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Tim Walsh Era Opens on Saturday 

as No. 12/13 Cal Poly Hosts Sacramento State 

With New Coaching Staff and Revamped Defense, Mustangs 

(0-0) to Face Hornets (0-1) for First Time Since 2006 Season 

With an entirely new coaching staff led by head coach Tim Walsh, a switch from the Double Eagle Flex 

3-4 defensive alignment to the more traditional multiple 4-3 formation and the replacement of seven offensive 

starters, mostly in the skill positions, who helped produce the nation’s top Football Championship Subdivision 

team in both scoring and total offense in 2008, Cal Poly opens its 2009 season Saturday afternoon, hosting 

Sacramento State (0-1) for a 4:05 p.m. non-conference game in Alex G. Spanos Stadium (11,075). 

Saturday’s game will be broadcast live on ESPN Radio 1280 with Tom Barket providing the play-by-play 

and Joe Harper doing the color commentary. Audio and video streams of the contest will be available on 

www.GoPoly.com. A new scoreboard/videoboard also will be unveiled. Albert and Patty Moriarty made a substantial 

naming gift of $600,000 for the project. 

The season opener for the Mustangs also is their Hall of Fame Game with wrestlers Chuck Liddell and 

John Woods, administrator/coach Evelyn Pellaton and benefactor Alex G. Spanos to be honored at halftime. 

The new-look Mustangs, ranked 12th and 13th this week, 

completed a three-week preseason camp last week while the 

Hornets opened their campaign with a 38-3 setback at UNLV. 

Walsh was hired last January to replace Rich Ellerson, 

who left after eight seasons at the Mustang helm to head the 

Sacramento State (0-1) 

at No. 12/13 Cal Poly (0-0) 

Saturday, Sept. 12, 4:05 p.m. PDT 

Alex G. Spanos Stadium (11,075) 

Radio: ESPN (1280 am), 3:30 p.m. 

TV: None 

Internet: Audio -- www.GoPoly.com 

Video -- www.GoPoly.com 

September 7, 2009 

football program at Army. Walsh accumulated a 117-82 record 

in 18 seasons as head coach -- four at Sonoma State and 14 

at Portland State -- before spending the last two years as 

offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Army. 

Cal Poly’ has enjoyed great success on the football field in 

recent years -- six consecutive winning seasons, three Great 

West Conference titles in the last five years and NCAA 

Division I Football Championship Subdivision playoff berths in 

both 2005 and 2008. 

Junior Tony Smith is expected to make his first start at 

quarterback for Cal Poly. There will be new personnel at wide 

receiver and one of the two slotback positions, but the other slotback will be converted fullback Jon Hall, making 

room for Jordan Yocum at fullback. Hall, Yocum and slotback Jono Grayson all rushed for about 350 yards 

a year ago. 

Only one of this year’s crop of wide receivers has made a catch at Cal Poly -- Eric Gardley with one in 

2007 before he played in the defensive secondary in 2008. Other pass catching candidates are Mike 

Anderson, Jarred Houston and Dominique Johnson, a transfer from UCLA. 

Offensive linemen Maurice McClure, Will Mitchell, Art Munoz and Jason Cox all started at least four games 

a year ago. Cox is still recovering from offseason knee surgery and will be replaced by Hal Kelley at center. 

The Mustang defense features eight returning starters: Ryan Shotwell at end, James Chen at tackle, Marty 

Mohamed and Carlton Gillespie at linebacker, David Fullerton and Greg Francis at safety and Asa Jackson 

and Xavier Gardner at cornerback. 

Sacramento State, coached by Marshall Sperbeck (third season, 9-15, Nevada ‘84), returns 33 lettermen, 

including 11 starters, off last year’s team which went 6-6 and finished tied for sixth place in the Big Sky at 3-5. 

In the loss to UNLV on Saturday, Terrance Dailey, a transfer from Washington, rushed for 101 yards on 19 

carries while quarterback Jason Smith, starting for the third straight year, completed eight of 17 passes for 85 

yards with one interception. Evander Wilkins rushed for 43 yards on 12 trips and caught a team-leading three 

passes for 23 yards. Chris Diniz hit his only field goal attempt, a 44-yarder, as time ran out in the first half, for 

the only Hornet points of the game. Safeties Deionte Gordon and Zach Schrader each had 13 tackles. 

Sacramento State opened on the road for the seventh time in the last eight years and is 0-7 during that 

run on the road, all against Football Bowl Subdivision teams. The Hornets beat Division II Humboldt State at 

home a year ago. 

The Mustangs and Hornets are meeting for the first time since 2006 when Cal Poly beat Sacramento State 

for the fourth straight time, 17-13, at Hornet Stadium. The two teams are meeting for the 31st time and the 

series is all even at 15-15 -- 8-8 in San Luis Obispo and 7-7 in Sacramento. 

The Mustangs have won 48 of their last 69 games dating back to the 2002 season finale and have won 

18 of their last 30 games on the road and 30 of their last 36 home contests. Cal Poly has won seven or more 

games each of the last six seasons, the longest such streak in school history, and scored in 41 of 44 quarters 

last fall. Cal Poly has won four of its last six.season openers and is 6-9 in season openers since moving to 

the Football Championship Subdivision in 1994. The Mustangs are 14-5 in their last 19 games against teams 

from the Big Sky Conference. 

Cal Poly will play a pair of Football Bowl Subdivision teams the next two weeks, visiting Ohio on Sept. 19 

and San Jose State on Sept. 26. The Mustangs have won three of their last eight games against FBS schools, 

defeating UTEP 34-13 in the 2003 opener and San Diego State 16-14 in 2006 and 29-27 in the 2008 opener. 

Cal Poly 

2009 Football Scoreboard 

Record: 0-0 Home: 0-0 Away: 0-0 GWC: 0-0 

Date Opponent Time/Score 

Sept. 12 #SACRAMENTO ST. 4:05 p.m. 

Sept. 19 at Ohio 4 p.m. 

Sept. 26 at San Jose State 5 p.m. 

Oct. 3 SOUTH DAKOTA ST. 6:05 p.m. 

Oct. 10 at Montana 12:05 p.m. 

Oct. 17 *&SOUTHERN UTAH 6:05 p.m. 

Oct. 24 DIXIE STATE 6:05 p.m. 

Oct. 31 *at North Dakota 2 p.m. 

Nov. 7 *at UC Davis 1 p.m. 

Nov. 14 *SOUTH DAKOTA 6:05 p.m. 

Nov. 21 at Weber State 11:05 a.m. 

# Hall of Fame game 

& Homecoming 2009 

* Great West Conference game 

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Cal Poly Quick Facts: 

Location: San Luis Obispo, CA 

Enrollment: 19,222 

President: Dr. Warren J. Baker 

Athletics Director: Alison Cone 

Stadium: Alex G. Spanos Stadium 

(Capacity: 11,075) 

Nickname: Mustangs 

Colors: Forest Green & Gold 

Affiliation: NCAA FCS 

Conference: Great West 

2008 Record: 8-3 (3-0 Great West - 1st) 

(NCAA Division I FCS Quarterfinalist in 2005) 

(NCAA Division I FCS First Round in 2008) 

Weekly Press Conference 

A press conference featuring Mustang head 

football coach Tim Walsh and selected 

players is held Mondays at 2 p.m. in 

Mustang Hall, Room 201, in Mott Gym, 

throughout the football season. 

Live Radio Broadcast 

Tom Barket (PbP) 

Joe Harper (Color) 

Pregame Show: 3:30 p.m. 

(Also available on KCPR 91.3 fm)

Cal Poly Record Book Update 

Game 

Rushing Yards 

1. Craig Young, 1996 (Saint Mary's) . . . . . . . .283 

2. Louis Jackson, 1978 (Portland State) . . . . .267 

3. Paul Dickens, 1979 (Portland State) . . . . . 266 

Passing Yards 

1. Seth Burford, 2000 (Northern Iowa) . . . . . . 566 

2. Jonathan Dally, 2007 (Idaho State) . . . . . .453 

3. David Lafferty, 1990 (Cal St. Hayward) . . . .421 

Receiving Yards 

1. Kassim Osgood, 2000 (Northern Iowa) . . . 376 

2. Chris Thomas, 1991 (Sacramento St.) . . . . 334 

3. Ramses Barden, 2007 (Idaho State) . . . . 268 

Receptions 

1. Kassim Osgood, 2000 (Northern Iowa) . . . . .17 

2. Kassim Osgood, 2000 (Hofstra) . . . . . . . . . . 15 

3. Kassim Osgood, 2000 (Youngstown St.) . . . 13 

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

Season 

Rushing Yards 

1. James Noble, 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,578 

2. Louis Jackson, 1980 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,424 

3. Craig Young, 1999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,380 

Passing Yards 

1. Seth Burford, 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2,672 

2. Mike Fisher, 1995 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2,660 

3. Mike Fisher, 1994 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2,536 

4. David Lafferty, 1990 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2,525 

5. Mike Fisher, 1993 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2,298 

6. Jonathan Dally, 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2,238 

10. Jonathan Dally, 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,960 


1. Ramses Barden, 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,467 

2. Kassim Osgood, 1999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,377 

3. Ramses Barden, 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,257 

4. Darrell Jones, 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,118 

Kamil Loud, 1995 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,118 

Receptions 

1. Kassim Osgood, 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 

2. Ramses Barden, 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67 

3. (tie) Darrell Jones, 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 

(tie) Jon Peck, 1995 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62 

5. Kamil Loud, 1995 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58 

6. Ramses Barden, 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57 

7. Hitoshi Ono, 1995 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55 

Career 

Rushing Yards 

1. Craig Young, 1996-99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,205 

2. Antonio Warren, 1994-98 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,834 

3. James Noble, 2005-Present . . . . . . . . . 3,678 

4. Louis Jackson, 1976-80 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,330 

Passing Yards 

1. Mike Fisher, 1993-95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,494 

2. David Lafferty, 1988-91 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,422 

3. Seth Burford, 2000-01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,282 

4. Jonathan Dally, 2007-Present . . . . . . . . .4,198 

5. Alli Abrew, 1996-97 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4,009 


1. Ramses Barden, 2005-Present . . . . . . . .4,203 

2. Kamil Loud, 1994-97 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,144 

3. Adam Herzing, 1998-2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,487 

4. Darrell Jones, 2001-04 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,460 

5. Jonah Russell, 2002-05 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,300 

Receptions 

1. Ramses Barden, 2005-Present . . . . . . . . 206 

2. Darrell Jones, 2001-04 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 

3. Kamil Loud, 1994-97 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .170 

Mustang Notes 

PRESEASON HONORS: Three Cal Poly football players were named to preseason All- 

America teams. Senior safety David Fullerton earned a spot on the 2009 Sports Network 

Preseason Football Championship Subdivision All-America Third Team. Fullerton and 

sophomore cornerback Asa Jackson are honorable mentions on the 2009 College 

Sporting News Preseason FCS All-America Team. Senior linebacker Carlton Gillespie is 

an honorable mention on the Consensus Draft Services 2009 FCS Preseason All-America 

Team. And 10 Mustangs landed on the 2009 Phil Steele’s College Football Preview 

Preseason All-Great West first or second teams. All four Mustangs on the first unit play on 

defense -- Fullerton, Jackson, Gillespie and junior down lineman James Chen. Named 

to the second team were senior slotback Jon Hall, junior offensive guard Will Mitchell, 

junior center Jason Cox, senior defensive end Ryan Shotwell, junior defensive end 

Gavin Cooper and sophomore safety Greg Francis. 

FOUR ALL-GREAT WEST HONOREES RETURN: Cal Poly placed 11 players on the 

2008 All-Great West Football Conference first and second teams and four of the honorees 

return this fall. They are linebacker Carlton Gillespie, defensive backs David Fullerton 

and Asa Jackson and defensive lineman James Chen. The seven who have departed 

are center Stephen Field, wide receivers Ramses Barden and Tre’dale Tolver, quarterback 

Jonathan Dally, defensive lineman Sean Lawyer, linebacker Fred Hives and 

running back James Noble. Barden and Field were four-time All-Great West first-team 

honorees. 

MUSTANGS 6-9 IN SEASON OPENERS: Since beginning play in Division I FCS in 1994, 

Cal Poly has won six of 15 season openers, including four of the last six. A losing streak 

of five was snapped six years ago at Texas-El Paso, 34-13. The Mustangs beat Humboldt 

State 42-7 in the 2004 opener, Fort Lewis 44-0 in the 2006 opener and San Diego State 

29-27 in the 2008 opener. Cal Poly is 12-3 in regular-season finales over the last 15 years 

-- Rich Ellerson was 7-1 -- falling 36-35 in overtime to Wisconsin in 2008. Ellerson won 

five straight home openers prior to a 30-28 loss to Montana in 2008 and was 5-3 in eight 

seasons. 

