CalCal Poly Athletics Communications Poly • (805) 756-6550 ph • (805) 756-7255Football fax • www.GoPoly.com • twitter.com/cpmustangs Cal Poly senior safety Kitu Humphrey has recorded 185 total Cal Poly tackles in his Mustang football 2019 Football Scoreboard career. That includes 126 solo Record: 2-2 Home: 1-0 Away: 1-2 Big Sky: 1-0 stops and Humphrey has averaged Date Opponent Time/Score 4.9 tackles per game in his colle- Aug. 31 $U. SAN DIEGO 52-34 W giate career. The Long Beach Poly Sept. 7 at Weber State (KJZZ) 24-41 L graduate also has four sacks Sept. 14 at Oregon State (Pac-12 Oregon) 7-45 L among his 13 tackles for lost Sept. 21 Bye yardage and has intercepted three Sept. 28 *at Southern Utah 24-21 W passes while breaking up 27 other Oct. 5 *=MONTANA STATE (SWX) 5:05 p.m. pass plays. A team captain each of Oct. 12 *#at UC Davis (Eleven Sports) 4:05 p.m. the last two years, Humphrey Oct. 19 *%NORTH DAKOTA 5:05 p.m. earned 46 tackles as a freshman, 48 Oct. 26 *&SACRAMENTO STATE 5:05 p.m. as a sophomore, 67 last fall as a Nov. 2 *at Idaho 2:05 p.m. junior and 24 so far this season. Nov. 9 Bye Nov. 16 *^+EASTERN WASHINGTON 5:05 p.m. Nov. 23 *at Northern Colorado 11:05 a.m. $Youth Day &Mustang Family Weekend Photo by Matt Brown | Matt Brown Photography ^Homecoming/Senior Night %Blackout Game #Battle for the Golden Horseshoe +Hats Off to Heroes =Hall of Fame Game Sept. 30, 2019 *Big Sky game All Times Pacific

Cal Poly, Montana State to Clash Athletic Media Relations Mott Athletics Center, Room 201 1 Grand Ave., San Luis Obispo, CA 93407 in Early Big Sky Showdown Saturday Night Fax: (805) 756-7255 Mustangs (2-2) Defeat Southern Utah in Conference Opener; Press Box: (805) 756-6739 Bobcats (4-1) Score Final 35 Points to Beat Northern Arizona Website: GoPoly.com Cal Poly (2-2, 1-0 Big Sky), which kicked off its Big Sky season with a 24-21 victory at Southern Utah last week, continues Twitter: Twitter.com/CPMustangs conference play Saturday by hosting Montana State (4-1, 1-0 Big Sky) inside Alex G. Spanos Stadium (cap.: 11,075). The Facebook: Facebook.com/CalPolyMustangs Bobcats are ranked No. 6 in the STATS FCS Top 25 media poll and No. 7 in the AFCA Coaches Poll. Kickoff for Cal Poly’s Hall of Fame Game and first home contest since Aug. 31 is set for 5:05 p.m. PDT and the game will Eric Burdick -- Football Contact be broadcast live on ESPN Radio 1280 AM and 101.7 FM with Chris Sylvester (play-by-play) and Vernon (Veejay) Huskey Office: ...... (805) 756-6550 (analyst). Pregame show starts at 4:30 p.m. The game also will be broadcast live by SWX throughout the state of Montana ...... (805) 756-6531 with Chris Byers (play-by-play), Mike Callaghan (analyst) and Aunica Koch (sideline) and streamed on Pluto TV Channel 544 Cell: ...... (805) 550-3427 and WatchBigSky.com. Links for audio and video streams as well as live stats are available on the football schedule page at E-mail: ...... [email protected] www.GoPoly.com. Cal Poly racked up 607 yards of total offense in a season-opening Cal Poly Quick Facts: 52-34 win over San Diego, led by redshirt freshman Jalen Hamler and Location: San Luis Obispo, CA sophomore fullback Duy Tran-Sampson. In his first game in a Mustang Enrollment: 21,812 (Fall 2018) Montana State (4-1, 1-0) uniform, Hamler passed for 221 yards and three touchdowns and ran President: Jeffrey D. Armstrong for 96 yards and two more scores en route to ROOT SPORTS Big Sky Athletics Director: Don Oberhelman at Cal Poly (2-2, 1-0) Offensive Player of the Week honors. Tran-Sampson, who had just Saturday, Oct. 5, 5:05 p.m. PDT one carry for four yards as a redshirt freshman behind record-breaker Stadium: Alex G. Spanos Stadium Alex G. Spanos Stadium (11,075) Joe Protheroe a year ago, sprinted 87 yards on his first carry of 2019 (Capacity: 11,075) Radio: ESPN (1280 am), 4:30 p.m. for a touchdown and finished with 172 yards and two scores, averaging Nickname: Mustangs Television: SWX (Montana) 11.5 yards per carry. Colors: Forest Green & Gold Internet: Audio -- www.GoPoly.com Opening a three-game road trip in Ogden, Utah, four weeks ago, Affiliation: NCAA Division I FCS Video -- www.GoPoly.com (PlutoTV 536) the Mustangs were held to 164 rushing yards and had the ball for just Conference: Big Sky 24 minutes, 45 seconds in a 41-24 setback versus Weber State, Cal Live Stats -- www.GoPoly.com Poly’s fourth straight loss to the Wildcats. Hamler completed 11 of 14 2018 Record: 5-6 (4-4, Tie-Sixth in Big Sky) passes for 182 yards and rushed for 53 yards and one touchdown (47 yards). Lepi Lataimua ran 50 yards for a score and (NCAA Division I FCS Quarterfinalist in 2005) Brandon Davis recovered a blocked Wildcat punt in the end zone for a touchdown. (NCAA Division I FCS First Round in 2008, 2016) Playing its second game ever against a Pac-12 school three weeks ago, Cal Poly fell 45-7 at Oregon State. Tran-Sampson (NCAA Division I FCS Second Round in 2012) rushed for 137 yards on 29 carries and Hamler hit redshirt freshman wide receiver Xavier Moore with an eight-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter, tying the game at 7-7. The Beavers scored 38 unanswered points to win going away. THE TIM WALSH SHOW In the Big Sky win at Southern Utah, Hamler ran for two scores, Jake Jeffrey added another scoring run and Colton The Tim Walsh Show will air at 6 p.m. on Theaker connected on a 36-yard field goal. The Thunderbirds had a chance to send the game into overtime, but a 36-yard field goal attempt with 2:10 to play hit the left upright and Cal Poly was able to run out the clock. ESPN Radio 1280 on Tuesdays during the After a 45-10 season-opening loss at Texas Tech, Montana State has reeled off wins over No. 12 Southeast Missouri State, week of home games at various locations Western Illinois, Norfolk State and, in its Big Sky opener last week, Northern Arizona, erasing a 31-14 deficit by scoring 35 throughout San Luis Obispo County. consecutive points, including a 28-point fourth quarter explosion. The run started with a fumble recovery in the end zone and was followed by four rushing touchdowns. First two drives were 90 and 89 yards while the last two were just 20 and 33 yards Live Radio Broadcast after a fumbled Northern Arizona kickoff return and a Montana State interception. The Bobcats rushed for 340 yards, led by Chris Sylvester (PbP) Veejay Huskey (Color) Travis Jonsen with 105 yards and two touchdowns, while Tucker Rovig completed 11 of 23 passes for 106 yards. Pregame Show: 4:30 p.m. Under fourth-year head coach Jeff Choate (21-19, Montana-Western ‘93), Montana State returned a total of 39 lettermen, (Continued on Page 8) Cal Poly Record Book Update Mustang Notes Game PRESEASON HONORS: A total of six Mustangs were named to Phil Steele's 2019 Big Sky Rushing Yards Conference preseason teams, led by junior linebacker Matt Shotwell on the first unit. Senior J.J. 1. Craig Young, 1996 (Saint Mary's) ...... 283 2. Louis Jackson, 1978 (Portland State) ...... 267 Koski was named to the second unit twice — as a wide receiver and punt return specialist. Senior 3. Paul Dickens, 1979 (Portland State) ...... 266 offensive lineman Tyler Whisenhunt and senior safety Kitu Humphrey also landed on the second 4. Joe Protheroe, 2018 (Idaho State) ...... 260 11. Joe Protheroe, 2018 (Brown) ...... 228 team while senior linebacker Nik Navarro and senior offensive lineman Paul Trujillo-Langdon 17. Joe Protheroe, 2016 (South Dakota State) ...... 217 were named to the third team. Koski and Humphrey represented Cal Poly at the Big Sky Summer 17. Joe Protheroe, 2018 (Northern Arizona) ...... 217 19. Joe Protheroe, 2018 (Montana State) ...... 215 Football Kickoff in mid-July in Spokane, Wash.

Passing Yards 1. Seth Burford, 2000 (Northern Iowa) ...... 566 MUSTANGS 12-14 IN SEASON OPENERS: Since beginning play in Division I FCS in 1994, Cal 2. Jonathan Dally, 2007 (Idaho State) ...... 453 Poly has won 12 of 26 season openers, including 10 of the last 17. A losing streak of five was 3. David Lafferty, 1990 (Cal St. Hayward) ...... 421 snapped 16 years ago at Texas-El Paso, 34-13. The Mustangs beat Humboldt State 42-7 in the Receiving Yards 2004 opener and 23-17 in 2010, Fort Lewis 44-0 in the 2006 opener, San Diego State 29-27 in the 1. Kassim Osgood, 2000 (Northern Iowa) ...... 376 2. Chris Thomas, 1991 (Sacramento St.) ...... 334 2008 opener, Sacramento State 38-19 in the 2009 lidlifter, the University of San Diego 41-14 in the 3. Ramses Barden, 2007 (Idaho State) ...... 268 2012 opener and 38-16 in 2013 and Montana 20-19 in the initial 2015 contest. New Mexico State Receptions beat the Mustangs 28-10 in the 2014 opener while Nevada earned a 30-27 overtime win in 2016, 1. Kassim Osgood, 2000 (Northern Iowa) ...... 17 Colgate posted a 20-14 triumph in 2017 and North Dakota State bested the Mustangs 49-3 in 2018. 2. Kassim Osgood, 2000 (Hofstra) ...... 15 Tim Walsh is 6-5 in season openers, snapping a three-game losing streak with a 52-34 win over 3. (tie) Kassim Osgood, 2000 (Youngstown St.) ...... 13 (tie) Ryan Thomas, 1996 (Idaho) ...... 13 San Diego on August 31. Cal Poly is 18-7 in regular-season finales over the last 25 years -- Rich Ellerson was 7-1 -- snapping a three-year losing streak with a 41-10 victory at South Alabama in Tackles 1. Jordan Beck, 2003 (Montana) ...... 23 2011. Ellerson won five straight home openers prior to a 30-28 loss to Montana in 2008 and was 2. Jordan Beck, 2004 (Eastern Washington) ...... 22 5-3 in eight seasons. Walsh is 6-4 in regular-season finales. 3. Kyle Shotwell, 2005 (Texas State) ...... 20 4. (tie) Nick Dzubnar, 2014 (South Dakota State) ...... 19 (tie) Nick Dzubnar, 2014 (Sacramento State) ...... 19 EARLY START: The sixth August game in program history was Cal Poly’s 2019 season opener (tie) Rich Bosselmann, 1986 (Cal State Hayward) ...... 19 (tie) Gary Swanson, 1983 (Idaho State) ...... 19 against San Diego, a 52-34 Mustang victory. In 2017, Cal Poly fell to Colgate 20-14 on August 26 in San Luis Obispo. All six August games have been played over the last 18 seasons and this year’s Season Rushing Yards contest was the third at home. The Mustangs opened the 2013 campaign at home Aug. 31 against 1. Joe Protheroe, 2018 ...... 1,810 San Diego, winning 38-16. The three road games in August were in 2002 at Toledo, 2008 at San 2. James Noble, 2005 ...... 1,578 3. Deonte Williams, 2012 ...... 1,506 Diego State and 2014 at New Mexico State. The Mustangs are 2-4 in August. 4. Louis Jackson, 1980 ...... 1,424 5. Craig Young, 1999 ...... 1,380 6. Joe Protheroe, 2016 ...... 1,334 HOME ATTENDANCE: Cal Poly, which averaged 8,760 fans for five home games in 2010 and 10. Jared Mohamed, 2017 ...... 1,172 8,770 for five more home games in 2011, completed the 2012 regular season with an 8,566 aver- age for five home dates. The Mustangs placed 37th among all Football Championship Subdivision Passing Yards 1. Seth Burford, 2000 ...... 2,672 schools in home attendance two straight years when they averaged 9,588 fans for five home 2. Mike Fisher, 1995 ...... 2,660 games in 2009, just above the average of 9,574 fans for seven home games in 2008. Montana has 3. Mike Fisher, 1994 ...... 2,536 4. David Lafferty, 1990 ...... 2,525 led the FCS in home attendance for several years. Cal Poly, which drew 11,075 for its 2011 home 5. Mike Fisher, 1993 ...... 2,298 opener against South Dakota State, posted two sellouts in 2015 (Northern Iowa and Portland State) Receiving Yards and one more in 2016 (UC Davis), lifting the total number of sellouts since 2007 to nine. Cal Poly 1. Ramses Barden, 2007 ...... 1,467 averaged 8,945 for five home dates in 2014, the third-highest average since Alex G. Spanos 2. Kassim Osgood, 1999 ...... 1,377 3. Ramses Barden, 2008 ...... 1,257 Stadium was renovated in 2007, and averaged 8,392 for five home games in 2015. The Mustangs 4. (tie) Darrell Jones, 2004 ...... 1,118 averaged 7,570 fans for six home games in 2016, 7,520 for five games in 2017 and 6,529 for six (tie) Kamil Loud, 1995 ...... 1,118 home dates last season. Receptions 1. Kassim Osgood, 2000 ...... 91 2. Ramses Barden, 2008 ...... 67 CAL POLY AGAINST THE BIG SKY: Since moving to the Football Championship Subdivision (for- 3. (tie) Darrell Jones, 2004 ...... 62 merly Division I-AA) in 1994, Cal Poly is 60-65 against teams from the Big Sky Conference, includ- (tie) Jon Peck, 1995 ...... 62 5. Kamil Loud, 1995 ...... 58 ing a 47-38 mark in the last 85 games over 15-plus seasons. The Mustangs are 31-26 in Big Sky 6. Ramses Barden, 2007 ...... 57 games since joining the conference in 2012. 7. Hitoshi Ono, 1995 ...... 55

Tackles ON STAGE: Stan Sheriff played in the 1954 East-West Shrine Classic and 51 years passed before 1. Nick Dzubnar, 2014 ...... 167 a second Mustang was chosen to play in the contest. Linebacker Jordan Beck played in the 2005 2. Kyle Shotwell, 2005 ...... 158 3. Jordan Beck, 2004 ...... 135 game at AT&T Park in San Francisco. Just one year later, defensive end Chris Gocong became 4. Jordan Beck, 2003 ...... 128 the third Mustang to play in the prestigious game, moved to the AlamoDome in San Antonio, Texas. 15. Chris Santini, 2016 ...... 106 And linebacker Kyle Shotwell made it three in a row, playing in the East-West Shrine Game in Career 2007 at Reliant Stadium in Houston. Shotwell was the leading tackler in the game with seven and Rushing Yards 1. Joe Protheroe, 2014-18 ...... 4,271 earned the Pat Tillman Award. Wide receiver Ramses Barden played in the 2009 Senior Bowl in 2. Craig Young, 1996-99 ...... 4,205 Mobile, Alabama while Asa Jackson played in the 2012 Senior Bowl. Following the 2012 season, 3. Antonio Warren, 1994-98 ...... 3,834 4. James Noble, 2005-08 ...... 3,678 slotback Deonte Williams played in the Casino Del Sol All-Star Game in Tucson. Following the 5. Louis Jackson, 1976-80 ...... 3,330 2013 season, linebacker Johnny Millard played in the inaugural Medal of Honor Bowl held in Passing Yards Charleston, S.C. as well as the East-West Shrine Game in St. Petersburg, Florida. Cal Poly offen- 1. Mike Fisher, 1993-95 ...... 7,494 sive lineman Ben Cobian played in the 2005 Las Vegas All-American Classic in Sam Boyd 2. David Lafferty, 1988-91 ...... 5,422 Stadium. Cornerback David Richardson and punter Gilbert Rocha played in the Las Vegas All- 3. Seth Burford, 2000-01 ...... 4,282 4. Jonathan Dally, 2007-08 ...... 4,198 American Classic in 2004 while cornerback Vaughn Jarrett and tackle Brett Nichols played in the 5. Alli Abrew, 1996-97 ...... 4,009 2003 event, then known as the Paradise Bowl, at Dixie College in St. George, Utah. Receiving Yards 1. Ramses Barden, 2005-08 ...... 4,203 MUSTANGS PICKED TO FINISH NINTH: Eastern Washington was selected by the media and the 2. Kamil Loud, 1994-97 ...... 3,144 3. Adam Herzing, 1998-2001 ...... 2,487 head coaches to capture the 2019 Big Sky title. The polls were released July 15 during the Big Sky 8. J.J. Koski, 2016-19 ...... 1,817 Conference Summer Football Kickoff in Spokane, Wash. UC Davis was No. 2 in both preseason Receptions polls while Weber State was No. 3. Cal Poly was selected to finish ninth by both the head coaches 1. Ramses Barden, 2005-08 ...... 206 and the media. While the first 16 Mustang teams of the 21st Century went 106-76 with 13 winning 2. Darrell Jones, 2001-04 ...... 177 3. Kamil Loud, 1994-97 ...... 170 campaigns, the 2017 squad struggled both offensively and defensively, finishing 1-10, then 16. J.J. Koski, 2016-19 ...... 96 rebounded with a 5-6 mark and sixth in the league last year. Picked to finish fifth, Cal Poly captured Tackles the Big Sky championship in its first season in the conference (2012), has compiled a 30-26 record 1. Jordan Beck, 2001-04 ...... 449 in its first seven years in the Big Sky, has claimed five conference titles in the last 15 years, includ- 2. Nick Dzubnar, 2011-14 ...... 414 3. Kyle Shotwell, 2003-06 ...... 392 ing four in the eight-year existence of the Great West Conference (2004-11), and earned its fourth NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision playoff berth in 2016. Cal Poly was picked to finish ninth in 2016 but ended up tied for fourth with Southern Utah.

