Matt Shotwell Senior Linebacker 2020 Cal Poly Spring Football Prospectus 2020 Spring Camp April 2-May 2, 2020 Doerr Family Field (Canceled) Duy Tran-Sampson Kitu Junior Running Back Cal Poly Football GeneRAL InFoRMATIon2020 Spring Prospectus Name of School: Cal Poly City / Zip: San Luis Obispo, CA 93407-0388 Founded: 1901 Enrollment: 21,242 (Fall 2019) Date 2020 opponent SCHeDULe Time Nickname: Mustangs Colors: Forest Green & Gold Sept. 5 at ULM . .TBA Stadium: Alex G. Spanos Stadium (built in 1935) Sept. 12 at Cal . .TBA Capacity: 11,075 Surface / Lights: Natural grass with lights Sept. 19 U. SAn DIeGo . .2:05 p.m. Affiliation: NCAA Football Championship Subdivision Sept. 26 *at Montana . .TBA Conference: Big Sky Conference (Eighth Season) oct. 3 *WeBeR STATe . .5:05 p.m. President: Dr. Jeffrey D. Armstrong Alma Mater, Yr: Murray State ‘81 Oct. 10 *at Montana State . .TBA Athletics Director: Donald J. Oberhelman Oct. 17 Bye Alma Mater, Yr: Kansas State ‘93 Deputy Director of Athletics: Dr. Nick Pettit oct. 24 *+UC DAVIS . .5:05 p.m. Senior Woman Administrator: Keri Mendoza Oct. 31 *at Portland State . .TBA Athletic Department Phone: (805) 756-2924 Nov. 7 *at Sacramento State . .TBA nov. 14 *^IDAHo STATe . .5:05 p.m. HISToRY First year of Football: 1915 (Four-year school in 1941) nov. 21 *noRTHeRn ARIZonA . .5:05 p.m. All-time Bowl/Playoff Record: 5-7 (1-4 in Division I FCS, 4-3 in Division II) Years in Post-Season: 7 (four in Division I FCS -- 2005, 2008, 2012, 2016) *Big Sky Game +Battle for the Golden Horseshoe All-Time Record (101 Seasons): 512-422-20 (54.7 percent) All-Time Record since 1941 (Four-Year School): 423-340-9 (55.4 percent) &Mustang Family Weekend ^Alumni Weekend (HC) All-Time Division I FCS Record (1994-2019): 151-141 (51.7 percent) All Times Pacific Last Playoff Appearance: Division I FCS -- 2016 (lost to U. San Diego 35-21) Division II -- 1990 (lost to No. Dakota State, 47-0) 2019 ReSULTS ATHLeTICS CoMMUnICATIonS (5-6 overall, 3-3 Home, 2-3 Away, 4-4 Big Sky) Director of Athletics Communications: Eric Burdick Football Contact: Eric Burdick Date opponent Result Office Phone: (805) 756-6550 Office FAX: (805) 756-7255 Aug. 31 U. SAn DIeGo . .52-34 W Cell Phone: (805) 550-3427 Sept. 7 at Weber State (KJZZ) . .24-41 L Press Box: (805) 756-6739 E-mail Address: [email protected] Sept. 14 at Oregon State (Pac-12 Oregon) . .7-45 L Web Site: www.GoPoly.com Sept. 21 Bye Athletics Communications Assistants: Chris Giovannetti, Donovan Aird Media Relations Overnight & Mailing Address: Sept. 28 *at Southern Utah . .24-21 W Cal Poly Athletic Media Relations oct. 5 *MonTAnA STATe (SWX) (oT) . .28-34 L Mott Gym, Room 201 Oct. 12 *+at UC Davis (Eleven Sports) . .24-48 L 1 Grand Avenue San Luis Obispo, CA 93407-0388 oct. 19 *noRTH DAKoTA . .26-30 L oct. 26 *&SACRAMenTo STATe . .14-38 L MISCeLLAneoUS InFoRMATIon Nov. 2 *at Idaho . .9-21 L Business Coordinator: Makenzie Zinger Office Phone: (805) 756-5794 