HOME ATTENDANCE: Cal Poly’s average of 9,574 fans for seven home games during 

the 2008 season was No. 37 among the 118 Football Championship Subdivision schools. 

Appalachian State led the way with a average of 25,161 for eight home contests, followed 

by Montana (23,923 for nine home games) and Delaware (21,609 for six home games). 

Among Great West Conference schools, UC Davis was No. 41 with a 9,016 average while 

Southern Utah was No. 83 with a 4,885 average. North Dakota (10,167) and South 

Dakota (7,645) were reclassifying a year ago. 

CAL POLY AGAINST THE BIG SKY: Since moving to the Football Championship 

Subdivision (formerly Division I-AA) in 1994, Cal Poly is 25-32 against teams from the Big 

Sky Conference, including a 14-5 mark in the last 19 games and 1-2 in 2008. Cal Poly 

has defeated Montana State (1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005) and 

Sacramento State (1995, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006) seven times each, Idaho 

State (2004, 2005, 2007, 2008) four times, Weber State (2002, 2006, 2007) three times, 

Eastern Washington (1995, 2005) twice and Montana (2005) and Northern Colorado 

(2007) once each. Cal Poly went 2-2 against the Big Sky in 2001 and 1-3 in 2002. The 

Mustangs played five Big Sky opponents in 2003 and finished 2-3. Cal Poly beat three Big 

Sky teams in one season for the first time in 2004 and finished 2005 with a 5-1 mark 

against Big Sky members, best in school history. Cal Poly beat Montana, Montana State 

and Eastern Washington, the three teams who shared first place with 5-2 marks in 2005. 

Cal Poly was 2-1 in 2006 and beat Weber State, Northern Colorado and Idaho State in 

2007. Rich Ellerson was 19-15 against the Big Sky in eight seasons, including a 14-5 

mark over the last five seasons. 

ON STAGE: Stan Sheriff played in the 1954 East-West Shrine Classic and 51 years 

passed before a second Mustang was chosen to play in the contest. Linebacker Jordan 

Beck played in the 2005 game at AT&T Park in San Francisco. Just one year later, defensive 

end Chris Gocong became the third Mustang to play in the prestigious game, moved 

to the AlamoDome in San Antonio, Texas. And linebacker Kyle Shotwell made it three in 

a row, playing in the East-West Shrine Game in 2007 in Houston. Shotwell was the leading 

tackler in the game with seven and earned the Pat Tillman Award. Wide receiver 

Ramses Barden played in the 2009 Senior Bowl in Mobile, Alabama. Cal Poly offensive 

lineman Ben Cobian played in the 2005 Las Vegas All-American Classic in Sam Boyd 

Stadium. Cornerback David Richardson and punter Gilbert Rocha played in the Las 

Vegas All-American Classic in 2004 while cornerback Vaughn Jarrett and tackle Brett 

Nichols played in the 2003 event, then known as the Paradise Bowl, at Dixie College in 

St. George, Utah. 

MUSTANGS PICKED TO REPEAT: Cal Poly was selected by the Great West 

Conference’s five head coaches to repeat as conference champion in 2009. The 

Mustangs earned four of the five first-place votes and 24 total points. UC Davis garnered 

the other first-place vote and 20 points for second place, followed by South Dakota, North 

Dakota and Southern Utah. Cal Poly has won Great West titles in 2004, 2005 and 2008. 

GREAT WEST VS. THE REST: Great West Football Conference members were 17-16 

last fall against non-conference opponents and 19-16 in 2007. Great West teams were 5- 

3 against the Big Sky Conference in 2007 and 4-7 in 2008. 

2009 Cal Poly Football . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 2

Mustang Notes 

HORNET NOTES: Sacramento State, coached by Marshall Sperbeck (third season, 9-15, 

Nevada ‘84), returns 33 lettermen, including 11 starters, off last year’s team which went 6- 

6 and finished tied for sixth place in the Big Sky at 3-5 ... the Hornets fell 38-3 to UNLV in 

the 2009 season opener for both schools Saturday night at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las 

Vegas ... Terrance Dailey, a transfer from Washington, rushed for 101 yards on 19 carries 

while quarterback Jason Smith, starting for the third year, completed eight of 17 passes for 

85 yards with one interception ... Evander Wilkins rushed for 43 yards on 12 trips and 

caught a team-leading three passes for 23 yards ... Chris Diniz hit his only field goal 

attempt, a 44-yarder, as time ran out in the first half ... the Hornets accumulated 12 first 

downs, 129 yards rushing and 99 yards passing for 228 total yards ... the Hornet defense 

gave up 466 total yards and 21 first downs ... safeties Deionte Gordon and Zach Schrader 

each had 13 tackles ... Sacramento State opened on the road for the seventh time in the 

last eight years and is 0-7 during that run, all against Football Bowl Subdivision teams ... 

the Hornets are 0-10 against FBS schools since elevating their program to Division I in 1993 

... junior defensive tackle Christian Clark was named to the preseason All-Big Sky team and 

also earned honorable mention All-American honors from College Sporting News ... junior 

running back Bryan Hilliard, who rushed for 1,082 yard and 12 TDs in 2008, will redshirt the 

2009 campaign after undergoing surgery to both shoulders ... Smith has passed for 3,735 

yards in two-plus seasons ... the Mustangs and Hornets are meeting for the first time since 

2006 when Cal Poly beat Sacramento State for the fourth straight time, 17-13, at Hornet 

Stadium ... the two teams are meeting for the 31st time and the series is all even at 15-15 

... Sperbeck was head coach at Foothill College for 15 seasons, posting a 109-53 overall 

record, before taking over at Sacramento State in 2007. 

HOME OPENERS: Cal Poly drew a record crowd of 11,075 for its 2007 home opener 

against Weber State on Sept. 15 in newly renovated Alex G. Spanos Stadium. Prior to that 

game, the record crowd for a home opener was the 8,007 who showed up for Rich 

Ellerson's debut as Mustang head coach on Sept. 1, 2001 against Montana. The 2008 

home opener against Montana drew 10,035, while the Great West games against South 

Dakota on Oct. 4 and UC Davis on Nov. 15 attracted the second and third sellouts 

(11,075) in the renovated facility. With limited seating capacity due to ongoing construction, 

Cal Poly drew 5,857 for its 2006 home opener against Fort Lewis. The Mustangs 

attracted 6,786 for the 2005 home opener against Sacramento State, slightly lower than 

the 6,833 for Humboldt State in 2004. Capacity was lowered to 5,400 for the start of the 

2006 campaign, increasing to 11,775 by the finale. A total of 143,094 fans saw Cal Poly 

in 2005, exceeding the 2003 record total of 109,910. Cal Poly drew 48,222 fans for its five 

home games in 2007, averaging 9,644.4 fans per game and broke the mark for home 

attendance last fall with 67,018 fans for seven dates (9,574 average). 

PLAYOFFS BY THE DOTS: Last year the Mustangs earned their second NCAA Division 

I Football Championship Subdivision playoff berth, falling to Weber State 49-35 in Alex G. 

Spanos Stadium ... Cal Poly earned its only other FCS playoff berth in 2005 ... the 

Mustangs moved to Division I in 1994 ... in 2005 the Mustangs beat Montana 35-21 in the 

first round before falling to Texas State 14-7 in the quarterfinals ... the Mustangs failed to 

earn an invitation to the playoffs in 2004 despite their 9-2 record ... the 1997 squad went 

10-1 and also failed to make the playoffs ... Richmond beat Montana 24-7 in the 2008 

FCS national championship game, ending Appalachian State’s three-year reign. 

FREQUENT FLYER MILES: Cal Poly played seven games on the road in 2005, accumulating 

a total of 17,192 miles. The schedule included two trips to Missoula, Mont., and 

the longest trip was 2,430 miles to Troy, Alabama. Only one of the trips was by bus only 

-- the game at UC Davis. In 2006, Cal Poly played four California schools -- bus trips to 

San Jose State, San Diego State and Sacramento State plus the home game against UC 

Davis -- and made just three trips by plane -- to Weber State, Montana and North Dakota 

State. The 2007 schedule featured six road games, including plane trips to Texas State, 

Idaho, South Dakota State and Idaho State, and only one game against a California 

school -- at UC Davis on Oct. 13. The Mustangs traveled by bus to Southern Utah. Total 

mileage for the 2007 squad was 11,166 miles. The 2008 Mustangs had just one bus trip 

-- to San Diego State -- and flew to Northwestern State, South Dakota State and 

Wisconsin. This fall Cal Poly flies to Ohio, Montana, North Dakota and Weber State. 

WORKING OVERTIME: Cal Poly has played five overtime games since the Football 

Championship Subdivision (formerly Division I-AA) rule was adopted in 1994. The 

Mustangs are 1-4, including the only overtime game played in Alex G. Spanos Stadium, a 

triple-OT 29-26 loss to Northern Iowa in 2002. Cal Poly fell 35-32 in one OT at Idaho State 

on Sept. 7, 1996; beat host New Mexico State in one OT, 38-35, on Oct. 4, 1997; fell 43-40 

in four OTs at Weber State on Nov. 3, 2001 and fell 36-35 in one OT at Wisconsin in 2008. 

NEW MENTORS: None of Cal Poly's 11 football foes this fall has a first-year head coach. 

Ed Lamb is in his second season at Southern Utah while Chris Mussman is a second-year 

head coach at North Dakota. 

MUSTANG STADIUM OVERHAUL: Cal Poly held groundbreaking ceremonies for renovation 

of Mustang Stadium on Sept. 10, 2005, at the Richard J. O'Neill Green. The project, 

which included an expanded field, press box, donor suites, new lighting, a memorial 

plaza entrance and upgraded restrooms, has expanded seating capacity to 11,075 fans 

and cost about $19.4 million to complete. The name of the facility, originally opened in 

1935, is officially Mustang Memorial Field at Alex G. Spanos Stadium. 

MUSTANGS BY THE NUMBERS 

First Year of Football . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1915 

Number of Games Played . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 829 

Number of Wins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 453 

Number of Losses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .356 

Number of Ties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 

Winning Percentage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56.3% 

Home Record . . . . . . . . . . . 276-137-9 (67.5%) 

Road Record . . . . . . . . . . . 177-219-11 (44.7%) 

First Year of FCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1994 

FCS Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92-75 (55.1%) 

2008 Total Home Attendance (7 Games) 67,018 

2008 Average Home Attendance . . . . . . . .9,574 

2009 COACHING STAFF 

Head Coach: Tim Walsh 

(1st year, UC Riverside ‘77) 

Co-Offensive Coordinator: Bryan Cook 

(Quarterbacks) (1st, Ithaca ‘98) 

Co-Offensive Coordinator: Saga Tuitele 

(Offensive Line) (1st, Portland State ‘02) 

Running Backs: Aristotle Thompson 

(Recruiting Coordinator) (1st, Boise State ‘01) 

Wide Receivers: Juston Wood 

(1st, Portland State ‘03) 

Defensive Coordinator: Greg Lupfer 

(Linebackers) (1st, Portland State ‘94) 

Defensive Line: Jamar Cain 

Defensive Secondary: Adam Waugh 

(1st, New Mexico State ‘02) 

(1st, Illinois State ‘01) 

Offensive Assistant: Matt Crivello 

(Offensive Line) (4th, Utah State '05) 

Defensive Assistant: Kyle Shotwell 

(Linebackers) (1st, Cal Poly ‘07) 

Defensive Assistant: Pat Johnston 

(Secondary) (1st, Cal Poly ‘09) 

Support Staff 

Strength Coach: David Wood 

Trainers: Kristal Slover, James Eggen, 

Anthony Geiger, Ashley Voges, Matthew Belmont 

Equipment: Steve Kracher 

Team Doctors: Sean Devine, Steve Sainsbury 


Mustangs at a Glance 

(2008 Season) 

Longest Win Streak . . . . . . . . . . .. 7 

Longest Losing Streak . . . . . . . . . 2 

Current Streak . . . . . . . . . 2 Losses 

Home Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-2 

Road Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1 

Leading at the Half . . . . . . . . . . .7-2 

Trailing at the Half . . . . . . . . . . .0-1 

Tied at the Half . . . . . . . . . . . .. 1-0 

Leading After Three Quarters. . .8-1 

Trailing After Three Quarters . . 0-1 

Tied After Three Quarters . . . . . 0-1 

Day Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-1 

Night Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2 

On Grass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-2 

On Turf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 1-1 

Scoring First . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 7-2 

Come From Behind . . . . . . . . . .2-1 

Scoring Over 30 Points . . . . . . . 7-2 

Opp. Score Over 30 Points . . . .1-2 

Def./Spec. Teams Score . . . . . .2-1 

Opp. Def./Spec. Teams Score . .0-0 

Creating More Turnovers . . . . .. 6-1 

Having More Turnovers . . . . . . 0-2 

Turnovers are Equal . . . . . . . .. 2-0 

Having a 100-Yard Rusher . . . .5-2 

Opp. Have 100-Yard Rusher . . 0-3 

Having a 200-Yard Passer . . . . .3-1 

Opp. Have 200-Yard Passer . . . 6-2 

Having Over 400 Total Yards . . .8-2 

Opp. Over 400 Total Yards . . . .2-2 

How They Match Up 

(2008 Statistics) 

