Dominion, Oct. 9 Jake Romanelli established career highs of 108 yards and 24 carries, scoring one touchdown ... Cal Poly 1, Mark Rodgers vs. Old Dominion, Oct. 9 won a wild affair 69-41 two years ago, also at Alex G. Spanos Stadium ... Tysson Poots caught 16 pass- Field Goals es for 246 yards and one TD ... Ed Lamb is 0-2 against Cal Poly while Tim Walsh is 3-0 against Southern 3, Jake West vs. Old Dominion, Oct. 9 Long Field Goal Utah, the first two wins while at Portland State. Cal Poly is 5-5 against Southern Utah in Cedar City. 39, Jake West vs. McNeese State, Sept. 25 Punts NEW RULES FOR 2010: On kickoffs, the receiving team may not form a wedge (shoulder-to-shoulder) 5, Chris Pinto vs. Texas State, Sept. 18 of three or more players to block for the ball carrier. If a game is stopped for any injury, the injured play- 5, Chris Pinto vs. McNeese State, Sept. 25 5, Chris Pinto vs. Fresno State, Oct. 2 er must leave the game for at least one down and may not return without approval by medical person- Long Punt nel. Rules for crown-of-the-helmet fouls and for targeting defenseless players in the head or neck areas 54, Chris Pinto vs. Humboldt State, Sept. 4 have been strengthened and highlighted. Long Punt Return 23, Asa Jackson vs. Humboldt State, Sept. 4 NATIONAL RANKINGS: As a team this fall, Cal Poly is tied for No. 19 in sacks allowed (0.83), No. 7 in Long Kickoff Return 65, Mark Rodgers vs. Texas State, Sept. 18 rushing offense (260.17), No. 31 in rushing defense (126.00), No. 4 in kickoff returns (27.00), tied for No. Tackles 9 in fumbles recovered (8), tied for No. 5 in takeaways (18), No. 9 in turnover margin (+8) and No. 15 in 16, Marty Mohamed vs. Old Dominion, Oct. 9 time of possession (32:54). Individually, Marty Mohamed is tied for No. 32 in interceptions (.50 per game) Sacks while Mark Rodgers is No. 16 in kickoff returns (29.50) and No. 14 in all-purpose yards (161.67 per 1.0, Seven Times game). Eric Gardley is No. 19 in kickoff returns (28.43). Interceptions 1, Scottie Cordier vs. Montana, Sept. 11 1, Marty Mohamed vs. Montana, Sept. 11 AGAINST THE FBS: Cal Poly has played two Football Bowl Subdivision schools in a season five times in 1, Asa Jackson vs. Montana, Sept. 11 the last eight years. In 2002 Cal Poly played two FBS (formerly Division I-A) opponents in one season for 1, Marty Mohamed vs. Texas State, Sept. 18 the first time in school history (Toledo and Kent State), and did it again in 2003 (UTEP and Akron), 2006 1, Marty Mohamed vs. McNeese State, Sept. 25 1, Greg Francis vs. McNeese State, Sept. 25 (San Jose State and San Diego State), 2008 (San Diego State and Wisconsin) and 2009 (Ohio and San 1, Johnny Millard vs. McNeese State, Sept. 25 Jose State). Cal Poly is 3-8 in its last 11 games against FBS schools, defeating UTEP 34-13 in the 2003 1, Asa Jackson vs. Fresno State, Oct. 2 opener and San Diego State 16-14 in 2006 and 30-28 in 2008. The Mustangs are 4-21 against FBS 1, Nico Molino vs. Old Dominion, Oct. 9 schools since 1980. 1, Kenny Jackson vs. Old Dominion, Oct. 9 2010 Team Game Highs CONFERENCE LEADERS: Mustangs who are leaders in the Great West Conference include Mark Rushes: 65 vs. McNeese State, Sept. 25 Rodgers in kickoff returns(29.7) and all-purpose yards (157.3), Jake West in kick scoring (6.2), Asa Yards Rushing: 326 vs. Old Dominion, Oct. 9 Jackson in passes defended (1.33) and punt returns (10.5), Marty Mohamed in interceptions (0.5), Kyle Yards per Rush: 6.3 vs. Old Dominion, Oct. 9 Murphy in fumbles recovered (0.33) and Greg Francis and James Chen in forced fumbles (0.2). As a TD Rushes: 4 vs. McNeese State, Sept. 25 team, Cal Poly is No. 1 in the conference in rushing offense (260.2), scoring offense (29.5), passing effi- 4 vs. Old Dominion, Oct. 9 Pass Attempts: 24 vs. Texas State, Sept. 18 ciency (136.1), passing efficiency on defense (126.0), kickoff returns (27.0), interceptions (10), sacks Pass Completions: 11 vs. Texas State, Sept. 18 allowed (0.83), third-down conversions (41.1 percent), turnover margin (+8), takeaways (18) and time of 11 vs. Old Dominion, Oct. 9 possession (32:54). Yards Passing: 212 vs. Old Dominion, Oct. 9 Yards Per Catch: 19.8 vs. Montana, Sept. 11 OPPOSING MARKS: Cal Poly’s 11 foes in 2010, 3-8 on the opening weekend of the season, were 4-7 TD Passes: 2 vs. Montana, Sept. 11 2 vs. Old Dominion, Oct. 9 last week and are 31-31 for the year. Last fall the 2009 opponents were a combined 71-59, with Montana Total Plays: 80 vs. Texas State, Sept. 18 (14-1) posting the best record. Cal Poly’s 12 opponents in 2008 -- including McNeese State, a game can- Total Offense: 538 vs. Old Dominion, Oct. 9 celed due to Hurricane Ike -- were 68-60 for the season with Montana at 14-2 leading the way and Weber Yards Per Play: 8.2 vs. Old Dominion, Oct. 9 State at 10-4. The Mustangs’ 2007 foes posted a combined 52-70 record, with just two of 10 foes post- Points: 50 vs. Old Dominion, Oct. 9 ing victories in the final week of the regular season (Western Oregon had a bye that week). Only Western Punts: 5 vs. Texas State, Sept. 18 5 vs. McNeese State, Sept. 25 Oregon (9-2), North Dakota State (10-1), Iona (7-4) and South Dakota State (7-4) had winning marks. 5 vs. Fresno State, Oct. 2 Cal Poly’s 2006 foes were 60-60 for the 2006 season with six posting winning records, led by Montana Kickoffs: 11 vs. Old Dominion, Oct. 9 at 12-2 and North Dakota State at 10-1. Cal Poly's 2005 opponents were a combined 68-68 with seven Sacks by: 3 vs. Montana, Sept. 11 schools enjoying winning seasons, led by Texas State (11-3). First Downs: 22 vs. Old Dominion, Oct. 9 Penalties: 10 vs. McNeese State, Sept. 25 Penalty Yards: 110 vs. Old Dominion, Oct. 9 A SACK JOB: Cal Poly's defense recorded a school-record 50 sacks in 11 games in 2004 and broke the Turnovers: 4 vs. Humboldt State, Sept. 4 mark again in 2005 with 62 sacks in 13 games. Meanwhile, the Mustang offense protected its quarter- Fumbles: 3 vs. Humboldt State, Sept. 4 backs well, surrendering just 11 sacks in 2004 and 15 in 2005. The 2006 squad allowed just 11 sacks Fumbles Lost: 3 vs. Humboldt State, Sept. 4 and the 2007 team allowed only 15 sacks (27th in the nation) but notched just 21 on defense; the zero Interceptions: 3 vs. Montana, Sept. 11 3 vs. McNeese State, Sept. 25 sacks at Texas State marked the first time in 43 games the Mustangs did not have a sack in a game. in Opp. Interceptions: 1 by Humboldt State, Sept. 4 2008, the Mustang defense notched 37 sacks -- No. 2 in the nation -- while the offensive line allowed Time of Poss.: 37:29 vs. McNeese State, Sept. 25 nine. Last fall, Cal Poly recorded 17 sacks (six against Dixie State and five against Southern Utah) and allowed 17. 2010 Cal Poly Football ...... Page 5 Sports Network Mustang Notes Top 25 FCS Poll 2010 Record 1960 LOGO: Cal Poly football players will wear a “1960” helmet decal this fall honoring the 50th anniver- 1. Appalachian St. (106) . .5-0 sary of the tragic plane crash which occurred Oct. 29, 1960, shortly after takeoff from Toledo, Ohio, and 2. Delaware (29) ...... 6-0 claimed the lives of 16 players, the team manager, a booster and four others hours after playing Bowling 3. Jacksonville State (10) 6-0 Green. The 1960 football team was inducted into the Cal Poly Athletics Hall of Fame on Sept. 29, 2006, 4. William & Mary ...... 5-1 hours after Mustang Memorial Plaza was dedicated at Alex G. Spanos Stadium. The 50th anniversary will include 5. Stephen F. Austin (1) . 4-1 a reception and program Oct. 30 at 3 p.m. at Mustang Memorial Plaza and participation in the coin toss prior to 6. Villanova ...... 3-2 kickoff of the homecoming game against Saint Francis (Pa.). 7. James Madison ...... 4-1 8. Massachusetts ...... 4-1 POSTSEASON AWARDS: Last fall, a total of 13 Mustangs were honored by the Great West Conference, includ- 9. Montana State ...... 5-1 ing four on the first team -- defensive tackle James Chen, defensive back Asa Jackson, fullback Jake Romanelli 10. South Carolina State . .4-1 and defensive end Ryan Shotwell. In 2008, Cal Poly senior wide receiver Ramses Barden and senior offensive 11. Montana ...... 4-2 lineman Stephen Field were the first football players to earn first-team All-Great West Conference honors four 12. Eastern Washington . . .4-2 times. Barden won his second consecutive Offensive Player of the Year award while Field, an all-conference cen- ter three times, was named to the first team as a guard in his final season. In addition, freshman cornerback Asa 13. Cal Poly ...... 4-2 Jackson earned the conference’s freshman player of the year award and then-head coach Rich Ellerson was 14. Wofford ...... 4-1 named coach of the year for the third time. 15. North Dakota State . . . .4-2 16. New Hampshire ...... 3-3 MILESTONES: Several Mustangs on the 2009 roster approached or surpassed career statistical milestones in the 17. Southern Illinois ...... 3-3 Cal Poly record book. Senior end Ryan Shotwell had 19.5 career sacks, tied for No. 6 with Pat Moore and John 18. Southeast Missouri St. .5-1 Fassett on the all-time chart. Senior linebacker Carlton Gillespie had 18.0 sacks, No. 10 on the same list. Senior 19. Liberty ...... 4-2 safety David Fullerton had 10 career interceptions but fell three shy of the top 10. Junior linebacker Marty 20. Richmond ...... 2-3 Mohamed had 204 career tackles to move into the top 15. Records broken last season were Dominique 21. Georgia Southern . . . . 3-2 Johnson’s five touchdown catches against South Dakota and Tony Smith’s single completion at Ohio. Smith tied 22. Northern Iowa ...... 2-3 a school mark with six touchdown passes against South Dakota. 23. Bethune-Cookman . . . 5-0 24. Elon ...... 2-4 MUSTANGS BY THE DOTS: Tim Walsh, hired Jan. 9, 2009, is Cal Poly’s 16th head football coach ... Cal Poly has 25. Penn ...... 3-1 scored in 118 of its last 142 quarters -- 30 of its last 31 quarters in 2007, including 22 straight until held scoreless (Cal Poly opponents in bold) in the fourth quarter by Southern Utah, 41 of 44 quarters in 2008, 31 of 44 last year and 17 of 24 this fall ... the Mustangs have won eight straight games against Division II schools and are 22-7 against such schools since mov- FCS Coaches ing to Division I in 1994 ... Cal Poly’s 15 interceptions last year were the most since 2005 ... last year Cal Poly was winless (0-6) on the road for the first time since the 1998 team also went 0-6 on the road ... the Mustangs have Top 25 Poll gone winless on the road in a season eight times since becoming a four-year school in 1941 and snapped an eight- 2010 Record game losing streak on the road with the win at McNeese State on Sept. 25 (the school record is 11 in 1995 and 1. Appalachian St. (25) . . .5-0 1996) ... Cal Poly led at halftime in four of its six losses on the road last season ... fullback Jordan Yocum’s 27 car- 2. Delaware ...... 6-0 ries against Ohio last year is still his career high while his 145 yards against Texas State on Sept. 18 is a new career 3. Jacksonville State (1) . 6-0 high ... the interception return for a touchdown by Ohio’s Errik Ejike last fall was the first against the Mustangs in 4. Stephen F. Austin (1) . 4-1 seven years; Saint Mary’s returned three thefts for scores in 2002 ... Cal Poly was held to just one pass completion 5. William & Mary ...... 5-1 by Ohio, the lowest since moving to Division I in 1994 ... at San Jose State last year, the Mustangs were held to 6. James Madison ...... 4-1 single digits in points for the first time in 28 games (a 10-9 loss at Montana in 2006) ... South Dakota State had 7. Villanova ...... 3-2 averaged 41 points per game but was held to just 14 by the Mustang defense in 2009 ... Cal Poly's offense had 8. Massachusetts ...... 4-1 scored just two touchdowns in a three-game span until scoring three times against both Montana and Southern 9. South Carolina State . .4-1 Utah and six more against Dixie State last fall ... the Mustangs earned just their second victory in 15 tries against 10. Montana State ...... 5-1 Montana on Sept. 11 and beat the Griz in San Luis Obispo for the first time ... Cal Poly has beaten Southern Utah 11. Montana ...... 4-2 nine straight times and hasn’t lost to the Thunderbirds at home since 1987 ... the 80,709 at Wisconsin in 2008 is 12. Eastern Washington . . .4-2 the largest crowd to see a Cal Poly football game; previous largest was 32,536 at Fresno State in 1985; the 37,069 13. Cal Poly ...... 4-2 at Fresno State on Oct. 2 is the new No. 2 on the list ... the Cal Poly-UC Davis series was all even at 16-16-2 until 14. North Dakota State . . . .4-2 the Aggies won last year ... the cancellation of Cal Poly’s game at McNeese State due to Hurricane Ike in 2008 was 15. (tie) New Hampshire . . 3-3 its first postponement of a football game since Sept. 15, 2001, against Saint Mary’s, due to the events of Sept. 11, (tie) Southern Illinois . . 3-3 2001; that game was made up on Nov. 24 ... Andrew Gardner’s 21-yard field goal as time expired against San 17. Wofford ...... 4-1 Diego State on Aug. 30, 2008, marked the third time Cal Poly had won a game on the final play since moving to 18. Georgia Southern . . . . 3-2 the Football Championship Subdivision in 1994 ... the other two were in 1997 as Alan Beilke kicked a 34-yard field 19. Richmond ...... 2-3 goal to beat New Mexico State 38-35 in overtime in Las Cruces and a 50-yarder to beat Montana State 20-19 in 20. Southeast Missouri St. .5-1 Bozeman ... strong safety David Fullerton intercepted a pass in four consecutive games, including the final three 21. Liberty ...... 4-2 contests of the 2007 season, before Montana snapped the streak Sept. 6, 2008 ... the Mustangs were 5-2 at home 22. Texas State ...... 3-2 in 2008, 4-1 in 2007, 6-0 at home in 2005, 4-1 in 2006 and had won 10 straight home games before falling to South 23. Western Illinois ...... 4-2 Dakota State in 2006 ... overall, the Mustangs have won 23 of their last 37 games and 56 of 86 contests going back 24. Northern Iowa ...... 2-3 to the 2002 finale and have won 20 of their last 40 games on the road (3-1 in 2008 but 0-6 in 2009, 2-2 so far in 25. Penn ...... 3-1 2010) ... the Mustangs have won 36 of their last 43 home contests (4-1 last fall, 2-0 in 2010) ... prior to 2009, the Mustangs won seven or more games six consecutive seasons, the longest such streak in school history (old mark (Cal Poly opponents in bold) of four was set by the 1955-58 teams) ... over a stretch of its last seven games of the 2007 season and the 11 games of ‘08, Cal Poly averaged 24.6 first downs, 45.0 points and 504.7 total yards per contest, gaining 7.7 yards Mustangs in 2010 Polls per play ... there have been 13 200-yard games by a receiver in Cal Poly football history and Ramses Barden has TSN FCS five of them ... Tre’dale Tolver’s 40-yard punt return against Wisconsin was his second in two seasons; he returned Preseason ...... RV 25 one 89 yards against Texas State in 2007 ... the Mustangs have surpassed the 60-point barrier three times since After Humboldt State .RV RV moving to Division I in 1994 -- 69 in 2008 against Southern Utah, 64 against Sonoma State in 1994 and 63 against After Montana ...... 17 18 UC Davis in 2007 ... Cal Poly surpassed the 30-point mark nine times in 2008, one more than the school mark of After Texas State . . . .20 22 eight set by the 1995 squad (5-6) ... Cal Poly has held four foes to minus rushing yardage since moving to the FCS After McNeese State .15 14 in 1994 -- St. Mary's (-38) in 1994, Weber State (-2) in 2002, Humboldt State (-4) in 2003 and Idaho State (-6) on After Fresno State . . .14 16 Sept. 11, 2004 ... Cal Poly had recorded seven sacks in each of its last two games against Montana, but neither After Old Dominion . . .13 13 team had a sack in the 2009 contest (the Mustangs had three in 2010) ... Cal Poly was 21-0 in the last 21 games After Southern Utah . . .-- -- in which the Mustangs led at halftime until South Dakota State rallied from a 14-3 halftime deficit for a 29-28 victo- After North Dakota . . . .-- -- ry in 2006; Cal Poly squandered a 20-14 halftime deficit at Texas State in 2007, let a 14-6 halftime edge against After Saint Francis . . . .-- -- North Dakota State get away, also in 2007, let a 20-14 halftime lead at Wisconsin slip away in 2008, and blew four After South Dakota . . .-- -- halftime leads last fall; the Mustangs led San Jose State 9-6 at the break, held a 17-14 lead at halftime against After UC Davis ...... -- -- Montana before falling, led 17-14 at halftime at North Dakota and led 10-7 at UC Davis ... the Mustangs rallied from After Bye ...... -- -- a 17-7 halftime deficit to beat Humboldt State 23-17 on Sept. 4, the first such victory since the Western Oregon con- Final ...... -- -- test in 2007 (trailed 10-7, won 24-17).