2019 Cal Poly Football ...... Page 2 Mustang Notes MUSTANGS BY THE NUMBERS THREE ALL-BIG SKY HONOREES RETURN: Cal Poly placed eight players on the 2018 All-Big Sky First Year of Football ...... 1915 Conference first, second and third teams plus the honorable mention list and three return this fall -- sec- Number of Games Played ...... 947 ond-team offensive lineman Tyler Whisenhunt, third-team wide receiver J.J. Koski and honorable men- tion linebacker Matt Shotwell. The five who departed were first-team fullback Joe Protheroe, third-team Number of Wins ...... 511 center Harry Whitson, third-team kicker Alex Vega and honorable mentions Zach Shallcross (offensive Number of Losses ...... 416 lineman) and Dominic Frasch (cornerback). Number of Ties ...... 20 CROWDS FOR HOME OPENERS: Cal Poly drew a record crowd of 11,075 for its 2007 home opener Winning Percentage ...... 55.0% against Weber State in newly renovated Alex G. Spanos Stadium. Prior to that game, the record crowd Home Record ...... 311-156-9 (66.5%) for a home opener was the 8,007 who showed up for Rich Ellerson's debut as Mustang head coach on Road Record ...... 200-260-11 (43.6%) Sept. 1, 2001 against Montana. The 2008 home opener against Montana drew 10,035. A total of 143,094 fans saw Cal Poly in 2005, exceeding the 2003 record total of 109,910. Cal Poly drew 48,222 fans for its First Year of FCS ...... 1994 five home games in 2007, averaging 9,644.4 fans per game and broke the mark for home attendance in FCS Record ...... 150-136 (52.4%) 2008 with 67,018 fans for seven dates (9,574 average). The 2009 home opener against Sacramento 2019 Total Home Attendance (1 Game) . . .5,779 State drew 10,381 while the 2010 contest against Humboldt State drew 7,345. The 2011 home opener against South Dakota State attracted 11,075 fans, the fifth sellout in Alex G. Spanos Stadium history. The 2019 Average Home Attendance ...... 5,779 Mustangs drew 8,834 for the 2014 home opener against Portland State and 11,075, its seventh sellout, for the 2015 home opener against Northern Iowa. The two home openers prior to 2014, both against San Diego on Labor Day weekend and two or three weeks prior to the start of Fall Quarter, drew 6,022 in 2012 2019 COACHING STAFF and 5,840 in 2013 while the 2016 home opener against the Toreros attracted 6,152. Cal Poly drew 8,428 Head Coach: Tim Walsh for its 2017 home opener against Colgate, 6,020 for Weber State in 2018 and 5,779 for USD in 2019. (11th year, UC Riverside ‘77)

PLAYOFFS BY THE DOTS: Frisco, Texas, will be the host site for the NCAA Division I Football Offensive Coordinator: Jim Craft Championship game for the 10th straight year (Jan. 11, 2020). Frisco emerged from a pool of several (Offensive Line) (7th, Portland State ‘98) cities that submitted bids to serve as the host site for the championship game for three years, beginning with the 2010 season, and the contract has been extended twice. Hosted by the Southland Conference, Running Backs: Aristotle Thompson at Toyota Stadium. the championship game is the culmination of an expanded 24-team championship (Recruiting Coordinator) (11th, Boise State ‘01) bracket. As a result of the expansion to 20 teams eight years ago, the game is played a few weeks later than in years past. Cal Poly qualified for the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs in 2005, 2008, Wide Receivers: Dan Ferrigno 2012 and 2016. Eastern Washington earned the 2010 title in the first game since the championship was (Special Teams Coor.) (3rd, San Francisco St. ‘78) moved from Chattanooga, Tenn., while North Dakota State captured five straight crowns from 2011-15. James Madison defeated Youngstown State 28-14 for the 2016 title, spanning the Bison’s streak, but Quarterbacks: Dano Graves North Dakota State rebounded with title victories in 2017 and 2018 (defeating Eastern Washington 38-24 (3rd, Cal Poly ‘17) a year ago). Big Sky teams have made 14 total appearances in the FCS national title game and the con- ference has been represented in the playoffs by at least two teams in 34 of the past 36 years, including Defensive Coordinator: Josh Brown (Inside Linebackers) (10th, San Jose State ‘03) four teams last fall. Defensive Line: James Jones III TEAM CAPTAINS: Cal Poly’s 2019 football team captains are safety Kitu Humphrey, cornerback (2nd, Texas Southern ‘98) Freddie Gaines and wide receiver J.J. Koski. All are seniors. Humphrey also was a team captain in 2018. Two more team captains will be selected each week during the season. Defensive Backs: Randy Stewart (Safeties) (8th, Boise State ‘82) WORKING OVERTIME: Cal Poly has played in 10 overtime games since the FCS rule was adopted in 1994. The Mustangs are 1-9, beating host New Mexico State in one OT, 38-35, in 1997. Both of Cal Poly’s Assistant Coach: Wes Nurse losses at home -- 29-26 to Northern Iowa in 2002 and 53-51 to Eastern Washington in 2011 -- were in triple (Cornerbacks) (1st, Boise State ‘04) overtime. Cal Poly fell 35-32 in one OT at Idaho State on Sept. 7, 1996; 43-40 in four OTs at Weber State on Nov. 3, 2001; dropped a 36-35 single-overtime decision to Wisconsin of the Big Ten in 2008; fell 21-14 Assistant Coach: Kenneth McMillan in one overtime at Montana in 2013; lost 42-41 in one OT at Eastern Washington in 2015; fell 30-27 in one (Fullbacks/Tight Ends) (2nd, Cal Poly ‘18) OT at Nevada on Sept. 2, 2016; and lost at Northern Iowa, 45-38, in one OT last year. Assistant Coach: Josh Letuligasenoa NEW MENTORS: Only one of Cal Poly's 11 foes this fall has a first-year head coach — Troy Taylor at (Outside Linebackers) (1st, Cal Poly ‘18) Sacramento State. Jonathan Smith at Oregon State is in his second season at the helm of the Beavers. Offensive Analysts: BIG SKY VS. THE REST: Big Sky Conference members were 5-8 against non-conference foes during Harry Whitson (1st, Cal Poly ‘19) the fourth weekend of the 2019 season and are 18-21 for the season. Last year, including a 6-4 mark in Joe Harper (9th, UCLA ‘59) the FCS playoffs, Big Sky teams posted a 23-26 record for the year, including wins over FBS schools by UC Davis (San Jose State) and Northern Arizona (UTEP) in Week One. Big Sky teams were 17-26 ver- Defensive Analyst: sus non-conference foes in 2017. In 2016, the Big Sky was 20-27 against non-conference foes, including Steve Kracher (1st, Montana State ‘77) a 2-4 mark in the FCS playoffs. The 13 Big Sky teams were 19-22 in 2015, including a 1-3 mark in the FCS playoffs. The Big Sky was 23-32 against non-conference teams, including the FCS playoffs, in 2014. Special Teams Assistant: Big Sky teams were 23-27 against non-conference teams in 2013. Seven years ago, Cal Poly’s first year Dan Atencio (3rd, San Francisco State ‘69) in the conference, Big Sky schools were 23-22 in non-conference games for the year. Director of Football Operations: FAKE GRASS: Cal Poly lost 19 consecutive games on artificial turf before snapping the streak with a 34- Hannah Cesario (1st, Oregon State ‘19) 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 have won 28 of their last 71 games on artificial turf. Student Managers: In 2016, all six Cal Poly games on the road were on artificial surfaces and the Mustangs went 3-3. In 2017, Anthony Tucker, Matty Hazelwood, Carlin Cline Cal Poly played on artificial surfaces at San Jose State, Northern Iowa, Idaho State, Southern Utah and UC Davis and went 0-5. The Mustangs lost at North Dakota State, Eastern Washington and Montana State Support Staff and defeated Sacramento State and Northern Arizona last season. Cal Poly will play five games on artifi- Strength Coach: Jordan Davis cial surfaces this fall, losing at Weber State and Oregon State so far while defeating Southern Utah. Trainers: Prince Williams, Chris Ritter, Stephanie Uyeno MUSTANG STADIUM OVERHAUL: Cal Poly held groundbreaking ceremonies for renovation of Mustang Equipment: Rich Hodgkinson Stadium on Sept. 10, 2005, at the Richard J. O'Neill Green. The project, which included an expanded field, Team Physician: Michael Corrigan press box, donor suites, new lighting, a memorial plaza entrance and upgraded restrooms, has expanded Team Doctors: Sean Devine, Steve Sainsbury, seating capacity to 11,075 fans and cost about $21 million to complete. The name of the facility, originally Chris Byrne opened in 1935, is officially Mustang Memorial Field at Alex G. Spanos Stadium.

2019 Cal Poly Football ...... Page 3 Mustangs at a Glance Mustang Notes (2019 Season) TWENTY-SIXTH YEAR OF FCS: Last fall Cal Poly played its 100th season of football since 1915 and the 25th season of playing at the Football Championship Subdivision (formerly Division I-AA) level. The Mustangs played their 100th game as Longest Win Streak (2019) ...... 1 an FCS member at UTEP on Sept. 6, 2003, earned their 100th win Oct. 9, 2010, at Old Dominion and played their 200th Longest Losing Streak ...... 2 FCS game Nov. 19, 2011, at South Alabama. The Mustangs, currently 150-136 as an FCS school, moved to Division I-AA Current Streak ...... 1 Win from Division II in 1994 and were members of the now-defunct American West Conference (Southern Utah, Sacramento Home Record ...... 1-0 State, Cal State Northridge), before becoming an independent in 1996. After eight years as an FCS Independent, the Mustangs became a charter member of the Great West Football Conference in 2004. Following eight seasons in the Great Road Record ...... 1-2 West (four titles), Cal Poly moved to the Big Sky Conference in 2012, capturing the title in its first season. Leading at the Half ...... 2-0 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK: Cal Poly’s first Big Sky Conference player of the week for the 2019 season is redshirt freshman Trailing at the Half ...... 0-2 quarterback Jalen Hamler, who rushed for 96 yards and two touchdowns and passed for 221 yards and three scores Tied at the Half ...... 0-0 against San Diego on August 31. Fullback Joe Protheroe was honored twice last year following the Brown (then-career highs of 43 carries, 228 yards and three TDs) and Idaho State (career-high 260 yards). Protheroe earned four Big Sky Leading After Three Quarters. . .2-0 weekly awards in his career. Cornerback Dominic Frasch had four pass breakups, an interception and seven tackles Trailing After Three Quarters . . 0-2 against the Bengals for defensive player of the week honors. Only honoree in 2015 was Alex Vega after his game-winning Tied After Three Quarters . . . . . 0-0 49-yard field goal with four seconds left at Montana. CONFERENCE SWITCH: Cal Poly, along with UC Davis, joined the Big Sky Conference for football Day Games ...... 1-1 only, beginning with the 2012 season. The announcement was made Sept. 7, 2010. Southern Utah Night Games ...... 1-1 and North Dakota joined the Big Sky as full members. The Mustangs maintain membership in the Big On Grass ...... 1-0 West Conference for the majority of their other intercollegiate sports. The four former Great West On Turf ...... 1-2 members join Montana, Montana State, Idaho State, Eastern Washington, Northern Arizona, Sacramento State, Northern Colorado, Weber State and Portland State. The Big Sky Conference is in its 55th year of ath- letic competition and was a nine-team league for football from 2006-11 after Northern Colorado joined the conference. Scoring First ...... 2-0 Idaho rejoined for football in 2018 while North Dakota leaves after the 2019 season. Opponent Scores First ...... 0-2 Scoring 30 or More Points . . . . 1-0 LOCAL FLAVOR: This year's roster features nine Central Coast players: Opp. Score 30 or More Points .1-2 David Chellsen, Senior, Offensive Lineman ...... San Luis Obispo, CA / San Luis Obispo HS CJ Cole, Sophomore, Slot Back ...... Santa Maria, CA / St. Joseph HS Def./Special Teams Score . . . .0-1 Charles Lincoln, Freshman, Defensive Lineman ...... San Luis Obispo, CA / San Luis Obispo HS Opp. Def./Special Teams Score .0-0 Bradley Mickey, Junior, Defensive Back ...... Nipomo, CA / Arroyo Grande HS Creating More Turnovers ...... 1-0 Timothy Miller, Redshirt Freshman, Linebacker ...... San Luis Obispo, CA / St. Joseph HS Having More Turnovers ...... 1-2 Matt Shotwell, Junior, Linebacker ...... Goleta, CA / Bishop Diego HS Turnovers are Equal ...... 0-0 Colton Theaker, Freshman, Kicker ...... Arroyo Grande, CA / Arroyo Grande HS Fenton Will, Sophomore Linebacker ...... Santa Maria, CA / St. Joseph HS Peyton Witcher, Senior, Defensive Back ...... Nipomo, CA / Nipomo HS Having a 100-Yard Rusher . . . .1-1 Opp. Have 100-Yard Rusher . . 0-2 STRETCHING THE TRUTH: Cal Poly's tallest player on the 2019 roster is junior tight end Nick White at 6-6. Shortest is Having a 200-Yard Passer . . . . .1-0 senior slot back Nozo Ikanama at 5-6. The lightest is junior defensive back Ben Hakimi at 160 pounds, while the heaviest Opp. Have 200-Yard Passer . . . 2-1 is junior offensive lineman Garrett Weichman at 325 pounds. Freshman offensive lineman Mohab Wahdan is the youngest Cal Poly player -- he turned 18 on Sept. 21. Oldest Mustang is senior offensive lineman Griffin Kemp, who will turn 24 on Having Over 400 Total Yards . . .1-0 December 19. From 2007-11, the Mustangs had two players -- offensive lineman Art Munoz and wide receiver Jarred Opp. Over 400 Total Yards . . . .1-2 Houston -- who were born on August 8, 1988 (8-8-88). INDOOR FOOTBALL: The Walkup Skydome in Flagstaff, Ariz., was the fifth indoor football facility in which Cal Poly had won a game, posting a 42-34 victory over Northern Arizona on Nov. 17, 2012. The Mustangs beat North Dakota State 13-10 in 2004 at the FargoDome, South Dakota 38-24 in the DakotaDome in 2010, earned wins over North Dakota in the Alerus Center in both 2011 and 2012 and have won four times in Idaho State's domed stadium. They are winless in domed stadiums at Idaho How They Match Up (0-2) and Northern Iowa (0-4). Overall, Cal Poly is 10-19 indoors following losses at Northern Arizona and Idaho State in 2014, (2019 Statistics) North Dakota in 2016, Northern Iowa and Idaho State in 2018 and North Dakota State last year. The Mustangs, who did not CP MSU play indoors in 2015, will play at Idaho this season. Record 2-2 4-1 Scoring Offense 26.8 35.2 THE 200 CLUB: With 260 yards on 41 carries, Joe Protheroe notched Cal Poly’s 25th 200-yard game against Idaho State Scoring Defense . . . . 35.2 25.6 on Nov. 10, 2018. Protheroe had five 200-yard games in his Mustang career, four last season. Khaleel Jenkins was No. Rush Offense ...... 257.8 275.0 21 with 25 carries for 202 yards against Idaho State in2018. Chris Brown netted 226 yards on 21 carries against Montana Rush Defense . . . . . 194.2 142.8 on Oct. 25, 2014, while Mark Rodgers scampered for 235 yards on just 15 carries against South Dakota on Nov. 6, 2010. Pass Offense ...... 142.5 165.2 Brown’s performance is No. 12 on the all-time Cal Poly single-game rushing list and No. 1 among quarterbacks. Prior to Pass Defense . . . . . 283.8 269.4 Rodgers’ feat, the last Mustang to exceed 200 yards on the ground was James Noble with 221 yards against Eastern Total Offense ...... 400.2 440.2 Washington on Nov. 5, 2005. Two weeks later against Idaho State he rushed for 248 yards and broke a school record by Total Defense ...... 478.0 412.2 scoring five times. Craig Young holds the school single-game rushing record with 283 yards against Saint Mary's in 1996, Kickoff Return ...... 25.0 20.3 followed by Louis Jackson (267 vs. Portland State in 1978) and Paul Dickens (266 vs. Portland State in 1979). Punt Return ...... 0.0 8.8 FRIENDLY CONFINES: Following three straight 4-1 seasons in Alex G. Spanos Stadium from 2009-11 and a 5-0 mark in Punting Average . . . . .42.7 45.3 2012 and 4-1 in 2014, the Mustangs have won 65 of their last 90 home contests. They were 3-3 at home in 2013 and 2018, Fumbles-Lost ...... 8-6 6-4 2-3 in 2015 and 4-2 in 2016. Overall, the Mustangs have won 72 of their last 131 games (55 percent) and 106 of 187 con- Turnover Margin ...... -2 +3 tests (57 percent) going back to the 2002 finale and have won 22 of their last 52 and 42 of 93 on the road (3-3 in 2010, 4- Sacks ...... 3-17 12-94 3 in 2012, 3-3 in 2013, 3-3 in 2016, 3-3 in 2018, 1-2 this fall). Penalties ...... 19-168 33-292 First Downs ...... 75 111 ZEROES ON THE BOARD: Cal Poly’s streak of scoring in 216 consecutive games came to an end in the 2017 season finale Third-Down Conv. .30 of 58 24 of 74 as Northern Colorado blanked the Mustangs 42-0 in Greeley, Colo. Before that, the last time the Mustangs were shut out was Fourth-Down Conv. . .4 of 6 7 of 9 in 1998 by Nevada, 63-0, in Reno. The Mustangs also were shut out by Northern Arizona earlier in 1998, 9-0. Rich Ellerson Total Touchdowns ...... 14 23 earned six shutouts in eight seasons as head coach at Cal Poly. Cal Poly was held to a single field goal three times during the TDs Rushing ...... 9 16 run (including a 17-3 loss to Weber State in 2017) and to a lone touchdown four times as well. TDs Passing ...... 4 7 Pass Comp. Pct...... 674 .564 FAST STARTS: Cal Poly's 7-0 start in 2004 matched the performances of eight other Mustang teams with 5-0 starts or better: Time of Possession . .30:52 31:12 1933 (started and finished 7-0) 1957 (started 5-0, finished 8-1) 1990 (started 5-0, finished 10-2) 1953 (started and finished 9-0) 1973 (started 8-0, finished 9-1) 1997 (started 7-0, finished 10-1) 1955 (started 5-0, finished 7-3) 1987 (started 6-0, finished 7-3) 2004 (started 7-0, finished 9-2)