CP CSUS 

Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-3 6-6 

Scoring Offense . . . . . . 44.4 26.6 

Scoring Defense . . . . . . 24.3 27.0 

Rush Offense . . . . . . . 306.5 148.9 

Rush Defense . . . . . . 102.5 97.2 

Pass Offense . . . . . . . 181.0 217.7 

Pass Defense . . . . . . . 268.5 292.3 

Total Offense . . . . . . . 487.5 366.6 

Total Defense . . . . . . .371.0 389.6 

Kickoff Return . . . . . . . . 16.7 20.3 

Punt Return . . . . . . . . . . .9.3 8.1 

Punting Average . . . . . .35.9 41.5 

Fumbles-Lost . . . . . . . . 18-6 22-8 

Turnover Margin . . . . . . .+10 +4 

Sacks . . . . . . . . . . . .37-275 31-216 

Penalties . . . . . . . . . .50-449 84-772 

First Downs . . . . . . . . . .262 237 

Third-Down Conv. . .65-135 68-174 

Fourth-Down Conv. . . .11-17 15-27 

Total Touchdowns . . . . . . .67 41 

TDs Rushing . . . . . . . . . .41 18 

TDs Passing . . . . . . . . . . .23 20 

Pass Comp. Pct. . . . . . .567 .554 

Mustang Notes 

SIXTEENTH YEAR OF FCS: Cal Poly is entering its 91st season of football since 1915 and the 

16th season of playing at the Football Championship Subdivision (formerly Division I-AA) level. 

The Mustangs played their 100th game as a I-AA member at UTEP on Sept. 6, 2003. The 

Mustangs, 92-75 as an FCS school, moved to Division I-AA from Division II in 1994 and were 

members of the now-defunct American West Conference (Southern Utah, Sacramento 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. The university is a member of the Big West Conference for all other sports except wrestling 

(Pac-10 associate member) and women's indoor track (Mountain Pacific Sports Federation). 

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK: Wide receiver Ramses Barden was Cal Poly’s first Great West 

player of the week for 2008, earning offensive honors for his performance (seven catches, 161 

yards, 1 TD) against San Diego State on Aug. 30. Defensive end Gavin Cooper, with seven 

tackles and two sacks, was named Great West defensive player of the week following the 

Northwestern State contest. The Mustangs swept the three awards after the South Dakota 

State win Oct. 18. Slot back Jono Grayson rushed for 124 yards and two touchdowns to earn 

offensive honors while end Ryan Shotwell secured 3.0 sacks among his six tackles for defensive 

accolades. Linebacker Ian Masterson blocked a Jackrabbit punt and notched an assisted 

tackle for special teams player of the week. Barden’s 12 catches for 217 yards and two 

scores Oct. 25 against Southern Utah was worthy of offensive player of the week honors 

again. Slotback Ryan Mole rushed for 140 yards and scored three touchdowns against Idaho 

State on Nov. 1 to earn offensive player of the week. Jonathan Dally ran for two TDs and 

passed for two more against North Carolina Central to earn offensive player of the week Nov. 

8, then rushed for a career-high 173 yards and a touchdown and passed for 95 yards and two 

more scores against UC Davis for his fifth career Great West player of the week honor. In the 

36-35 overtime loss to Wisconsin on Nov. 22, Tre’dale Tolver (special teams) returned a punt 

40 yards for a score and cornerback Asa Jackson (defense) notched five solo tackles, forced 

a fumble and broke up three passes. 

LOCAL FLAVOR: This year's roster features 13 Central Coast players: 

Patrick Bashforth, Freshman, OL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Solvang, CA / Santa Ynez HS 

Korben Boaz, Freshman, OL/DL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nipomo, CA / Nipomo HS 

Logan Budd, Freshman, DB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Cayucos, CA / Morro Bay HS 

Kwaku Farkye, Freshman, CB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .San Luis Obispo, CA / San Luis Obispo HS 

Nick Leyden, Freshman, DL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Santa Maria, CA / Pioneer Valley HS 

Kellen Moriarty, Junior, CB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Goleta, CA / Dos Pueblos HS / UNLV 

Jono Oliver, Freshman, DB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Paso Robles, CA / Paso Robles HS 

Brandon Roberts, Sophomore, DE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Atascadero, CA / Atascadero HS 

Jake Romanelli, Sophomore, FB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Templeton, CA / Templeton HS 

Ryan Shotwell, Senior, DE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Goleta, CA / Dos Pueblos HS 

Troy Shotwell, Sophomore, OL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Goleta, CA / Dos Pueblos HS 

Jake West, Junior, K . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Atascadero, CA / Atascadero HS 

Scott Winnewisser, Sophomore, OL . . . . . . . . .Santa Barbara, CA / Bishop Garcia Diego HS 

FAST STARTS: Cal Poly's 5-0 start in 2004 matched the performances of eight other Mustang 

teams with 5-0 starts or better. The list: 

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) 

STRETCHING THE TRUTH: Cal Poly's tallest player on the 2009 roster is freshman offensive 

lineman Patrick Downey, 6-6. Shortest are redshirt freshman slotback Kelvin Rutledge and 

senior defensive back Nick Gancayco, both at 5-6. Senior wide receiver Jono Grayson is 5- 

7. The lightest are Rutledge and Gancayco at 165 while the heaviest is offensive lineman 

Will Mitchell at 283. Freshman fullback Gabriel Umoh is the youngest Cal Poly player -- he 

won’t turn 18 until Oct. 1. Oldest Mustang is senior safety David Fullerton, who turned 23 on 

Aug. 17, 13 days before junior slotback Mike Montero. Senior linebacker Blaze Silberman 

turns 23 on Oct. 18 while junior defensive back Kellen Moriarty turns 23 on Dec. 2. 

FAKE GRASS: Cal Poly lost 19 consecutive games on artificial turf before snapping the streak 

with a 34-13 triumph at UTEP on Sept. 6, 2003. Prior to the win at UTEP, Cal Poly’s last win 

on artificial turf was Sept. 22, 1990 at Portland State, 36-23. The Mustangs finished 2-2 on 

fake grass in 2007 -- beating UC Davis and Idaho State while falling to Texas State and Idaho 

-- and are 7-29 since that Portland State game in 1990. Cal Poly has won seven of its last 18 

games on artificial turf, including the Sept. 13, 2008, win at Northwestern State and the Nov. 

22, 2008, overtime loss at Wisconsin. The Mustangs play five games on fake grass this fall -at 

Ohio, San Jose State, Montana, North Dakota and UC Davis. 

TRIPLE FIGURES: In 2007, six of Cal Poly’s 11 foes produced a 100-yard rusher, including a 

pair of 200-yard games -- Deonte’ Jackson (214) of Weber State and Cory Koenig (259) of 

South Dakota State. In 2002, each of Cal Poly's first eight opponents produced a 100-yard 

rusher. Nine of the 11 opponents in 2002 had a 100-yard rusher. The Mustangs surrendered 

over 100 yards to an opposing running back just three times in 2003, only once in 2004 

(Sacramento State's Kris Daniels netted 115 yards in the season finale) and four in 2005. 

Montana’s Andrew Schmidt (145 yards), Wisconsin’s John Clay (107 yards) and Weber State’s 

Trevyn Smith (137 yards) were the only three to accomplish the feat in 2008. 


2008 Individual Game Highs 

Rushes 

23, Jonathan Dally vs. Wisconsin, Nov. 22 

23, Jonathan Dally vs. Weber State, Nov. 29 

Yards Rushing 


TD Rushes 

3, Ryan Mole vs. Idaho State, Nov. 1 

Long Rush 

81, Jono Grayson vs. So. Dakota State, Oct. 18 

Pass Attempts 


Pass Completions 

22, Jonathan Dally vs. Southern Utah, Oct. 25 

Yards Passing 


Touchdown Passes 


Long Pass 

67, Jonathan Dally to Ramses Barden 

vs. South Dakota, Oct. 4 (no TD) 

Receptions 

12, Ramses Barden vs. Southern Utah, Oct. 25 

Yards Receiving 

217, Ramses Barden vs. Southern Utah, Oct. 25 

Touchdown Receptions 

3, Ramses Barden vs. South Dakota, Oct. 4 

Field Goals 

2, Andrew Gardner vs. San Diego State, Aug. 30 

2, Andrew Gardner vs. So. Dakota State, Oct. 18 

Long Field Goal 

36, Andrew Gardner vs. So. Dakota State, Oct. 18 

Punts 

6, David Fullerton vs. San Diego State, Aug. 30 

Long Punt 

58, Harlan Prather vs. Wisconsin, Nov. 22 

Long Punt Return 

40, Tre’dale Tolver vs. Wisconsin, Nov. 22 (TD) 

Long Kickoff Return 

58, Ryan Mole vs. Weber State, Nov. 29 

Tackles 

14, Fred Hives II vs. South Dakota, Oct. 4 

Sacks 

3.0, Ryan Shotwell vs. So. Dakota State, Oct. 18 

Interceptions 

2, Greg Francis vs. So. Dakota State, Oct. 18 

2008 Team Game Highs 

Rushes: 59 vs. Wisconsin, Nov. 22 

Yards Rushing: 459 vs. Idaho State, Nov. 1 

Yards per Rush: 10.2 vs. Idaho State, Nov. 1 

TD Rushes: 6 vs. Idaho State, Nov. 1 

Pass Attempts: 30 vs. Weber State, Nov. 29 

Pass Completions: 22 vs. Southern Utah, Oct. 25 

Yards Passing: 410 vs. Southern Utah, Oct. 25 

Yards Per Catch: 27.0 vs. South Dakota, Oct. 4 

TD Passes: 6 vs. Southern Utah, Oct. 25 

Total Plays: 83 vs. Weber State, Nov. 29 

Total Offense: 600 vs. Southern Utah, Oct. 25 

Yards Per Play: 10.7 vs. Southern Utah, Oct. 25 

Points: 69 vs. Southern Utah, Oct. 25 

Punts: 6 vs. San Diego State, Aug. 30 

Kickoffs: 11 vs. Southern Utah, Oct. 25 

Sacks by: 10 vs. So. Dakota State, Oct. 18 

First Downs: 33 vs. Southern Utah, Oct. 25 

Penalties: 9 vs. Southern Utah, Oct. 25 

Penalty Yards: 73 vs. Southern Utah, Oct. 25 

Turnovers: 5 vs. Weber State, Nov. 29 

Fumbles: 4 vs. Idaho State, Nov. 1 

Fumbles Lost: 1 vs. San Diego State, Aug. 30 

1 vs. Montana, Sept. 6 

1 vs. Southern Utah, Oct. 25 

1 vs. Idaho State, Nov. 1 

1 vs. No. Carolina Central, Nov. 8 

1 vs. Weber State, Nov. 29 

Interceptions: 2 vs. San Diego State, Aug. 30 

2 vs. So. Dakota State, Oct. 18 

2 vs. No. Carolina Central, Nov. 8 

2 vs. UC Davis, Nov. 15 

Opp. Interceptions: 4 by Weber State, Nov. 29 

Time of Possession: 39:59 vs. Wisconsin, Nov. 22 

Mustang Notes 

THE 200 CLUB: James Noble's 221-yard performance against Eastern Washington on 

Nov. 5, 2005 was the 10th best in Mustang history and marked the 15th time that a Cal Poly 

running back had surpassed the 200-yard mark. Two weeks later against Idaho State he 

rushed for 248 yards -- fifth-best at Cal Poly -- and broke a school record by scoring five 

times. Craig Young holds the school single-game rushing record with 283 yards against 

Saint Mary's in 1996, followed by Louis Jackson (267 vs. Portland State in 1978) and Paul 

Dickens (266 vs. Portland State in 1979). Noble became the 12th Mustang to surpass the 

1,000-yard mark for the season, doing it in the 2005 Southern Utah game, and finished with 

a school-record 1,578 yards, averaging 7.1 yards per trip, and added 1,009 yards as a 

sophomore in 2006. 