2010 Cal Poly Football ...... Page 6 Mustang Notes SCORING THIEVES: In the first 10 seasons at the NCAA Division I-AA level (now FCS), the Mustang defense returned just eight interceptions for scores. Cal Poly has returned 16 inter- ceptions for touchdowns from 2004 to the present combined, including six in 2004 and two last fall. The scoring thieves are: 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) 2010 Standings 2006 -- Kenny Chicoine/Kyle Shotwell vs. Savannah State (73 yards) Team Conference Overall 2006 -- Mark Restelli vs. Weber State (42 yards) W L T Pct. W L T Pct. 2005 -- Kenny Chicoine vs. UC Davis (59 yards) 2005 -- Courtney Brown vs. Montana State (28 yards) ^UC Davis ...... 1 0 0 1.000 3 3 0 .500 2004 -- vs. Humboldt State (36 yards) Southern Utah . . .1 0 0 1.000 2 4 0 .333 2004 -- Jordan Beck vs. Idaho State (40 yards) South Dakota . . . .1 1 0 .500 3 3 0 .500 2004 -- Joey Warren vs. Idaho State (24 yards) Cal Poly ...... 0 0 0 .000 4 2 0 .667 2004 -- Karl Ivory vs. Montana State (41 yards) North Dakota . . . .0 2 0 .000 2 4 0 .333 2004 -- Karl Ivory vs. North Dakota State (73 yards) Results for Saturday, Oct. 9: 2004 -- Kenny Chicoine vs. Sacramento State (68 yards) Cal Poly 50 at Old Dominion 37 2003 -- David Richardson vs. Sacramento State (71 yards) *Southern Utah 31 at North Dakota 21 2003 -- David Richardson vs. Southern Utah (16 yards) *South Dakota 13 at UC Davis 17 2001 -- Vaughn Jarrett vs. Montana State (79 yards) Schedule for Saturday, Oct. 16 (all times Pacific): 1998 -- Kiko Griffin vs. Sacramento State (53 yards) *Cal Poly at Southern Utah, 2 p.m. 1995 -- David Lombardi vs. Eastern Washington (38 yards) Northern Iowa at South Dakota, 2:05 p.m. 1995 -- Alex Garwood vs. Western Montana (38 yards) UC Davis and North Dakota bye 1995 -- Matt Panziera vs. Western Montana (52 yards) *Great West Conference game 1994 -- David Brown vs. San Francisco State (31 yards) ^2009 Great West Conference champion A SCORE FOR THE DEFENSE: Cal Poly's defense scored seven touchdowns in 2004, 2010 GWC Statistical Leaders exceeding the four scores the Mustang defense recorded in 2003. Those 11 scores in 2003 (Through Games of October 9, 2010) and 2004 matched the total of 11 defensive TDs in Cal Poly's first nine seasons at the NCAA Rushing (Yards per Game) FCS level. Cal Poly has won 25 of its last 31 games when its defense or special teams scores Player G Att. Yards Avg. TD a TD, dating back to the 2002 season. The losses were to Idaho State in 2003, UC Davis in Josh Murray, UND ...... 6 74 479 6.5 2 2005, Texas State and North Dakota State in 2007, Wisconsin in 2008 and Ohio in 2009. The Chris Ganious, USD ...... 6 97 455 4.7 3 2005 Mustang defense scored three times -- Courtney Brown's 28-yard interception return Austin Minefee, SUU ...... 6 66 424 6.4 4 against Montana State, Chris Gocong's fumble recovery in the endzone against Montana Dante Warren, USD ...... 6 61 340 5,6 6 State and Kenny Chicoine's 59-yard interception return at UC Davis. Mark Restelli's game- Mark Rodgers, CP ...... 6 55 308 5.6 4 clinching 42-yard interception return for a score against Weber State was the first defensive 6. Jake Romanelli, CP . . . . .6 56 282 5.0 2 TD in 2006 and the other was Kenny Chicoine’s lateral of an interception to Kyle Shotwell cov- 9. Jordan Yocum, CP ...... 6 46 263 5.7 1 ering 73 yards against Savannah State. The 2007 Mustang defense scored three touchdowns Passing (Efficiency Rating) -- a 75-yard fumble recovery and run by nose tackle Justin Reece against Southern Utah and Player G PC-PA-I Pct. Yards TD David Fullerton’s interceptions against North Dakota State and Iona. Last year, Fullerton Andre Broadous, CP . . .4 22-33-0 .667 309 3 stepped in front of a Southern Utah pitch and scampered 90 yards for a TD on Oct. 25; he also Doug Shumway, CP . . . .4 13-26-0 .500 192 2 returned an interception 38 yards for a score against UC Davis. Cal Poly returned two inter- Jake Landry, UND ...... 6 93-153-6 .608 1106 10 ceptions for scores last fall along with a blocked punt (Ryan Taylor) and 32-yard fumble recov- Dante Warren, USD . . . . .6 90-159-4 .566 1126 10 ery (Kenny Jackson). This year Scottie Cordier scored on an interception return against Brad Sorensen, SUU . . . .6 138-225-4 .613 1604 9 Montana while Johnny Millard accomplished the same feat against McNeese State. Randy Wright, UCD . . . . .6 106-184-4 .576 1195 6 Tony Smith, CP ...... 3 12-24-1 .500 89 1 MUSTANGS RANKED: Cal Poly, ranked as high as No. 3 in 2005, settled for a No. 6 final rank- Receiving (Receptions per Game) ing by both ESPN/USA Today and The Sports Network. The Mustangs were ranked as high as Player G Cgt. Yards Rec/G TD No. 5 in 2004 and finished 15th in one poll (TSN) and 17th in the other (ESPN/USA Today). The Fesi Sitake, SUU ...... 6 47 455 7.8 2 Mustangs opened the 2006 campaign ranked sixth by The Sports Network and were in the top Tysson Poots, SUU ...... 6 44 634 7.3 5 10 throughout the year before losing to Montana and North Dakota State. The 2007 squad fin- Sean Creadick, UCD ...... 6 34 429 5.7 1 ished No. 24 in The Sports Network poll and the 2008 Mustangs ended up No. 8 in the FCS Greg Hardin, UND ...... 6 27 525 4.5 7 Coaches Poll and No. 10 in The Sports Network media poll. Cal Poly was ranked as high as Will Powell, USD ...... 6 26 464 4.3 5 No. 12 in 2009 before losing its last four games of the season. 7. Dominique Johnson, CP .5 20 282 4.0 3 IN THE PROS: When the ’s 30 teams opened training camps in July, Punting Cal Poly had three former players on active rosters -- defensive end Chris Gocong with the Player G No. Yards Avg. LG and wide receiver Ramses Barden and cornerback Courtney Brown, both Cole Zwiefelhofer, USD ...... 6 29 1277 44.0 60 Brett Cameron, UND ...... 6 29 1133 39.1 55 with the . Linebackers Jordan Beck (Denver Broncos) and Kyle Shotwell Colton Schmidt, UCD ...... 6 35 1362 38.9 62 were released in 2008 and Brown was let go by the last fall and signed with Chris Pinto, CP ...... 6 25 909 36.4 54 the Giants earlier this year. Gocong, Beck and Shot-well were winners Trent Barney, SUU ...... 5 21 759 36.1 45 at Cal Poly. Beck was drafted in the third round in 2005 by Atlanta, Gocong was a third-round choice of the in 2006 and traded to Cleveland last April, Brown was cho- Tackles sen by Dallas in the seventh round in 2007, Shotwell signed as a free agent shortly after the Player G Solo Asst. Total Avg. 2007 draft with the Oakland Raiders and Barden was a third-round choice of the Giants in Dozie Amajoyi, UCD . . . .6 22 32 54 9.0 2009. Shotwell was released by the Raiders on Sept. 1, 2007. He played in exhibition games Blake Fenn, SUU ...... 6 32 21 53 8.8 with the Raiders in 2007 and Indianapolis Colts in 2008 and was on the practice squads of the Marty Mohamed, CP . . .6 21 29 50 8.3 Minnesota Vikings, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Kansas City Chiefs, all in 2008. Akeem Anifowoshe, SUU 6 28 22 50 8.3 Shane Potter, USD . . . . .6 28 18 46 7.7 12. Asa Jackson, CP . . .6 27 11 38 6.3 ZEROES ON THE BOARD: Cal Poly has scored in 130 consecutive games. Last time the 14. Scottie Cordier, CP .6 19 17 36 6.0 Mustangs were shut out was in 1998 by Nevada, 63-0, in Reno. The Mustangs also were shut 22. Kenny Jackson, CP .6 13 17 30 5.0 out by Northern Arizona in 1998, 9-0. Cal Poly's two shutouts to start the 2006 season were its 28. Johnny Millard, CP .6 14 10 24 4.0 first since a 31-0 shutout over Northern Colorado on Nov. 13, 2004. Rich Ellerson earned six 30. Nico Molino ...... 6 13 10 23 3.8 shutouts in eight seasons as head coach at Cal Poly. Cal Poly was held to a single field goal twice during the run and to a lone touchdown three times as well.