2019 Cal Poly Football ...... Page 4 2019 Individual Game Highs Rushes Mustang Notes 29, Duy Tran-Sampson vs. Oregon State, Sept. 14 NEW RULES FOR 2019: The NCAA has implemented a number of new rules aimed at player safety, including stiffer penal- Yards Rushing ties for targeting fouls and blind-side blocks and rules to shorten overtime games. For overtime games that exceed four extra 172, Duy Tran-Sampson vs. San Diego, Aug. 31 sessions, teams will alternate running two-point conversions from the 3-yard line, instead of beginning a new series from an TD Rushes opponent’s 25-yard line. Beginning with the 2019 season, players who commit three targeting fouls, making forcible contact 2, Jalen Hamler vs. San Diego, Aug. 31 2, Duy Tran-Sampson vs. San Diego, Aug. 31 against an opponent with the crown of the helmet, will face a one-game suspension. Officials are now required via replay to 2, Jalen Hamler vs. Southern Utah, Sept. 28 review each targeting foul and render it “confirmed,” meaning the call on the field was correct and the yardage and disqual- Long Rush ification penalty will be assessed, or “overturned,” meaning the call was incorrect and the penalty will be revoked. Rules 87, Duy Tran-Sampson vs. San Diego, Aug. 31 (TD) Pass Attempts regarding blind-side blocks also were expanded. Under the new rules, a player who delivers a blind-side block anywhere to 14, Jalen Hamler vs. Weber State, Sept. 7 an opponent’s body with forcible contact will earn a 15-yard personal foul penalty. Blind-side blocks previously had to hit an Pass Completions opponent in the head or neck or below the waist to be illegal. The two-man wedge formation, a popular blocking technique 11, Jalen Hamler vs. Weber State, Sept. 7 Yards Passing on kickoffs in which two blockers link hands or stand shoulder to shoulder, also has been banned. 221, Jalen Hamler vs. San Diego, Aug. 31 Touchdown Passes NATIONAL RANKINGS: In statistics released by the NCAA, Cal Poly is ranked No. 3 in receiving yards per reception (19.66), 3, Jalen Hamler vs. San Diego, Aug. 31 No. 3 in team passing efficiency (204.84), No. 11 in completion percentage (.674), No. 14 in fewest penalties per game (4.75), Long Pass 65, Jalen Hamler to J.J. Koski vs. San Diego, Aug. 31 (no TD) No. 8 in interceptions thrown (1), No. 11 in rushing offense (257.8) and No. 8 in third-down conversions (.517). Individually, Receptions Colton Theaker is tied for No. 1 in PAT kicks percentage (100.0) while Duy Tran-Sampson is No. 17 with his 99.5 rushing 6, J.J. Koski vs. Weber State, Sept. 7 yards-per-game average and No. 41 in rushing yards per carry (5.45). Jalen Hamler is No. 3 in passing efficiency (209.11), Yards Receiving 154, J.J. Koski vs. San Diego, Aug. 31 No. 17 in rushing touchdowns (5), No. 33 in points responsible per game (13.5) and No. 73 in total offense (192.3). J.J. Koski Touchdown Receptions is No. 32 in all-purpose yards (128.5), No. 10 in yards per reception (22.00) and No. 19 in receiving yards per game (93.5). 2, J.J. Koski vs. San Diego, Aug. 31 Matt Shotwell is 53rd with 8.5 tackles per game. Field Goals 1, Colton Theaker vs. San Diego, Aug. 31 1, Colton Theaker vs. Weber State, Sept. 7 CONFERENCE LEADERS: Cal Poly has a quartet of statistical leaders in the Big Sky Conference after two weeks. 1, Colton Theaker vs. Southern Utah, Sept. 28 Quarterback Jalen Hamler is No. 1 in passing efficiency (209.1) and rushing touchdowns (5), Colton Theaker tops the Big Long Field Goal Sky in PAT kicks percentage (100.0), Duy Tran-Sampson is No. 1 with 99.5 rushing yards per game and J.J. Koski tops 36, Colton Theaker vs. Southern Utah, Sept. 28 Punts the conference in all-purpose yards per game (128.5). Koski also is No. 3 in receiving yards per game (93.5). As a team, Cal 4, Mitch Souza vs. Oregon State, Sept. 14 Poly tops the Big Sky in passing efficiency (204.8), kickoff returns (25.0) and PAT kicking percentage (100.0) and is No. 2 in 4, Mitch Souza vs. Southern Utah, Sept. 28 team rushing (257.8), third-down conversions (51.7 percent) and fewest penalties (19) and No. 3 in fewest penalty yards per Long Punt game (42.0) and No. 4 in sacks allowed (7). 58, Mitch Souza vs. Southern Utah, Sept. 28 Long Punt Return 0, Jaylen Morgan vs. Weber State, Sept. 7 AGAINST THE FBS: Cal Poly played a Football Bowl Subdivision team for 13 straight seasons (2005-17), including two FBS Long Kickoff Return teams in a season seven times during that stretch, before the streak ended last fall. The Mustangs lost to San Jose State 59, Xavier Moore vs. San Diego, Aug. 31 Tackles 34-13 in 2017 and to Oregon State 45-7 on Sept. 14. In 2002 Cal Poly played two FBS (formerly Division I-A) opponents in 11, Carter Nichols vs. San Diego, Aug. 31 one season for the first time in school history (Toledo and Kent State), and did it again in 2003 (UTEP and Akron), 2006 (San 11, Aaron Cooper vs. Oregon State, Sept. 14 Jose State and San Diego State), 2008 (San Diego State and Wisconsin), 2009 (Ohio and San Jose State), 2011 (San Diego Sacks State and Northern Illinois) and 2013 (Colorado State and Fresno State). Cal Poly is 4-13 in its last 17 games against FBS 1.0, Matt Wright vs. San Diego, Aug. 31 1.0, Kitu Humphrey vs. San Diego, Aug. 31 schools, defeating UTEP 34-13 in the 2003 opener, San Diego State 16-14 in 2006 and 30-28 in 2008 and Wyoming 24-22 1.0, Myles Cecil vs. Weber State, Sept. 7 in 2012. The Mustangs, 5-30 against FBS schools since 1980, will face Cal in 2020. Only 19 FCS schools in the nation have Interceptions more than five wins against FBS foes, led by Youngstown State with 20. Northern Iowa has 11 and North Dakota State nine. 1, Matt Shotwell vs. San Diego, Aug. 31 1, Kevin Howell vs. San Diego, Aug. 31 1, Bradley Mickey vs. San Diego, Aug. 31 OPPOSING MARKS: This year’s 11 Mustang opponents, 66-66 in 2018, are 20-29 so far this fall (4-5 last week). Cal Poly’s 1, Sharky Reza vs. Oregon State, Sept. 14 11 opponents last fall posted a 70-59 win-loss mark for the year. They were 78-51 during the 2017 season, led by North Pass Breakups 1, Ten Times Dakota State at 14-1 and Weber State at 11-3. The 11 Mustang foes of 2017 were 63-64 during the 2017 season, led by San Quarterback Hurries Diego at 10-2. The Mustangs’ 11 opponents in 2016 (San Diego twice) were 5-5 in the postseason and 72-58 for the season, 1, Aaron Cooper vs. Oregon State, Sept. 14 led by Eastern Washington at 12-2. In 2015, the Mustangs’ 11 foes were 64-64 overall, including a 3-4 mark in the FCS play- 1, Ryan Boehm vs. Oregon State, Sept. 14 offs. The dozen opponents the Mustangs faced in 2014 were 70-78 for the year. The 12 foes on the 2013 schedule finished a combined 77-61, national semifinalist Eastern Washington leading the way at 12-3. The Mustangs’ 2012 foes were a com- 2019 Team Game Highs bined 56-69. Eastern Washington was 11-3 and San Diego and Northern Arizona both were 8-3. Cal Poly’s 2011 opponents Rushes: 72 vs. Southern Utah, Sept. 28 were 68-45, including Montana at 11-3, Northern Illinois at 9-3, North Dakota at 8-3 and San Diego State at 8-5. Cal Poly’s Yards Rushing: 386 vs. San Diego, Aug. 31 Yards per Rush: 7.9 vs. San Diego, Aug. 31 11 foes in 2010 were 56-56. The 2009 opponents were a combined 71-59, with Montana (14-1) posting the best record. TD Rushes: 4 vs. San Diego, Aug. 31 Pass Attempts: 14 vs. Weber State, Sept. 7 A SACK JOB: Cal Poly's defense recorded a school-record 50 sacks in 11 games in 2004 and broke the mark again in 2005 Pass Completions: 11 vs. Weber State, Sept. 7 with 62 sacks in 13 games. Meanwhile, the Mustang offense protected its quarterbacks well, surrendering just 11 sacks in 2004 Yards Passing: 221 vs. San Diego, Aug. 31 Yards Per Catch: 24.6 vs. San Diego, Aug. 31 and 15 in 2005. The numbers have fallen since those years. Averaging 51 sacks a season during the Jordan Beck-Chris TD Passes: 3 vs. San Diego, Aug. 31 Gocong-Kyle Shotwell era (2004-06), Cal Poly has been able to record 20 or more sacks in a season just once since 2011. Interceptions Thrown: 1 vs. Oregon State, Sept. 14 The 2015 team notched 16 sacks in 11 games and gave up just 11 while the 2016 squad recorded 15 sacks -- three sacks Total Plays: 78 vs. Southern Utah, Sept. 28 Total Offense: 607 vs. San Diego, Aug. 31 against both UC Davis and Sacramento State -- while giving up just seven. In 2017, the Mustangs notched 21 sacks while giv- Yards Per Play: 9.8 vs. San Diego, Aug. 31 ing up just 15. Last fall: Notched 13, gave up 11. So far this fall, the Mustangs have notched three sacks, giving up seven. Points: 52 vs. San Diego, Aug. 31 Punts: 4 vs. Oregon State, Sept. 14 4 vs. Southern Utah, Sept. 28 TRIPLE FIGURES: Cal Poly, which did not allow a 100-yard rusher in 19 straight games and just twice in a span of 33 contests, Kickoffs: 9 vs. San Diego, Aug. 31 allowed more than 100 yards to a running back in four of the first five games six years ago and four of the first six in 2014 Sacks by: 2 vs. San Diego, Aug. 31 (seven overall). The streak of 19 ended when Tim Flanders of Sam Houston State gained 101 yards in an FCS playoff game First Downs: 22 vs. Southern Utah, Sept. 28 Dec. 1, 2012. The 19-game streak began after Northern Illinois’ Jasmin Hopkins (143 yards) and Chandler Harnish (118) Penalties: 7 vs. Oregon State, Sept. 14 Penalty Yards: 66 vs. Oregon State, Sept. 14 both rushed for over 100 yards on Sept. 24, 2011. No Cal Poly football opponent in 2010 produced a running back who rushed Turnovers: 3 vs. Southern Utah, Sept. 28 for 100 or more yards against the Mustangs, but the streak of 11 such games was snapped in the 2011 opener as San Diego Fumbles: 4 vs. Southern Utah, Sept. 28 State’s Ronnie Hillman rushed for 189 yards on 28 carries and scored twice. In 2014, seven running backs surpassed the Fumbles Lost: 3 vs. Southern Utah, Sept. 28 Fumbles Recovered: 1 vs. Weber State, Sept. 7 100-yard mark, led by UC Davis’ Gabe Manzanares as he rambled for 230 yards. Four opposing running backs rushed for Interceptions: 3 vs. San Diego, Aug. 31 over 100 yards against the Mustangs in 2009, three in 2008 and six in 2007, including a pair of 200-yard games -- Deonte Pass Breakups: 5 vs. Southern Utah, Sept. 28 Jackson (214) of Weber State and Cory Koenig (259) of South Dakota State. In 2002, each of Cal Poly's first eight opponents Opp. Interceptions: 1 by Oregon State, Sept. 14 and nine of the 11 produced a 100-yard rusher. In 2015, six running backs surpassed the 100-yard rushing mark against the Quarterback Hurries: 2 vs. Oregon State, Sept. 14 Time of Possession: 37:17 vs. Southern Utah, Sept. 28 Mustangs. James Butler of Nevada rushed for 123 yards in Cal Poly’s 2016 opener and North Dakota’s Brady Oliveira (127), UC Davis’ Manusamoa Luuga (118), Sacramento State’s Jordan Robinson (117) and San Diego’s Jonah Hodges (171) also broke the 100-yard mark in 2016. The three to do so in 2017 were San Jose State’s Zamore Zigler with 121 yards on just 12 carries, Sacramento State’s BJ Perkinson (164) and Northern Colorado’s Brandon Cartagena (153). Bruce Anderson of North Dakota State rushed for 185 yards in the 2018 opener while Josh Davis of Weber State rambled for 177 yards, Eastern Washington’s Antoine Custer 133, Montana’s Adam Eastwood (132), Sacramento State’s Elijah Dotson (149), Tehran Thomas of UC Davis (101), Northern Arizona’s Brandon Porter (115) and Joe Logan (103) and Montana State’s Isaiah Ifanse (227) and Troy Andersen (104). First two this fall were Josh Davis (129) and Kevin Smith (114) of Weber State and B.J. Baylor of Oregon State rushed for 101 yards. 2019 Cal Poly Football ...... Page 5 STATS Top 25 Media Poll Mustang Notes 2019 Record 1960 LOGO: Cal Poly football players wore a “1960” helmet decal during the 2010 season honoring the 50th anniversary of the tragic plane crash 1. No. Dakota St. (152) . .4-0 which occurred Oct. 29, 1960, shortly after takeoff from Toledo, Ohio, and claimed the lives of 16 players, the team manager, a booster and four others 2. James Madison (7) . . .4-1 hours after the Mustangs played Bowling Green. The 1960 football team was inducted into the Cal Poly Athletics Hall of Fame on Sept. 29, 2006, hours 3. South Dakota State . . .3-1 after Mustang Memorial Plaza was dedicated at Alex G. Spanos Stadium. The 50th anniversary included a reception and program on Oct. 30, 2010, 4. Weber State ...... 2-2 at Mustang Memorial Plaza, a moment of silence, a commemoration video and participation in the coin toss prior to kickoff of the homecoming game against Saint 5. Villanova ...... 5-0 Francis (Pa.). 6. Montana State ...... 4-1 7. Kennesaw State ...... 4-1 MUSTANGS BY THE DOTS: Tim Walsh, hired Jan. 9, 2009, is Cal Poly’s 16th head football coach and has a 33-18 record at home (65 percent) ... Anthony Rosales’ 8. Montana ...... 4-1 block of a Weber State punt (recovered in the end zone by Brandon Davis for a touchdown) is the first by a Mustang since 2009 (Ryan Taylor vs. Dixie State) ... Cal 9. Towson ...... 3-2 Poly’s 52 points versus San Diego are the most since a 55-48 win over Northern Colorado in 2016 ... the Mustangs’ 82 rushing yards at North Dakota State in 2018, 10. Illinois State ...... 3-1 are the fewest since netting 62 yards against North Dakota in 2009 ... Casey Sublette’s 50-yard field goal at North Dakota State in 2018 was Cal Poly’s longest since 11. Central Arkansas . . . . .3-1 Bobby Zalud connected from 53 yards against Yale in 2013 ... J.J. Koski’s 70-yard punt return for a touchdown against Sacramento State in 2018 was Cal Poly’s 12. UC Davis ...... 2-3 first since 2008 (Tre’dale Tolver at Wisconsin) ... J.J. Koski’s seven catches against Weber State last year are the most since Kristaan Ivory grabbed eight receptions 13. Northern Iowa ...... 2-2 versus Yale in 2013 (Koski had six this year) ... Anders Turner’s 40-yard fumble recovery for a touchdown against Idaho State in 2018 was the first by a Mustang 14. Furman ...... 3-2 since Kenny Jackson against Dixie State in 2009 ... Khaleel Jenkins’ career-high five touchdown passes against Southern Utah in the 2018 finale was one shy of the 15. North Carolina A&T . . .3-1 school mark shared by a trio of ex-Mustangs ... Cal Poly’s 28-10 loss to Northern Arizona in 2017 marked the first time since 2007 that the Mustangs had lost a con- 16. Nicholls ...... 2-2 ference home opener ... Cal Poly started the 2017 season 0-8 for the first time since the 1964 team went 0-10 and its 10 losses tied the school mark ... the Mustangs 17. Southeastern Louisiana 3-1 gave up just 21 rushing yards to UC Davis in 2017, the lowest in eight years ... the Mustangs were 1-4 at home in 2017, the first time since 2000 that Cal Poly lost 18. Youngstown State . . . .4-0 four home games in a season ... with his three interceptions against Montana in 2015, safety B.J. Nard was the first Mustang in 19 years to accomplish the feat and 19. Delaware ...... 3-2 the 10th in Cal Poly’s 101 seasons of playing football ... with his 160 yards against UC Davis in 2015, quarterback Chris Brown finished with 13 career 100-yard 20. Maine ...... 2-3 games ... slot back Kori Garcia had 10 after his 146 yards against Sacramento State in 2016, Joe Protheroe 23 after his 183 yards against Southern Utah in the 21. Jacksonville State . . . .3-2 2018 finale, Jared Mohamed eight, Dano Graves four, Kyle Lewis three, Khaleel Jenkins three and Drew Hernandez and Duy Tran-Sampson two each ... Cal 22. Eastern Washington . . .2-3 Poly’s 28 points in the second quarter against Northern Arizona in 2018, are the most since scoring 28 first-quarter points against Idaho State in 2012 ... the Mustangs’ 23. SE Missouri State . . . . .2-2 four sacks against Portland State in 2015 were the most since notching four sacks against both San Diego and Eastern Washington in 2013; Cal Poly also notched 24. Stony Brook ...... 4-1 four sacks against Sacramento State in 2015 ... prior to last fall, Cal Poly had beaten Montana three straight seasons (2014-16), but the Grizzlies still lead the series, 25. Princeton ...... 2-0 16-5 ... the 47-0 win over Weber State in 2013 is Cal Poly’s lone shutout since the 2006 finale, a 55-0 triumph over Savannah State ... Weber State’s 173 total yards (Cal Poly opponents in bold) in the 2013 game are the fewest allowed in Walsh’s 10 seasons at Cal Poly ... Khaleel Jenkins’s 238 passing yards against Northern Iowa in 2017 are the most by a Mustang quarterback since Tony Smith threw for 233 yards against St. Francis (Pa.) in 2010 ... Willie Tucker’s three touchdown catches against UC Davis in 2015 FCS Coaches are the most since Dominique Johnson had five against South Dakota on Nov. 14, 2009 ... Fresno State’s Isaiah Burse returned two punts for touchdowns six years Top 25 Poll ago, the first in Tim Walsh’s 10 years at Cal Poly ... Brown’s 226 yards rushing against Montana in 2014 are the most ever in a single game by a Cal Poly quarterback; 2019 Record he rushed for 195 yards against UC Davis in 2013 and Khaleel Jenkins netted 202 yards against Idaho State in 2017 for the No. 2 spot ... against Weber State in 1. No. Dakota St. (25) . . .4-0 2014, Brown became the first Mustang in Cal Poly’s 24-year Division I history to run and pass for a touchdown and catch a scoring pass in the same game; he accom- 2. James Madison ...... 4-1 plished the same feat against UC Davis in 2015 ... Brown is the only Cal Poly quarterback to rush for over 1,000 yards in a season and he did it twice ... with 230 3. South Dakota State . . .3-1 yards on 37 carries in 2014, Gabe Manzanares of UC Davis was the first in seven years to rush for over 200 yards against Cal Poly; Isaiah Ifanse of Montana State 4. Kennesaw State ...... 4-1 rambled for 227 yards in 2018 ... the Mustangs intercepted three passes in a game five times in the 2011 and 2012 seasons and made four interceptions against 5. Weber State ...... 2-2 Northern Colorado in the 2013 season finale, the most since nabbing five against Sonoma State in 1994 ... Nico Molino’s four interceptions in 2012 were the most 6. Illinois State ...... 3-1 for a Mustang since 2009 (Scottie Cordier had four that year) ... Sullivan Grosz’s block of a North Dakota field goal attempt in 2012 was Cal Poly’s first since Mark 7. Montana State ...... 4-1 Restelli blocked a Western Oregon three-point try in 2007 while his three sacks against Northern Colorado are the most since Kyle Murphy sacked the South Dakota 8. Villanova ...... 5-0 State quarterback three times in 2011 ... Cal Poly’s nine wins in 2012 are the most since the 2004 and 2005 squads both won nine games ... the Mustangs won four 9. Montana ...... 4-1 games on the road in 2012, the most since the 2004 team went 5-1 ... the Mustangs won four of the eight Great West titles, including a share of the 2011 crown with 10. (tie) Towson ...... 3-2 North Dakota ... in 2015, for the first time in the history of the football program, Cal Poly produced four 100-yard rushers in a game as Kyle Lewis (121), Chris Brown 10. (tie) Central Arkansas . .3-1 (110), DJ Peluso (108) and Jared Mohamed (107) all surpassed the century mark at Southern Utah, the second time that has been done in the FCS (Jacksonville 12. UC Davis ...... 2-3 State in 2013); since then, Davidson had four rushers with 150 or more yards in a 56-52 loss to San Diego in 2018 ... the Mustangs have had at least two 100-yard 13. Northern Iowa ...... 2-2 rushers in a game 25 times over the last seven seasons, five times in 2016 (Dano Graves and Joe Protheroe against Nevada; Protheroe, Kori Garcia and Kyle 14. Furman ...... 3-2 Lewis against Portland State; Protheroe and Garcia versus Sacramento State; Graves and Protheroe vs. Eastern Washington; Graves and Protheroe vs. Northern 15. Nicholls ...... 2-2 Colorado), five times in 2015 and three times in both 2013, 2014 and 2018 ... Kyle Lewis scored four times on the ground against Southern Utah in 2015, the first 16. North Carolina A&T . . .3-1 since Jonathan Dally accomplished the feat against Northern Colorado in 2007 ... the Mustangs have compiled a winning season 12 times in the last 18 years ... Cal 17. Youngstown State . . . .4-0 Poly’s four home wins in 2010 were by a total of 17 points; the Mustangs won four times in 2011 by a combined 61 points and five times by 131 points in 2012 ... Cal 18. Delaware ...... 3-2 Poly scored in 41 of 44 quarters in 2008 and 40 of 48 in 2012; in 2014 the Mustangs were 42 of 48, including a streak of 18 straight snapped in first the quarter at 19. Southeastern Louisiana 3-1 Idaho State) ... Cal Poly, which scored 14 points in each quarter against Northern Colorado (56-28 win) on Oct. 13, 2012, last accomplished the same feat in 2007, 20. Jacksonville State . . . .3-2 also against Northern Colorado (56-21 victory) ... in 2009 Cal Poly was winless (0-6) on the road for the first time since the 1998 team also went 0-6 on the road and 21. Eastern Washington . . .2-3 the 2017 Mustangs also went 0-6; the 2018 squad was 2-3 ... the Mustangs, who have gone winless on the road in a season nine times since becoming a four-year 22. Maine ...... 2-3 school in 1941, snapped an eight-game losing streak on the road with a win at McNeese State on Sept. 25, 2010 and a nine-game streak Oct. 6 at Sacramento State 23. Princeton ...... 2-0 (the school record is 11 in 1995 and 1996) ... prior to a 20-7 loss in 2010, Cal Poly had beaten Southern Utah nine straight times and the Mustangs haven’t lost to the 24. Stony Brook ...... 4-1 Thunderbirds at home since 1986, going 15-1 including the 1986 game ... the Mustangs beat Northern Arizona in 2018 for only the second time in 13 tries; the other 25. (tie) SE Missouri State .2-2 was in 2012, also in Flagstaff, for the Big Sky title ... Cal Poly had beaten Montana State eight straight times until a 45-28 setback in 2015 ... the 80,709 at Wisconsin 25. (tie) Houston Baptist . . .4-1 in 2008 is the largest crowd to see a Cal Poly football game; previous largest was 32,536 at Fresno State in 1985; the 46,500 at Arizona State in 2015 is now No. 2 (Cal Poly opponents in bold) on the list, followed by the 37,069 at Fresno State in 2010, the 34,384 at San Diego State in 2011, 33,585 at Oregon State in 2019 and 33,260 at Fresno State in 2013 ... Alex Hubbard’s 94-yard kickoff return for a touchdown at Northern Colorado in 2013 was the Mustangs’ first since 2002 ... Broc Mortensen broke a five- Mustangs in 2019 Polls year drought with a 99-yard kickoff return versus Brown in 2018 ... the Cal Poly-UC Davis series was all even at 16-16-2 until the Aggies won in 2009, 2010 and 2011; STATS FCS it was even once again at 20-20-2 until the Aggies won the 2017 battle 31-28 and last season 52-10 ... Cal Poly is now 21-17 against Sacramento State, winning five Preseason ...... ------of the last six and 10 of 12 ... the Mustangs have won five of their last six games against Portland State, six of the last seven versus Northern Colorado and five straight After U. San Diego ...... RV RV at home versus Idaho State ... the cancellation of Cal Poly’s game at McNeese State due to Hurricane Ike in 2008 was its first postponement of a football game since After Weber State ...... RV RV Sept. 15, 2001, against Saint Mary’s, due to the events of Sept. 11, 2001; that game was made up on Nov. 24 ... Cal Poly has won 106 of its last 187 contests going After Oregon State ...... RV --- After Bye ...... ------back to the 2002 finale and has won 42 of its last 93 games on the road (3-1 in 2008 but 0-6 in 2009 and 2017, 3-3 in 2010 and 2016, 2-3 in 2018 and 2-4 in 2011 After Southern Utah . . . .RV --- and 2015) ... the Mustangs have won 65 of their last 90 home contests (72.2 percent) ... prior to 2009, the Mustangs won seven or more games six consecutive sea- After Montana State ...... sons, the longest such streak in school history (old mark of four was set by the 1955-58 teams) ... there have been 13 200-yard games by a receiver in Cal Poly After UC Davis ...... football history and Ramses Barden has five of them ... Cal Poly surpassed the 30-point mark nine times in 2008, one more than the school mark of eight set by the After North Dakota ...... 1995 squad (5-6), and scored 30 or more points seven times in 2012 and nine times in 2014 to tie the mark ... since and including 2012, Cal Poly has turned six After Sacramento State . . . . halftime deficits into victories (Wyoming in 2012, Portland State in 2013, Southern Utah and Montana State in 2014 and UC Davis and Sacramento State in 2016) ... After Idaho ...... Eastern Washington's 70 points on Sept. 22 are the most against the Mustangs since an 88-0 Mustang loss to Pacific in 1949 ... Cal Poly’s 52-10 loss to UC Davis in After Bye ...... 2018 is the worst at home since Fresno State posted a 52-3 win in 1977 ... Cal Poly gave up 40 or more points five times last year, tying a school record; the 1947 After Eastern Washington . . . and 2000 squads also gave up 40 or more points five times ... the Mustangs have won nine straight games against Division II schools and are 23-7 against such After Northern Colorado . . . . schools since moving to Division I in 1994; Cal Poly has not played a Division II team since the 2011 season ... Cal Poly has played two Pac-12 schools, falling 35- After FCS Playoffs ...... 21 at Arizona State in 2015 and 45-7 at Oregon State earlier this year, and will visit Cal in 2020.