AT THE CONTROLS IN 2009: Mustang head coach Tim Walsh announced during the 2009 

spring camp that junior Tony Smith has earned the No. 1 spot at quarterback and he has 

maintained that position through preseason camp. Jonathan Dally was Cal Poly’s starting 

signal caller in 2007 and 2008. Matt Brennan started 15 of Cal Poly’s previous 17 games 

since taking over as quarterback midway through the 2005 season when senior Anthony 

Garnett suffered a season-ending knee injury. Prior to that, Cal Poly had utilized a two- or 

three-quarterback system for a few seasons -- most notably Garnett, Cordel Webb and 

John Mende in 2004, Mende and Chris Peterson in 2003, Peterson and Kevin Cooper in 

2002 and Peterson and Seth Burford in 2001, Rich Ellerson's first year as Mustang head 

coach. 

NEW RULES FOR 2009: A kicker who carries the ball outside the tackle box before kicking 

the ball does not receive roughing-the-kicker protection. The face mask foul now 

includes the chin strap. 

NATIONAL RANKINGS: As a team in 2008, Cal Poly was ranked No. 1 in scoring offense 

(44.4) and total offense (487.45), No. 2 in sacks (3.36), No. 3 in rushing offense (306.45), 

No. 4 in passing efficiency (167.72), No. 7 in both third-down conversions (48.2 percent) 

and fourth-down conversions (64.7 percent), No. 14 in turnover margin (+0.91), No. 17 in 

time of possession (32:17), No. 20 in red zone offense (84 percent), No. 27 in net punting 

(34.47) and No. 72 in passing offense (181.0). The Mustangs are No. 16 in rushing defense 

(102.45), No. 115 in passing defense (268.55), No. 81 in total defense (371.0), No. 70 in 

scoring defense (26.55) and No. 8 in sacks allowed (0.82). Individually, Jonathan Dally 

was No. 3 in passing efficiency (171.55) and No. 18 in total offense (252.82), Ramses 

Barden was No. 2 in receiving yards per game (114.27), No. 20 in receptions per game 

(6.09) and No. 8 in scoring (9.82), Sean Lawyer was No. 9 in sacks (.82), Carlton 

Gillespie was No. 18 in sacks (0.73) and David Fullerton was No. 47 in interceptions per 

game (0.36). 

AGAINST THE FBS: In 2002 Cal Poly played two Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly 

Division I-A) opponents in one season for the first time in school history (Toledo and Kent 

State), and did it again in 2003 (UTEP and Akron) and 2006 (San Jose State and San Diego 

State). Cal Poly is 3-5 in its last eight games against FBS schools, defeating UTEP 34-13 

in the 2003 opener and San Diego State 16-14 on Oct. 28, 2006 and 29-27 on Aug. 30, 

2008. The Mustangs are 4-18 against FBS schools since 1980 and will play a pair of FBS 

teams this fall -- at Ohio on Sept. 19 and at San Jose State on Sept. 26. 

CONFERENCE LEADERS: Mustang leaders in the Great West Conference in 2008 were 

quarterback Jonathan Dally in passing efficiency (171.6), wide receiver Ramses Barden in 

receiving yards per game (114.3) and scoring (9.8), David Fullerton in interceptions (.36 per 

game), Asa Jackson in forced fumbles (.27) and pass breakups (1.09), end Sean Lawyer 

in sacks (0.91) and Andrew Gardner in kick scoring (7.5). As a team, Cal Poly was No. 1 in 

scoring offense (44.4), turnover margin (0.91), rushing offense (306.5), total offense 

(487.5), passing efficiency (167.7), third-down conversions (48.1 percent), sacks (37) and 

sacks allowed (9). 

OPPOSING MARKS: Cal Poly’s 12 opponents last fall -- including McNeese State, a game 

canceled due to Hurricane Ike -- were 68-60 for the season with Montana at 14-2 leading 

the way and Weber State at 10-4. The Mustangs’ 2007 foes posted a combined 52-70 

record, with just two of 10 foes posting victories in the final week of the regular season 

(Western Oregon had a bye that week). Only Western Oregon (9-2), North Dakota State 

(10-1), Iona (7-4) and South Dakota State (7-4) had winning marks. Cal Poly’s 2006 foes 

were 60-60 for the 2006 season with six posting winning records, led by Montana at 12-2 

and North Dakota State at 10-1. Cal Poly's 2005 opponents were a combined 68-68 with 

seven schools enjoying winning seasons, led by Texas State (11-3). Mustang opponents 

finished a combined 56-55 in 2004 with one playoff participant (Eastern Washington 9-4) - 

- and six with winning marks. 

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 with 62 sacks in 13 games. Meanwhile, the Mustang 

offense protected its quarterbacks well, surrendering just 11 sacks in 2004 and 15 in 2005. 

The 2006 squad allowed just 11 sacks and the 2007 team allowed only 15 sacks (27th in 

the nation) but notched just 21 on defense; the zero sacks at Texas State marked the first 

time in 43 games the Mustangs did not have a sack in a game. Last fall, the Mustang 

defense notched 37 sacks -- No. 2 in the nation -- while the offensive line allowed nine. 


Sports Network 

Top 25 FCS Poll 

2009 Record 

1. Richmond (103) . . . . . .1-0 

2. Appalachian State (10) .0-1 

3. Villanova (3) . . . . . . . . .1-0 

4. Northern Iowa (3) . . . . 0-1 

5. Montana . . . . . . . . . . .1-0 

6. James Madison . . . . . . 0-0 

7. William & Mary (3) . . . 1-0 

8. Southern Illinois . . . . . 0-1 

9. New Hampshire . . . . . 1-0 

10. Elon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-0 

11. Weber State . . . . . . . . .0-1 

12. Cal Poly . . . . . . . . . . . .0-0 

13. Central Arkansas . . . . .0-1 

14. Wofford . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-1 

15. South Carolina State (1)1-0 

16. McNeese State . . . . . . 1-0 

17. Massachusetts . . . . . . .0-1 

18. Eastern Washington . . .1-0 

19. Texas State . . . . . . . . 1-0 

20. Maine . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0 

21. South Dakota State . 0-0 

22. Eastern Kentucky . . . . 0-1 

23. Jacksonville State . . . . 0-1 

24. Harvard . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-0 

25. Holy Cross . . . . . . . . . .1-0 

(Cal Poly opponents in bold) 

FCS Coaches 

Top 25 Poll 

2009 Record 

1. Richmond (24) . . . . . . .1-0 

2. Appalachian State (3) . .0-1 

3. Villanova . . . . . . . . . . . .1-0 

4. Montana . . . . . . . . . . .1-0 

5. Northern Iowa . . . . . . . 0-1 

6. James Madison . . . . . . 0-0 

7. William & Mary (1) . . . 1-0 

8. Southern Illinois . . . . . 0-1 

9. New Hampshire . . . . . 1-0 

10. Weber State . . . . . . . . .0-1 

11. Elon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-0 

12. Central Arkansas . . . . .0-1 

13. Cal Poly . . . . . . . . . . . .0-0 

14. Wofford . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-1 

15. South Carolina State . .1-0 

16. McNeese State . . . . . . 1-0 

17. Eastern Washington . . .1-0 

18. Massachusetts . . . . . . .0-1 

19. Texas State . . . . . . . . 1-0 

20. Maine . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0 

21. Jacksonville State . . . . 0-1 

22. Harvard . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-0 

23. Eastern Kentucky . . . . 0-1 

24. Liberty . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-1 

25. South Dakota State . 0-0 

(Cal Poly opponents in bold) 

Mustangs in 2009 Polls 

TSN FCS 

Preseason . . . . . . . . .12 13 

After Bye . . . . . . . . . .12 13 

After Sacramento St. . .-- -- 

After Ohio . . . . . . . . . . .-- -- 

After San Jose State . .-- -- 

After So. Dakota St. . . .-- -- 

After Montana . . . . . . .-- -- 

After Southern Utah . . .-- -- 

After Dixie State . . . . . .-- -- 

After North Dakota . . . .-- -- 

After UC Davis . . . . . . .-- -- 

After South Dakota . . .-- -- 

After Weber State . . . .-- -- 

Final . . . . . . . . . . . . . .-- -- 

Mustang Notes 

POSTSEASON AWARDS: Cal Poly senior wide receiver Ramses Barden and senior offensive lineman 

Stephen Field are the first football players to earn first-team All-Great West Conference honors four times. 

Barden won his second consecutive Offensive Player of the Year award while Field, an all-conference center 

the last three years, was named to the first team as a guard last fall. In addition, freshman cornerback 

Asa Jackson earned the conference’s freshman player of the year award and then-head coach Rich 

Ellerson was named coach of the year for the third time. Including Barden, Field and Jackson, Cal Poly was 

represented by nine players on the all-conference first team -- four on offense and five on defense. Barden 

swept all first-team All-America honors awarded by the American Football Coaches Association, Walter 

Camp Football Foundation, Sports Network and Associated Press. In addition, Field was a second-team 

Sports Network All-American and quarterback Jonathan Dally and fullback Jon Hall were honorable mentions. 

Field was a first-team selection by Associated Press. 

MILESTONES: Several Mustangs on the 2008 roster approached or surpassed career statistical milestones 

in the Cal Poly record book. Senior running back James Noble finished No. 3 in career rushing with 

3,678 yards and fell 154 yards shy of No. 2 Antonio Warren. Noble also had 35 career rushing touchdowns, 

surpassing Louis Jackson for No. 1. Ramses Barden had 206 career receptions, surpassing school recordholder 

Darrell Jones. Barden also had 4,203 career receiving yards, surpassing Kamil Loud for No. 1 earlier 

in the season; Barden had 50 career TDs, moving to No. 1 on the list late last season. Senior linebacker 

Mark Restelli had 267 career tackles, No. 9 on the list and seven behind No. 8 Jonathan Trotter. 

MUSTANGS BY THE DOTS: Tim Walsh, hired Jan. 9, 2009, is Cal Poly’s 16th head football coach ... Cal 

Poly has scored in 71 of its last 75 quarters -- 30 of its last 31 quarters in 2007, including 22 straight until 

held scoreless in the fourth quarter by Southern Utah, and in 41 of 44 quarters last fall ... the 80,709 at 

Wisconsin is the largest crowd to see a Cal Poly football game; previous largest was 32,536 at Fresno State 

in 1985 ... against Weber State, Cal Poly trailed at halftime for the first time all season (28-21); Cal Poly 

and UC Davis were tied at 21-21 at the half ... the Mustangs beat Southern Utah for the eighth straight time 

and Idaho State for the fourth consecutive time ... the Cal Poly-UC Davis series is all even at 16-16-2 ... 

the Mustangs won seven straight games for the first time since 2004 when the team opened the season 7- 

0 before losing to UC Davis ... the 1973 Mustang squad won its first eight games ... Cal Poly’s 10 sacks 

against South Dakota State in 2008 is a school Division I record (old mark of nine was set against Southern 

Utah in 2005) ... the Jackrabbits had won seven straight home games and were 50-16 under head coach 

John Stiegelmeier at home (17-4 at night) before the Mustangs posted a 42-28 win Oct. 18 in Brookings ... 

coupled with McNeese State’s 46-44 triple-overtime win Oct. 4, it marked the first time in eight years that 

South Dakota State had lost back-to-back home games ... the cancellation of Cal Poly’s game at McNeese 

State due to Hurricane Ike last September was its first postponement of a football game since Sept. 15, 

2001, against Saint Mary’s, due to the events of Sept. 11, 2001 ... that game was made up on Nov. 24 ... 

the safety recorded by Montana in 2008 was the first against Cal Poly in six years and the second in the 

Rich Ellerson Era ... Andrew Gardner’s 21-yard field goal as time expired against San Diego State on Aug. 

30, 2008, marked the third time Cal Poly had won a game on the final play since moving to the Football 

Championship Subdivision in 1994 ... the other two were in 1997 as Alan Beilke kicked a 34-yard field goal 

to beat New Mexico State 38-35 in overtime in Las Cruces and a 50-yarder to beat Montana State 20-19 

in Bozeman ... strong safety David Fullerton intercepted a pass in four consecutive games, including the 

final three contests of the 2007 season, before Montana snapped the streak Sept. 6 ... the Mustangs were 

5-2 at home in 2008, 4-1 in 2007, 6-0 at home in 2005, 4-1 in 2006 and had won 10 straight home games 

before falling to South Dakota State in 2006 ... overall, the Mustangs have won seven of nine, 15 of their 

last 20 games and 48 of 69 contests going back to the 2002 finale and have won 18 of their last 30 games 

on the road (3-1 in 2008) ... the win at Northwestern State on Sept. 20 was Ellerson’s 50th at Cal Poly ... 