2010 Cal Poly Football ...... Page 7 2010 Cal Poly Football Depth Chart OFFENSE DEFENSE

WR (X) - 21 Kellen Moriarty, 6-0, 190, Sr. DE - 98 Kyle Murphy, 6-4, 260, Jr. 5 Mike Anderson, 6-2, 202, Sr. 91 Matt Singletary, 6-4, 260, Jr. 18 Ryan Taylor, 6-3, 190, So. DT - 53 James Chen, 6-2, 270, Sr. RT - 71 Lucas Trily, 6-4, 270, Sr. 97 Kevin Hess, 6-4, 260, Jr. 79 Nick Leyden, 6-2, 250, RFr. 72 Andrew Alcaraz, 6-3, 250, RFr.

RG - 69 Will Mitchell, 6-1, 285, Sr. NT - 99 Erich Klemme, 6-2, 270, Jr. 59 Maurice McClure, 6-3, 285, Jr. 94 Sullivan Grosz, 6-4, 265, RFr.

C - 64 Geoff Hyde, 6-2, 255, So. Buck - 33 Gavin Cooper, 6-3, 240, Jr. 58 Matt Bertole, 6-2, 250, So. 85 Brandon Roberts, 6-2, 245, Jr. 50 Troy Shotwell, 6-3, 235, Jr. LG - 59 Maurice McClure, 6-3, 285, Jr. 49 Joe Brum, 6-3, 250, Jr. 52 Lefi Letuligasenoa, 6-1, 285, Fr. 67 Matt Duffy, 6-4, 255, Jr. Will (OLB) - 43 Johnny Millard, 6-3, 220, RFr. 81 Max Schulz, 6-1, 206, Jr. LT - 75 Scott Winnewisser, 6-5, 275, Jr. 22 Phil Johnston, 6-0, 195, Sr. 79 Nick Leyden, 6-2, 250, RFr. Mike (ILB) - 17 Marty Mohamed, 6-1, 233, Sr. SB (B) - 13 David Mahr, 5-10, 185, Jr. 95 Keaton Taylor, 5-11, 215, Jr. 47 Gabriel Umoh, 6-2, 210, RFr. 55 Cole Stanford, 6-2, 220, RFr. 24 Austin Mahr, 5-8, 180, Fr. Sam (OLB) - 42 Kenny Jackson, 6-0, 220, So. SB (C) - 1 Mark Rodgers, 5-8, 185, Jr. 90 Kyle Mohamed, 6-2, 225, So. 8 Jarred Houston, 5-11, 195, Jr. 29 Andrew Caviglia, 6-2, 210, Jr. 87 Brandon Michalkiewicz, 5-10, 175, Jr. CB (Bndry) - 2 Asa Jackson, 5-11, 188, Jr. FB (A) - 30 Jordan Yocum, 6-0, 220, Sr. 26 Vante Johnson, 5-9, 175, Fr. OR 34 Jake Romanelli, 6-3, 230, Jr. 14 Andrew Breaux, 5-11, 218, Sr. LS - 36 Greg Francis, 6-1, 190, Jr. 26 Vante Johnson, 5-9, 175. Fr. QB - 3 Andre Broadous, 6-0, 197, So. 38 Xavier Ramos, 6-1, 200, RFr. OR 7 Tony Smith, 6-1, 190, Sr. 4 Doug Shumway, 6-0, 180, So. RS - 10 Scottie Cordier, 5-8, 185, Sr. 26 Vante Johnson, 5-9, 175. Fr. WR (Z) - 9 Dominique Johnson, 6-4, 225, Sr. 38 Xavier Ramos, 6-1, 200, RFr. 5 Mike Anderson, 6-2, 202, Sr. 80 Josh Swaney, 6-5, 230, So. CB (Field) - 4 Nico Molino, 5-10, 170, So. 89 Eric Alsaker, 6-5, 205, Jr. 6 Bijon Samoodi, 5-10, 185, So.

Specialists Punt Returns: 2 Asa Jackson, 5-11, 188, Jr. PAT/FG: 96 Jake West, 6-2, 180, Sr. 36 Greg Francis, 6-1, 190, Jr. 93 James Langford, 6-3, 192, Fr.

KO Returns: 1 Mark Rodgers, 5-8, 185, Jr. Kickoffs: 93 James Langford, 6-3, 192, Fr. 19 Eric Gardley, 5-11, 175, Sr. 96 Jake West, 6-2, 180, Sr. 8 Jarred Houston, 5-11, 195, Jr. 44 Chris Nicholls, 5-8, 170, Fr. Punter: 86 Chris Pinto, 6-0, 190, Sr. 44 Chris Nicholls, 5-8, 170, Fr. Long Snapper: 50 Troy Shotwell, 6-3, 235, Jr. 49 Joe Brum, 6-3, 250, Jr. Holder: 5 Mike Anderson, 6-2, 202, Sr. 4 Doug Shumway, 6-0, 180, So. Short Snapper: 50 Troy Shotwell, 6-3, 235, Jr. 49 Joe Brum, 6-3, 250, Jr.

2010 Cal Poly Football ...... Page 8 2010 Cal Poly Football Opponents Scoreboard (All Times Pacific) HUMBOLDT STATE (5-1) NORTH DAKOTA (2-4) Sept. 4 at Cal Poly 17-23 L Sept. 2 at Idaho 0-45 L Sept. 11 *at Dixie State 49-14 W Sept. 11 at Northern Illinois 17-23 L Sept. 18 Menlo College 32-13 W Sept. 18 Northeastern State 55-14 W Sept. 25 *at Western Oregon 14-7 W Sept. 25 Northwestern State 49-24 W Oct. 2 *Central Washington 25-24 W Oct. 2 *at South Dakota 17-27 L Oct. 9 at Azusa Pacific 49-32 W Oct. 9 *Southern Utah 21-31 L Oct. 16 *Dixie State 6 p.m. Oct. 23 *at Cal Poly 6:05 p.m. Oct. 23 *at Central Washington 1 p.m. Oct. 30 Lamar 10 a.m. Oct. 30 *at Simon Fraser 1 p.m. Nov. 6 *UC Davis 10 a.m. Nov. 6 *Western Oregon 1 p.m. Nov. 13 at Montana 11 a.m. Nov. 13 *Simon Fraser 1 p.m. Nov. 20 at South Dakota State 11 a.m. *Great Northwest Ath. Conference game *Great West Conference game