2019 Cal Poly Football ...... Page 6 SCORING THIEVES: In the first 10Mustang seasons at the NCAA Division Notes I-AA level (now FCS), the Mustang defense returned just eight interceptions for scores. Cal Poly then returned 22 interceptions for touchdowns from 2004-12, including six in 2004, but had to wait four years before the next one (Kelly Shepard against San Diego in 2016): 2016 -- Kelly Shepard vs. San Diego (63 yards) 2012 -- Nick Dzubnar vs. Northern Arizona (40 yards) 2012 -- Alex Hubbard vs. Idaho State (15 yards) 2012 -- Barrett Wangara vs. Weber State (58 yards) 2011 -- Asa Jackson vs. Central Oklahoma (52 yards) 2011 -- Asa Jackson vs. South Dakota State (100 yards) 2011 -- Bijon Samoodi vs. South Dakota State (46 yards) 2010 -- Johnny Millard vs. McNeese State (24 yards) 2019 Standings 2010 -- Scottie Cordier vs. Montana (45 yards) Team Conference Overall 2009 -- Asa Jackson vs. South Dakota State (47 yards) W L T Pct. W L T Pct. 2009 -- Greg Francis vs. Ohio (60 yards) Montana ...... 1 0 0 1.000 4 1 0 .800 +Montana State . . . . .1 0 0 1.000 4 1 0 .800 2008 -- David Fullerton vs. UC Davis (38 yards) Cal Poly ...... 1 0 0 1.000 2 2 0 .500 2007 -- David Fullerton vs. Iona (95 yards) Idaho State ...... 1 0 0 1.000 2 2 0 .500 2007 -- David Fullerton vs. North Dakota State (0 yards) +Eastern Washington 1 0 0 1.000 2 3 0 .400 2006 -- Kenny Chicoine/Kyle Shotwell vs. Savannah State (73 yards) Northern Colorado . . .1 0 0 1.000 1 4 0 .200 2006 -- Mark Restelli vs. Weber State (42 yards) Sacramento State . . .0 0 0 .000 2 2 0 .500 2005 -- Kenny Chicoine vs. UC Davis (59 yards) ^Weber State ...... 0 0 0 .000 2 2 0 .500 2005 -- Courtney Brown vs. Montana State (28 yards) Northern Arizona . . . .0 1 0 .000 2 3 0 .400 +UC Davis ...... 0 1 0 .000 2 3 0 .400 2004 -- Jordan Beck vs. Humboldt State (36 yards) Portland State ...... 0 1 0 .000 2 3 0 .400 2004 -- Jordan Beck vs. Idaho State (40 yards) Idaho ...... 0 1 0 .000 2 3 0 .400 2004 -- Joey Warren vs. Idaho State (24 yards) Southern Utah ...... 0 1 0 .000 1 4 0 .200 2004 -- Karl Ivory vs. Montana State (41 yards) ^Automatic qualifier for 2018 NCAA FCS Playoffs 2004 -- Karl Ivory vs. North Dakota State (73 yards) +2018 NCAA FCS Playoffs at-large selection - - - 2004 -- Kenny Chicoine vs. Sacramento State (68 yards) Results for Saturday, September 28: 2003 -- David Richardson vs. Sacramento State (71 yards) *Cal Poly 24 at Southern Utah 21 *Montana 45 at UC Davis 20 2003 -- David Richardson vs. Southern Utah (16 yards) *Northern Arizona 31 at Montana State 49 2001 -- Vaughn Jarrett vs. Montana State (79 yards) *Idaho 24 at Northern Colorado 27 1998 -- Kiko Griffin vs. Sacramento State (53 yards) *Portland State 24 at Idaho State 51 *^North Dakota 20 at Eastern Washington 35 1995 -- David Lombardi vs. Eastern Washington (38 yards) Northern Iowa 17 at Weber State 29 1995 -- Alex Garwood vs. Western Montana (38 yards) Sacramento State bye Schedule for Saturday, October 5 (all times Pacific): 1995 -- Matt Panziera vs. Western Montana (52 yards) *Montana State at Cal Poly, 5:05 p.m. 1994 -- David Brown vs. San Francisco State (31 yards) *Weber State at Idaho, 2:05 p.m. *Southern Utah at Portland State, 2:05 p.m. *UC Davis at North Dakota, 11:05 a.m. A SCORE FOR THE DEFENSE: Cal Poly's defense scored seven touchdowns in 2004, exceeding the four scores the *Eastern Washington at Sacramento State, 6:05 p.m. Mustang defense recorded in 2003. Those 11 scores in 2003 and 2004 matched the total of 11 defensive TDs in Cal *Northern Colorado at Northern Arizona, 4:05 p.m. *Idaho State at Montana, 12:05 p.m. Poly's first nine seasons at the NCAA FCS level. Cal Poly has won 32 of its last 40 games when its defense or special *Big Sky Conference game ^North Dakota ineligible for Big Sky title teams scores a TD, dating back to the 2002 season. The losses were to Idaho State in 2003, UC Davis in 2005, Texas State and North Dakota State in 2007, Wisconsin in 2008, Ohio in 2009, San Diego in the 2016 playoffs and Weber 2019 Big Sky Statistical Leaders (Through Games of September 28) State this year. The 2005 Mustang defense scored three times -- Courtney Brown's 28-yard interception return against Rushing (Yards per Game) Montana State, Chris Gocong's fumble recovery in the endzone against Montana State and Kenny Chicoine's 59-yard Player G Att. Yards Avg. TD interception return at UC Davis. Mark Restelli's game-clinching 42-yard interception return for a score against Weber Duy Tran-Sampson (CP) ...... 4 73 398 5.5 2 Antoine Custer (EWU) ...... 5 94 448 4.8 5 State was the first defensive TD in 2006 and the other was Kenny Chicoine’s lateral of an interception to Kyle Shotwell Milo Hall (UNC) ...... 5 124 418 3.4 3 covering 73 yards against Savannah State. The 2007 Mustang defense scored three touchdowns -- a 75-yard fumble Marcus Knight (UM) ...... 5 76 394 5.2 5 Ulonzo Gilliam (UCD) ...... 5 87 391 4.5 4 recovery and run by nose tackle Justin Reece against Southern Utah and David Fullerton’s interceptions against North 8. Jalen Hamler (CP) ...... 4 77 241 3.1 5 Dakota State and Iona. In 2008, Fullerton stepped in front of a Southern Utah pitch and scampered 90 yards for a TD on Oct. 25; he also returned an interception 38 yards for a score against UC Davis. Cal Poly returned two interceptions Passing (Efficiency Rating) Player G PC-PA-I Pct. Yards TD for scores in 2009 along with a blocked punt (Ryan Taylor) and 32-yard fumble recovery (Kennith Jackson). In 2010, Jalen Hamler (CP) ...... 4 26-39-1 .667 528 4 Scottie Cordier and Johnny Millard returned interceptions for scores. Asa Jackson and Bijon Samoodi both returned Matt Struck (ISU) ...... 3 40-70-1 .571 762 10 Davis Alexander (PSU) ...... 5 84-136-3 .618 1168 10 thefts for scores Sept. 17, 2011, against South Dakota State and Jackson returned another 52 yards for a score against Kevin Thomson (SAC) ...... 4 95-152-2 .625 1160 13 Central Oklahoma on Oct. 8, 2011. Barrett Wangara, Alex Hubbard and Nick Dzubnar returned interceptions for Dalton Sneed (UM) ...... 5 133-193-4 .689 1482 13 scores in 2012 and Hubbard returned a kickoff 94 yards for a score against Northern Colorado in the 2013 finale. Cal Receiving (Receiving Yards per Game) Poly’s defense scored its first touchdown since the 2012 season in the 2016 finale as Kelly Shepard returned an inter- Player G Cgt. Yards Yards/G TD ception 63 yards against San Diego in the FCS playoffs. Broc Mortensen returned a kickoff 99 yards for a touchdown Jeff Cotton (UI) ...... 5 44 519 103.8 3 Pierre Williams (SAC) ...... 4 21 382 95.5 3 against Brown while J.J. Koski returned a punt 70 yards versus Sacramento State, both in 2018. Ander Turner’s 40- J.J. Koski (CP) ...... 4 17 374 93.5 2 yard fumble recovery for a touchdown against Idaho State in 2018 is the first by a Mustang since 2009 (Kennith Dre Dorton (EWU) ...... 5 24 439 87.8 4 Jackson). Brandon Davis recovered a blocked punt for a touchdown at Weber State this fall. Samuel Akem (UM) ...... 5 30 435 87.0 2 Punting MUSTANGS RANKED: Cal Poly, ranked as high as No. 3 in 2005, settled for a No. 6 final ranking by both ESPN/USA Player G No. Yards Avg. LG Daniel Whelan (UCD) ...... 5 23 1096 47.7 62 Today and The Sports Network. The Mustangs were ranked as high as No. 5 in 2004 and finished 15th in one poll (TSN) Jered Padmos (MSU) ...... 4 27 1265 46.9 76 and 17th in the other (ESPN/USA Today). The Mustangs opened the 2006 campaign ranked sixth by The Sports Network DJ Arnson (NAU) ...... 5 25 1104 44.2 65 and were in the top 10 throughout the year before losing to Montana and North Dakota State. The 2007 squad finished No. Doug Lloyd (WSU) ...... 4 28 1215 43.4 72 Seth Vernon (PSU) ...... 5 21 903 43.0 58 24 in The Sports Network poll and the 2008 Mustangs ended up No. 8 in the FCS Coaches Poll and No. 10 in The Sports 6. Mitch Souza (CP) ...... 4 14 598 42.7 58 Network media poll. Cal Poly was ranked as high as No. 12 in 2009 before losing its last four games of the season. In 2010, Cal Poly reached No. 13, was ranked for the final 11 weeks of the regular season and finished No. 24 in the media poll and Tackles Player G Solo Asst. Total Avg. No. 23 in the coaches poll. The Mustangs finished 2012 ranked No. 11 by the coaches and No. 12 by the media. In 2015 Tre Walker (UI) ...... 5 36 20 56 11.2 Cal Poly was ranked as high as No. 17 and was up to No. 14 in 2016 before losing three of its last four games. Dante Olson (UM) ...... 5 27 24 51 10.2 Robby Hauck (UM) ...... 5 26 24 50 10.0 Dehonta Hayes (EWU) ...... 5 27 21 48 9.6 TEAM THEFTS: Cal Poly's 25 interceptions in 11 games in 2004 were a school FCS record and two short of the overall Nela Otukolo (SUU) ...... 5 27 17 44 8.8 mark. The 2001 and 1995 Mustangs both intercepted 20 passes. The season-by-season totals (FCS only) (4 in 2019): 9. Matt Shotwell (CP) ...... 4 19 15 34 8.5 16. Aaron Cooper (CP) ...... 4 11 15 26 6.5 1994 ...... 18 1999 ...... 9 2004 ...... 25 2009 ...... 15 2014 ...... 11 16. Carter Nichols (CP) ...... 4 17 9 26 6.5 1995 ...... 20 2000 ...... 13 2005 ...... 17 2010 ...... 11 2015 ...... 7 23. Kitu Humphrey (CP) ...... 4 13 11 24 6.0 32. Kevin Howell (CP) ...... 3 12 5 17 5.7 1996 ...... 16 2001 ...... 20 2006 ...... 12 2011 ...... 12 2016 ...... 7 46. Fenton Will (CP) ...... 4 10 10 20 5.0 1997 ...... 10 2002 ...... 11 2007 ...... 8 2012 ...... 14 2017 ...... 7 1998 ...... 13 2003 ...... 11 2008 ...... 12 2013 ...... 14 2018 ...... 7

2019 Cal Poly Football ...... Page 7 Mustang Notes MILESTONES: Among the Mustangs who achieved season or career statistical milestones in the and San Francisco. Linebacker Josh Letuligasenoa signed a free-agent contract with the Green Cal Poly record book last fall was Joe Protheroe with 1,810 rushing yards for a season (No. 1) and Bay Packers after attending a rookie mini-camp in May 2017 but was cut prior to the start of the reg- 4,271 career yards (also No. 1). His 363 carries in 2018 as well as his 861 career trips also are all- ular season. Cameron Ontko, Burton De Koning and Chris Santini were on Canadian Football time school records while his 35 career touchdowns rushing are No. 2, just three off the record. League rosters in recent years and De Koning also played in the German professional league. Casey Sublette’s 150 career punts are No. 4 while Alex Vega’s 100 percent (39 of 39) PATs and 91.5 percent (11 of 12) field goals are school records. Cal Poly’s zero interceptions thrown represent RECENT SUCCESS ON THE FIELD: Cal Poly produced nine winning seasons in a 10-year span another school record. from 2003-12, and has been ranked in the top 25 11 of the last 15 campaigns, including 2015 and 2016. The Mustangs, who have won 106 of their last 187 games (55 percent) going back to the 2002 ALL-BIG SKY: Senior slotback Deonte Williams and senior middle linebacker Kennith Jackson season finale, have been ranked as high as No. 3, which occurred in the 2005 season and that team were Cal Poly's first-ever All-Big Sky Conference first-team selections in 2012. Williams, who settled for a No. 6 final ranking. The 2004 Mustangs were ranked as high as No. 5 and the 2008 rushed for 1,506 yards in 12 games, and Jackson, who recorded 97 tackles, led Cal Poly to a 9-3 club finished No. 8 in the coaches poll and No. 10 in the media poll. Cal Poly was ranked as high record and, in its first season in the Big Sky, a share of the conference with Montana State and as No. 11 in 2012, No. 10 in 2013 and No. 21 in 2014. The Mustangs, unranked but receiving votes Eastern Washington, all 7-1. Mustang head coach Tim Walsh shared Big Sky Coach of the Year in both the media and coaches poll entering the 2015 season, were No. 17 in the media poll and honors with Eastern Washington's Beau Baldwin. In 2013, defensive tackle Sullivan Grosz was No. 18 in the coaches poll midway through the campaign before dropping back. In 2016, Cal Poly named Big Sky co-defensive player of the year and was joined on the first team by offensive lineman was ranked as high as No. 14 (media) and No. 16 (coaches) before losing three of its last four con- Lefi Letuligasenoa, fullback Akaninyene Umoh and safety Alex Hubbard. Senior linebackers tests. The Mustangs began the 2017 season ranked No. 23 in both the media and coaches polls. Nick Dzubnar and Cameron Ontko earned first-team honors in 2014 while sophomore fullback Joe Protheroe landed on the first team in 2015. Four Mustangs earned first-team All-Big Sky honors in STREAKING MUSTANGS: Cal Poly won seven straight games in 2012, 2008, 2004 and 1997. The 2016 -- Protheroe, offensive linemen Matt Fisher and Joey Kuperman and linebacker Chris 1973 Mustang squad won its first eight games while the 1953 team posted a perfect 9-0 mark. Santini. Honored in 2017 were fullback Jared Mohamed. Protheroe eearned first-team honors a Longest winning streak by Cal Poly is 13 games from 1932-34. third time in 2018. ALL-TIME ALL-GREAT WEST: Cal Poly football players named to the All-Time All-Great West IN THE PROS: Just one former Cal Poly football player is competing in the professional ranks. Conference Football Team in December 2011 include Jordan Beck, Kyle Shotwell and Chris Linebacker Nick Dzubnar is on the roster of the Los Angeles Chargers. Wide receiver Kyle Lewis Gocong, all Buck Buchanan Award winners, along with Asa Jackson, Kenny Chicoine, Ramses was competing for a roster spot with the Green Bay Packers in 2018 before he was cut Sept. 1. Barden, Stephen Field, James Noble, Jake Romanelli and Courtney Brown. Former Mustang Cornerback Asa Jackson is a free agent after four seasons at Baltimore and one each at Detroit head coach Rich Ellerson was named coach of the team.