Ellerson had won his last five home openers prior to the loss to Montana on Sept. 6 and was 7-1 in regular-season 

finales ... the Mustangs have won 30 of their last 36 home contests (5-2 last year) ... the 

Mustangs have won seven or more games each of the last six seasons, the longest such streak in school 

history (old mark of four was set by the 1955-58 teams) ... over a stretch of its last seven games of the 2007 

season and the 11 games of ‘08, Cal Poly averaged 24.6 first downs, 45.0 points and 504.7 total yards per 

contest, gaining 7.7 yards per play ... Ramses Barden’s 10 catches and 268 receiving yards against Idaho 

State in 2007 were career highs; he caught 12 passes against Southern Utah on Oct. 25, 2008, for a new 

career high and caught nine passes in a game four times ... there have been 13 200-yard games by a 

receiver in Cal Poly football history and Barden has five of them ... Tre’dale Tolver’s 40-yard punt return 

against Wisconsin was his second in two seasons; he returned one 89 yards against Texas State in 2007 

... the Mustangs, who had not given up a kickoff return for a TD since 2001, surrendered two in 2007 and 

the punt return for a TD by Idaho State in 2007 was the first since 2003 ... the 55-0 win over Savannah 

State three years ago was the sixth shutout in the Rich Ellerson era and marked the first time since the 

1980 Division II national championship season that Cal Poly had posted three shutouts in a season ... the 

Mustangs have surpassed the 60-point barrier three times since moving to Division I in 1994 -- 69 in 2008 

against Southern Utah, 64 against Sonoma State in 1994 and 63 against UC Davis in 2007 ... Cal Poly surpassed 

the 30-point mark nine times last fall, one more than the school mark of eight set by the 1995 squad 

(5-6) ... the Mustangs scored 30 or more points seven times in 2007, equalling the 1997 (10-1) and 2005 

(9-4) teams ... Ellerson-coached Mustang teams were 6-0 after a bye week before falling to Montana in 

2005 and South Dakota State in 2006; he finished 10-2 after a bye ... in the Ellerson Era, Cal Poly was 5- 

1 against Division II schools, losing only to Western Washington in 2001, his first season with the Mustangs 

... Cal Poly has held four foes to minus rushing yardage since moving to the FCS in 1994 -- St. Mary's (- 

38) in 1994, Weber State (-2) in 2002, Humboldt State (-4) in 2003 and Idaho State (-6) on Sept. 11, 2004 

... the Mustangs were 9-0 when leading after three quarters in 2005 ... Cal Poly has recorded seven sacks 

in each of its last two games against Montana ... Cal Poly was 21-0 in the last 21 games in which the 

Mustangs led at halftime until South Dakota State rallied from a 14-3 halftime deficit for a 29-28 victory in 

2006; Cal Poly squandered a 20-14 halftime deficit at Texas State in 2007, and let a 14-6 halftime edge 

against North Dakota State get away, also in 2007. 


2009 Standings 

Team Conference Overall 

W L T Pct. W L T Pct. 

South Dakota . . . .0 0 0 .000 1 0 0 .000 

Southern Utah . . .0 0 0 .000 1 0 0 .000 

^Cal Poly . . . . . . .0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 .000 

UC Davis . . . . . . .0 0 0 .000 0 1 0 .000 

North Dakota . . . .0 0 0 .000 0 1 0 .000 

Results for Sept. 3-5: 

William Penn (0) at South Dakota (52) 

Dixie State (7) at Southern Utah (36) 

North Dakota (13) at Texas Tech (38) 

UC Davis (0) at Fresno State (51) 

Schedule for Saturday, Sept. 12 (all times Pacific): 

Sacramento State at Cal Poly, 4:05 p.m. 

Southern Utah at San Diego State, 5:30 p.m. 

Montana at UC Davis, 6 p.m. 

South Dakota at Northern Iowa, 2:05 p.m. 

North Dakota bye 

*Great West Football Conference game 

^2008 Conference Champion 

2008 GWC Statistical Leaders 

(Through Games of November 29, 2008) 

Rushing (Yards per Game) 

Player G Att. Yards Avg. TD 

Josh Murray, UND . . . . . . . . . .10 188 1146 6.1 12 

Jonathan Dally, CP . . . . . . . . .11 152 821 5.4 11 

James Noble, CP . . . . . . . . . . .9 83 627 7.6 9 

Chris Ganious, USD . . . . . . . . .11 112 755 6.7 9 

Noah Shepard, USD . . . . . . . .11 98 645 6.6 13 

6. Ryan Mole, CP . . . . . . . . . .11 81 624 7.7 10 

8. Jon Hall, CP . . . . . . . . . . . .10 57 354 6.2 2 

9. Jordan Yocum, CP . . . . . . .10 44 353 8.0 3 

Passing (Efficiency Rating) 

Player G PC-PA-I Pct. Yards TD 

Jonathan Dally, CP . . . .11 116-202-5 .574 1960 23 

Danny Freund, UND . . . .10 217-302-7 .719 2379 23 

Noah Shepard, USD . . . .11 137-234-5 .585 2000 15 

Greg Denham, UCD . . . .11 296-451-16 .656 3478 27 

Cody Stone, SUU . . . . . .11 199-406-20 .590 2669 22 

Receiving (Receiving Yards per Game) 

Player G Cgt. Yards Avg. TD 

Ramses Barden, CP . . . . . . . 11 67 1257 18.8 18 

Tysson Poots, SUU . . . . . . . . .11 83 1236 14.9 14 

Dan Skelly, USD . . . . . . . . . . .10 47 880 18.7 9 

Brady Trenbeath, UND . . . . . . .10 69 859 12.4 8 

Nick Miller, SUU . . . . . . . . . . . .11 55 763 13.9 3 

10. Tre’dale Tolver, CP . . . . . .11 30 383 12.8 3 

Punting 

Player G No. Yards Avg. LG 

Trevor Ward, SUU . . . . . . . . . .11 63 2695 42.8 91 

Brandon Hellevang, UND . . . . .10 43 1769 41.1 55 

Tim Stanek, USD . . . . . . . . . . .11 40 1599 40.0 66 

Brett Dickinson, UCD . . . . . . . . .6 20 789 39.5 66 

Harlan Prather, CP . . . . . . . . .10 26 985 37.9 58 

Chris Miller, UCD . . . . . . . . . . . .8 19 654 34.4 58 

Tackles 

Player G Solo Asst. Total Avg. 

Rob Takeno, SUU . . . . . .11 47 47 94 8.5 

Akeem Anifowoshe, SUU .10 47 29 76 7.6 

Fred Hives II, CP . . . . . .11 35 48 83 7.5 

Rory Manke, UND . . . . . .10 37 26 63 6.3 

Blake Hojer, USD . . . . . . .11 36 32 68 6.2 

7. Greg Francis, CP . . . .11 42 23 65 5.9 

15. Mark Restelli, CP . . .11 25 29 54 4.9 

22. Marty Mohamed, CP .10 19 22 41 4.1 

28. Asa Jackson, CP . . .11 35 7 42 3.8 

Mustang Notes 

SCORING THIEVES: In the first 10 seasons at the NCAA Division I-AA level, the 

Mustang defense returned just eight interceptions for scores. Cal Poly has 

returned 13 interceptions for touchdowns from 2004 to the present combined, 

including six in 2004. The scoring thieves are: 

2008 -- David Fullerton vs. UC Davis (38 yards) 

2007 -- David Fullerton vs. Iona (95 yards) 

2007 -- David Fullerton vs. North Dakota State (0 yards) 

2006 -- Kenny Chicoine/Kyle Shotwell vs. Savannah State (73 yards) 

2006 -- Mark Restelli vs. Weber State (42 yards) 

2005 -- Kenny Chicoine vs. UC Davis (59 yards) 

2005 -- Courtney Brown vs. Montana State (28 yards) 

2004 -- Jordan Beck vs. Humboldt State (36 yards) 

2004 -- Jordan Beck vs. Idaho State (40 yards) 

2004 -- Joey Warren vs. Idaho State (24 yards) 

2004 -- Karl Ivory vs. Montana State (41 yards) 

2004 -- Karl Ivory vs. North Dakota State (73 yards) 

2004 -- Kenny Chicoine vs. Sacramento State (68 yards) 

2003 -- David Richardson vs. Sacramento State (71 yards) 

2003 -- David Richardson vs. Southern Utah (16 yards) 

2001 -- Vaughn Jarrett vs. Montana State (79 yards) 

1998 -- Kiko Griffin vs. Sacramento State (53 yards) 

1995 -- David Lombardi vs. Eastern Washington (38 yards) 

1995 -- Alex Garwood vs. Western Montana (38 yards) 

1995 -- Matt Panziera vs. Western Montana (52 yards) 

1994 -- David Brown vs. San Francisco State (31 yards) 

A SCORE FOR THE DEFENSE: Cal Poly's defense scored seven touchdowns in 

2004, exceeding the four scores the Mustang defense recorded in 2003. Those 11 

scores in 2003 and 2004 matched the total of 11 defensive TDs in Cal Poly's first 

nine seasons at the NCAA FCS level. Cal Poly has won 21 of its last 26 games 

when its defense or special teams scores a TD, dating back to the 2002 season. 

The losses were to Idaho State in 2003, UC Davis in 2005, Texas State and North 

Dakota State in 2007 and Wisconsin in 2008. The 2005 Mustang defense scored 

three times -- Courtney Brown's 28-yard interception return against Montana 

State, Chris Gocong's fumble recovery in the endzone against Montana State and 

Kenny Chicoine's 59-yard interception return at UC Davis. Mark Restelli's gameclinching 

42-yard interception return for a score against Weber State was the first 

defensive TD in 2006 and the other was Kenny Chicoine’s lateral of an interception 

to Kyle Shotwell covering 73 yards against Savannah State. The 2007 

Mustang defense scored three touchdowns -- a 75-yard fumble recovery and run 

by nose tackle Justin Reece against Southern Utah and David Fullerton’s interceptions 

against North Dakota State and Iona. Last year, 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. 

TEAM THEFTS: Cal Poly's 25 interceptions in 11 games in 2004 were a school 

Division I-AA record (12 seasons) and two short of the overall mark. The 2001 and 

1995 Mustangs both intercepted 20 passes. The season-by-season totals (FCS 

only): 

1994 . . . . . .18 1998 . . . . .13 2002 . . . . .11 2006 . . . . .12 

1995 . . . . . .20 1999 . . . . . .9 2003 . . . . .11 2007 . . . . . .8 

1996 . . . . . .16 2000 . . . . .13 2004 . . . . .25 2008 . . . . .12 

1997 . . . . . .10 2001 . . . . .20 2005 . . . . .17 2009 . . . . . . . 

MUSTANGS RANKED: Cal Poly, ranked as high as No. 3 in 2005, settled for a 

No. 6 final ranking by both ESPN/USA Today and The Sports Network. The 

Mustangs were ranked as high as No. 5 in 2004 and finished 15th in one poll 

(TSN) and 17th in the other (ESPN/USA Today). The Mustangs opened the 2006 

campaign ranked sixth by The Sports Network and were in the top 10 throughout 

the year before losing to Montana and North Dakota State. The 2007 squad finished 

No. 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 Network media poll. 

IN THE PROS: Cal Poly had three former players active in the National Football 

League during the exhibition season: defensive end Chris Gocong with the 

Philadelphia Eagles, cornerback Courtney Brown with the Dallas Cowboys and 

wide receiver Ramses Barden with the New York Giants. Gocong was a thirdround 

draft choice in 2006, Brown was chosen in the seventh round in 2007 and 

Barden was selected in the third round in 2009. Linebackers Jordan Beck and Kyle 

Shotwell played in exhibition games a year ago, but were released on Aug. 30, 

2008. Brown was released by the Cowboys on Sept. 5, 2009. 

ZEROES ON THE BOARD: Cal Poly has scored in 113 consecutive games. Last 

time the Mustangs were shut out was in 1998 by Nevada, 63-0, in Reno. The 

Mustangs also were shut out by Northern Arizona in 1998, 9-0. Cal Poly's two 

shutouts to start the 2006 season were its first since a 31-0 shutout over Northern 

Colorado on Nov. 13, 2004. Rich Ellerson earned six shutouts in eight seasons as 

head coach at Cal Poly. 


OFFENSE 

WR - 8 Jarred Houston, 5-11, 195, So. 

OR 19 Eric Gardley, 5-11, 175, Jr. 

88 John Yessner, 6-0, 195, So. 

RT - 74 Art Munoz, 6-2, 270, Jr. 

50 Troy Shotwell, 6-3, 230, So. 

RG - 69 Will Mitchell, 6-1, 283, Jr. 

71 Lucas Trily, 6-4, 240, Jr. 

C - 77 Hal Kelley, 6-0, 265, Jr. 