MONTANA (4-2) FRESNO STATE (3-2) SAINT FRANCIS (Pa.) (1-4) Sept. 4 Western State (Colo.) 73-2 W Sept. 4 Cincinnati 28-14 W Sept. 4 at Liberty 7-52 L Sept. 11 at Cal Poly 33-35 L Sept. 18 *at Utah State 41-24 W Sept. 11 at Morehead State 21-31 L Sept. 18 *at Eastern Washington 27-36 L Sept. 25 at Mississippi 38-55 L Sept. 18 *Sacred Heart 41-0 W Sept. 25 *Sacramento State 28-25 W Oct. 2 Cal Poly 38-17 W Oct. 2 *Robert Morris 14-35 L Oct. 2 *at Northern Colorado 30-7 W Oct. 9 *Hawaii 27-49 L Oct. 9 *at Albany 0-48 L Oct. 9 *Idaho State 47-28 W Oct. 16 *New Mexico State 7 p.m. Oct. 16 *Wagner 10 a.m. Oct. 16 *at Portland State 5:05 p.m. Oct. 23 *at San Jose State 5 p.m. Oct. 23 *at Monmouth 10 a.m. Oct. 23 *Northern Arizona 12:05 p.m. Nov. 6 *at Louisiana Tech 1 p.m. Oct. 30 at Cal Poly 6:05 p.m. Oct. 30 *at Weber State 12 p.m. Nov. 13 *Nevada 7 p.m. Nov. 6 *Bryant 9 a.m. Nov. 13 North Dakota 11:05 a.m. Nov. 19 *at Boise State 6:30 p.m. Nov. 13 *at Duquesne 10 a.m. Nov. 20 *Montana State 11:05 a.m. Nov. 17 *Idaho 7 p.m. Nov. 20 *at Central Connecticut St. 9 a.m. *Big Sky Conference game Dec. 5 Illinois 7:15 p.m. *Northeast Conference game *Western Athletic Conference game TEXAS STATE (3-2) SOUTH DAKOTA (3-3) Sept. 4 at Houston 28-68 L OLD DOMINION (3-3) Sept. 4 at Central Florida 7-38 L Sept. 11 Southern Arkansas 31-17 W Sept. 4 Jacksonville 25-35 L Sept. 11 at Minnesota 41-38 W Sept. 18 Cal Poly 21-12 W Sept. 11 at Campbell 44-13 W Sept. 18 N’western Oklahoma St. 48-14 W Sept. 25 Southern Utah 42-28 W Sept. 18 William & Mary 17-21 L Sept. 25 at North Dakota State 16-38 L Oct. 9 *at Southeastern Louisiana 24-49 L Sept. 25 at Monmouth 35-21 W Oct. 2 *North Dakota 27-17 W Oct. 16 *Nicholls State 4 p.m. Oct. 2 Gardner-Webb 14-7 W Oct. 9 *at UC Davis 13-17 L Oct. 23 *Northwestern State 2 p.m. Oct. 9 Cal Poly 37-50 L Oct. 16 Northern Iowa 2:05 p.m. Oct. 30 *at Stephen F. Austin 12 p.m. Oct. 23 Georgia State 11 a.m. Oct. 23 *at Southern Utah 12 p.m. Nov. 6 *Central Arkansas 12 p.m. Oct. 30 at Hampton 10 a.m. Oct. 30 Northern Colorado 2:05 p.m. Nov. 13 *at McNeese State 5 p.m. Nov. 6 Savannah State 11 a.m. Nov. 6 *Cal Poly 2:05 p.m. Nov. 20 *at Sam Houston State 12 p.m. Nov. 13 VMI 11 a.m. Nov. 13 at Lamar 4 p.m. *Southland Conference game Nov. 20 at North Carolina Central 11 a.m. *Great West Conference game

McNEESE STATE (2-3) SOUTHERN UTAH (2-4) UC DAVIS (3-3) Sept. 4 Lamar 30-27 W Sept. 4 at Wyoming 20-28 L Sept. 4 at California 3-52 L Sept. 11 at Missouri 6-50 L Sept. 11 San Diego 32-3 W Sept. 11 Portland State 33-41 L Sept. 25 Cal Poly 14-40 L Sept. 18 at San Jose State 11-16 L Sept. 18 at San Diego 38-24 W Oct. 2 *at Northwestern State 24-7 W Sept. 25 at Texas State 28-42 L Sept. 25 at Weber State 9-20 L Oct. 9 *Stephen F. Austin 27-32 L Oct. 2 Northern Arizona 23-26 L Oct. 2 at San Jose state 14-13 W Oct. 16 at LSU 5 p.m. Oct. 9 *at North Dakota 31-21 W Oct. 9 *South Dakota 17-13 W Oct. 23 *at Southeastern Louisiana 4 p.m. Oct. 16 *Cal Poly 2 p.m. Oct. 23 South Alabama 2 p.m. Oct. 30 *Nicholls State 5 p.m. Oct. 23 *South Dakota 12 p.m. Oct. 30 *Southern Utah 4 p.m. Nov. 6 *at Sam Houston State 12 p.m. Oct. 30 *at UC Davis 1 p.m. Nov. 6 *at North Dakota 10 a.m. Nov. 13 *Texas State 5 p.m. Nov. 6 Dixie State 12 p.m. Nov. 13 *at Cal Poly 6:05 p.m. Nov. 20 *at Central Arkansas 1 p.m. Nov. 13 at Eastern Washington 1:05 p.m. Nov. 20 Sacramento State 4 p.m. *Southland Conference game *Great West Conference game * Great West Conference game

2010 Cal Poly Football ...... Page 9 Head Coach Tim Walsh The Tim Walsh File Second Year • UC Riverside ‘77 December 17, 1954 8-9 at Cal Poly (Second Season) • 125-91 Overall (20th Season) Birthdate: Birthplace: San Francisco, CA Tim Walsh, offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at the College: B.A., UC Riverside (1977) United States Military Academy for two seasons, was named Cal Poly’s 16th head football coach on Jan. 9, 2009, and guided the Family: Jody Walsh (wife) Mustangs to a 4-7 mark in his first campaign. and children Luke (30), Casey (25), “Tim Walsh brings all of the qualities we were looking for in a Sean (23) and Megan (16) head coach for our football team,” Cal Poly director of athletics Hometown: San Mateo, CA Alison Cone said. “He is a quality leader who understands the unique culture at Cal Poly. He knows how to help young men reach their potential in the Coaching Experience: classroom, as citizens, and on the football field. We had several outstanding applicants from which to choose, but I am thrilled we were able to hire a person with such outstanding cre- Cal Poly, 2009-Present dentials to direct our program.” Head Coach (Second Season, 8-9) Walsh replaced Rich Ellerson, the Mustangs’ head football coach for eight seasons. Ellerson left to become head coach at Army. Walsh has compiled a 121-89 record in 19 seasons as a college head coach, including U.S. Military Academy, 2007-08 four years at Sonoma State (27-14 from 1989-92), 14 more seasons at Portland State (90- Offensive Coordinator (QBs) 68 from 1993-2006) and one at Cal Poly (4-7 in 2009). He guided Sonoma State to the No. 9 in Rushing Offense, 2008 Northern California Athletic Conference title in 1991 (ending UC Davis’ streak of 20 consec- Recruited in nine Western states utive conference titles), a pair of NCAA Division II playoff berths while at Sonoma State and four more postseason berths while at Portland State. “My goals are to continue to recruit student-athletes whose goals are to be the best they Portland State University, 1993-2006 can be, both in the class and on the field, and become quality young men,” Walsh said. “If Head Coach (90-68 in 14 Seasons) we do that, winning won’t be a problem. This is an opportunity to build a great program and Winningest Coach in School History develop a great relationship between the campus and the community at large.” Three Division II Playoff Appearances A charismatic speaker and motivator, Walsh guided Sonoma State to three winning sea- sons in four years at the helm of the Seawolves and 10 more above-.500 campaigns in his One FCS Playoff Appearance (2000) 14-year term at Portland State. With the Vikings, Walsh coached 14 All-Americans and 11 1999 Eddie Robinson Award Finalist Academic All-Americans. Three Walter Payton Award Finalists Portland State joined the Big Sky Conference in 1996. During Walsh’s 11 seasons when the Vikings were in the Big Sky, he coached players who earned 39 first-team All-Big Sky Sonoma State University, 1989-92 honors, 51 on the second team, 80 honorable mentions, 58 Academic All-Big Sky honorees, 59 Big Sky Players of the Week, 20 national player of the week honorees, five Walter Payton Head Coach (27-14 in Four Seasons) Award finalists and one Buck Buchanan Award finalist. Winningest Coach in School History Cal Poly’s 2009 squad posted a 4-1 record at home, finished No. 6 in the nation in punt One NCAC Championship (1991) returns (15.60), No. 11 in turnover margin (+1.00), 19th in rushing offense (178.45 yards per Two-Time NCAC Coach of the Year game) and 23rd in time of possession (31:22) and was ranked as high as No. 12 in the national polls. A total of 10 Mustangs earned All-Great West Conference first- or second-team honors, Sonoma State University, 1987-88 including first-teamers Jake Romanelli (Fullback), Ryan Shotwell (defensive end) and James Offensive Coordinator (QBs) Chen (defensive tackle). 23 School Records Set on Offense A Serra High School (San Mateo, Calif.) graduate, Walsh played football at UC Riverside in the mid-1970s as a backup quarterback and earned a bachelor’s degree in history in 1977. Santa Clara University, 1986 He began his coaching career at his high school alma mater, Serra, spending four years Defensive Coordinator (LBs) (1977-80) as an assistant coach before becoming head coach (1981-85) at Moreau Catholic High School in Hayward. Walsh moved into the college coaching ranks in 1986, becoming Moreau Catholic High School, 1981-85 an assistant coach and defensive coordinator at Santa Clara for one season. Head Coach In 1987 and 1988, Walsh was offensive coordinator at Sonoma State before becoming head coach of the Seawolves (then the Cossacks) in 1989. His first season in Rohnert Park produced a 4-6 mark, but Walsh guided Sonoma State to 7-3, 9-2 and 7-3 records in his final Serra (San Mateo) High School, 1977-80 three years there. Assistant Coach Walsh embarked upon a 14-year head coaching career at Portland State in 1993, guid- ing the Vikings to NCAA Division II playoff berths each of his first three seasons. Portland State elevated its athletics program to Division I in 1996 and, though the Vikings struggled in the first three years at that level, there was steady progression -- from 3-8 to 4- Former Walsh Players 7 and 5-6. The 1999 Viking team began a string of seven winning campaigns in eight sea- in National Football League sons, including a Football Championship Subdivision (formerly Division I-AA) playoff berth in 2000. Cal Poly Tony Curtis, Dallas Walsh piloted Portland State to a quartet of second-place finishes in the Big Sky along None Terry Charles, with a third and three fourth-place finishes. In 14 seasons at the helm, Walsh’s Vikings were Army San Diego/Houston 62-21 at home. He earned two wins against FBS schools -- Hawaii in 2001 and New Mexico None Shaun Bodiford, in 2006 -- and was 3-0 against Cal Poly while at Portland State along with a 2-1 mark against Portland State Green Bay/NY Giants the Mustangs while at Sonoma State. Herman Smith, Jordan Senn, Walsh was a finalist for the Eddie Robinson Award (FCS Coach of the Year) in 1999 Tampa Bay Indianapolis In 2008, Walsh’s second season at Army, the Black Knights finished ninth in the Football Darick Holmes, Adam Hayward, Bowl Subdivision in rushing offense (241.42 yards per game), fourth in sacks allowed (1.00) Buffalo/Indianapolis Tampa Bay and 15th in time of possession (31:45). James Hundon, Cincinnati Darren Heerspink, Miami While at Army, Walsh’s recruiting responsibilities included nine Western states. Sammie Burroughs, Sonoma State Walsh and his wife, Jody, have four children: Luke (30), Casey (25), Sean (23) and Indianapolis Larry Allen, Megan (16). Paul Bradford, S.D./Minn. Dallas/San Francisco

2010 Cal Poly Football ...... Page 10 The Last Time It Happened ... A shutout was recorded An individual rushed for over 100 yards CP - vs. Savannah State, 55-0 (11/18/06) CP - David Mahr vs. Old Dominion (10/9/10) Opp - at Nevada, 63-0 (11/14/98) 156 yards Opp - Trevyn Smith of Weber State (11/21/09) There was a tie game 107 yards CP - at UC Davis, 31-31 (10/10/92) An individual rushed for over 200 yards The game went into overtime CP - James Noble vs. Idaho State (11/19/05) CP - vs. Wisconsin, 36-35 L 1 OT (11/22/08) 248 yards Opp - Cory Koenig of South Dakota State (10/20/07) A safety was recorded 259 yards CP - vs. McNeese State (9/25/10) Opp - by Montana (9/6/08) An individual passed for over 300 yards CP - Jonathan Dally vs. Weber State (9/15/07) An interception was returned for a touchdown 328 yards CP - Johnny Millard vs. McNeese State (9/25/10) Opp - Cameron Higgins of Weber State (11/21/09) 45 yards 364 yards Opp - Errik Ejike of Ohio (9/19/09) 23 yards An individual passed for over 400 yards CP - Tony Smith vs. South Dakota (11/14/09) A punt was returned for a touchdown 407 yards CP - Tredale Tolver vs. Wisconsin (11/22/08) Opp - Noah Shepard of South Dakota (11/14/09) 40 yards 413 yards Opp - Eddie Thompson of Idaho State (10/27/07) 78 yards A team scored over 50 points CP - vs. UC Davis, 51-28 (11/15/08) A kickoff was returned for a touchdown Opp - North Dakota State, 51-14 (11/11/06) CP - Darrell Jones vs. Southern Utah (10/12/02) 98 yards A team scored 20 or more points in a quarter Opp - Adam Monke of South Dakota State (10/20/07) CP - 23 (4th) vs. Old Dominion (10/9/10) 91 yards Opp - 31 (2nd) by Weber State (11/21/09)