Nov. 9 Bye Advancement: Chris Baker nov. 16 *^eASTeRn WASHInGTon . .41-42 L Office Phone: (805) 756-7188 Head Athletic Trainer: Kristal Slover Nov. 23 *at Northern Colorado . .28-21 W Office Phone: (805) 756-6065 &Mustang Family Weekend. ^Alumni Weekend (Homecoming) Assistant Athletic Trainers: Prince Williams, Neal Mc Ivor, Chris Ritter +Battle for the Golden Horseshoe *Big Sky game Equipment Manager: Rich Hodgkinson Office Phone: (805) 756-1188 Strength and Conditioning: Sara MacKenzie CAL PoLY TeAM InFoRMATIon Office Phone: (805) 756-5288 2019 Record: 3-8 overall 2019 Conference: Big Sky (2-6, Tie-Ninth Place) FooTBALL InFoRMATIon Head Coach: Beau Baldwin, First Year (Central Washington ‘96) Basic Offense: Multiple Formations Record at Cal Poly: 0-0 (00.0 percent) (First Year) Basic Defense: 3-4 Overall Record: 95-35 (73.1 percent) (Ten Years) Office Phone: Please Call SID Lettermen Returning Best Time to Call: Mornings -- 10-11 a.m. 53 total (24 offense / 22 defense / 7 specialists) Lettermen Lost Assistant Coaches: 24 total (9 offense / 13 defense / 2 specialists) Offensive Coor. (WR) — Nick Edwards, First (Eastern Washington ‘13) Starters Returning (Five or More Games) Quarterbacks — Erik Meyer, First (Eastern Washington ‘14) 17 total (10 offense / 7 defense) RBs/Recruiting Coor. — James Montgomery, First (Washington State ‘11) Starters Lost (Five or More Games) Running Game Coor./OL — Paul Wulff, First (Washington State ‘90) 12 total (4 offense / 8 defense) Tight Ends/ Co-Special Teams Coor. — Casey Petree, First (Texas ‘09) Specialists Returning Defensive Coor./Linebackers — J.C. Sherritt, First (Eastern Washington ‘11) Defensive Running Game Coor./DL — Will Plemons, First (Cal Lutheran ‘97) 7 - J’uan Campbell (KR), Ryan McNab (KR/H), Xavier Moore (KR), Bradley Defensive Assistant — Josh Letuligasenoa, Second (Cal Poly ‘18) Mickey (PR), Sawyer Sobelman (LS), Colton Theaker (PK), Mitch Souza (P) Defensive Passing Game Coor./DBs — Cody Von Appen, First (Western Oregon ‘14) Specialists Lost Cornerbacks — Jeff Anderson, First (Texas Southern ‘14) 2 - J.J. Koski (KR/PR), Tyler Whisenhunt (SS) Offensive Quality Control — Harry Whitson, Second (Cal Poly ‘19) Defensive Quality Control — TBA Redshirts/Injured Returning: 25; Grayshirts: 0; Walk-Ons: 3; Transfers: 5; Director of Football Operations — Hannah Cesario, 2nd (Oregon State ‘19) Squad Members: 12; Newcomers: 30 Cal Poly Football PlayerReturning Starters Ht. (Five Wt. or ClassMore Pos. Starts) 2019 Statistics Quentin Harrison 6-2 195 Sr. WR 17 catches, 362 yards, 5 TDs in 11 games (6-130-3 in 2018) Xavier Moore 6-1 190 So. WR 11 games (six starts) at RB, 17-105-0 rushing, 3-39-1 receiving Wade Willet 6-5 290 Jr. OL Only returning OL with 11 starts in 2019 (Left Guard) De’Jon Stuckey 6-3 300 Jr. OL Eight starts at Right Tackle Nicolo DiFronzo 6-2 275 Jr. OL Played in all 11 games (five starts) at Right Guard Jalen Hamler 6-1 195 So. QB 10 starts, 522 