64 Geoff Hyde, 6-2, 250, Fr. 

LG - 59 Maurice McClure, 6-2, 270, So. 

60 Brock Morris, 6-2, 260, Fr. 

2009 Cal Poly Football Depth Chart 

LT - 75 Scott Winnewisser, 6-5, 260, So. 

58 Matt Bertole, 6-2, 254, RFr. 

SB - 28 Jon Hall, 6-3, 240, Sr. 

13 David Mahr, 5-10, 180, So. 

SB - 1 Jono Grayson, 5-7, 170, Sr. 

OR 20 Jaymes Thierry, 5-11, 190, Sr. 

21 Kelvin Rutledge, 5-6, 165, RFr. 

FB (H) - 30 Jordan Yocum, 6-0, 215, Jr. 

34 Jake Romanelli, 6-2, 225, So. 

14 Andrew Breaux, 5-10, 212, Jr. 

QB - 7 Tony Smith, 6-1, 190, Jr. 

3 Andre Broadous, 6-0, 190, RFr. 

15 Harlan Prather, 6-0, 200, Sr. 

WR - 5 Mike Anderson, 6-2, 198, Jr. 

OR 9 Dominique Johnson, 6-3, 206, Jr. 

18 Ryan Taylor, 6-3, 195, RFr. 

Punt Returns: 2 Asa Jackson, 5-11, 184, So. 

36 Greg Francis, 6-1, 190, So. 

Kick Returns: 8 Jarred Houston, 5-11, 195, So. 

1 Jono Grayson, 5-7, 170, Sr. 

Long Snapper: 50 Troy Shotwell, 6-3, 230, So. 

75 Scott Winnewisser, 6-5, 260, So. 

Short Snapper: 50 Troy Shotwell, 6-3, 230, So. 

75 Scott Winnewisser, 6-5, 260, So. 

DEFENSE 

Specialists 

LE - 44 Ryan Shotwell, 6-2, 250, Sr. 

92 Matt Sullivan, 6-2, 240, So. 

LT - 53 James Chen, 6-2, 270, Jr. 

98 Justin Reece, 6-2, 265, Sr. 

97 Kevin Hess, 6-4, 260, So. 

RT - 99 Erich Klemme, 6-3, 265, So. 

98 Justin Reece, 6-2, 265, Sr. 

RE - 54 Karl Winkelman, 6-3, 235, RFr. 

57 Bobby Best, 6-3, 240, Jr. 

85 Brandon Roberts, 6-2, 235, So. 

Will (OLB) - 42 Kenny Jackson, 6-1, 220, RFr. 

37 Quentin Greenlaw, 6-0, 208, So. 

41 Blaze Silberman, 6-1, 205, Sr. 

Mike (ILB) - 17 Marty Mohamed, 6-1, 233, Jr. 

55 Stash McGuinness, 6-0, 235, So. 

Sam (OLB) - 56 Carlton Gillespie, 6-1, 235, Sr. 

90 Kyle Mohamed, 6-2, 223, RFr. 

22 Phil Johnston, 6-0, 190, Jr. 

LCB - 2 Asa Jackson, 5-11, 184, So. 

23 Brandon Williamson, 5-11, 185, Jr. 

35 Kellen Moriarty, 6-0, 190, Jr. 

LS - 29 David Fullerton, 6-1, 200, Sr. 

10 Scottie Cordier, 5-8, 175, Jr. 

RS - 36 Greg Francis, 6-1, 190, So. 

32 Angel Morales, 5-11, 190, So. 

RCB - 31 Xavier Gardner, 6-0, 180, Sr. 

27 Bijon Samoodi, 5-8, 165, Fr. 

Placekicker: 86 Chris Pinto, 6-0, 203, Jr. 

96 Jake West, 6-1, 180, Jr. 

Punter: 15 Harlan Prather, 6-0, 200, Sr. 

86 Chris Pinto, 6-0, 203, Jr. 

Kickoffs: 96 Jake West, 6-1, 180, Jr. 

86 Chris Pinto, 6-0, 203, Jr. 

Holder: 29 David Fullerton, 6-1, 200, Sr. 

5 Mike Anderson, 6-2, 198, Jr. 


2009 Cal Poly Football Opponents Scoreboard 

(All Times Pacific) 

SACRAMENTO STATE (0-1) 

Sept. 5 at UNLV 3-38 L 

Sept. 12 at Cal Poly 4:05 p.m. 

Sept. 26 *Eastern Washington 6:05 p.m. 

Oct. 3 *at Portland State 1:05 p.m. 

Oct. 10 *Idaho State 2:05 p.m. 

Oct. 17 *at Weber State 12:05 p.m. 

Oct. 24 *Montana 2:05 p.m. 

Oct. 31 *Northern Arizona 2:05 p.m. 

Nov. 7 *at Northern Colorado 11:05 a.m. 

Nov. 14 *at Montana State 11:05 a.m. 

Nov. 21 UC Davis 2:05 p.m. 

*Big Sky Conference game 

OHIO (0-1) 

Sept. 5 Connecticut 16-23 L 

Sept. 12 at North Texas 4 p.m. 

Sept. 19 Cal Poly 4 p.m. 

Sept. 26 at Tennessee TBA 

Oct. 3 *at Bowling Green 1 p.m. 

Oct. 10 *at Akron 3 p.m. 

Oct. 17 *Miami (Ohio) 11 a.m. 

Oct. 24 *Kent State 11 a.m. 

Oct. 31 *at Ball State 9 a.m. 

Nov. 10 *at Buffalo 4 p.m. 

Nov. 21 *Northern Illinois 11 a.m. 

Nov. 27 *Temple 11 a.m. 

*Mid-American Conference game 

SAN JOSE STATE (0-1) 

Sept. 5 at USC 3-56 L 

Sept. 12 Utah 7:30 p.m. 

Sept. 19 at Stanford 6 p.m. 

Sept. 26 Cal Poly 5 p.m. 

Oct. 10 *Idaho 5 p.m. 

Oct. 17 *at Fresno State 7 p.m. 

Oct. 31 *at Boise State 12 noon 

Nov. 8 *Nevada 5:15 p.m. 

Nov. 14 *at Utah State 12 noon 

Nov. 21 *Hawaii 5 p.m. 

Nov. 28 *New Mexico State 5 p.m. 

Dec. 5 *at Louisiana Tech 11 a.m. 

*Western Athletic Conference game 

SOUTH DAKOTA STATE (0-0) 

Sept. 12 Georgia Southern 4 p.m. 

Sept. 19 *Indiana State 4 p.m. 

Sept. 26 *at Illinois State 4:30 p.m. 

Oct. 3 at Cal Poly 6:05 p.m. 

Oct. 10 *at Missouri State 12 noon 

Oct. 17 *North Dakota State 4 p.m. 

Oct. 24 *Northern Iowa 12 noon 

Oct. 31 *at Youngstown State 1 p.m. 

Nov. 7 *Southern Illinois 11 a.m. 

Nov. 14 at Minnesota TBA 

Nov. 21 *at Western Illinois 11:05 a.m. 

*Missouri Valley Conference game 

MONTANA (1-0) 

Sept. 5 Western State (Colo.) 38-0 W 

Sept. 12 at UC Davis 6 p.m. 

Sept. 19 *Portland State 12:05 p.m. 

Sept. 26 *at Northern Arizona 3 p.m. 

Oct. 10 Cal Poly 12:05 p.m. 

Oct. 17 *Eastern Washington 12:05 p.m. 

Oct. 24 *at Sacramento State 2:05 p.m. 

Oct. 31 *Weber State 12:05 p.m. 

Nov. 7 *at Idaho State 2:30 p.m. 

Nov. 14 *Northern Colorado 11:05 a.m. 

Nov. 21 *at Montana State 11:05 a.m. 


SOUTHERN UTAH (1-0) 

Sept. 3 Dixie State 36-7 W 

Sept. 12 at San Diego State 5:30 p.m. 

Sept. 19 at Northern Arizona 3:05 p.m. 

Sept. 26 at Utah State 5 p.m. 

Oct. 3 Texas State 12 noon 

Oct. 17 *at Cal Poly 6:05 p.m. 

Oct. 24 *North Dakota 12 noon 

Oct. 31 *UC Davis 12 noon 

Nov. 7 *at South Dakota 2:05 p.m. 

Nov. 14 Eastern Washington 12 noon 

Nov. 21 *at San Diego 6 p.m. 

*Great West Conference game 

DIXIE STATE (1-1) 

Aug. 27 Adams State 37-28 W 

Sept. 3 at Southern Utah 7-36 L 

Sept. 12 at Montana State 12:05 p.m. 

Sept. 19 *at Western Oregon 12:05 p.m. 

Sept. 26 Humboldt State 6:05 p.m. 

Oct. 3 *at Central Washington 1:05 p.m. 

Oct. 10 *Western Oregon 12:05 p.m. 

Oct. 17 *Azusa Pacific 12:05 p.m. 

Oct. 24 at Cal Poly 6:05 p.m. 

Oct. 31 *Central Washington 12:05 p.m. 

Nov. 7 *at Humboldt State 6:05 p.m. 

*Great Northwest Conference game 

NORTH DAKOTA (0-1) 

Sept. 5 at Texas Tech 13-38 L 

Sept. 19 at Northwestern State 5 p.m. 

Sept. 26 at Stephen F. Austin 4 p.m. 

Oct. 3 *South Dakota 2 p.m. 

Oct. 10 Stony Brook 11 a.m. 

Oct. 17 Sioux Falls 11 a.m. 

Oct. 24 *at Southern Utah 1 p.m. 

Oct. 31 *Cal Poly 2 p.m. 

Nov. 7 Southern Oregon 2 p.m. 

Nov. 14 *at UC Davis 1 p.m. 

Nov. 28 at Central Arkansas 11 a.m. 


UC DAVIS (0-1) 

Sept. 5 at Fresno State 0-51 L 

Sept. 12 Montana 6 p.m. 

Sept. 26 Western Oregon 6 p.m. 

Oct. 3 at Boise State 5 p.m. 

Oct. 10 *at South Dakota 4:05 p.m. 

Oct. 17 Winston-Salem State 6 p.m. 

Oct. 24 at Portland State 1:05 p.m. 

Oct. 31 *at Southern Utah 12 noon 

Nov. 7 *Cal Poly 1 p.m. 

Nov. 14 *North Dakota 1 p.m. 

Nov. 21 at Sacramento State 2:05 p.m. 


SOUTH DAKOTA (1-0) 

Sept. 3 William Penn 52-0 W 

Sept. 12 at Northern Iowa 2:05 p.m. 

Sept. 19 Drake 2:05 p.m. 

Sept. 26 Southeastern Louisiana 2:05 p.m. 

Oct. 3 *at North Dakota 2 p.m. 

Oct. 10 *UC Davis 12 noon 

Oct. 17 at Montana State 12:05 p.m. 

Oct. 31 at Northern Colorado 12:30 p.m. 

Nov. 7 *Southern utah 2:05 p.m. 

Nov. 14 *at Cal Poly 6:05 p.m. 


WEBER STATE (0-1) 

Sept. 5 at Wyoming 22-29 L 

Sept. 12 at Colorado State 2 p.m. 

Sept. 19 *Idaho State 5 p.m. 

Sept. 26 *at Portland State 1 p.m. 

Oct. 3 *Montana State 12:30 p.m. 

Oct. 10 *at Eastern Washington 12:30 p.m. 

Oct. 17 *Sacramento State 12:30 p.m. 

Oct. 24 *at Northern Colorado 12:30 p.m. 

Oct. 31 *at Montana 12 noon 

Nov. 14 *Northern Arizona 11 a.m. 

Nov. 21 Cal Poly 11 a.m. 



Head Coach Tim Walsh 

First Year • UC Riverside ‘77 

0-0 at Cal Poly (First Season) • 117-82 Overall (19th Season) 

Tim Walsh, offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at the 

United States Military Academy the last two seasons, was named Cal 

Poly’s 16th head football coach at a press conference held Jan. 9, 

2009. 

“Tim Walsh brings all of the qualities we were looking for in a head 

coach for our football team,” Cal Poly director of athletics Alison Cone 

said. “He has been a successful head coach at two universities in 

California. 

“He is a quality leader who understands the unique culture at Cal Poly,” Cone added. “He knows 

how to help young men reach their potential in the classroom, as citizens, and on the football field. 

We had several outstanding applicants from which to choose, but I am thrilled we were able to hire 

a person with such outstanding credentials to direct our program. 

“He has the ability to continue the success the Cal Poly football program has enjoyed the last 

six years and that the community and the university will be proud of and excited to support,” Cone 

said. 

Walsh replaces Rich Ellerson, the Mustangs’ head football coach for the last eight seasons. 