A fumble was recovered for a touchdown A team overcame a halftime deficit and won CP - Kenny Jackson vs. Dixie State (10/24/09) CP - vs. Humboldt State (trailed 17-7 and won 23-17 32 yards (9/4/10) Opp - Jonathan Faraimo of Humboldt State (9/4/10) Opp - UC Davis (trailed 10-7) and won 23-10 29 yards (11/7/09)

There was a blocked punt A team won after trailing at end of three quarters CP - Ryan Taylor vs. Dixie State (10/24/09) CP - Trailed San Diego State 14-10 and won 16-14 Opp - by Isaiah Burse, Fresno State (10/2/10) (10/28/06) Opp - Montana (trailed 17-14) and won 35-23 There was a blocked field goal (10/10/09) CP - Mark Restelli vs. Western Oregon (9/22/07) Opp - by Kenneth Brown, UC Davis (11/7/09)

2010 Cal Poly Football ...... Page 11 2010 Cal Poly Pronunciation Guide

No. Name Pos. Pronunciation No. Name Pos. Pronunciation 1 Mark Rodgers ...... SB 49 Joe Brum ...... DL BRUHM 2 Asa Jackson ...... CB A-suh 50 Troy Shotwell ...... DL 3 Andre Broadous ...... QB BROAD-us 52 Lefi Letuligasenoa ...... OL LEFF-ee LeTU-lee-nah-se-NO-uh 4 Doug Shumway ...... QB SHUM-way 53 James Chen ...... DL 4 Nico Molino ...... DB 54 Karl Winkelman ...... DE 5 Mike Anderson ...... WR 55 Cole Stanford ...... LB 6 Kenny Johnston ...... QB 56 Joe Coleman ...... OL 6 Bijon Samoodi ...... CB Bee-YAWN Suh-MOO-dee 58 Matt Bertole ...... OL Burr-TOLL-ee 7 Tony Smith ...... QB 59 Maurice McClure ...... OL 8 Jarred Houston ...... SB 60 Brock Morris ...... OL 9 Dominique Johnson ...... WR 61 Sam Kenney ...... OL 10 Scottie Cordier ...... S CORE-dee-a 62 Mike Freeman ...... OL 11 Duke deLancellotti ...... QB 63 Patrick Bashforth ...... OL 12 Kevin Britt ...... WR 64 Geoff Hyde ...... OL 13 David Mahr ...... SB MARR 65 Connor Odisio ...... OL Oh-DEE-see-oh 14 Andrew Breaux ...... FB BRO 66 Michael Santini ...... LB 15 Vince Moraga ...... QB 67 Matt Duffy ...... OL 16 Logan Budd ...... S 68 Grant Goebel ...... LB Go-bull 17 Marty Mohamed ...... LB Moe-HAH-med 69 Will Mitchell ...... OL 18 Ryan Taylor ...... WR 70 Giovanni Sani ...... OL SAW-knee 19 Eric Gardley ...... WR 71 Lucas Trily ...... OL TRY-lee 20 K.J. Cusack ...... SB CUE-sack 72 Andrew Alcaraz ...... DL AL-kuh-razz 21 Kellen Moriarty ...... WR More-ee-ARE-tee 73 Amir Tadros ...... DL Uh-MEER TAD-rose 22 Phil Johnston ...... LB 74 Art Munoz ...... OL MOON-yose 23 Brandon Williamson ...... CB 75 Scott Winnewisser ...... OL Win-nuh-WISS-er 24 Austin Mahr ...... SB MARR 76 Chris Lawrence ...... DL 25 Ryan Solomon ...... SB 77 Hal Kelley ...... OL 26 Vante Johnson ...... DB VAN-tay 78 Josh Hines ...... OL 28 Dave Douglas ...... DB 79 Nick Leyden ...... DL LIE-den 29 Andrew Caviglia ...... LB Ka-VEE-ya 80 Josh Swaney ...... WR SWAY-knee 30 Jordan Yocum ...... FB 81 Max Schulz ...... LB 31 Brandon Howe ...... LB 82 Kenny Mitchell ...... WR 32 Angel Morales ...... S 83 Blake Page ...... SB 33 Gavin Cooper ...... DL 84 Lance Castaneda ...... WR CAST-uh-nay-duh 34 Jake Romanelli ...... FB Rome-uh-NELL-ee 85 Brandon Roberts ...... DE 35 Jordan Williams ...... DB 86 Chris Pinto ...... P/K PIN-toe 36 Greg Francis ...... S 87 Brandon Michalkiewicz . . . .WR Mi-CHALK-eh-witz 37 Kyle Maddux ...... LB 88 John Yessner ...... S 38 Xavier Ramos ...... S X-ZAVE-ee-er RAY-mose 89 Eric Alsaker ...... WR ALL-sake-ur 39 Darryl Williams ...... CB 90 Kyle Mohamed ...... LB Moe-HAH-med 40 Matt Vinal ...... DB VIN-yall 91 Matt Singletary ...... DL 41 Nick Dzubnar ...... LB Duh-ZOOB-narr 92 Matt Sullivan ...... DE 42 Kenny Jackson ...... LB 93 James Langford ...... K 43 Johnny Millard ...... LB Mill-ARD 94 Sullivan Grosz ...... DL GROSS 44 Chris Nicholls ...... SB 95 Keaton Taylor ...... LB 46 Trevor Weis ...... DB Wise 96 Jake West ...... K 47 Gabriel Umoh ...... SB OOOOH-moe 97 Kevin Hess ...... DL 48 Derrick Hawkins ...... FB 98 Kyle Murphy ...... DL 48 Bismark Navarro ...... DB 99 Erich Klemme ...... DL KLEM-mee

2010 Cal Poly Travel Roster -- Old Dominion Game No. Name Pos. No. Name Pos. No. Name Pos. No. Name Pos. 1 Mark Rodgers SB 19 Eric Gardley WR 52 Lefi Letuligasenoa OL 80 Josh Swaney WR 2 Asa Jackson CB 21 Kellen Moriarty WR 53 James Chen DL 81 Max Schulz LB 3 Andre Broadous QB 22 Phil Johnston LB 54 Karl Winkelman DE 85 Brandon Roberts DE 4 Doug Shumway QB 26 Vante Johnson DB 55 Cole Stanford LB 86 Chris Pinto P/K 4 Nico Molino DB 28 Dave Douglas 58 Matt Bertole OL 88 John Yessner S 5 Mike Anderson WR 30 Jordan Yocum FB 59 Maurice McClure OL 89 Eric Alsaker WR 6 Bijon Samoodi CB 32 Angel Morales S 60 Brock Morris OL 90 Kyle Mohamed LB 7 Tony Smith QB 33 Gavin Cooper DL 62 Mike Freeman OL 91 Matt Singletary DL 8 Jarred Houston SB 34 Jake Romanelli FB 64 Geoff Hyde OL 92 Matt Sullivan DE 9 Dominique Johnson WR 36 Greg Francis S 69 Will Mitchell OL 93 James Langford K 10 Scottie Cordier S 40 Matt Rulon FB 70 Giovanni Sani OL 94 Sullivan Grosz DL 11 Duke deLancellotti QB 42 Kenny Jackson LB 71 Lucas Trily OL 95 Keaton Taylor LB 13 David Mahr SB 43 Johnny Millard LB 74 Art Munoz OL 96 Jake West K 14 Andrew Breaux FB 44 Chris Nicholls SB 75 Scott Winnewisser OL 97 Kevin Hess DL 17 Marty Mohamed LB 47 Gabriel Umoh SB 77 Hal Kelley 98 Kyle Murphy DL 18 Ryan Taylor 50 Troy Shotwell DL 79 Nick Leyden DL 99 Erich Klemme DL Tentative -- Subject to Change

2010 Cal Poly Football ...... Page 12 2010 Cal Poly Football Statistics -- Oct. 9, 2010 (Six Games) OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL *GREAT WEST 4-2 2-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTEND DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTEND Sept, 4, 2010 HUMBOLDT STATE W 23-17 7,345 Oct. 23, 2010 *NORTH DAKOTA Sept. 11, 2010 MONTANA W 35-33 8,027 Oct. 30, 2010 SAINT FRANCIS (Pa.) Sept. 18, 2010 at Texas State L 12-21 12,236 Nov. 6, 2010 *at South Dakota Sept. 25, 2010 at McNeese State W 40-14 11,958 Nov. 13, 2010 *UC DAVIS Oct. 2, 2010 at Fresno State L 17-38 37,069 Nov. 20, 2010 Bye Oct. 9, 2010 at Old Dominion W 50-37 19,782 Oct. 16, 2010 *at Southern Utah * Great West Conference game

Team Statistics CP OPP CP OPP SCORING ...... 177 160 KICK RETURN AVERAGE ...... 27.0 25.8 Points Per Game ...... 29.5 26.7 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE ...... 10.5 7.2 FIRST DOWNS ...... 112 110 INT RETURN AVERAGE ...... 21.9 0.0 Rushing ...... 80 38 FUMBLES-LOST ...... 13-9 10-8 Passing ...... 21 60 PENALTIES-Yards ...... 38-375 45-394 Penalty ...... 11 12 Average Per Game ...... 62.5 65.7 RUSHING YARDAGE ...... 1561 756 PUNTS-Yards ...... 26-909 26-1049 Yards gained rushing ...... 1686 884 Average Per Punt ...... 35.0 40.3 Yards lost rushing ...... 125 128 Net punt average ...... 32.7 34.4 Rushing Attempts ...... 334 194 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game ...... 32:54 27:06 Average Per Rush ...... 4.7 3.9 3RD-DOWN Conversions ...... 37/90 26/73 Average Per Game ...... 260.2 126.0 3rd-Down Pct ...... 41% 36% TDs Rushing ...... 14 9 4TH-DOWN Conversions ...... 4/9 5/12 PASSING YARDAGE ...... 590 1473 4th-Down Pct ...... 44% 42% Comp-Att-Int ...... 47-84-1 114-199-10 SACKS BY-Yards ...... 10-65 5-42 Average Per Pass ...... 7.0 7.4 MISC YARDS ...... 0 0 Average Per Catch ...... 12.6 12.9 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED ...... 22 21 Average Per Game ...... 98.3 245.5 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS ...... 7-13 5-7 TDs Passing ...... 6 10 ON-SIDE KICKS ...... 0-0 2-2 TOTAL OFFENSE ...... 2151 2229 RED-ZONE SCORES ...... (17-22) 77% (19-22) 86% Total Plays ...... 418 393 RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS ...... (11-22) 50% (15-22) 68% Average Per Play ...... 5.1 5.7 PAT-ATTEMPTS ...... (20-21) 95% (19-20) 95% Average Per Game ...... 358.5 371.5 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards ...... 31-837 31-799 ATTENDANCE ...... 15372 81045 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards ...... 11-115 8-58 Games/Avg Per Game ...... 2/7686 4/20261 INT RETURNS: #-Yards ...... 10-219 1-0 Neutral Site Games ...... 0/0 Individual Statistics RUSHING G Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G Mark Rodgers 6 55 326 18 308 5.6 4 30 51.3 Jake Romanelli 6 56 283 1 282 5.0 2 35 47.0 Jordan Yocum 6 46 263 0 263 5.7 1 21 43.8 Andre Broadous 4 66 278 38 240 3.6 3 39 60.0 David Mahr 6 27 238 5 233 8.6 1 63 38.8 Tony Smith 3 28 132 16 116 4.1 2 48 38.7 Doug Shumway 4 36 137 26 111 3.1 1 10 27.8 Andrew Breaux 5 7 28 0 28 4.0 0 8 5.6 Gabriel Umoh 6 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 Eric Gardley 5 1 0 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 -0.2 Kellen Moriarty 6 2 1 4 -3 -1.5 0 1 -0.5 Jarred Houston 5 3 0 7 -7 -2.3 0 0 -1.4 TEAM 6 6 0 9 -9 -1.5 0 0 -1.5 Total...... 6 334 1686 125 1561 4.7 14 63 260.2 Opponents...... 6 194 884 128 756 3.9 9 37 126.0