yards, 9 TDs rushing, 62-108-5, 1,167 yards, 12 TDs passing Duy Tran-Sampson 6-1 215 Jr. RB 11 starts, 235 carries, 1,037 yards, 8 TDs rushing in 11 starts, All-Big Sky 2nd team Lepi Lataimua 5-9 193 Sr. RB 33 carries, 274 yards, 1 TD in 10 games (seven starts) Drew Hernandez 5-9 186 Sr. RB 57 carries, 399 yards, 1 TD in 10 games (60-453-0 in 2018) Myles Cecil 6-3 268 Jr. DL Started all 11 games, 35 tackles (17 solo), 1.5 sacks, Al-Big Sky HM (39 tackles in 2018) Richard Watkins 6-0 315 Sr. DL 10 games (seven starts), six tackles Ryan Boehm 6-4 250 Sr. DL 11 starts at end, 32 tackles (16 solo), 1 breakup, 1 hurry, 1 fumble recovery Matt Shotwell 6-0 225 Jr. LB No. 1 on team with 89 tackles (7.5 TFL), two INT, All-Big Sky 3rd team (90 tackles, 5.5 TFL in 2018) Joey Ruiz 6-1 228 Jr. LB 39 tackles (23 solo) in 11 games (six starts), 5.0 TFL, 1 pass breakup Aaron Cooper 6-2 208 Jr. LB 67 tackles (37 solo), 6.0 TFL, seven pass breakups in 11 starts Colton Theaker 6-3 180 So. K 34-34 PAT, 7-13 FG (long of 52), 59.9 average on 54 kickoffs with 22 touchbacks Mitch Souza 6-3 185 Jr. P 42.4 average on 54 punts, long of 58, 11 fair catches, 12 inside 20, nine of 50+ yards PlayerStarters Lost (Five Ht. or Wt.More Pos.Starts) 2019 Statistics J.J. Koski 6-1 195 WR 121 catches, 2,311 yards, 18 TDs in Mustang career, All-Big Sky first team, NFLPA Collegiate Bowl Paul Trujillo-Langdon 6-1 295 OL 11 starts at center, played in 11 games (nine starts) at RG in 2018 Tyler Whisenhunt 6-4 265 OL Started final eight games at LT, All-Big Sky 2nd team in 2018 and 2019 (started all 11 games at LT in 2018) David Chellsen 6-5 285 OL Started first six games at RG before season-ending injury Nik Navarro 6-1 238 LB 32 tackles (21 solo) in eight games (seven starts) at MLB (83 tackles, 66 solo, 12.0 TFL (5.0 sacks) in 2018 Matt Wright 6-2 230 LB Played in 11 games (six starts), 12 tackles (one more year of eligibility but graduated) Kitu Humphrey 5-10 195 DB 73 tackles (46 solo), 5 pass breakups, All-Big Sky HM (234 tackles, 4 INT, 31 breakups in career) Sharky Reza 6-0 185 DB 29 tackles (20 solo), 4 pass breakups (85 tackles, 15 pass breakups in career) Carter Nichols 6-0 190 DB 51 tackles (33 solo), 3.0 TFL, 5 breakups, All-Big Sky HM (81 tackles, 3 INT, 15 breakups in career) Kameron Dennis 6-0 192 DB Played in 11 games (six starts), 26 tackles (21 solo), 3 pass breakups Kevin Howell 5-10 185 DB Played in 10 games (eight starts), 44 tackles (35 solo), three INT, seven pass breakups Playerother Top Returnees Ht. (PlayedWt. Class in SixPos. or 2019 More Statistics Games) Michael Roth 6-4 210 Jr. WR Played in all 11 games, primarily on special teams Chuby Dunu 5-11 188 Sr. RB 7 carries, 38 yards in five games; 58-215-2 rushing, 1-8-0 receiving in 2017 CJ Cole 6-0 200 Jr. RB 15 carries, 86 yards, 0 TD in 10 games Ryan Rivera 6-3 240 So. RB Played in first six games before season-ending injury, no rushes or catches Will Semone 5-9 200 Jr.