Ellerson was named head coach at Army on Dec. 26, 2008. 

“We had several outstanding applicants from which to choose, but I am thrilled we were able to 

hire a person with such outstanding credentials to direct this program,” Cone said of Walsh. “He is 

a high-character, high-quality individual who will bring great passion and enthusiasm to our campus.” 

Walsh has compiled a 117-82 record in 18 seasons as a college head coach, including four 

years at Sonoma State (27-14 from 1989-92) and 14 more seasons at Portland State (90-68 from 

1993-2006). He guided Sonoma State to the Northern California Athletic Conference title in 1991 

(ending UC Davis’ streak of 20 consecutive conference titles), a pair of NCAA Division II playoff 

berths while at Sonoma State and four more postseason berths while at Portland State. 

“I have a tremendous working knowledge of Cal Poly, its history and current status,” said Walsh. 

“The combination of a tremendous academic university, a tremendous area to recruit and live, and 

a football program that’s winning all added up to a great opportunity for me. 

“My goals are to continue to recruit student-athletes whose goals are to be the best they can 

be, both in the class and on the field, and become quality young men,” Walsh added. “If we do that, 

winning won’t be a problem. This is an opportunity to build a great program and develop a great 

relationship between the campus and the community at large.” 

A charismatic speaker and motivator, Walsh guided Sonoma State to three winning seasons in 

four years at the helm of the Seawolves and 10 more above-.500 campaigns in his 14-year term 

at Portland State. With the Vikings, Walsh coached 14 All-Americans and 11 Academic All- 

Americans. 

Portland State joined the Big Sky Conference in 1996. During Walsh’s 11 seasons when the 

Vikings were in the Big Sky, he coached players who earned 39 first-team All-Big Sky honors, 51 

on the second team, 80 honorable mentions, 58 Academic All-Big Sky honorees, 59 Big Sky 

Players of the Week, 20 national player of the week honorees, five Walter Payton Award finalists 

and one Buck Buchanan Award finalist. 

A Serra High School (San Mateo, Calif.) graduate, Walsh played football at UC Riverside in the 

mid-1970s and earned a bachelor’s degree in history in 1977. 

He began his coaching career at his high school alma mater, Serra, spending four years (1977- 

80) as an assistant coach before becoming head coach (1981-85) at Moreau Catholic High 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. 

In 1987 and 1988, Walsh was offensive coordinator at Sonoma State before becoming head 

coach of the Seawolves (then the Cossacks) in 1989. His first season in Rohnert Park produced a 

4-6 mark, but Walsh guided Sonoma State to 7-3, 9-2 and 7-3 records in his final three years there. 

Walsh embarked upon a 14-year head coaching career at Portland State in 1993, guiding the 

Vikings to NCAA Division II playoff berths each of his first three seasons. 

Portland State elevated its athletics program to Division I in 1996 and, though the Vikings struggled 

in the first three years at that level, there was steady progression -- from 3-8 to 4-7 and 5-6. 

The 1999 Viking team began a string of seven winning campaigns in eight seasons, including a 

Football Championship Subdivision (formerly Division I-AA) playoff berth in 2000. 

Walsh piloted Portland State to a quartet of second-place finishes in the Big Sky along with a 

third and three fourth-place finishes. In 14 seasons at the helm, Walsh’s Vikings were 62-21 at 

home. He earned two wins against FBS schools -- Hawaii in 2001 and New Mexico in 2006 -- and 

was 3-0 against Cal Poly while at Portland State along with a 2-1 mark against the Mustangs while 

at Sonoma State. 

Walsh was a finalist for the Eddie Robinson Award (FCS Coach of the Year) in 1999 

In 2008, Walsh’s second season at Army, the Black Knights finished ninth in the Football Bowl 

Subdivision in rushing offense (241.42 yards per game), fourth in sacks allowed (1.00) and 15th in 

time of possession (31:45). 

While at Army, Walsh’s recruiting responsibilities included nine Western states. 

The list of coaches who were assistants under Walsh includes Dan Haw-kins (Colorado), Gary 

Patterson (Texas Christian) and Chris Peterson (Boise State). National Football League players 

who competed under Walsh’s tutelage include -- from Sonoma State -- offensive lineman Larry 

Allen (Dallas) -- and from Portland State -- tight end Tony Curtis (Dallas), wide receiver Shaun 

Bodiford (Green Bay), lineback-er Jordan Senn (Indianapolis) and linebacker Adam Hayward 

(Tampa Bay). 

Walsh and his wife, Jody, have four children: Luke, Casey, Sean and Megan. 

The Tim Walsh File 

Birthdate: December 17, 1954 

Birthplace: San Francisco, CA 

College: B.A., UC Riverside (1977) 

Family: Jody Walsh (wife) 

and children Luke (29), Casey (24), 

Sean (22) and Megan (15) 

Hometown: San Mateo, CA 

Coaching Experience: 

Cal Poly, 2009-Present 

Head Coach 

U.S. Military Academy, 2007-08 

Offensive Coordinator (QBs) 

No. 9 in Rushing Offense, 2008 

Recruited in nine Western states 

Portland State University, 1993-2006 

Head Coach (90-68 in 14 Seasons) 

Winningest Coach in School History 

Three Division II Playoff Appearances 

One FCS Playoff Appearance (2000) 

1999 Eddie Robinson Award Finalist 

Three Walter Payton Award Finalists 

Sonoma State University, 1989-92 

Head Coach (27-14 in Four Seasons) 

Winningest Coach in School History 

One NCAC Championship (1991) 

Two-Time NCAC Coach of the Year 

Sonoma State University, 1987-88 

Offensive Coordinator (QBs) 

23 School Records Set on Offense 

Santa Clara University, 1986 

Defensive Coordinator (LBs) 

Moreau Catholic High School, 1981-85 

Head Coach 

Serra (San Mateo) High School, 1977-80 

Assistant Coach 

Former Walsh Players 

in National Football League 

Cal Poly 

None 

Army 

None 

Portland State 

Herman Smith, 

Tampa Bay 

Darick Holmes, 

Buffalo/Indianapolis 

James Hundon, Cincinnati 

Sammie Burroughs, 

Indianapolis 

Paul Bradford, S.D./Minn. 

Tony Curtis, Dallas 

Terry Charles, 

San Diego/Houston 

Shaun Bodiford, 

Green Bay/NY Giants 

Jordan Senn, 

Indianapolis 

Adam Hayward, 

Tampa Bay 

Darren Heerspink, Miami 

Sonoma State 

Larry Allen, 

Dallas/San Francisco 

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A shutout was recorded 

CP - vs. Savannah State, 55-0 (11/18/06) 

Opp - at Nevada, 63-0 (11/14/98) 

There was a tie game 

CP - at UC Davis, 31-31 (10/10/92) 

The game went into overtime 

CP - vs. Wisconsin, 36-35 L 1 OT (11/22/08) 

A safety was recorded 

CP - vs. San Diego State (8/30/08) 

Opp - vs. Montana (9/6/08) 

An interception was returned for a touchdown 

CP - David Fullerton vs. UC Davis (11/15/08) 

38 yards 

Opp - Weston Borba (2) and David Taylor of Saint Mary's 

(10/19/02) 

A punt was returned for a touchdown 

CP - Tredale Tolver vs. Wisconsin (11/22/08) 

40 yards 

Opp - Eddie Thompson of Idaho State (10/27/07) 

78 yards 

A kickoff was returned for a touchdown 

CP - Darrell Jones vs. Southern Utah (10/12/02) 

98 yards 

Opp - Adam Monke of South Dakota State (10/20/07) 

91 yards 

A fumble was recovered for a touchdown 

CP - David Fullerton vs. Southern Utah (10/25/08) 

90 yards 

Opp - Rob Takeno of Southern Utah (11/3/07) 

20 yards 

There was a blocked punt 

CP - Ian Masterson vs. South Dakota State (10/18/08) 

Opp - by Andrew Schmidt, Montana (9/6/08) 

There was a blocked field goal 

CP - Mark Restelli vs. Western Oregon (9/22/07) 

Opp - by Mitch Pontrelli, South Dakota State (10/20/07) 

The Last Time It Happened ... 

An individual rushed for over 100 yards 

CP - Jonathan Dally vs. Weber State (11/29/08) 

177 yards 

Opp - Trevyn Smith of Weber State (11/29/08) 

137 yards 

An individual rushed for over 200 yards 

CP - James Noble vs. Idaho State (11/19/05) 

248 yards 

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

259 yards 

An individual passed for over 300 yards 

CP - Jonathan Dally vs. Weber State (9/15/07) 

328 yards 

Opp - Cameron Higgins of Weber State (11/29/08) 

399 yards 

An individual passed for over 400 yards 

CP - Jonathan Dally vs. Southern Utah (10/25/08) 

410 yards 

Opp - Cody Stone of Southern Utah (10/25/08) 

469 yards 

A team scored over 50 points 

CP - vs. UC Davis, 51-28 (11/15/08) 

Opp - North Dakota State, 51-14 (11/11/06) 

A team scored 20 or more points in a quarter 

CP - 20 (3rd) vs. UC Davis (11/15/08) 

Opp - 20 (2nd) by Southern Utah (10/25/08) 

A team overcame a halftime deficit and won 

CP - vs. Western Oregon (trailed 10-7 and won 24-17 

(9/22/07) 

Opp - Wisconsin (trailed 20-14) and won 36-35 (OT) 

(11/22/08) 

A team won after trailing at end of three quarters 

CP - Trailed San Diego State 14-10 and won 16-14 

(10/28/06) 

Opp - Wisconsin (trailed 23-21) and won 36-35 (OT) 

(11/12/08) 


No. Name Pos. Pronunciation 

1 Jono Grayson . . . . . . . . . . .SB JOHN-oh 

2 Asa Jackson . . . . . . . . . . . .CB 

3 Andre Broadous . . . . . . . . .QB BROAD-us 

4 Doug Shumway . . . . . . . . . .QB SHUM-way 

5 Mike Anderson . . . . . . . . . .WR 

6 Ken Johnston . . . . . . . . . . .QB 

7 Tony Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . .QB 

8 Jarred Houston . . . . . . . . . .WR 

9 Dominique Johnson . . . . . .WR 

10 Scottie Cordier . . . . . . . . . .CB CORE-dee-a 

11 Duke deLancellotti . . . . . . .QB 

12 Cougar Williams . . . . . . . . .WR 

13 David Mahr . . . . . . . . . . . . .SB MARR 

13 Vince Moraga . . . . . . . . . . .QB 

14 Andrew Breaux . . . . . . . . . .FB BRO 

15 Harlan Prather . . . . . . . . .QB/P PRAY-thurr 

16 Logan Budd . . . . . . . . . . . . . .S 

17 Marty Mohamed . . . . . . . . .LB 

18 Ryan Taylor . . . . . . . . . . . .WR 

19 Eric Gardley . . . . . . . . . . . .WR 

20 Jaymes Thierry . . . . . . . . . .SB sounds like Theory 

20 Nick Gancayco . . . . . . . . . .DB Gan-KIGH-ko 

21 Kelvin Rutledge . . . . . . . . . .SB 

22 Phil Johnston . . . . . . . . . . .LB 

23 Brandon Williamson . . . . . . . .S 

24 Fred Gaines . . . . . . . . . . . . .SB 

25 Ryan Solomon . . . . . . . . . . .SB 

25 Jono Oliver . . . . . . . . . . . . .DB JOHN-oh 

26 Kwaku Farkye . . . . . . . . . . .CB QUAKE-koo FAR-key 

26 Jordan Edmond . . . . . . . . . .SB 

27 Bijon Samoodi . . . . . . . . . . .CB Bee-YAWN Suh-MOO-dee 

28 Jon Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .SB 

28 Nico Molino . . . . . . . . . . . . .DB KNEE-ko 

29 David Fullerton . . . . . . . . . . . .S 

30 Jordan Yocum . . . . . . . . . . .FB 

31 Xavier Gardner . . . . . . . . . .CB ZAVE-ee-er 

32 Angel Morales . . . . . . . . . . . .S sounds like Angel 

33 Tim Vizzi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .SB sounds like tizzy 

34 Jake Romanelli . . . . . . . . . .FB ROME-uh-NELL-ee 

35 Kellen Moriarty . . . . . . . . . .CB MORE-ee-ARE-tee 

36 Greg Francis . . . . . . . . . . . . .S 

37 Quentin Greenlaw . . . . . . . .LB 

38 Xavier Ramos . . . . . . . . . . . .S ZAVE-ee-er RAH-mose 

39 Darryl Williams . . . . . . . . . .CB 

40 Mike Montero . . . . . . . . . . . .SB Mon-TARE-oh 

41 Blaze Silberman . . . . . . . . . .LB 

42 Kenny Jackson . . . . . . . . . .LB 

43 Johnny Millard . . . . . . . . . . . .S Mill-ARD 

44 Ryan Shotwell . . . . . . . . . .DE 

46 Ryan Chambers . . . . . . . . .CB 

47 Gabriel Umoh . . . . . . . . . . .FB OOOOH-moe 

No. Name Pos. 