Continued from Page One ...... (Continued from Page 1) safety Carter Nichols (59 tackles). Koski led the Mustangs in receiving for the second straight including 13 starters — six on offense and seven on defense — off last year’s 8-5 squad which year with 33 catches for 666 yards and four scores in 2018. Trujillo-Langdon moved from right finished tied for fourth in the Big Sky and reached the quarterfinal round of the NCAA Division I guard to center to replace Whitson and Whisenhunt remained at left tackle after earning sec- Football Championship Subdivision playoffs. The Bobcats are led by sophomore running back ond-team All-Big Sky honors a year ago. Isaiah Ifanse (1,025 rushing yards in 2018) and three decorated offensive linemen — preseason Drew Hernandez (664 yards, 7.6 yards per carry, nine touchdowns) and J’uan Campbell All-American Mitch Brott and Freshman All-American Connor Wood, both tackles, and guard (195 yards, two scores) headed the list of returning slot backs this fall, but Hernandez missed Lewis Kidd (a sophomore All-American in 2018). Troy Anderson, last year’s quarterback, returns the first two games due to injury and Campbell likely will redshirt. Replacing Protheroe at full- to his more familiar positions at running back and linebacker this fall. back are Tran-Sampson, senior Trey Nahhas, redshirt freshman Ryan Rivera and grayshirt The Mustangs and Bobcats are meeting for just the fourth time in the last 14 years and for Dusty Frampton. the 17th time since the series began in 1958. The two schools did not meet from 2006-13. Cal Hamler won a three-man battle with sophomore Kyle Reid and junior Jake Jeffrey for the Poly owns a 10-6 advantage in the series, winning eight in a row before Montana State earned vacant quarterback position. a 45-28 victory in the 2015 Big Sky opener for both schools at Bozeman. The two teams met On defense, only two of the top 10 players at the three positions on the defensive front last in 2018, also in Bozeman, with the Bobcats racing to a 42-14 third-quarter lead and holding off year are gone. Sophomore Jojo Falo made five starts at defensive tackle, sophomore Pono the Mustangs down the stretch. Ifanse rushed for 227 yards and three touchdowns in a show- Faaagi started seven games at nose tackle and sophomore Myles Cecil played all 11 games down with Cal Poly’s Joe Protheroe, who ran for 215 yards. with seven starts at the defensive end spot. Cecil had 39 tackles, Falo 15 and Faaagi 11 a year Last meeting between the Bobcats and Mustangs in San Luis Obispo was in 2014. ago. Falo suffered an injury on the first play of the San Diego game and could be out for the Quarterback Chris Brown rushed for two touchdowns and passed for another as Cal Poly upset season. then-No. 8/9 Montana State 35-27. Protheroe, then a sophomore, netted 156 yards on 27 car- Dominic Frasch, the national leader in passes defended a year ago, has moved on, but the ries and slot back Kori Garcia added 114 yards on 19 trips for the Mustangs. secondary has plenty of returning experience. Junior field cornerback Kevin Howell played in Jeff Choate is 1-0 against Cal Poly while Tim Walsh is 7-7 against Montana State, including nine games in 2018 while senior Sharky Reza (15 tackles, five pass breakups in 2018) tops the a 6-5 mark while at Portland State from 1993 to 2006. The Mustangs are 6-2 against the field at boundary corner. Senior Carter Nichols (59 tackles, five pass breakups in 2018) and Bobcats in San Luis Obispo and 4-4 in Bozeman. junior Bradley Mickey (10 tackles) are the top two candidates at field safety while senior Kitu Montana State, which runs multiple offensive sets and a 3-4 defense, averages 440 yards Humphrey (67 tackles, nine pass breakups) returns for his final season at boundary safety. and 35 points per game, rushing for 275 yards and passing for 165 yards each contest. The Coached by Tim Walsh (11th season at Cal Poly (58-60), 29th season overall (174-142), UC Bobcats have allowed 412 yards and 26 points a game, including 143 on the ground and 269 Riverside ‘77), Cal Poly’s football program celebrated a trio of milestones last fall. The through the air. The Bobcats are sixth in the Big Sky in total offense and No. 6 in total defense Mustangs played their 100th season on the gridiron and 25th at the Football Championship as well and are first in the conference in rushing offense. Subdivision (formerly Division I-AA) level while Walsh completed his 10th season at the helm The Bobcats appeared in the FCS playoffs four times in a five-year span from 2010-14, of the Cal Poly football program. claimed at least a share of the Big Sky title three straight seasons (2010-12) and captured the Cal Poly played eight games against teams that were ranked in the Top 25 at one time or FCS national title in 1984. Last fall, Montana State defeated Incarnate Word in the opening another last season. In addition, Sacramento State earned votes in a preseason poll while round of the FCS playoffs before falling at eventual national champion North Dakota State 52- Southern Utah earned a share of the Big Sky title in 2017. Despite the difficult schedule, the 10. 14th-toughest in the nation according to Jeff Sagarin of USA Today, the Mustangs managed a Choate became Montana State’s 32nd head football coach on Dec. 4, 2015. He has served four-win improvement over 2017. as an assistant coach at Washington (2014-15), Florida (2013), Washington State (2012), Cal Poly, which captured the 2012 Big Sky title in its first year in the conference, was picked Boise State (2006-11), Eastern Illinois (2005), Utah State (2003-04) and Montana-Western to finish ninth by both the head coaches and the media in the 13-team Big Sky this fall. Eastern (1992-93), his alma mater. Choate also coached at Post Falls, Twin Falls and Challis (Idaho) Washington was selected to claim the 2019 Big Sky crown, followed by UC Davis and Weber high schools, all in his home state of Idaho. State. Cal Poly returned 10 starters on defense and six on offense. Biggest holes to fill were at out- The Big Sky lost North Dakota in its lineup last fall, though the Fighting Hawks will continue side linebacker (three players with five or more starts are gone) and right up the middle on to play a Big Sky schedule as an independent for one more season before moving to the offense — Protheroe, quarterback Khaleel Jenkins and center Harry Whitson, one of four offen- Missouri Valley Football Conference in 2020. Idaho, once a Pac-8 member in the 1960s, sive linemen with five or more starts who are gone. Whitson is now an offensive analyst with returned to the Big Sky last fall after an 18-year run in the Football Bowl Subdivision. the Mustangs. The Mustangs claimed four Great West Conference titles in the eight-year history of the Protheroe amassed 1,810 yards on 363 carries last season, raising his career totals to 861 league (2004, 2005, 2008, 2011) before moving to the Big Sky in 2012 and have earned NCAA carries and 4,271 yards, all new school records. His 23 career 100-yard games, including five Division I FCS playoff berths in 2005, 2008, 2012 and 2016. over the 200-yard mark, also are school records, and Protheroe earned seven All-America hon- The Mustangs have won 65 of their last 90 home contests (72 percent) and, overall, Cal ors in 2018 after leading the Big Sky and FCS in rushing. Jenkins rushed for 664 yards and Poly has won 106 of its last 187 games (57 percent) going back to the 2002 finale and has won passed for 777 more yards, accounting for nine touchdowns in each category. 23 of its last 55 and 42 of 93 on the road while producing 12 winning seasons in the last 18 Top Mustang returnees are wide receiver J.J. Koski, offensive linemen Paul Trujillo-Langdon years. and Tyler Whisenhunt and the top four tacklers on defense in 2018 — inside linebackers Matt Next week, Cal Poly continues Big Sky play at rival UC Davis in another installment of the Shotwell (90 tackles) and Nik Navarro (83 tackles), cornerback Kitu Humphrey (67 tackles) and Battle for the Golden Horseshoe. Kickoff in UC Davis Health Stadium is set for 4:05 p.m.

2019 Cal Poly Football ...... Page 8 2019 Cal Poly Depth Chart Offense Defense Special Teams Z-Back (Wide Receiver) Defensive Tackle Kickoffs 81 Quentin Harrison 6-2 195 Jr. 56 Myles Cecil 6-3 268 So. 88 Colton Theaker 6-3 180 Fr. 85 Michael Roth 6-4 210 So. 95 Brando Phillips 6-3 240 Sr. 90 Mitch Souza 6-3 185 So. 86 Leonte Huerta-Moore 6-5 183 RFr. 94 Chase Windham 6-4 260 So. 87 Matthew Hoffman 6-3 160 Fr. 71 Charles Lincoln 6-4 230 Fr. X-Back (Wide Receiver) Placekicker (PAT, FG) 6 J.J. Koski 6-1 195 Sr. Nose Tackle 88 Colton Theaker 6-3 180 Fr. 19 Ryan McNab 5-10 165 Jr. 92 Richard Watkins 6-0 315 Jr. 90 Mitch Souza 6-3 185 So. 82 Eli Shelton 5-10 165 So. 97 Pouono Faaagi 6-1 285 So. 87 Matthew Hoffman 6-3 160 Fr. 95 Brando Phillips 6-3 240 Sr. Left Tackle 93 Kain Su’a 6-1 300 So. Punter 60 Tyler Whisenhunt 6-4 265 Sr. 68 Jojo Falo 6-2 280 So. 90 Mitch Souza 6-3 185 So. 76 Vatulele Finau 6-2 270 RFr. 88 Colton Theaker 6-3 180 Fr. 67 Junior Gaitan 6-4 275 Jr. Defensive End 87 Matthew Hoffman 6-3 160 Fr. 55 Andrew Cokley 6-4 280 RFr. 37 Ryan Boehm 6-4 250 Jr. 95 Brando Phillips 6-3 240 Sr. Holder Left Guard 91 Chris Flood 6-3 250 Jr. 19 Ryan McNab 5-10 165 Jr. 72 Wade Willet 6-5 290 So. 17 Bradley Mickey 5-11 185 Jr. 73 Nicolo DiFronzo 6-2 275 So. Rush Linebacker 90 Mitch Souza 6-3 185 So. 58 Garrett Weichman 6-4 320 Jr. 44 Matt Wright 6-2 230 Jr. 35 Joey Ruiz 6-1 228 So. Short Snapper Center 49 Chris Evagues 5-10 225 Sr. 77 Sawyer Sobelman 6-3 260 Jr. 61 Paul Trujillo-Langdon 6-1 295 Sr. 96 Michael Mercep 602 205 Fr. 60 Tyler Whisenhunt 6-4 265 Sr. 58 Garrett Weichman 6-4 320 Jr. 54 Dominic Stellini-Splan 6-1 285 Jr. Mike Linebacker Long Snapper 46 Nik Navarro 6-1 238 Sr. 77 Sawyer Sobelman 6-3 260 Jr. Right Guard 52 Fenton Will 6-0 225 So. 60 Tyler Whisenhunt 6-4 265 Sr. 79 David Chellsen 6-5 285 Sr. 33 Laipeli Palu 6-1 225 Jr. 73 Nicolo DiFronzo 6-2 275 So. 57 Timothy Miller 6-0 220 RFr. Punt Returns 58 Garrett Weichman 6-4 320 Jr. 6 J.J. Koski 6-1 195 Sr. Sam Linebacker 3 Xavier Moore 6-1 190 RFr. Right Tackle 42 Matt Shotwell 6-0 225 Jr. 19 Ryan McNab 5-10 165 Jr. 50 De’Jon Stuckey 6-3 300 So. 52 Fenton Will 6-0 225 So. 1 J’uan Campbell 5-7 170 Sr. 76 Vatulele Finau 6-2 270 RFr. 43 Anthony Rosales 6-0 235 Sr. 55 Andrew Cokley 6-4 280 RFr. 31 Dustin Grein 6-1 215 RFr. Kickoff Returns (Left) 81 Quentin Harrison 6-2 195 Jr. Quarterback Will Linebacker 4 D’Angelo McKenzie 5-10 180 RFr. 4 Jalen Hamler OR 6-1 195 RFr. 9 Aaron Cooper 6-2 208 So. 5 Lepi Lataimua 5-9 193 Jr. 18 Jake Jeffrey 6-0 187 Jr. 41 Corey Thomas 6-0 210 RFr. 12 Kyle Reid 6-1 210 So. 38 Lance Vecchio 6-2 220 Jr. Kickoff Returns (Right) 40 Aarmon Euwing 6-1 215 Jr. 6 J.J. Koski 6-1 195 Sr. H-Back (Fullback) 3 Xavier Moore 6-1 190 RFr. 22 Duy Tran-Sampson 6-1 215 So. Field Cornerback 19 Ryan McNab 5-10 165 Jr. 32 Trey Nahhas 6-2 215 Sr. 21 Kameron Dennis 6-0 192 Sr. 1 J’uan Campbell 5-7 170 Sr. 24 Dusty Frampton 5-11 214 Fr. 4 D’Angelo McKenzie 5-10 180 RFr. 37 Ryan Rivera 6-3 240 RFr. 26 Peyton Witcher 5-9 180 Sr. 34 Cameron Crump 6-1 190 Jr. S-Back (Slot Back) 18 Kevin Howell 5-10 185 Jr. 5 Lepi Lataimua 5-9 193 Jr. 11 CJ Cole 6-0 200 So. Field Safety 3 Xavier Moore 6-1 190 RFr. 29 Carter Nichols 6-0 190 Sr. 27 Brandon Davis 6-0 190 So. W-Back (Wing Back) 10 Freddie Gaines 6-1 195 Sr. 3 Xavier Moore 6-1 190 RFr. 36 Caden McCloughan 6-1 185 Jr. 7 Drew Hernandez 5-9 186 Jr. 11 CJ Cole 6-0 200 So. Boundary Safety 28 Chuby Dunu 5-11 188 Jr. 8 Kitu Humphrey 5-10 195 Sr. 1 J’uan Campbell 5-7 170 Sr. 17 Bradley Mickey 5-11 185 Jr. 10 Freddie Gaines 6-1 195 Sr. Y-Back (Tight End) 47 Matthew Stuppiello 5-9 185 Jr. 48 Nick White 6-6 225 Jr. Boundary Cornerback 20 Sharky Reza 6-0 185 Sr. 13 Daniel Fox 5-10 180 Jr. 2 Jaylen Morgan 5-10 170 Jr. 12 Isaiah Jernagin 5-8 170 Fr. 23 Ben Hakimi 5-9 160 Jr.

2019 Cal Poly Football ...... Page 9 2019 Cal Poly Football Opponents Scoreboard (All Times Pacific) U. SAN DIEGO (1-2) SACRAMENTO STATE (2-2) Aug. 31 at Cal Poly 34-52 L Aug. 31 Southern Oregon 77-19 W Sept. 7 UC Davis 35-38 L Sept. 6 at Arizona State 7-19 L Sept. 21 Harvard 31-23 W Sept. 14 Northern Colorado (NC) 50-0 W Oct. 5 *Marist 2 p.m. Sept. 21 at Fresno State 20-34 L Oct. 12 *at Davidson 10 a.m. Oct. 5 *Eastern Washington 6 p.m. Oct. 19 *Valparaiso 2 p.m. Oct. 12 *at Montana State 1 p.m. Oct. 26 *at Dayton 9 a.m. Oct. 19 *Montana 6:05 p.m. Nov. 2 *Drake 2 p.m. Oct. 26 *at Cal Poly 5:05 p.m. Nov. 9 *at Stetson 10 a.m. Nov. 2 *Weber State 6:05 p.m. Nov. 16 *Morehead State 2 p.m. Nov. 9 *at Northern Arizona 1 p.m. Nov. 23 *at Jacksonville 10 a.m. Nov. 16 *at Idaho 2 p.m. * Pioneer Football League game Nov. 23 *UC Davis TBA * Big Sky Conference game WEBER STATE (2-2) Aug. 31 at San Diego State 0-6 L IDAHO (2-3) Sept. 7 Cal Poly (NC) 41-24 W MONTANA STATE (4-1) Aug. 31 at Penn State 7-79 L Sept. 14 at Nevada 13-19 L Aug. 31 at Texas Tech 10-45 L Sept. 7 Central Washington 41-31 W Sept. 28 Northern Iowa 29-17 W Sept. 7 Southeast Missouri 38-17 W Sept. 14 at Wyoming 16-21 L Oct. 5 *at Idaho 2 p.m. Sept. 14 at Western Illinois 23-14 W Sept. 21 Eastern Washington (NC) 35-27 W Oct. 12 *Southern Utah 5 p.m. Sept. 21 Norfolk State 56-21 W Sept. 28 *at Northern Colorado 24-27 L Oct. 19 *Northern Arizona 1 p.m. Sept. 28 *Northern Arizona 49-31 W Oct. 5 *Weber State 2 p.m. Oct. 26 *at UC Davis 4 p.m. Oct. 5 *at Cal Poly 5 p.m. Oct. 12 *at Portland State 2:05 p.m. Nov. 2 *at Sacramento State 6 p.m. Oct. 12 *Sacramento State 1 p.m. Oct. 19 *Idaho State 2:30 p.m. Nov. 9 *North Dakota 1 p.m. Oct. 26 *at North Dakota 10 a.m. Nov. 2 *Cal Poly 2 p.m. Nov. 16 *at Montana 12 noon Nov. 2 *Southern Utah 11 a.m. Nov. 9 *at Montana 12 noon Nov. 23 *Idaho State 1 p.m. Nov. 9 *at Northern Colorado 11 a.m. Nov. 16 *Sacramento State 2 p.m. * Big Sky Conference game Nov. 16 *at UC Davis 5 p.m. Nov. 23 *at Northern Arizona 1 p.m. Nov. 23 *Montana 11 a.m. * Big Sky Conference game OREGON STATE (1-3) * Big Sky Conference game Aug. 30 Oklahoma State 36-52 L EASTERN WASHINGTON (2-3) Sept. 7 at Hawai’i 28-31 L UC DAVIS (2-3) Aug. 31 at Washington 14-47 L Sept. 14 Cal Poly 45-7 W Aug. 31 at California 13-27 L Sept. 7 Lindenwood (Mo.) 59-31 W Sept. 28 *Stanford 28-31 L Sept. 7 at U. San Diego 38-35 W Sept. 14 at Jacksonville State 45-49 L Oct. 5 *at UCLA 6 p.m. Sept. 14 Lehigh 41-13 W Sept. 21 at Idaho (NC) 27-35 L Oct. 12 *Utah TBA Sept. 21 at North Dakota State 16-27 L Sept. 28 *North Dakota 35-20 W Oct. 19 *at California TBA Sept. 28 *Montana 20-45 L Oct. 5 *at Sacramento State 6:05 p.m. Nov. 2 *at Arizona TBA Oct. 5 *at North Dakota 11 a.m. Oct. 12 *Northern Colorado 1:05 p.m. Nov. 8 *Washington 7:30 p.m. Oct. 12 *Cal Poly 4 p.m. Oct. 26 *at Montana 11:05 a.m. Nov. 16 *Arizona State TBA Oct. 19 *at Southern Utah 5:05 p.m. Nov. 2 *Northern Arizona 1:05 p.m. Nov. 23 *at Washington State TBA Oct. 26 *Weber State 4 p.m. Nov. 9 *at Idaho State 1:35 p.m. Nov. 30 *at Oregon TBA Nov. 9 *at Portland State 2:05 p.m. Nov. 16 *at Cal Poly 5:05 p.m. * Pac-12 Conference game Nov. 16 *Montana State 5 p.m. Nov. 23 *Portland State 1:05 p.m. Nov. 23 *at Sacramento State TBA * Big Sky Conference game SOUTHERN UTAH (1-4) * Big Sky Conference game Aug. 31 at UNLV 23-56 L NORTHERN COLORADO (1-4) Sept. 7 Northern Iowa 14-34 L NORTH DAKOTA (2-2) Aug. 29 at San Jose State 18-35 L Sept. 14 Stephen F. Austin 45-38 W Aug. 31 Drake 47-7 W Sept. 7 at Washington State 17-59 L Sept. 21 at South Dakota State 7-43 L Sept. 7 at North Dakota State 7-38 L Sept. 14 at Sacramento State (NC) 0-50 L Sept. 28 *Cal Poly 21-24 L Sept. 14 Sam Houston State 27-23 W Sept. 21 South Dakota 6-14 L Oct. 5 *at Portland State 2:05 p.m. Sept. 28 *at Eastern Washington 20-35 L Sept. 28 *Idaho 27-24 W Oct. 12 *at Weber State 5 p.m. Oct. 5 *UC Davis 11 a.m. Oct. 5 *at Northern Arizona 4 p.m. Oct. 19 *UC Davis 5:05 p.m. Oct. 12 *at Idaho State 12:05 p.m. Oct. 12 *at Eastern Washington 1 p.m. Oct. 26 *Idaho State 1:05 p.m. Oct. 19 *at Cal Poly 5:05 p.m. Oct. 19 *Portland State 12 noon Nov. 2 *at Montana State 11 a.m. Oct. 26 *Montana State 10 a.m. Nov. 2 *at Idaho State 1:30 p.m. Nov. 16 *Northern Arizona 1:05 p.m. Nov. 9 *at Weber State 1 p.m. Nov. 9 *Montana State 11 a.m. Nov. 23 *at North Dakota 11 a.m. Nov. 16 *Northern Colorado 11 a.m. Nov. 16 *at North Dakota 11 a.m. * Big Sky Conference game Nov. 23 *Southern Utah 11 a.m. Nov. 23 *Cal Poly 11 a.m. * Big Sky Conference game * Big Sky Conference game