PASSING G Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G Andre Broadous 4 175.32 22-33-0 66.7 309 3 75 77.2 Doug Shumway 4 137.42 13-26-0 50.0 192 2 83 48.0 Tony Smith 3 86.57 12-24-1 50.0 89 1 22 29.7 TEAM 6 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Total...... 6 136.14 47-84-1 56.0 590 6 83 98.3 Opponents...... 6 126.00 114-199-10 57.3 1473 10 77 245.5

RECEIVING G No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G Dominique Johnson 5 20 282 14.1 3 75 56.4 Mark Rodgers 6 8 72 9.0 2 44 12.0 David Mahr 6 6 123 20.5 1 83 20.5 Mike Anderson 6 5 39 7.8 0 11 6.5 Jordan Yocum 6 3 34 11.3 0 20 5.7 Kellen Moriarty 6 2 20 10.0 0 16 3.3 Eric Gardley 5 2 15 7.5 0 8 3.0 Jake Romanelli 6 1 5 5.0 0 5 0.8 Total...... 6 47 590 12.6 6 83 98.3 Opponents...... 6 114 1473 12.9 10 77 245.5

2010 Cal Poly Football ...... Page 13 2010 Cal Poly Football Statistics -- Oct. 9, 2010 (Six Games) |------PATs ------| SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points Jake West 0 7-10 16-17 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 37 Mark Rodgers 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 36 Dmnque.Johnson 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 Andre Broadous 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 David Mahr 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 Jake Romanelli 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 Tony Smith 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 Johnny Millard 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Scottie Cordier 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Jordan Yocum 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Doug Shumway 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-1 0 0 6 James Langford 0 0-3 4-4 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 4 James Chen 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 1 2 TEAM 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 1 2 Total...... 22 7-13 20-21 0-0 0 0-1 0 2 177 Opponents...... 21 5-7 19-20 0-0 0 0-1 0 0 160

PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd Chris Pinto 25 909 36.4 54 0 6 9 1 TEAM 100.000000 Total...... 26 909 35.0 54 0 6 9 1 Opponents...... 26 1049 40.3 59 2 4 8 0

KICKOFFS No. Yds Avg TB OB Retn Net YdLn James Langford 33 2246 68.1 5 0 Chris Pinto 3 161 53.7 0 0 Total...... 36 2407 66.9 5 0 799 41.9 28 Opponents...... 32 1982 61.9 0 1 837 35.8 34

PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD Long Asa Jackson 11 115 10.5 0 23 Marty Mohamed 3 6 2.0 0 4 Total...... 11 115 10.5 0 23 Asa Jackson 2 62 31.0 0 47 Opponents...... 8 58 7.2 1 22 Scottie Cordier 1 45 45.0 1 45 Nico Molino 1 29 29.0 0 29 KICKOFF RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long Greg Francis 1 34 34.0 0 34 Mark Rodgers 20 590 29.5 0 65 Kenny Jackson 1 19 19.0 0 19 Eric Gardley 7 199 28.4 0 57 Johnny Millard 1 24 24.0 1 24 Jarred Houston 1 32 32.0 0 32 Total...... 10 219 21.9 2 47 Asa Jackson 1 16 16.0 0 16 Opponents...... 1 0 0.0 0 0 Kyle Mohamed 1 0 0.0 0 0 TEAM 1 0 0.0 00FUMBLE RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long Total...... 31 837 27.0 0 65 None Opponents...... 31 799 25.8 0 89 Total...... 0 0 0.0 0 0 Opponents...... 1 29 29.0 1 29

TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G Andre Broadous 4 99 240 309 549 137.2 Mark Rodgers 6 308 72 0 590 0 970 161.7 Mark Rodgers 6 55 308 0 308 51.3 David Mahr 6 233 123 0 0 0 356 59.3 Doug Shumway 4 62 111 192 303 75.8 Jordan Yocum 6 263 34 0 0 0 297 49.5 Jake Romanelli 6 56 282 0 282 47.0 Jake Romanelli 6 282 5 0 0 0 287 47.8 Jordan Yocum 6 46 263 0 263 43.8 Dominique Johnson 5 0 282 0 0 0 282 56.4 David Mahr 6 27 233 0 233 38.8 Andre Broadous 4 240 0 0 0 0 240 60.0 Tony Smith 3 52 116 89 205 68.3 Eric Gardley 5 -1 15 0 199 0 213 42.6 Andrew Breaux 5 7 28 0 28 5.6 Asa Jackson 6 0 0 115 16 62 193 32.2 Eric Gardley 5 1 -1 0 -1 -0.2 Tony Smith 3 116 0 0 0 0 116 38.7 Kellen Moriarty 6 2 -3 0 -3 -0.5 Doug Shumway 4 111 0 0 0 0 111 27.8 Jarred Houston 5 3 -7 0 -7 -1.4 Scottie Cordier 6 0 0 0 0 45 45 7.5 TEAM 6 7 -9 0 -9 -1.5 Mike Anderson 6 0 39 0 0 0 39 6.5 Total...... 6 418 1561 590 2151 358.5 Greg Francis 5 0 0 0 0 34 34 6.8 Opponents...... 6 393 756 1473 2229 371.5 Nico Molino 6 0 0 0 0 29 29 4.8 Andrew Breaux 5 28 0 0 0 0 28 5.6 Jarred Houston 5 -7 0 0 32 0 25 5.0 Johnny Millard 6 0 0 0 0 24 24 4.0 Kenny Jackson 6 0 0 0 0 19 19 3.2 Kellen Moriarty 6 -3 20 0 0 0 17 2.8 Marty Mohamed 6 0 0 0 0 6 6 1.0 TEAM 6 -9 0 0 0 0 -9 -1.5 Total...... 6 1561 590 115 837 219 3322 553.7 Opponents...... 6 756 1473 58 799 0 3086 514.3

2010 Cal Poly Football ...... Page 14 2010 Cal Poly Football Statistics -- Oct. 9, 2010 (Six Games) DEFENSE |------Tackles------| |-Sacks-| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blk NO. PLAYER GP Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds No-Yds Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf 17 Marty Mohamed 6 21 29 50 1.0-5 . 3-6 1 2 1-0 1 . . 2 Asa Jackson 6 27 11 38 . . 2-62 6 . . . . . 10 Scottie Cordier 6 19 17 36 . . 1-45 ...... 42 Kenny Jackson 6 13 17 30 5.0-18 0.5-4 1-19 2 1 1-0 . . . 6 Bijon Samoodi 5 16 12 28 1.0-1 . . 2 2 1-0 . . . 43 Johnny Millard 6 14 10 24 1.0-9 1.0-9 1-24 . 2 . . . . 4 Nico Molino 6 13 11 24 1.5-3 . 1-29 2 . . . . . 33 Gavin Cooper 6 8 12 20 4.5-12 1.0-4 . . 3 1-0 1 . . 99 Erich Klemme 6 9 9 18 3.5-18 1.5-9 . . 3 1-0 1 . . 36 Greg Francis 5 14 3 17 2.0-8 . 1-34 2 . . 1 . . 98 Kyle Murphy 6 8 5 13 2.5-16 1.5-14 . 2 2 2-0 1 . . 53 James Chen 5 5 7 12 4.5-14 0.5-5 . . 2 1-0 1 . 1 97 Kevin Hess 6 5 6 11 3.0-15 3.0-15 . . 1 . . . . 91 Matt Singletary 6 5 4 9 1.5-3 . . . 1 . . . . 85 Brandon Roberts 6 1 7 8 . . . . 1 . . . . 90 Kyle Mohamed 6 2 5 7 ...... 55 Cole Stanford 5 5 1 6 ...... 81 Max Schulz 6 2 4 6 0.5-2 . . . 1 . . . . 94 Sullivan Grosz 6 5 1 6 1.0-5 1.0-5 . . 1 . . . . 30 Jordan Yocum 6 3 1 4 ...... 19 Eric Gardley 5 3 1 4 ...... 95 Keaton Taylor 6 2 2 4 ...... 32 Angel Morales 3 2 1 3 ...... 38 Xavier Ramos 6 2 1 3 0.5-2 ...... 47 Gabriel Umoh 6 3 . 3 ...... 14 Andrew Breaux 5 1 2 3 ...... 5 Mike Anderson 6 2 . 2 ...... 23 Bran.Williamson 4 2 . 2 ...... 28 Dave Douglass 1 1 1 2 ...... 50 Troy Shotwell 6 2 . 2 ...... 8 Jarred Houston 5 . 1 1 ...... 13David Mahr61.1...... 86 Chris Pinto 6 . 1 1 ...... TMTEAM 61.1...... 1.1 Total...... 6 217 182 399 33-131 10-65 10-219 17 22 8-0 7 . 2 Opponents...... 6 287 214 501 36.0-120 5-42 1-0 9 7 8-29 7 1 .

FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk Jake West 7-10 70.0 0-0 2-2 5-7 0-1 0-0 39 0 James Langford 0-3 0.0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-2 0 0

FG SEQUENCE CAL POLY OPPONENTS FG SEQUENCE CAL POLY OPPONENTS Humboldt State 33 (40) Southern Utah Montana 45,50 (27),(28) North Dakota Texas State 46,(32),(33) 45 Saint Francis (Pa.) McNeese State 38,(39),50 - South Dakota Fresno State (30) (30) UC Davis Old Dominion (28),(31),(26) 48,(34) Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Cal Poly 33 59 53 32 0 177 Opponents 49 37 23 51 0 160