2019 Cal Poly Football ...... Page 10 Head Coach Tim Walsh The Tim Walsh File Eleventh Year • UC Riverside ‘77 Birthdate: December 17, 1954 58-60 at Cal Poly (11th Season) • 175-142 Overall (29th Season) 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, after guiding the Family: Jody Walsh (wife) Mustangs to a 4-7 mark in his first campaign, turned it around with three and children Luke (38), Casey (36), consecutive winning seasons, a Great West Conference title in 2011 Sean (32) and Megan (24) and, in his fourth year at the helm of the Mustangs, a share of the Big Hometown: San Mateo, CA Sky Conference crown and a second-round NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision playoff berth in 2012. Coaching Experience: Under Walsh’s guidance, Cal Poly finished 7-4, 6-5 and 9-3 from 2010-12 before a 6-6 mark in 2013 and 7-5 in 2014 at Cal Poly. Cal Poly, 2009-Present Walsh has compiled a 175-142 record in 28-plus seasons as a college head coach, including Head Coach (11th Season, 58-60) four years at Sonoma State (27-14 from 1989-92), 14 more seasons at Portland State (90-68 from No. 4 in Rushing Offense, 2010 1993-2006) and 11 at Cal Poly (58-60 from 2009-Present). He guided Sonoma State to the Northern No. 6 in Rushing Offense, 2011 No. 3 in Rushing Offense, 2012 California Athletic Conference title in 1991 (ending UC Davis’ streak of 20 consecutive conference No. 1 in Rushing Offense, 2013 titles), a pair of NCAA Division II playoff berths while at Sonoma State and four more postseason No. 1 in Rushing Offense, 2014 berths while at Portland State. No. 1 in Rushing Offense, 2015 A charismatic speaker and motivator, Walsh guided Sonoma State to three winning seasons in No. 1 in Rushing Offense, 2016 four years at the helm of the Seawolves and 10 more above-.500 campaigns in his 14-year term at No. 4 in Rushing Offense, 2018 Portland State. With the Vikings, Walsh coached 14 All-Americans and 11 Academic All-Americans. One Buck Buchanan Award Finalist During Walsh’s 11 seasons when the Vikings were in the Big Sky, he coached players who Two Walter Payton Award Finalists earned 39 first-team All-Big Sky honors, 51 on the second team, 80 honorable mentions, 58 Twelve All-Americans Academic All-Big Sky honorees, 59 Big Sky Players of the Week, 20 national player of the week honorees, five Walter Payton Award finalists and one Buck Buchanan Award finalist. U.S. Military Academy, 2007-08 Cal Poly’s 2009 squad posted a 4-1 record at home, finished No. 6 in the nation in punt returns Offensive Coordinator (QBs) (15.60), No. 11 in turnover margin (+1.00), 19th in rushing offense (178.45 yards per game) and No. 9 in Rushing Offense, 2008 23rd in time of possession (31:22) and was ranked as high as No. 12 in the national polls. Recruited in nine Western states The 2010 Mustang squad also finished 4-1 at home en route to a 7-4 mark. The Mustangs earned six come-from-behind victories, split six games on a very difficult road schedule one year Portland State University, 1993-2006 after going winless (0-6) and winning three straight games late in the year to put Cal Poly in a posi- Head Coach (90-68 in 14 Seasons) tion to compete for a playoff berth. Cal Poly’s triple-option offense finished fourth in the nation in Winningest Coach in School History rushing offense, averaging 252.91 yards a game, and 14th in rushing defense, allowing only 106.82 Three Division II Playoff Appearances yards a contest. The Mustangs also were No. 3 in punt returns and No. 16 in both time of posses- One FCS Playoff Appearance (2000) sion and sacks allowed. The team finished the 2010 season with national rankings of No. 24 in The 1999 Eddie Robinson Award Finalist Sports Network/Fathead.com media poll and No. 23 in the Football Championship Subdivision Three Walter Payton Award Finalists Coaches Poll. In 2011 Jackson landed on the All-Great West first team for the fourth time as Cal Poly finished Sonoma State University, 1989-92 4-1 at home once again en route to a 6-5 campaign. Jackson also earned numerous All-American Head Coach (27-14 in Four Seasons) honors, played in the Senior Bowl and participated in the NFL Scouting Combine. Fullback Jake Winningest Coach in School History Romanelli became the first Mustang in five years and the 14th overall to surpass the 1,000-yard One NCAC Championship (1991) mark in rushing yards, finishing with 1,015 yards. Two-Time NCAC Coach of the Year The 2012 playoff squad was led by FCS All-Americans Deonte Williams and Kennith Jackson. Williams is Cal Poly’s No. 2 rusher all-time for a single season with 1,506 yards, scored 12 touch- Sonoma State University, 1987-88 downs, was a finalist for the Walter Payton Award and was selected to play in the Casino Del Sol Offensive Coordinator (QBs) All-Star Game. Jackson finished second in tackles for the fourth straight year with 97 stops and also 23 School Records Set on Offense intercepted a pair of passes. Both were among the four Mustangs earning first- or second-team All- Big Sky honors. Ten others earned honorable mention praise. Santa Clara University, 1986 Cal Poly was 5-0 at home and finished No. 1 in the FCS in passing efficiency, No. 3 in rushing Defensive Coordinator (LBs) offense, No. 7 in scoring offense, No. 8 in sacks allowed and No. 13 in total offense. The Mustangs Moreau Catholic High School, 1981-85 lost to eventual national runner-up Sam Houston State in the second round of the FCS playoffs. Head Coach Four consecutive Mustang teams finished No. 1 in the nation in rushing from 2013-16. A Serra High School (San Mateo, Calif.) graduate, Walsh played football at UC Riverside in the Serra (San Mateo) High School, 1977-80 mid-1970s as a backup quarterback and earned a bachelor’s degree in history in 1977. Assistant Coach He began his coaching career at his high school alma mater, Serra, spending four years (1977- 80) as an assistant coach before becoming head coach (1981-85) at Moreau Catholic High School in Hayward. Walsh moved into the college coaching ranks in 1986, becoming an assistant coach and defensive coordinator at Santa Clara for one season. Former Walsh Players in NFL In 1987 and 1988, Walsh was offensive coordinator at Sonoma State before becoming head Cal Poly James Hundon, Cincinnati coach of the Seawolves (then the Cossacks) in 1989. His first season in Rohnert Park produced a Dominique Johnson, Minn. Sammie Burroughs, 4-6 mark, but Walsh guided Sonoma State to 7-3, 9-2 and 7-3 records in his final three years there. Asa Jackson, Baltimore Indianapolis Walsh embarked upon a 14-year head coaching career at Portland State in 1993, guiding the Deonte Williams, Oakland Paul Bradford, S.D./Minn. Vikings to NCAA Division II playoff berths each of his first three seasons. Portland State elevated Johnny Millard, St. Louis Tony Curtis, Dallas its athletics program to Division I in 1996 and Walsh guided the Vikings to a quartet of second-place Nick Dzubnar, LA Chargers Terry Charles, S.D./Houston finishes in the Big Sky along with a third and three fourths. In 14 seasons at the helm, Walsh’s Vikings were 62-21 at home. Cameron Ontko, Tampa Shaun Bodiford, Walsh, inducted into the halls of fame at both Portland State and Sonoma State, was a finalist Josh Letuligasenoa, Green Bay Green Bay/NY Giants for the Eddie Robinson Award (FCS Coach of the Year) in both 1999 and 2012. Kyle Lewis, Green Bay Jordan Senn, Indianapolis The list of coaches who were assistants under Walsh includes Dan Hawkins (Colorado), Gary Army Adam Hayward, Patterson (Texas Christian) and Chris Peterson (Boise State). National Football League players None Tampa Bay who competed under Walsh’s tutelage include -- from Sonoma State -- offensive lineman Larry Allen Portland State Darren Heerspink, Miami (Dallas) -- and from Portland State -- tight end Tony Curtis (Dallas), wide receiver Shaun Bodiford Herman Smith, Tampa Bay Sonoma State (Green Bay), linebacker Jordan Senn (Indianapolis) and linebacker Adam Hayward (Tampa Bay). Darick Holmes, Larry Allen, Walsh and his wife, Jody, have four children: Luke (39), Casey (37), Sean (33) and Megan (25). Buffalo/Indianapolis Dallas/San Francisco

2019 Cal Poly Football ...... Page 11 The Last Time It Happened ... A shutout was recorded An individual rushed for 100 or more yards CP - vs. Weber State, 47-0 (10/12/13) CP - Duy Tran-Sampson vs. Oregon State (9/14/19) Opp - at Northern Colorado, 42-0 (11/18/17) 137 yards Opp - B.J. Baylor of Oregon State (9/14/19) There was a tie game 101 yards CP - at UC Davis, 31-31 (10/10/92) An individual rushed for over 200 yards The game went into overtime CP - Joe Protheroe vs. Idaho State (11/10/18) CP - at Northern Iowa, 38-45 Loss in 1 OT (9/9/17) 260 yards Opp - Isaiah Ifanse of Montana State (11/3/18) A safety was recorded 227 yards CP - vs. McNeese State (9/25/10) Opp - by Montana (9/5/15) 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 - Kelly Shepard vs. San Diego (11/26/16) Opp - Kevin Thomson of Sacramento State (10/6/18) 63 yards 322 yards Opp - Courtney Hall of Northern Colorado (11/23/13) 48 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 - J.J. Koski vs. Sacramento State (10/6/18) Opp - Reid Sinnett of San Diego (8/31/19) 70 yards 416 yards Opp - Isiah Hennie of Sacramento State (10/29/16) 90 yards A team scored over 50 points CP - vs. San Diego, 52-34 Win (8/31/19) A kickoff was returned for a touchdown Opp - UC Davis, 52-10 Win (10/20/18) CP - Broc Mortensen vs. Brown (9/14/18) 99 yards A team scored 21 or more points in a quarter Opp - Kahlil Dawson of Portland State (10/15/16) CP - 24 (2nd) vs. San Diego (8/31/19) 83 yards Opp - 21 (1st) by Oregon State (9/14/19)

A fumble was returned/recovered for a touchdown A team overcame a halftime deficit and won CP - Brandon Davis vs. Weber State (9/7/19) CP - vs. Sacramento State (trailed 21-17 and won 59-47) 0 yards (10/29/16) Opp - Roland Ocansey of UC Davis (10/20/18) Opp - Portland State (trailed 14-13 and won 38-35) 34 yards (10/24/15)

There was a blocked punt A team won after trailing at end of three quarters CP - Anthony Rosales vs. Weber State (9/7/19) CP - Trailed Southern Utah 31-28 and won 42-39 Opp - by Jacob Bobenmoyer of Northern Colorado (11/18/17) (10/4/14) Opp - Idaho State (trailed 31-24 and won 38-34 There was a blocked field goal (9/30/17) CP - Marcus Paige-Allen vs. Sacramento State (11/7/15) Opp - by Marcus Kirkpatrick of Sacramento State (11/11/17)

2019 Cal Poly Football ...... Page 12 2019 Cal Poly Roster Pronunciations No. Name Pos. Year Ht. Wt. No. Name Pos. Year Ht. Wt. Ryan Boehm BAYM 1 J’uan Campbell SB Sr. 5-7 170 42 Matt Shotwell LB *Jr. 6-0 225 J’uan Campbell juh-WAN 2 Jaylen Morgan DB *Jr. 5-10 170 43 Anthony Rosales LB Sr. 6-0 235 3 Xavier Moore SB *Fr. 6-1 190 44 Matt Wright LB Jr. 6-2 230 Andrew Cokley COKE-lee 4 Jalen Hamler QB *Fr. 6-1 195 46 Nik Navarro LB *Sr. 6-1 238 Chuby Dunu duh-NEW 4 D’Angelo McKenzie DB *Fr. 5-10 180 47 Matthew Stuppiello III DB Jr. 5-9 185 5 Lepi Lataimua SB *Jr. 5-9 193 48 Nick White TE *Jr. 6-6 225 Chris Evagues ee-VAY-gus 6 J.J. Koski WR *Sr. 6-1 195 49 Chris Evagues LB Sr. 5-10 225 Aarmon Euwing Arr-MON Ewing 7 Drew Hernandez SB *Jr. 5-9 186 50 D.J. Stuckey OL *So. 6-3 300 8 Kitu Humphrey DB *Sr. 5-10 195 51 Griffin Kemp DL *Sr. 6-5 265 Pono Faaagi POH-no faa-AH-gee 9 Conor Bruce QB *So. 6-0 190 52 Fenton Will LB *So. 6-0 225 Jojo Falo FALL-low 9 Aaron Cooper LB *So. 6-2 208 54 Dominic Stellini-Splan OL Jr. 6-1 285 10 Dylan Krauss WR Fr. 5-9 175 55 Andrew Cokley OL *Fr. 6-4 280 Vatulele Finau VAW-tu-lay-lay fin-NOW 10 Freddie Gaines DB *Sr. 6-1 195 56 Myles Cecil DE *So. 6-3 268 Saia Fonongaloa SIGH-uh FAWN-on-guh-LOW-ah 11 CJ Cole SB *So. 6-0 200 57 Timothy Miller LB *Fr. 6-0 220 Junior Gaitan GUY-ton 12 Kyle Reid QB *So. 6-1 210 58 Garrett Weichman OL Jr. 6-4 325 12 Isaiah Jernagin DB Fr. 5-9 165 59 Judaea Moon LB Fr. 6-0 235 Dustin Grein Gryne 13 Mark Biggins SB Fr. 5-10 195 60 Tyler Whisenhunt OL *Sr. 6-4 265 Ben Hakimi Hah-KEE-me 13 Daniel Fox DB *Jr. 5-10 180 61 Paul Trujillo-Langdon OL *Sr. 6-1 295 14 Cole Powers QB Fr. 6-2 180 63 Apefai Taifane OL Sr. 6-3 300 Shakobe Harper Shuh-KO-bee 14 Dawson Hurst DB Fr. 6-0 195 64 Drew Gilmore OL *So. 6-4 280 Kitu Humphrey kih-TWO 15 Shakobe Harper SB Fr. 5-7 185 65 Payson Campisano OL Fr. 6-4 265 16 Ryan Robards SB *Jr. 6-0 205 66 Daniel Machado OL *Fr. 6-3 283 Nozo Imanaka EEE-muh-na-ka 17 Bradley Mickey DB *Jr. 5-11 185 67 Junior Gaitan OL *Jr. 6-4 275 Isaiah Jernagin JER-nuh-ghin 18 Jake Jeffrey QB *Jr. 6-0 187 68 Jojo Falo DL So. 6-2 280 18 Kevin Howell DB *Jr. 5-10 185 69 J.T. Lyon OL *Fr. 6-3 270 J.J. Koski KOSS-ski 19 Ryan McNab WR *Jr. 5-10 165 70 Mohab Wahdan OL Fr. 6-4 290 Lepi Lataimua LEPP-ee LIE-tau-MOO-uh 20 Jacob Naschke SB *Jr. 5-8 180 71 Charles Lincoln DL Fr. 6-4 260 Caden McCloughan Mc-CLEW-un 20 Sharky Reza DB *Sr. 6-0 185 72 Wade Willet OL *So. 6-5 290 21 Kameron Dennis DB *Sr. 6-0 192 73 Nicolo DiFronzo OL *So. 6-2 275 Judaea Moon Jew-DAY-uh 22 Duy Tran-Sampson FB *So. 6-1 215 75 Kyle Reis OL *Fr. 6-2 275 Xavier Moore ZAY-vee-ur 22 Tyler Green DB Fr. 6-0 195 76 Vatulele Finau OL *Fr. 6-2 270 23 Nozo Imanaka SB *Sr. 5-6 170 77 Sawyer Sobelman OL *Jr. 6-3 260 Trey Nahhas NAY-hoss 23 Ben Hakimi DB *Jr. 5-9 160 79 David Chellsen OL *Sr. 6-5 285 Caden Ochoa Oh-CHOE-uh 24 Dusty Frampton FB ^Fr. 5-11 214 80 Drew Cox WR Fr. 6-0 185 25 Dorien Mars SB Fr. 5-10 170 81 Quentin Harrison WR *Jr. 6-2 195 Laipeli Palu Lie-PELL-ee Puh-LOO 26 Peyton Witcher DB *Sr. 5-9 180 82 Eli Shelton WR *So. 5-10 165 Sharky Reza REE-zuh 27 Jackson Sterling FB/TE Fr. 5-11 205 83 Orlando Yepez WR *Jr. 6-0 190 27 Brandon Davis DB *So. 6-0 190 84 Mitch Anderson WR Fr. 6-0 187 Will Semone suh-MOAN-knee 28 Chuby Dunu SB *Jr. 5-11 188 85 Michael Roth WR *So. 6-4 210 Sawyer Sobelman SEW-bull-mun 29 Carter Nichols DB *Sr. 6-0 190 86 Leonte Huerta-Moore WR *Fr. 6-5 183 D.J. Stuckey duh-JOHN 30 Sam Stewart, Jr. FB/TE Fr. 5-10 220 87 Matthew Hoffman K Fr. 6-3 170 30 Caden Ochoa DB *Fr. 6-1 195 88 Colton Theaker K Fr. 6-3 185 Dominic Stellini-SplanStell-LEAN-ee Splan (Plan) 31 Dustin Grein LB *Fr. 6-1 215 89 Justin Restani WR Fr. 6-0 170 Matthew Stuppiello Stew-pee-EL-low 32 Trey Nahhas FB *Sr. 6-2 215 90 Spencer Morris LB Fr. 5-11 230 33 Laipeli Palu LB Jr. 6-0 222 90 Mitch Souza K *So. 6-3 185 Apefai Taifane OPP-uh-fi tie-FAWN-nee 34 Cameron Crump DB *Jr. 6-1 190 91 Chris Flood DL *Jr. 6-3 250 Colton Theaker THEE-kurr 35 Joey Ruiz LB *Jr. 6-1 230 92 Richard Watkins DL *Jr. 6-0 315 36 Caden McCloughan DB Jr. 6-1 190 93 Kain Su’a DL *So. 6-1 300 Paul Trujillo-Langdon true-HEEL-yo 37 Ryan Rivera FB *Fr. 6-3 240 94 Chase Windham DL *So. 6-4 260 Lance Vecchio VECK-key-oh 37 Ryan Boehm DE *Jr. 6-4 250 95 Brando Phillips DE *Sr. 6-3 240 38 Lance Vecchio LB *Jr. 6-2 220 96 Mason Davis K *So. 6-0 180 Mohab Wahdan MO-habb Wuh-DON 39 Will Semone SB *So. 5-9 200 96 Mike Mercep LB Fr. 6-2 205 Garrett Weichman WIKE-mun 39 Scott Brydon DB Fr. 6-1 178 97 Pono Faaagi DL *So. 6-1 285 Tyler Whisenhunt WHIZ-en-hunt 40 Aarmon Euwing LB Jr. 5-11 215 98 Saia Fonongaloa DL *Jr. 6-3 271 41 Corey Thomas LB *Fr. 6-0 210 *Utilized redshirt year ^Utilized grayshirt year +Granded medical redshirt Wade Willet WILL-let