2010 Cal Poly Football ...... Page 15 Game 1 Game 2 Cal Poly 23, Humboldt State 17 Cal Poly 35, Montana 33 September 4, 2010 September 11, 2010 Alex G. Spanos Stadium, San Luis Obispo, CA Attn: 7,345 Alex G. Spanos Stadium, San Luis Obispo, CA Attn: 8,027 SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. – No. 25 Cal Poly (FCS Coaches Poll) SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. – Sophomore quarterback Doug Shum- overcame a 17-7 halftime deficit with two touchdowns and a safety way replaced starter Tony Smith in the third quarter and threw a pair to beat Humboldt State 23-17 in the season opener. of touchdown passes as Cal Poly upset No. 1 Montana 35-33 in a Slotback Mark Rodgers, who surpassed the 100-yard mark in his non-conference game matching future Big Sky Conference rivals. first game as a Mustang, scored on a four-yard run and quarterback Montana rallied from a 35-20 deficit with a pair of fourth-quarter Tony Smith ran 48 yards for the go-ahead score as Cal Poly, held to touchdowns and got the ball back twice in the final three minutes of five first downs and 107 total yards in the first half, accumulated 13 the game, but junior defensive end Kyle Murphy stopped the first first downs and 237 yards after intermission. Grizzly drive when he sacked quarterback Justin Roper for an eight- Humboldt State built its 17-7 first-half lead on an eight-yard pass yard loss, forced him to fumble and recovered the ball at the from Mike Proulx to Dirk Dallas late in the first quarter, a 40-yard field Montana 35. After a Cal Poly punt, senior linebacker Marty goal by Matt Bruder in the second period and a 29-yard fumble Mohamed dashed Montana’s final drive with his first career inter- recovery and run by Jonathan Faraimo just before the break. ception at the Montana 39 with four seconds left in the game. Cal Poly’s only score of the first half was a seven-yard pass from Shumway completed each of his three pass attempts, including Smith to Rodgers one minute into the second quarter, tying the an 83-yard connection with junior slotback David Mahr for a touch- game at 7-7. down with 1:44 to play in the third quarter, giving Cal Poly the lead The Mustangs, who surrendered 195 total yards in the first half, for good at 21-20. Shumway also hit senior wide receiver Dominique held the visiting Lumberjacks off the scoreboard in the second half Johnson with a 25-yard scoring pass with 10:40 to play in the game and just 57 total yards. for a 35-20 Mustang advantage. A four-yard run by Rodgers closed the gap to 17-14 with 5:54 to Cal Poly amassed 162 rushing yards and held Montana to just 49 play in the third quarter. Smith’s career-long 48-yard run with 1:32 to yards on the ground. The Grizzlies used two quarterbacks who com- go in the period gave Cal Poly the lead for the first time at 21-17. bined for 416 yards and three touchdowns. Midway through the final period, Humboldt State running back Montana finished with a 465-340 advantage in total offense. First Lyndon Rowells was tackled in the end zone by Mustang defensive downs were even at 19 apiece. The Grizzlies turned the ball over tackle James Chen, resulting in a safety and the final points of the four times, including three interceptions. Cal Poly lost two fumbles. game. Montana’s Chase Reynolds, who collected 1,502 yards in 15 Rodgers finished with 105 yards on 14 carries and caught two games a year ago as Montana finished second in the nation for the passes for five yards, scoring a touchdown via the run and pass. second straight year, rushed for 32 yards on 10 carries Saturday. Fullback Jake Romanelli added 81 yards on 12 rushes while Smith Mohamed produced a career-high 15 tackles to lead Cal Poly finished with 76 yards on 15 trips. defensively. Freshman linebacker Johnny Millard added 11 stops, Smith completed six of 12 passes for 39 yards and the one score including one sack. to Rodgers. Rodgers, Kellen Moriarty and Mike Anderson each caught two passes for Cal Poly. Score By Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score Cal Poly cornerback Asa Jackson led the Mustangs defensively Montana 14 0 6 13 33 with eight tackles. Kevin Hess recorded the lone sack of the game. Cal Poly 7 7 14 7 35 Scoring Summary Score By Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score First Quarter Humboldt State 7 10 0 0 17 11:18 CP Smith 26 run (West kick) 0 7 Cal Poly 0 714223 5:22 UM Sambrano 72 pass from Selle (McKnight kick) 7 7 3:01 UM Reynolds 2 run (McKnight kick) 14 7 Scoring Summary First Quarter Second Quarter 2:02 HSU Dallas 8 pass from Proulx (Brumer kick) 7 0 13:49 CP Romanelli 5 run (Langford kick) 14 14 Second Quarter Third Quarter 14:00 CP Rodgers 7 pass from Smith (West kick) 7 7 7:27 UM FG McKnight 27 17 14 10:22 HSU FG Bruder 40 10 7 3:15 UM FG McKnight 28 20 14 1:44 CP Mahr 83 pass from Shumway (Langford kick) 20 21 2:11 HSU Faraimo 29 fumble recovery (Bruder kick) 17 7 1:26 CP Cordier 45 interception return (Langford kick) 20 28 Third Quarter Fourth Quarter 5:54 CP Rodgers 4 run (West kick) 17 14 10:40 CP Johnson 25 pass from Shumway (Langford kick) 20 35 1:32 CP Smith 48 run (West kick) 17 21 8:13 UM Reynolds 5 pass from Roper (McKnight kick) 27 35 Fourth Quarter 5:34 UM Gratton 19 pass from Roper (pass failed) 33 35 7:58 CP Safety, Rowells tackled in end zone by Chen 17 23 eam Statistics Team Statistics T UM CP HSU CP First Downs 12 18 First Downs 19 19 Rushes - Yards 26-92 56-298 Rushes - Yards 26-49 55-162 Passing Yards 416 178 Passing Yards 160 39 31-49-3 9-15-0 Passes 21-34-0 6-12-1 Passes Total Offense Plays - Yards 60-252 68-337 Total Offense Plays - Yards 75-465 70-340 Fumble Returns -Yards 0-0 0-0 Fumble Returns -Yards 1-29 0-0 ards 1-(-2) 0-0 Punt Returns -Yards 0-0 4-50 Punt Returns -Y Kickoff Returns -Yards 4-93 4-140 Kickoff Returns -Yards 6-134 7-164 Interception Returns -Yards 1-0 0-0 Interception Returns -Yards 0-0 3-64 Punts - Average 6-43.7 3-42.0 Punts - Average 4-20.5 4-26.0 Fumbles -Lost 2-2 3-3 Fumbles -Lost 1-1 4-2 Penalties -Yards 10-87 4-30 Penalties -Yards 8-80 3-20 ime 24:49 35:11 Possession Time 28:44 31:16 Possession T Sacks By: Number -Yards 0-0 1-2 Sacks By: Number -Yards 1-17 3-25 Individual Statistics Individual Statistics Rushing: Rushing: HSU - Wyatt 11-46, Rowells 8-36, Bolt 1-5, Proulx 6-5 UM - Reynolds 10-32, Nguyen 7-20, Roper 6-3, Moore 1-2, Selle 2-(-8) CP - Mahr 8-40, Smith 13-40, Romanelli 12-31, Shumway 9-22, Yocum CP - Rodgers 14-105, Romanelli 12-81, Smith 15-76, Mahr 5-26, Yocum 4-21, Rodgers 6-14, Moriarty 1-(-4), Team 2-(-2) 6-15, Umoh 1-0, Gardley 1-(-1), Team 2-(-4) Passing: Passing: UM - Roper 18-26-1, 229; Selle 13-23-2, 187 HSU - Proulx 19-31-0, 144; Bolt 2-3-0, 16; CP - Smith 6-12-1, 39 CP - Smith 6-12-0, 50; Shumway 3-3-0, 128 Receiving: Receiving: HSU - Rowells 5-23, Devlin 4-38, Henry 3-48, Dallas 3-25, Miles 3-4 UM - Sambrano 8-158, Gratton 8-124, Moutra 5-82, Reynolds 4-15 CP - Moriarty 2-20, Anderson 2-14, Rodgers 2-5 CP - Mahr 3-90, Johnson 3-54, Rodgers 2-14, Yocum 1-20 ackles: T Tackles: HSU - Umeh 3-5-8, Edwards 6-1-7, Faraimo 3-4-7 UM - McCord 8-6-14, McSurdy 9-2-11, Dodsib 4-2-6, Hobbs 3-3-6 CP - AJackson 6-2-8, Molino 5-2-7, MMohamed 3-4-7, Cordier 3-4-7 CP - MMohamed 6-9-15, Millard 7-4-11, AJackson 7-0-7, Cooper 2-5-7 2010 Cal Poly Football ...... Page 16 Game 3 Game 4 Texas State 21, Cal Poly 12 Cal Poly 40, McNeese State 14 September 18, 2010 September 25, 2010 Bobcat Stadium, San Marcos, TX Attn: 12,236 Cowboy Stadium, Lake Charles, LA Attn: 11,958 SAN MARCOS, Texas – Freshman running back Dexter Imade LAKE CHARLES, La. – No. 20 Cal Poly put together a 310-yard rushed for 95 yards and two touchdowns as Texas State upset No. rushing attack and junior slotback Mark Rodgers scored twice as the 17 Cal Poly 21-12 in a non-conference game at Bobcat Stadium. Mustangs snapped an eight-game road losing streak with a 40-14 Imade scored on runs of 2 and 33 yards while freshman quarter- victory over No. 19 McNeese State in Cowboy Stadium. back Tyler Arndt passed for 123 yards as Texas State improved to 2- Rodgers scored on runs of four and 22 yards while sophomore 1 on the year and beat Cal Poly for the third straight time in Bobcat quarterback Andre Broadous and senior fullback Jordan Yocum also Stadium. scored on runs as Cal Poly improved to 3-1 on the season. Both teams scored in the first seven minutes of the game before The first meeting ever between the two schools – the Mustangs the defenses took over and the Bobcats carried a 7-3 lead into the and Cowboys were to play in 2008 in Lake Charles but Hurricane Ike lockerroom at halftime. forced cancellation of the mid-September contest – was halted early Karrington Bush ran 37 yards for the Texas State touchdown and in the third quarter by a 43-minute delay for lightning in the area. Jake West kicked a 32-yard field goal for Cal Poly in the opening Just before the delay, Cal Poly broke the game open with two minutes of the game. quick scores. West added a 33-yard field goal in the third period to cut the The Mustangs, who led 24-7 at halftime, scored on a 24-yard deficit to 7-6, but Imade’s first touchdown, a two-yard run, gave the interception return by redshirt freshman linebacker Johnny Millard Bobcats a 14-6 advantage late in the third period. and, two plays after sophomore linebacker Kenny Jackson recov- Cal Poly’s lone touchdown of the game came on a one-yard run ered a McNeese State fumble, Rodgers ran 22 yards for a touch- by quarterback Doug Shumway with 34 seconds left in the third peri- down and a 38-7 Cal Poly advantage. od. The Mustangs, trailing by two points, went for two but Cal Poly last won a road game Oct. 18, 2008, a 42-28 decision at Shumway’s pass fell incomplete. South Dakota State. School record for a losing streak on the road is Texas State went up by two scores, 21-12, on Imade’s 33-yard 11 set in the 1995 and 1996 seasons. The victory Saturday was the run with 13:01 to play in the game and held on for the win as the first on the road for second-year Mustang head coach Tim Walsh. Mustangs couldn't drive past the 50 on their final three possessions. Broadous, earning his first collegiate start, rushed for 89 yards on Mustang senior fullback Jordan Yocum rushed for a career-high 14 carries and one score, a 39-yard run in the second quarter which 145 yards on 17 carries, recording his fifth career 100-yard game as gave the Mustangs the lead for good at 10-7. a Mustang. Shumway finished with 79 yards on 23 trips and com- Rodgers added 72 yards on 12 carries while Yocum finished with pleted 10 of 21 passes for 64 yards in his first collegiate start. Cal 67 yards on 15 trips, scoring on a 4-yard run 18 seconds before half- Poly’s top receiver was senior Dominique Johnson with five catches time. Junior fullback Jake Romanelli added 59 yards on 12 carries. for 30 yards. Broadous completed seven of 10 passes for 77 yards, including Linebacker Kenny Jackson recorded 11 tackles to lead Cal Poly a 44-yard strike to senior wide receiver Dominique Johnson which defensively. Marty Mohamed intercepted a Texas State pass, his set up Yocum’s touchdown run in the second quarter. Johnson was second theft in as many games. Cal Poly’s top receiver with four catches for 62 yards. The loss was the Mustangs' eighth straight on the road since a Score By Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score 42-28 triumph over South Dakota State midway through the 2008 Cal Poly 3 21 16 040 season. McNeese State 0 7 0 7 14 Scoring Summary Score By Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score First Quarter Cal Poly 3 0 9 0 12 0:01 CP FG West 39 3 0 Texas State 707721 Second Quarter Scoring Summary 13:53 MSU Wiltz 1 run (Lewis kick) 3 7 First Quarter 10:19 CP Broadous 39 run (West kick) 10 7 10:45 TSU Bush 37 run (Garelick kick) 0 7 2:16 CP Yocum 5 run (West kick) 17 7 8:34 CP FG West 32 3 7 0:18 CP Rodgers 4 run (West kick) 24 7 Third Quarter Third Quarter 7:46 CP FG West 33 6 7 13:40 CP Millard 24 interception return (West kick) 31 7 4:29 TSU Imade 2 run (Garelick kick) 6 14 12:18 CP Rodgers 22 run (West kick) 38 7 0:34 CP Shumway 1 run (pass failed) 12 14 3:25 CP Safety, McNeese St. punt snap through end zone 40 7 Fourth Quarter Fourth Quarter 13:01 TSU Imade 37 run (Garelick kick) 12 21 9:25 MSU Stroud 6 run (Lewis kick) 40 14 Team Statistics Team Statistics CP TSU CP MSU First Downs 20 16 First Downs 20 13 Rushes - Yards 56-262 37-195 Rushes - Yards 65-310 29-52 Passing Yards 66 123 Passing Yards 77 241 Passes 11-24-0 9-14-1 Passes 7-12-0 13-28-3 Total Offense Plays - Yards 80-328 51-318 Total Offense Plays - Yards 77-387 57-293 Fumble Returns -Yards 0-0 0-0 Fumble Returns -Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns -Yards 3-16 1-2 Punt Returns -Yards 1-20 2-24 Kickoff Returns -Yards 4-32.0 2-25.0 Kickoff Returns -Yards 3-89 5-73 Interception Returns -Yards 1-2 0-0 Interception Returns -Yards 3-58 0-0 Punts - Average 5-42.0 6-45.3 Punts - Average 5-39.0 4-39.0 Fumbles -Lost 1-1 0-0 Fumbles -Lost 2-1 3-2 Penalties -Yards 9-83 6-40 Penalties -Yards 10-82 6-40 Possession Time 34:08 25:52 Possession Time 37:29 22:31 Sacks By: Number -Yards 2-13 1-3 Sacks By: Number -Yards 1-5 0-0 Individual Statistics Individual Statistics Rushing: Rushing: CP - Yocum 17-145, Shumway 23-79. Broadous 9-31, Romanelli 2-9, CP - Broadous 14-89, Rodgers 12-72, Yocum 15-67, Romanelli 12-59, Rodgers 4-(-1), Houston 1-(-1) Breaux 3-14, Shumway 4-10, DMahr 2-6, Houston 2-(-6), Team 1-(-1) TSU - Imade 16-95, Bush 14-86, Griggs 1-10, Hawkins 1-10, Arndt 5-(-6) MSU - Wiltz 10-32, Babin 5-11, Anderson 5-11, Stroud 2-6, Henry 2-4 Passing: Passing: CP - Shumway 10-21-0, 64; Broadous 1-2-0, 2; Team 0-1-0, 0 CP - Broadous 7-10-0, 77; Shumway 0-2-0, 0 TSU - Arndt 9-14-1, 123 MSU - Bower 5-14-2, 130; Stroud 8-14-1, 111 Receiving: Receiving: CP - DJohnson 5-30, Yocum 2-14, Rodgers 2-14, Gardley 1-8, DMahr 1-0 CP - DJohnson 4-62, Anderson 2-20, Rodgers 1-(-5) TSU - Griggs 3-52, Six with one catch MSU - Henry 2-99, Dixon 2-56, Briscoe 2-20, Babin 2-11 Tackles: Tackles: CP - KJackson 4-7-11, Cordier 3-5-8, AJackson 4-1-5, MMohamed 3-2-5 CP - Samoodi 6-0-6, AJackson 1-4-5, Klemme 3-1-4, Cordier 3-0-3 TSU - Brown 6-5-11, Hampton 7-3-10, Miller 3-6-9, Iwuji 6-2-8 MSU - Bronson 8-1-9, Lighten 8-0-8, Minor 4-1-5, Jenkins 4-1-5, Toti 3-2-5 2010 Cal Poly Football ...... Page 17 Game 5 Game 6 Fresno State 38, Cal Poly 17 Cal Poly 50, Old Dominion 37 October 2, 2010 October 9, 2010 Bulldog Stadium, Fresno, CA Attn: 37,069 Foreman Field, Norfolk, VA Attn: 19,782 FRESNO, Calif. – Ahead by just four points at halftime, Fresno NORFOLK, VA – Sophomore quarterback Andre Broadous State scored 17 unanswered second-half points en route to a 38-17 passed for 212 yards and two touchdowns and also rushed for a pair non-conference victory over No. 15 Cal Poly in Bulldog Stadium. of scores as No. 14/16 Cal Poly outlasted Old Dominion 50-37 in a Fresno State compiled a 459-221 advantage in total offense and non-conference game before 19,782 at Foreman Field. 26-13 in first downs to improve to 3-1. Cal Poly fell to 3-2. Broadous hit Dominique Johnson and Mark Rodgers with long After Jake West kicked a 30-yard field goal for a 3-0 Mustang touchdown passes in the first half and ran 2 and 8 yards for scores lead, Fresno State scored the next 21 points of the game. Cal Poly in the fourth quarter as Cal Poly improved to 4-2 on the year. answered with two touchdowns in the final minute of the first half to Old Dominion jumped to a 7-0 lead in the first 80 seconds of the close the gap to 21-17. game. After the Monarchs recovered a game-opening onside kick, Sophomore quarterback Andre Broadous’ first completion of the Desmond Williams ran 10 yards for the touchdown. game, a 10-yard scoring pass to Dominique Johnson with 46 sec- The rest of the game belonged to Cal Poly, although the host onds remaining, trimmed the deficit to 21-10. Monarchs made several comeback attempts. Defensive tackle James Chen recovered a Fresno State fumble Jake West kicked a 28-yard field goal moments after David at the Bulldog 1 and, on second down, Mark Rodgers scooted Mahr’s 63-yard run and Mahr followed with a 10-yard touchdown run around right end for another score with 24 seconds to play. following a 29-yard interception return by Nico Molino as Cal Poly Fresno State opened the third quarter with a 30-yard field goal by gained a 10-7 lead and never looked back. Kevin Goessling, then put together a 98-yard scoring drive to estab- Cal Poly amassed a season-high 538 total yards – 326 on the lish a 14-point cushion at 31-17. ground and 212 through the air -- and scored on each of its six pos- Cal Poly mounted a 60-yard drive midway through the second sessions in the red zone. half. Rodgers ran 30 yards and a horse collar penalty on Fresno Old Dominion had the edge in first downs, 24-22, and a 14-sec- State moved the ball to the Bulldog 11-yard line, but the drive stalled ond advantage in time of possession. at the six when Broadous, scrambling back to the 40 on fourth down, Mahr rushed for a career-high 156 yards – his first 100-yard lost one yard on the play. game as a Mustang – and caught one pass for 28 yards while mak- Fresno State made it a three-possession game with an 11-yard ing several critical blocks for Cal Poly. Broadous completed 11 of 14 touchdown pass from Colburn to A.J. Johnson with 6:07 remaining. passes for a career-high 212 yards and two scores. Johnson was Broadous rushed for 82 yards on 25 carries while Rodgers added Broadous’ favorite target with six catches for 123 yards. 72 yards on 14 trips. Broadous completed three of seven passes for Mohamed recorded a career-high 16 tackles. 18 yards, with Johnson catching two of the passes for 13 yards. David Mahr had the other reception Score By Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score Safety Scottie Cordier led the Mustangs defensively with eight Cal Poly 17 10 0 23 50 tackles while cornerback Asa Jackson made seven stops to go with Old Dominion 7 13 0 17 37 Scoring Summary his second interception of the season and sixth of his career. First Quarter 13:40 ODU Williams 10 run (Brown kick) 0 7 Score By Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score 11:03 CP FG West 28 3 7 Cal Poly 3 14 0 0 17 9:59 CP Mahr 10 run (West kick) 10 7 Fresno State 14 7 10 7 38 5:58 CP DJohnson 75 pass from Broadous (West kick) 17 7 Scoring Summary Second Quarter First Quarter 9:42 CP FG West 31 20 7 5:15 CP FG West 30 3 0 7:00 ODU Thomas 18 pass from DeMarco (Brown kick) 20 14 3:50 FSU Burse 58 pass from Colburn (Goessling kick) 3 7 5:30 CP Rodgers 44 pass from Broadous (West kick) 27 14 1:06 FSU Slocum 14 run (Goessling kick) 3 17 5:11 ODU Evans 10 pass from DeMarco (kick failed) 27 20 Second Quarter Fourth Quarter 4:59 FSU DDunn 1 block punt return (Goessling kick) 3 21 14:55 CP Broadous 2 run (West kick) 34 20 0:46 CP DJohnson 10 pass from Broadous (West kick) 10 21 13:25 ODU Thomas 2 pass from DeMarco (Brown kick) 34 27 0:24 CP Rodgers 1 run (West kick) 17 21 10:17 CP FG West 26 37 27 Third Quarter 9:15 ODU FG Brown 34 37 30 10:30 FSU FG Goessling 30 17 24 7:08 CP Broadous 8 run (West kick) 44 30 1:18 FSU Rouse 9 run (Goessling kick) 17 31 6:10 CP Romanelli 35 run (kick failed) 50 30 Fourth Quarter 3:24 ODU Lovitt 9 pass from DeMarco (Brown kick) 50 37 6:07 FSU Johnson 11 pass from Aolburn (Goessling kick) 17 38 Team Statistics Team Statistics CP ODU CP FSU First Downs 22 24 First Downs 13 26 Rushes - Yards 52-326 35-115 Rushes - Yards 50-203 41-253 Passing Yards 212 327 Passing Yards 18 206 Passes 11-14-0 28-57-2 Passes 3-7-0 12-17-1 Total Offense Plays - Yards 66-538 92-442 Total Offense Plays - Yards 57-221 58-459 Fumble Returns -Yards 0-0 0-0 Fumble Returns -Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns -Yards 3-29 1-(-3) Punt Returns -Yards 0-0 3-37 Kickoff Returns -Yards 6-138 11-365 Kickoff Returns -Yards 7-178 3-84 Interception Returns -Yards 2-48 0-0 Interception Returns -Yards 1-47 0-0 Punts - Average 3-36.3 4-51.5 Punts - Average 6-27.5 2-35.5 Fumbles -Lost 3-2 1-1 Fumbles -Lost 0-0 3-2 Penalties -Yards 7-110 4-48 Penalties -Yards 5-50 11-99 Possession Time 29:53 30:07 Possession Time 29:26 30:34 Sacks By: Number -Yards 2-16 1-13 Sacks By: Number -Yards 1-4 2-9 Individual Statistics Individual Statistics Rushing: Rushing: CP - Mahr 11-156, Romanelli 13-74, Rodgers 5-46, Broadous 18-38, CP - Broadous 25-82, Rodgers 14-72, Romanelli 5-28, Yocum 4-15, DMahr Breaux 4-14, Team 1-(-2) 1-5, Moriarty 1-1 ODU - DeMarco 16-45, Williams 5-36, Goodwyn 7-23, Crawford 7-11 FS - Slocum 8-71, Rouse 14-70, Harris 8-61, Burse 4-24, Colburn 4-12 Passing: Passing: CP - Broadous 11-14-0, 212; ODU - DeMarco 28-57-2, 327 CP - Broadous 3-7-0, 18; FS - Colburn 12-17-1, 206 Receiving: Receiving: CP - DJohnson 6-123, Rodgers 1-44, Mahr 1-28, Gardley 1-7, Anderson CP - DJohnson 2-13, DMahr 1-5 1-5, Romanelli 1-5 FS - Johnson 4-33, Burse 2-63, Lindsay 2-54, Saunders 2-34, Raphael 2-22 ODU - Evans 6-48, Gill 5-133, Thomas 5-53, Williams 4-37 Tackles: Tackles: CP - Cordier 8-0-8, AJackson 7-0-7, Samoodi 5-1-6, Francis 5-0-5 CP - MMohamed 5-11-16, Molino 5-4-9, KJackson 2-7-9, Samoodi 1-8-9 FS - Harrell 5-5-10, Thomas 7-2-9, Brown 3-6-9, Carter 4-3-7, Jacobs 3-4-7 ODU - Wilkins 5-6-11, Simmons 5-5-10, Cameron 2-7-9, Colbert 0-9-9 2010 Cal Poly Football ...... 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