2019 Cal Poly Travel Roster -- UC Davis Game No. Name Pos. No. Name Pos. No. Name Pos. No. Name Pos. 1 J’uan Campbell SB 19 Ryan McNab WR 38 Lance Vecchio LB 67 Junior Gaitan OL 2 Jaylen Morgan DB 20 Sharky Reza DB 40 Aarmon Euwing LB 72 Wade Willet OL 3 Xavier Moore SB 21 Kameron Dennis DB 41 Corey Thomas LB 73 Nicolo DiFronzo OL 4 Jalen Hamler QB 22 Duy Tran-Sampson FB 42 Matt Shotwell LB 76 Vatulele Finau OL 4 D’Angelo McKenzie DB 24 Dusty Frampton FB 43 Anthony Rosales LB 77 Sawyer Sobelman OL 5 Lepi Lataimua SB 25 Dorien Mars SB 44 Matt Wright LB 79 David Chellsen OL 6 J.J. Koski WR 26 Peyton Witcher DB 46 Nik Navarro LB 81 Quentin Harrison WR 7 Drew Hernandez SB 27 Brandon Davis DB 48 Nick White TE 82 Eli Shelton WR 8 Kitu Humphrey DB 28 Chuby Dunu SB 49 Chris Evagues LB 85 Michael Roth WR 9 Aaron Cooper LB 29 Carter Nichols DB 50 D.J. Stuckey OL 86 Leonte Huerta-Moore WR 10 Freddie Gaines DB 32 Trey Nahhas FB 52 Fenton Will LB 88 Colton Theaker K 11 CJ Cole SB 33 Laipeli Palu LB 55 Andrew Cokley OL 90 Mitch Souza K 12 Kyle Reid QB 35 Joey Ruiz LB 56 Myles Cecil DL 91 Chris Flood DL 13 Daniel Fox DB 37 Ryan Rivera FB 60 Tyler Whisenhunt OL 92 Richard Watkins DL 16 Ryan Robards SB 37 Ryan Boehm DL 61 Paul Trujillo-Langdon OL 93 Kain Su’a DL 17 Bradley Mickey DB 39 Will Semone SB 65 Payson Campisano OL 94 Chase Windham DL 18 Jake Jeffrey QB 95 Brando Phillips DL 18 Kevin Howell DB Tentative -- Subject to Change 97 Pono Faaagi DL

2019 Cal Poly Football ...... Page 13 2019 Cal Poly Football Statistics -- September 28, 2019 (Four Games) OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL *BIG SKY 2-2 1-0 1-2 0-0 1-0 DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTEND DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTEND Aug. 31 San Diego W 52-34 5,779 Oct. 19 *North Dakota Sept. 7 at Weber State (NC) L 24-41 8,792 Oct. 26 *Sacramento State Sept. 14 at Oregon State L 7-45 33,585 Nov. 2 *at Idaho Sept. 21 Bye Nov. 9 Bye Sept. 28 *at Southern Utah W 24-21 7,791 Nov. 16 *Eastern Washington Oct. 5 *Montana State Nov. 23 *at Northern Colorado Oct. 12 *at UC Davis * Big Sky Conference game

Team Statistics Individual Statistics CP OPP RUSHING G Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G TRAN-SAMPSON, Duy 4 73 398 0 398 5.5 2 87 99.5 SCORING ...... 107 141 HAMLER, Jalen 4 77 319 78 241 3.1 5 47 60.2 Points Per Game ...... 26.8 35.2 LATAIMUA, Lepi 4 15 125 3 122 8.1 1 50 30.5 Points Off Turnovers ...... 21 23 COLE, CJ 4 9 71 0 71 7.9 0 23 17.8 FIRST DOWNS ...... 75 91 MOORE, Xavier 4 6 68 0 68 11.3 0 21 17.0 Rushing ...... 52 39 HERNANDEZ, Drew 3 9 38 1 37 4.1 0 11 12.3 DUNU, Chuby 4 6 41 5 36 6.0 0 25 9.0 Passing ...... 18 45 JEFFREY, Jake 2 9 29 4 25 2.8 1 10 12.5 Penalty ...... 5 7 NAHHAS, Trey 3 5 17 0 17 3.4 0 4 5.7 RUSHING YARDAGE ...... 1031 777 FRAMPTON, Dusty 4 3 16 0 16 5.3 0 9 4.0 Yards gained rushing ...... 1126 832 ROBARDS, Ryan 3 1 3 0 3 3.0 0 3 1.0 Yards lost rushing ...... 95 55 KOSKI, J.J. 4 1 1 0 1 1.0 0 1 0.2 REID, Kyle 1 1 0 2 -2 -2.0 0 0 -2.0 Rushing Attempts ...... 217 142 TEAM 2 2 0 2 -2 -1.0 0 0 -1.0 Average Per Rush ...... 4.8 5.5 Total...... 4 217 1126 95 1031 4.8 9 87 257.8 Average Per Game ...... 257.8 194.2 Opponents...... 4 142 832 55 777 5.5 8 74 194.2 TDs Rushing ...... 9 8 PASSING YARDAGE ...... 570 1135 PASSING G Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G HAMLER, Jalen 4 209.11 26-39-1 66.7 528 4 65 132.0 Comp-Att-Int ...... 29-43-1 88-130-4 JEFFREY, Jake 2 184.27 2-3-0 66.7 42 0 29 21.0 Average Per Pass ...... 13.3 8.7 REID, Kyle 1 100.00 1-1-0 100.0 0 0 0 0.0 Average Per Catch ...... 19.7 12.9 Total...... 4 204.84 29-43-1 67.4 570 4 65 142.5 Average Per Game ...... 142.5 283.8 Opponents...... 4 162.80 88-130-4 67.7 1135 11 75 283.8 TDs Passing ...... 4 11 RECEIVING G No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G TOTAL OFFENSE ...... 1601 1912 KOSKI, J.J. 4 17 374 22.0 2 65 93.5 Total Plays ...... 260 272 HARRISON, Quentin 4 8 164 20.5 1 60 41.0 Average Per Play ...... 6.2 7.0 HERNANDEZ, Drew 3 1 22 22.0 0 22 7.3 Average Per Game ...... 400.2 478.0 MOORE, Xavier 4 1 8 8.0 1 8 2.0 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards ...... 11-275 12-334 TRAN-SAMPSON, Duy 4 1 2 2.0 0 2 0.5 SHELTON, Eli 2 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards ...... 1-0 7-97 Total...... 4 29 570 19.7 4 65 142.5 INT RETURNS: #-Yards ...... 4-41 1-0 Opponents...... 4 88 1135 12.9 11 75 283.8 KICK RETURN AVERAGE ...... 25.0 27.8 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE ...... 0.0 13.9 PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long INT RETURN AVERAGE ...... 10.2 0.0 MORGAN, Jaylen 1 0 0.0 0 0 FUMBLES-LOST ...... 8-6 3-1 Total...... 1 0 0.0 0 0 PENALTIES-Yards ...... 19-168 21-187 Opponents...... 7 97 13.9 0 38 Average Per Game ...... 42.0 46.8 KICKOFF RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long PUNTS-Yards ...... 14-598 12-382 KOSKI, J.J. 6 139 23.2 0 34 Average Per Punt ...... 42.7 31.8 HARRISON, Quentin 3 53 17.7 0 22 Net punt average ...... 34.4 31.8 MOORE, Xavier 1 59 59.0 0 59 MCNAB, Ryan 1 24 24.0 0 24 KICKOFFS-Yards ...... 21-1255 26-1647 Total...... 11 275 25.0 0 59 Average Per Kick ...... 59.8 63.3 Opponents...... 12 334 27.8 0 66 Net kick average ...... 35.5 39.3 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game . . . . 30:52 29:08 INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD Long 3RD-DOWN Conversions ...... 30/58 29/54 HOWELL, Kevin 1 28 28.0 0 28 REZA, Sharky 1 8 8.0 0 8 3rd-Down Pct ...... 52% 54% MICKEY, Bradley 1 5 5.0 0 5 4TH-DOWN Conversions ...... 4/6 3/7 SHOTWELL, Matt 1 0 0.0 0 0 4th-Down Pct ...... 67% 43% Total...... 4 41 10.2 0 28 SACKS BY-Yards ...... 3-17 7-38 Opponents...... 1 0 0.0 0 0 MISC YARDS ...... 0 0 FUMBLE RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long TOUCHDOWNS SCORED ...... 14 19 DAVIS, Brandon 0 0 0.0 1 0 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS ...... 3-5 3-4 Total...... 0 0 0.0 1 0 ON-SIDE KICKS ...... 0-0 0-0 Opponents...... 0 0 0.0 0 0 RED-ZONE SCORES ...... (8-13) 62% (15-18) 83% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS . .(5-13) 38% (13-18) 72% PAT-ATTEMPTS ...... (14-14) 100% (16-17) 94% ATTENDANCE ...... 5779 50118 Games/Avg Per Game ...... 1/5779 3/16706 Neutral Site Games ...... 0/0

BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Cal Poly 27 45 21 14 0 107 Opponents 38 38 34 31 0 141

2019 Cal Poly Football ...... Page 14 2019 Cal Poly Football Statistics |------PATs ------| -- SeptemberPUNTING No.28, Yds2019 Avg (Four Long TB Games) FC I20 50+ Blkd SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Pts. SOUZA, Mitch 14 598 42.7 58 1 2 2 4 0 HAMLER, Jalen 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30 Total...... 14 598 42.7 58 1 2 2 4 0 THEAKER, Colton 0 3-5 14-14 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 23 Opponents...... 12 382 31.8 47 0 2 6 0 0 TRAN-SAMPSON, Duy 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 KOSKI, J.J. 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 KICKOFFS No. Yds Avg TB OB Retn Net YdLn DAVIS, Brandon 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 THEAKER, Colton 21 1255 59.8 7 2 MOORE, Xavier 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Total...... 21 1255 59.8 7 2 334 35.5 29 HARRISON, Quentin 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Opponents...... 26 1647 63.3 14 1 275 39.3 25 JEFFREY, Jake 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 LATAIMUA, Lepi 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G Total...... 14 3-5 14-14 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 107 KOSKI, J.J. 4 1 374 0 139 0 514 128.5 Opponents...... 19 3-4 16-17 1-2 0 0-0 0 0 141 TRAN-SAMPSON, Duy 4 398 2 0 0 0 400 100.0 HAMLER, Jalen 4 241 0 0 0 0 241 60.2 TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G HARRISON, Quentin 4 0 164 0 53 0 217 54.2 HAMLER, Jalen 4 116 241 528 769 192.2 MOORE, Xavier 4 68 8 0 59 0 135 33.8 TRAN-SAMPSON, Duy 4 73 398 0 398 99.5 LATAIMUA, Lepi 4 122 0 0 0 0 122 30.5 LATAIMUA, Lepi 4 15 122 0 122 30.5 COLE, CJ 4 71 0 0 0 0 71 17.8 COLE, CJ 4 9 71 0 71 17.8 HERNANDEZ, Drew 3 37 22 0 0 0 59 19.7 MOORE, Xavier 4 6 68 0 68 17.0 DUNU, Chuby 4 36 0 0 0 0 36 9.0 JEFFREY, Jake 2 12 25 42 67 33.5 HOWELL, Kevin 3 0 0 0 0 28 28 9.3 HERNANDEZ, Drew 3 9 37 0 37 12.3 JEFFREY, Jake 2 25 0 0 0 0 25 12.5 DUNU, Chuby 4 6 36 0 36 9.0 MCNAB, Ryan 2 0 0 0 24 0 24 12.0 NAHHAS, Trey 3 5 17 0 17 5.7 NAHHAS, Trey 3 17 0 0 0 0 17 5.7 FRAMPTON, Dusty 4 3 16 0 16 4.0 FRAMPTON, Dusty 4 16 0 0 0 0 16 4.0 ROBARDS, Ryan 3 1 3 0 3 1.0 REZA, Sharky 4 0 0 0 0 8 8 2.0 KOSKI, J.J. 4 1 1 0 1 0.2 MICKEY, Bradley 4 0 0 0 0 5 5 1.2 REID, Kyle 1 2 -2 0 -2 -2.0 ROBARDS, Ryan 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 1.0 TEAM 2 2 -2 0 -2 -1.0 REID, Kyle 1 -2 0 0 0 0 -2 -2.0 Total...... 4 260 1031 570 1601 400.2 TEAM 2 -2 0 0 0 0 -2 -1.0 Opponents...... 4 272 777 1135 1912 478.0 Total...... 4 1031 570 0 275 41 1917 479.2 Opponents...... 4 777 1135 97 334 0 2343 585.8 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 Safety 42 SHOTWELL, Matt 4 19 15 34 3.5-8 . 1-0 1 . . 1 . . 9 COOPER, Aaron 4 11 15 26 0.5-0 . . . 1 . . . . 29 NICHOLS, Carter 4 17 9 26 2.0-8 ...... 8 HUMPHREY, Kitu 4 13 11 24 1.5-6 1.0-5 . 1 . . . . . 52 WILL, Fenton 4 10 10 20 1.5-3 . . 1 . . . . . 56 CECIL, Myles 4 6 13 19 1.0-5 1.0-5 . 1 . . . . . 20 REZA, Sharky 4 13 6 19 . . 1-8 1 . . . . . 18 HOWELL, Kevin 3 12 5 17 1.0-4 . 1-28 2 . . . . . 33 PALU, Laipeli 2 6 8 14 1.0-4 ...... 37 BOEHM, Ryan 4 3 8 11 . . . 1 1 . . . . 35 RUIZ, Joey 4 8 3 11 1.0-3 ...... 44 WRIGHT, Matt 4 6 4 10 2.0-13 1.0-7 ...... 17 MICKEY, Bradley 4 3 3 6 . . 1-5 1 . . . . . 46 NAVARRO, Nik 1 2 3 5 ...... 21 DENNIS, Kameron 4 2 2 4 . . . 1 . . . . . 41 THOMAS, Corey 4 2 1 3 ...... 95 PHILLIPS,Brando 3 3 . 3 1.0-1 . . . . . 1 . . 13 FOX, Daniel 4 1 2 3 ...... 38 VECCHIO, Lance 3 2 1 3 ...... 91 FLOOD, Chris 3 2 1 3 ...... 27 DAVIS, Brandon 4 1 1 2 . . . . . 1-0 . . . 32 NAHHAS, Trey 3 2 . 2 ...... 31 GREIN, Dustin 2 1 1 2 ...... 26 WITCHER, Peyton 4 . 1 1 ...... 90 SOUZA, Mitch 4 1 . 1 ...... 97 FAAAGI, Pono 4 1 . 1 1.0-2 ...... 28 DUNU, Chuby 4 1 . 1 ...... 92 WATKINS,Richard 3 . 1 1 ...... 16 ROBARDS, Ryan 3 1 . 1 ...... 43 ROSALES,Anthony 1 1 . 1 1.0-5 . . . . . 1 . . Total...... 4 150 124 274 18-62 3-17 4-41 10 2 1-0 3 . . Opponents...... 4 169 131 300 19.0-71 7-38 1-0 3 3 6-0 1 . .

FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk THEAKER, Colton 3-5 60.0 0-0 2-2 1-2 0-1 0-0 36 0

FG SEQUENCE CAL POLY OPPONENTS FG SEQUENCE CAL POLY OPPONENTS FG SEQUENCE CAL POLY OPPONENTS U. San Diego (28) - Montana State Idaho Weber State (22) (43),(30) UC Davis Eastern Washington Oregon State 37,42 (26) North Dakota Northern Colorado Southern Utah (36) 23 Sacramento State (Field Goals Made)

2019 Cal Poly Football ...... Page 15 Game 1 Game 2 Cal Poly 52, San Diego 34 Weber State 41, Cal Poly 24 August 31, 2019 September 7, 2019 Alex G. Spanos Stadium, San Luis Obispo, CA Attn: 5,779 Stewart Stadium, Ogden, UT Attn: 8,792 SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. – Redshirt freshman quarterback OGDEN, Utah – Ahead 17-10 at halftime, Weber State took Jalen Hamler completed his first six passes, three for touchdowns, advantage of several Cal Poly miscues in the second half and pulled and also ran for two scores as Cal Poly opened its 2019 season with away for the non-conference matchup of Big Sky teams. a 52-34 victory over San Diego. The Mustangs were halted twice by Weber State's defense at the Hamler finished the game eight of 11 for 221 yards and rushed one-yard line, fumbled a Wildcat punt, and a bad pitchout led to the for 96 yards on 17 carries to lead Cal Poly to its first season-opening clinching score. Weber State amassed 457 yards in total offense, win since 2015. converted 11 of 18 third-down plays and had the ball on offense for After the two teams traded two touchdowns in the first quarter, 35 minutes, 15 seconds en route to its fourth straight win over the Cal Poly snapped a 14-14 deadlock by scoring the next 38 points of Mustangs. the game on three touchdown passes by Hamler, scoring runs by On the other hand, Cal Poly finished with 346 yards of total Hamler and Duy Tran-Sampson and Colton Theaker’s 28-yard field offense, 164 on the ground and 182 more through the air. Redshirt goal closing the first half. freshman quarterback Jalen Hamler completed 11 of 14 passes for Trailing 52-14, San Diego scored the final 20 points of the game. 182 yards and rushed for 53 yards on 19 carries. Lepi Lataimua Tran-Sampson, who had one carry for four yards in his freshman added 70 yards on four trips, including a 50-yard touchdown run in season, finished his first game as a sophomore with 172 yards on 15 the final quarter. J.J. Koski made six catches for 104 yards. carries as Cal Poly amassed 386 yards on the ground and held San Trailing 24-10, Cal Poly drove 74 yards, Hamler hitting quentin Diego to just 119 rushing yards. Harrison with a 20-yard pass on the left sideline and Koski with a 39- The Toreros accummulated 416 yards through the air as Sinnett, yard screen pass, also to the left side, but couldn't get the ball into replacing four-year starter Anthony Lawrence, completed 26 of 39 the end zone on four tries from the 10-yard line. passes, four for touchdowns. Bandy finished with 10 catches for 133 A Weber State punt was fumbled by Cal Poly and recovered by yards and Kincaid had six for 152 yards. the Wildcats. Josh Davis ran 18 yards on the next play for a touch- J.J. Koski was Cal Poly's top receiver with five catches for a down and a 31-17 Wildcat advantage. career-high 154 yards and Quentin Harrison added three for 67 A bad pitchout by Hamler with 10 minutes left in the game gave yards. For Koski, it was his fourth career 100-yard game receiving. Weber State the ball at the Cal Poly 26-yard line and the Wildcats Defensive back Carter Nichols led Cal Poly with a career-high 11 sealed the verdict on a one-yard run by Jackson with 6:50 to play for tackles. Kitu Humphrey and Matt Wright recorded sacks while Matt a 38-17 lead. Shotwell, Bradley Mickey and Kevin Howell each intercepted Sinnett Matt Shotwell made 10 tackles to lead Cal Poly defensively. Lone once. turnover forced by the Mustang defense was a fumble recovery by Brandon Davis in the end zone. Myles Cecil had the only Mustang Score By Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score sack. San Diego 14 0 7 13 34 Cal Poly 14 24 14 0 52 Score By Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score Scoring Summary Cal Poly 3 7 7 7 24 First Quarter Weber State 3 14 14 10 41 10:48 CP Tran-Sampson 87 run (Theaker kick) 0 7 Scoring Summary 7:43 USD Martinez 1 run (Eickert kick) 7 7 First Quarter 5:17 CP Hamler 3 run (Theaker kick) 7 14 8:34 WSU FG Tuttle 43 3 0 0:49 USD Sinnett 30 pass from Sinnett (Eickert kick) 14 14 1:16 CP FG Theaker 22 3 3 Second Quarter Second Quarter 12:12 CP Koski 55 pass from Hamler (Theaker kick) 14 21 6:24 CP Hamler 47 run (Theaker kick) 3 10 9:26 CP Harrison 60 pass from Hamler (Theaker kick) 14 28 3:47 WSU Shaheed 20 pass from Constantine (Tuttle kick) 10 10 7:55 CP Koski 23 pass from Hamler (Theaker kick) 14 35 0:26 WSU Davis 22 run (Tuttle kick) 10 17 0:09 CP FG Theaker 28 14 38 Third Quarter Third Quarter 10:25 WSU Jackson 3 run (Tuttle kick) 10 24 13:02 CP Hamler 38 run (Theaker kick) 14 45 4:12 CP Davis 0 fumble recovery in end zone (Theaker kick) 17 24 5:28 CP Tran-Sampson 34 run (Theaker kick) 14 52 0:24 WSU Davis 18 run (Tuttle kick) 17 31 1:41 USD Kincaid 17 pass from Sinnett (Eickert kick) 21 52 Fourth Quarter Fourth Quarter 6:50 WSU Jackson 1 run (Tuttle kick) 17 38 13:26 USD Bandy 7 pass from Sinnett (Eickert kick) 28 52 6:06 CP Lataimua 50 run (Theaker kick) 24 38 3:33 USD Bandy 20 pass from Sinnett (run failed) 34 52 1:22 WSU FG Tuttle 30 24 41 Team Statistics Team Statistics USD CP CP WSU First Downs 24 20 First Downs 16 23 Rushes - Yards 37-119 49-386 Rushes - Yards 38-164 43-275 Passing Yards 416 221 Passing Yards 182 182 Passes 26-39-3 9-13-0 Passes 11-14-0 22-30-0 Total Offense Plays - Yards 76-535 62-607 Total Offense Plays - Yards 52-346 73-457 Fumble Returns -Yards 0-0 0-0 Fumble Returns -Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns -Yards 1-38 0-0 Punt Returns -Yards 1-0 0-0 Kickoff Returns -Yards 6-183 3-105 Kickoff Returns -Yards 1-13 1-4 Interception Returns -Yards 0-0 3-33 Interception Returns -Yards 0-0 0-0 Punts - Average 2-35.5 3-42.7 Punts - Average 3-31.0 3-36.7 Fumbles -Lost 1-0 1-0 Fumbles - Lost 2-1 3-2 Penalties -Yards 4-26 4-35 Penalties -Yards 2-25 7-55 Possession Time 32:43 27:17 Possession Time 24:45 35:15 Sacks By: Number -Yards 0-0 2-12 Sacks By: Number -Yards 1-5 2-11 Individual Statistics Individual Statistics Rushing: Rushing: USD - Martinez 19-78, Smith 9-26, Sinnett 7-9, Bandy 1-6, Armstead 1-0 CP - Lataimua 4-70, Hamler 19-53, Cole 5-33, Tran-Sampson 5-8, Koski CP - Tran-Sampson 15-172, Hamler 17-96, Cole 4-38, Dunu 2-29, Lataimua 1-1, Dunu 3-(-1), Team 1-0 4-25, Frampton 2-13, Jeffrey 2-8, Nahhas 1-4, Robards 1-3, Reid 1-(-2) WSU - Davis 14-129, Smith 13-114, Jackon 6-21, Constantine 7-12 Passing: Passing: USD - Sinnett 26-39-3, 416 CP - Hamler 11-14-0, 182 CP - Hamler 8-11-0, 221; Jeffrey 0-1-0, 0; Reid 1-1-0, 0 WSU - Constantine 17-23-0, 137; Jenks 5-7-0, 45 Receiving: Receiving: USD - Bandy 10-133, Kincaid 6-152, Spadone 4-41, Martinez 2-14 CP - Koski 6-104, Harrison 4-76, Tran-Sampson 1-2 CP - Koski 5-154, Harrison 3-67, Shelton 1-0 WSU - Shaheed 6-49, Cooley 5-52, Davis 5-35, MacPherson 2-24, Ames 2-16 Tackles: Tackles: USD - Vaivao 4-8-12, Kamaka 2-5-7, Kapapa 3-3-6, Bilchik 1-5-6 CP - Shotwell 3-7-10, Nichols 4-4-8, Will 4-4-8, Palu 3-5-8 CP - Nichols 8-3-11, Humphrey 5-2-7, Reza 4-3-7, Shotwell 2-5-7 WSU - Tesch 6-5-11, Jones 5-0-5, Williams 1-4-5, Typuola 1-4-5, Schiess 1-4-5 2019 Cal Poly Football ...... Page 16 Game 3 Game 4 Oregon State 45, Cal Poly 7 Cal Poly 24, Southern Utah 21 September 14, 2019 September 28, 2019 Reser Stadium, Corvalis, OR Attn: 33,585 Eccles Coliseum, Cedar City, UT Attn: 7,791 CORVALLIS, Oregon – Senior quarterback Jake Luton passed CEDAR CITY, Utah — Jalen Hamler ran for two touchdowns and for 255 yards and four touchdowns to lead Oregon State to a 45-7 his backup, Jake Jeffrey, added another as Cal Poly built a 24-13 victory over Cal Poly inside Reser Stadium. lead and held on to edge Southern Utah 24-21 in a Big Sky Luton twice hit Isaiah Hodgins and Champ Flemings for touch- Conference football opener for both schools. downs in the first half as the Beavers raced to a 38-7 halftime lead The Thunderbirds scored a touchdown early in the fourth quarter, and never looked back. made the two-point conversion to pull to within three points and had Cal Poly, in the middle of a three-game road trip and playing a a couple opportunities to take the lead or tie the game, but the first Pac-12 school for only the second time, answered an eight-yard drive was stalled by a personal foul penalty and the second drive Luton to Hodgins touchdown play with a score of its own as Xavier ended when Kekoa Sasaoka's 23-yard field goal attempt with 2:10 Moore caught an eight-yard scoring pass from Jalen Hamler, tying to play caromed off the left upright. the game at 7-7 with 8:02 to play in the opening quarter. Cal Poly was able to run out the clock. Oregon State, however, scored 38 unanswered points to win On a breezy evening with a southwest wind of 30-plus miles per going away. hour, the Mustangs played a nearly flawless first half with no Cal Poly had other scoring opportunities besides the one touch- turnovers and a 17-7 lead at the break. After Hamler suffered an down, but Colton Theaker missed a pair of field goal attempts span- injury midway through the third quarter, however, Cal Poly lost three ning 37 and 42 yards, both in the first half. The Mustangs also drove fumbles which fueled Southern Utah's comeback. to the Oregon State 19-yard line midway through the final period Southern Utah had a 371-333 advantage in total offense, but Cal before Hamler threw his first interception of the year. Shawn Wilson Poly compiled a 22-16 edge in first downs and had possession of the made the theft at the Beavers' one-yard line. ball for over 37 of the game's 60 minutes. Oregon State's defense notched 10 tackles for lost yardage, Fullback Duy Tran-Sampson rushed 24 times for 81 yards, Moore including three sacks, to thwart other Mustang drives. contributed 57 yards on five trips, both career highs, and Hamler Cal Poly sophomore slot back Duy Tran-Sampson produced his (pictured above) finished with 65 yards on 20 carries. Hamler also second career 100-yard game, accumulating 137 yards on a career- completed two of four passes and Jeffrey connected on both of his high 29 carries. attempts. J.J. Koski had all four Mustang catches for 55 yards, Hamler completed five of 10 passes for 112 yards and the one including a key 29-yard catch from Jeffrey on third down from mid- touchdown. J.J. Koski was the only Mustang with multiple catches, field to keep alive Cal Poly's drive early in the fourth quarter. grabbing two for 61 yards. Linebacker Matt Shotwell notched nine tackles, including 2.5 for Oregon State's B.J. Baylor rushed for 101 yards on seven trips lost yardage, and one pass breakup to lead the Mustangs defensive- and Artavis Pierce added 90 yards on 12 carries as the Beavers out- ly. gained Cal Poly on the ground, 258-203. Luton completed 17 of 22 For Southern Utah, Helbig rushed for 43 yards on nine carries passes for 255 yards and four scores. and completed 19 of 34 passes for 246 yards and two scores. Lance Mustang linebacker Aaron Cooper made 11 tackles. Sharky Reza Lawson caught seven passes for 56 yards. Nela Otukolo earned 17 earned his fourth career interception. tackles, AJ Stanley 14 and Alex Sims 12 for the Thunderbirds.

Score By Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score Score By Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score Cal Poly 7 0 0 0 7 Cal Poly 3 14 0 7 24 Oregon State 21 17 7 0 45 Southern Utah 0 7 6 8 21 Scoring Summary First Quarter Scoring Summary 11:26 OSU Hodgins 8 pass from Luton (Choukair kick) 0 7 First Quarter 8:02 CP Moore 8 pass from Hamler (Theaker kick) 7 7 2:46 CP FG Theaker 36 3 0 5:39 OSU Hodgins 11 pass from Luton (Choukair kick) 7 14 Second Quarter 0:48 OSU Baylor 6 run (Choukair kick) 7 21 10:08 CP Hamler 6 run (Theaker kick) 10 0 Second Quarter 6:47 SUU Nelson 24 pass from Helbig (Sasaoka kick) 10 7 13:02 OSU FG Choukair 26 7 24 0:24 CP Hamler 13 run (Theaker kick) 17 7 3:48 OSU Flemings 47 pass from Luton (Choukair kick) 7 31 Third Quarter 0:21 OSU Flemings 75 pass from Luton (Choukair kick) 7 38 2:43 SUU Green 20 run (kick failed) 17 13 Third Quarter Fourth Quarter 6:59 OSU Gebbia 5 run (Choukair kick) 7 45 12:47 CP Jeffrey 4 run (Theaker kick) 24 13 Team Statistics 11:59 SUU Mitchell 56 pass from Helbig (Lawson run) 24 21 CP OSU Team Statistics First Downs 17 28 CP SUU Rushes - Yards 58-203 33-258 First Downs 22 16 Passing Yards 112 291 Rushes - Yards 72-278 29-125 Passes 5-10-1 21-27-1 Passing Yards 55 246 Total Offense Plays - Yards 68-315 60-549 Passes 4-6-0 19-34-0 Fumble Returns -Yards 0-0 0-0 Total Offense Plays - Yards 78-333 63-371 Punt Returns -Yards 0-0 4-27 Fumble Returns -Yards 0-0 0-0 Kickoff Returns -Yards 5-117 2-92 Punt Returns -Yards 0-0 2-32 Interception Returns -Yards 1-8 1-0 Kickoff Returns -Yards 2-40 3-55 Punts - Average 4-43.2 1-47.0 Interception Returns -Yards 0-0 0-0 Fumbles - Lost 1-1 0-0 Punts - Average 4-51.0 6-25.7 Penalties -Yards 7-66 3-30 Fumbles -Lost 4-3 0-0 Possession Time 34:09 25:51 Penalties -Yards 6-42 7-76 Sacks By: Number -Yards 0-0 3-16 Possession Time 37:17 22:43 Individual Statistics Sacks By: Number -Yards 0-0 2-11 Rushing: Individual Statistics CP - Tran-Sampson 29-137, Hamler 21-27, Lataimua 4-14, Moore 1-11, Dunu Rushing: 1-8, Nahhas 1-3, Frampton 1-3 CP - Tran-Sampson 24-81, Hamler 20-65, Moore 5-57, Hernandez 9-37, OSU - Baylor 7-101, Pierce 12-90, Tyler 9-59, Gebbia 2-6, Madison 2-4 Jeffrey 7-17, Lataimua 3-13, Nahhas 3-10, Team 1-(-2) Passing: SUU - Helbig 9-43, Felila 7-23, Duckett 5-21, Green 5-21 CP - Hamler 5-10-1, 112 Passing: OSU - Luton 17-22-0, 255; Gebbia 4-5-1, 36 CP - Hamler 2-4-0, 13; Jeffrey 2-2-0, 42. SUU - Helbig 19-34-0, 246 Receiving: Receiving: CP - Koski 2-61, Hernandeaz 1-22, Harrison 1-21, Moore 1-8 CP - Koski 4-55. OSU - Hodgins 7-81, Flemings 5-142, Togiai 3-22, Irish 2-18, Musgrave 2-18 SUU - Lawson 7-56, Mitchell 3-105, Nelson 3-43, Diego-Williams 3-30 Tackles: Tackles: CP - Cooper 5-6-11, Shotwell 7-1-8, Howell 5-3-8, Reza 5-1-6, Palu 3-3-6 CP - Shotwell 7-2-9, Humphrey 5-1-6, Will 3-3-6, Nichols 4-1-5, Cooper 4-1-5 OSU - McCartan 6-6-12, Taumoelau 5-2-7, Four with six SUU - Otukolo 9-8-17, Stanley 12-2-14, Sims 7-5-12, Afatasi 2-3-5

2019 Cal Poly Football ...... Page 17 Game 9 Montana State 49, Cal Poly 42 November 3, 2018 Bobcat Stadium, Bozeman, MT Attn: 16,747 BOZEMAN, Mont. — Isaiah Ifanse scored three touchdowns and rushed for over 200 yards as Montana State snapped a two-game losing streak on a chilly but dry Saturday afternoon. Ifanse rambled for 227 yards on 22 carries, scoring on runs of 74, 29 and 28 yards, for the Bobcats. Despite 215 yards rushing by Joe Protheroe, his seventh consec- utive 100-yard game rushing and 21st in his Mustang career, includ- ing four 200-yard performances, Cal Poly fell to 3-6 and 2-4. Trailing 28-14 at halftime, Cal Poly fumbled the ball to Montana State twice in the opening four minutes of the third quarter. Both were converted into touchdowns and a 42-14 Bobcat lead. The Mustangs never got closer than the final margin the rest of the way. Protheroe ran for 215 yards on 36 carries, moving past James Noble into third place on Cal Poly's all-time career rushing chart. With two games remaining for the senior fullback, Protheroe has accumulated 1,367 yards this season and 3,828 for his Mustang career. He needs six yards to catch No. 2 Antonio Warren and 377 yards to claim the school career rushing record of 4,205 yards held by Craig Young (1996-99). Protheroe also is within reach of the single- season rushing mark of 1,578 yards set by Noble in 2005, needing 211 yards. Protheroe scored on a pair of two-yard runs in the first half, but Montana State scored on each of its first three possessions of the game and Cal Poly was playing catchup the rest of the way. Jenkins added a season-high 138 yards on 30 carries, scoring a career-high three times. Linebacker Joey Ruiz made a team-leading nine tackles and Nik Navarro added eight tackles for Cal Poly. Score By Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score Cal Poly 7 7 7 21 42 Montana State 14 14 14 7 49 Scoring Summary First Quarter 11:19 MSU Jones 17 pass from Jonsen (Bailey kick) 0 7 5:55 MSU Ifanse 74 run (Bailey kick) 0 14 1:46 CP Protheroe 2 run (Vega kick) 7 14 Second Quarter 13:39 MSU Andersen 51 run (Bailey kick) 7 21 8:21 CP Protheroe 2 run (Vega kick) 14 21 2:42 MSU Jonsen 3 run (Bailey kick) 14 28 Third Quarter 14:18 MSU Ifanse 29 run (Bailey kick) 14 35 11:35 MSU Ifanse 28 run (Bailey kick) 14 42 6:56 CP Davis 18 pass from Jenkins (Vega kick) 21 42 Fourth Quarter 10:08 CP Jenkins 6 run (Vega kick) 28 42 7:16 MSU Andersen 49 run (Bailey kick) 28 49 6:11 CP Jenkins 5 run (Vega kick) 35 49 0:06 CP Jenkins 2 run (Vega kick) 42 49 Team Statistics CP MSU First Downs 25 23 Rushes - Yards 69-369 44-430 Passing Yards 92 77 Passes 5-16-0 10-13-0 Total Offense Plays - Yards 85-461 57-507 Fumble Returns -Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns -Yards 0-0 1-(-5) Kickoff Returns -Yards 2-50 1-35 Interception Returns -Yards 0-0 0-0 Punts - Average 5-36.2 4-40.5 Fumbles -Lost 2-2 1-1 Penalties -Yards 4-29 4-30 Possession Time 34:42 25:12 Sacks By: Number -Yards 1-14 1-1 Individual Statistics Rushing: CP - Protheroe 36-215. Jenkins 30-138, Campbell 1-7, Hernandez 1-6, Team 1-3; MSU - Ifanse 22-227, Andersen 7-104, Jones 7-34, Kassis 1-33, Jonsen 5-32, Tucker 1-0, Team 1-0 Passing: CP - Jenkins 5-15-0, 92; Team 0-1-0, 0 MSU - Andersen 7-10-0, 54; Jonsen 2-2-0, 19; Bauman 1-1-0, 4 Receiving: CP - Koski 3-59, Davis 1-18, Hernandez 1-15 MSU - Kassis 6-33, Jones 2-19, Brott 1-15, Sullivan 1-10 Tackles: CP - Ruiz 6-3-9, Navarro 4-4-8, Humphrey 4-2-6, Frasch 3-2-5 MSU - Konkol 7-7-14, Collins 3-7-10, Fa’Anono 8-1-9, Jobman 5-4-9

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