1 Jono Grayson SB 

2 Asa Jackson CB 

3 Andre Broadous QB 

5 Mike Anderson WR 

7 Tony Smith QB 

8 Jarred Houston WR 

9 Dominique Johnson WR 

10 Scottie Cordier CB 

13 David Mahr SB 

14 Andrew Breaux FB 

15 Harlan Prather QB/P 

17 Marty Mohamed LB 

18 Ryan Taylor WR 

19 Eric Gardley WR 

20 Jaymes Thierry SB 

2009 Cal Poly Pronunciation Guide 

No. Name Pos. Pronunciation 

48 Gerrit Otten DB OUGHT-ten 

49 Joe Brum . . . . . . . . . . . . . .LB rhymes with Rum 

50 Troy Shotwell . . . . . . . . . . . .OL 

51 Sullivan Grosz . . . . . . . . . . .DL rhymes with Gross 

52 Jason Cox . . . . . . . . . . . . . .OL 

53 James Chen . . . . . . . . . . . .DL 

54 Karl Winkelman . . . . . . . . . .DE 

55 Stash McGuinness . . . . . . .OL 

56 Carlton Gillespie . . . . . . . . .LB 

57 Bobby Best . . . . . . . . . . . . .DE 

58 Matt Bertole . . . . . . . . . . . . .OL Burr-TOLL-ee 

59 Maurice McClure . . . . . . . . .OL 

60 Brock Morris . . . . . . . . . . . .OL 

62 Michael Freeman . . . . . . . . .OL 

63 Patrick Bashforth . . . . . . . . .OL 

64 Geoff Hyde . . . . . . . . . . . . .OL 

65 Korben Boaz . . . . . . . . . . . .DL BOZE 

66 Michael Santini . . . . . . . . . .LB 

67 Matt Duffy . . . . . . . . . . . . . .OL 

68 Grant Goebel . . . . . . . . . . . .LB Go-bull 

69 Will Mitchell . . . . . . . . . . . .OL 

70 Giovanni Sani . . . . . . . . . . .OL SAW-knee 

71 Lucas Trily . . . . . . . . . . . . .OL TRY-lee 

72 Andrew Alcaraz . . . . . . . . . .DL AL-kuh-razz 

73 Amir Tadros . . . . . . . . . . . . .DL Uh-MEER TAD-rose 

74 Art Munoz . . . . . . . . . . . . . .OL MOON-yose 

75 Scott Winnewisser . . . . . . . .OL Win-nuh-WISE-er 

76 Robert Nelson . . . . . . . . . . .OL 

77 Hal Kelley . . . . . . . . . . . . . .OL 

78 Patrick Downey . . . . . . . . . .OL 

79 Nick Leyden . . . . . . . . . . . . .DL LIE-den 

80 Josh Swaney . . . . . . . . . . .WR SWAY-knee 

81 Max Schulz . . . . . . . . . . . . .LB 

83 Blake Page . . . . . . . . . . . . .SB 

84 Danny Ochoa . . . . . . . . . . . .LB 

85 Brandon Roberts . . . . . . . . .DE 

86 Chris Pinto . . . . . . . . . . . . .P/K 

87 Bismark Navarro . . . . . . . . .SB 

88 John Yessner . . . . . . . . . . .WR 

89 Cole Stanford . . . . . . . . . .LB/S 

90 Kyle Mohamed . . . . . . . . . . .LB 

91 Tommy Gatta . . . . . . . . . . . .LB GATT-uh 

92 Matt Sullivan . . . . . . . . . . . .DE 

93 Aaron Novikoff . . . . . . . . . . .DL NO-vick-off 

94 Gavin Cooper . . . . . . . . . . .DL rhymes with Cabin 

95 Keaton Taylor . . . . . . . . . . . .LB 

96 Jake West . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .K 

97 Kevin Hess . . . . . . . . . . . . .DL 

98 Justin Reece . . . . . . . . . . . .DL 

99 Erich Klemme . . . . . . . . . . .DL KLEM-mee 

2009 Cal Poly Travel Roster -- Ohio Game 

No. Name Pos. 

21 Kelvin Rutledge SB 

22 Phil Johnston LB 

23 Brandon Williamson S 

27 Bijon Samoodi CB 

28 Jon Hall SB 

29 David Fullerton S 

30 Jordan Yocum FB 

31 Xavier Gardner CB 

32 Angel Morales S 

34 Jake Romanelli FB 

35 Kellen Moriarty CB 

36 Greg Francis S 

37 Quentin Greenlaw LB 

40 Mike Montero SB 

41 Blaze Silberman LB 

Tentative -- Subject to Change 

No. Name Pos. 

42 Kenny Jackson LB 

44 Ryan Shotwell DE 

49 Joe Brum LB 

50 Troy Shotwell OL 

53 James Chen DL 

54 Karl Winkelman DE 

56 Carlton Gillespie LB 

57 Bobby Best DE 

58 Matt Bertole OL 

59 Maurice McClure OL 

60 Brock Morris OL 

64 Geoff Hyde OL 

65 Korben Boaz DL 

69 Will Mitchell OL 

74 Art Munoz OL 

No. Name Pos. 

75 Scott Winnewisser OL 

77 Hal Kelley OL 

80 Josh Swaney WR 

85 Brandon Roberts DE 

86 Chris Pinto P/K 

88 John Yessner WR 

90 Kyle Mohamed LB 

91 Tommy Gatta LB 

92 Matt Sullivan DE 

93 Aaron Novikoff DL 

94 Gavin Cooper DL 

96 Jake West K 

97 Kevin Hess DL 

98 Justin Reece DL 

99 Erich Klemme DL 


2008 Cal Poly Football Statistics -- Nov. 29, 2008 (11 Games) -- Final 

OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL *GREAT WEST 

8-3 5-2 3-1 0-0 3-0 

DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTEND 

Aug. 30, 2008 at San Diego State W 29-27 26,851 

Sept. 6, 2008 MONTANA L 28-30 10,035 

Sept. 13, 2008 at McNeese State Canceled (Hurricane Ike) 

Sept. 20, 2008 at Northwestern State W 52-18 8,284 

Oct. 4, 2008 *SOUTH DAKOTA W 49-22 11,075 

Oct. 18, 2008 at South Dakota State W 42-28 8,311 

Oct. 25, 2008 *SOUTHERN UTAH W 69-41 10,075 

CP OPP 

SCORING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .488 292 

Points Per Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44.4 26.5 

FIRST DOWNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .262 211 

Rushing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .167 70 

Passing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74 125 

Penalty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 16 

RUSHING YARDAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3371 1127 

Yards gained rushing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3494 1508 

Yards lost rushing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123 381 

Rushing Attempts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .524 342 

Average Per Rush . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6.4 3.3 

Average Per Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .306.5 102.5 

TDs Rushing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 19 

PASSING YARDAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1991 2954 

Att-Comp-Int . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .210-119-5 379-210-12 

Average Per Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9.5 7.8 

Average Per Catch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16.7 14.1 


TDs Passing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 21 

TOTAL OFFENSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5362 4081 

Total Plays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .734 721 

Average Per Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7.3 5.7 


KICK RETURNS: #-Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42-701 76-1300 

PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . .26-242 8-50 

INT RETURNS: #-Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-176 5-0 

Team Statistics 

Individual Statistics 

RUSHING G Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G 

Jonathan Dally 11 152 887 66 821 5.4 11 29 74.6 

James Noble 9 83 639 12 627 7.6 9 45 69.7 

Ryan Mole 11 81 629 5 624 7.7 10 71 56.7 

Jon Hall 10 57 354 0 354 6.2 2 47 35.4 

Jordan Yocum 10 44 354 1 353 8.0 3 43 35.3 

Jono Grayson 10 41 357 13 344 8.4 5 81 34.4 

Mike Montero 7 9 65 0 65 7.2 0 17 9.3 

Andrew Breaux 9 14 61 1 60 4.3 0 9 6.7 

Blake Page 4 13 58 4 54 4.2 0 10 13.5 

Tony Smith 3 15 61 14 47 3.1 1 25 15.7 

Jake Romanelli 5 6 26 0 26 4.3 0 7 5.2 

Tre’dale Tolver 11 1 3 0 3 3.0 0 3 0.3 

Harlan Prather 10 2 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 

TEAM 7 6 0 7 -7 -1.2 0 0 -1.0 

Total.......... 11 524 3494 123 3371 6.4 41 81 306.5 

Opponents...... 11 342 1508 381 1127 3.3 19 36 102.5 

PASSING G Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G 

Jonathan Dally 11 171.55 116-202-5 57.4 1960 23 67 178.2 

Tony Smith 3 80.06 3-7-0 42.9 31 0 14 10.3 

Harlan Prather 10 0.00 0-0-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 

TEAM 7 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 

Total.......... 11 167.69 119-210-5 56.7 1991 23 67 181.0 

Opponents...... 11 132.83 210-379-12 55.4 2954 21 50 268.5 

RECEIVING G No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G 

Ramses Barden 11 67 1257 18.8 18 67 114.3 

Tre’dale Tolver 11 30 383 12.8 3 45 34.8 

James Noble 9 7 78 11.1 0 40 8.7 

Jon Hall 10 6 109 18.2 1 33 10.9 

Ryan Mole 11 3 71 23.7 1 28 6.5 

Jono Grayson 10 3 62 20.7 0 29 6.2 

Blake Page 4 2 24 12.0 0 14 6.0 

Jake Romanelli 5 1 7 7.0 0 7 1.4 

Total.......... 11 119 1991 16.7 23 67 181.0 

Opponents...... 11 210 2954 14.1 21 50 268.5 

DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTEND 

Nov. 1, 2008 IDAHO STATE W 49-10 7,014 

Nov. 8, 2008 NC CENTRAL W 49-3 10,825 

Nov. 15, 2008 *UC DAVIS W 51-28 11,075 

Nov. 22, 2008 at Wisconsin L 35-36 (OT) 80,709 

Nov. 29, 2008 WEBER STATE L 35-49 6,919 

* Great West Conference game 

CP OPP 

KICK RETURN AVERAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16.7 17.1 

PUNT RETURN AVERAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9.3 6.2 

INT RETURN AVERAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14.7 0.0 

FUMBLES-LOST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18-6 14-9 

PENALTIES-Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50-449 66-540 

Average Per Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40.8 49.1 

PUNTS-Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34-1222 61-2093 

Average Per Punt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35.9 34.3 

Net punt average . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34.5 30.3 

TIME OF POSSESSION/Game . . . . . . . . . . 32:17 27:43 

3RD-DOWN Conversions . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65/135 59/152 

3rd-Down Pct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48% 39% 

4TH-DOWN Conversions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11/17 11/18 

4th-Down Pct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65% 61% 

SACKS BY-Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37-275 9-45 

MISC YARDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0 0 

TOUCHDOWNS SCORED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67 40 

FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-15 3-6 

ON-SIDE KICKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-0 2-2 

RED-ZONE SCORES . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48-57 84% 28-34 82% 

RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS . . . . . . . .41-57 72% 26-34 76% 

PAT-ATTEMPTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61-66 92% 35-35 100% 

ATTENDANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67018 124155 

Games/Avg Per Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7/9574 4/31039 

Neutral Site Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0/0 



|------ PATs ------| 

SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points 

Ramses Barden 18 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 108 

Andrew Gardner 0 7-14 61-66 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 82 

Jonathan Dally 11 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 66 

Ryan Mole 11 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 66 

James Noble 9 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 54 

Jono Grayson 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30 

Tredale Tolver 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24 

Jon Hall 3 0-0 0-0 1-1 0 0-0 0 0 20 

Jordan Yocum 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 

David Fullerton 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 

Tony Smith 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 

TEAM 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 1 2 

Jake West 0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 0 

Total.......... 67 7-15 61-66 1-1 0 0-0 0 1 488 

Opponents...... 40 3-6 35-35 3-3 0 0-2 0 1 292 

PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd 

Harlan Prather 26 985 37.9 58 0 0 11 0 

David Fullerton 7 237 33.9 42 0 1 0 1 

TEAM 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 

Total.......... 34 1222 35.9 58 0 1 11 1 

Opponents...... 61 2093 34.3 58 0 5 14 2 

KICKOFFS No. Yds Avg TB OB Retn Net YdLn 

Jake West 72 4230 58.8 4 2 

Anthony Leonardi 9 530 58.9 0 0 

Andrew Gardner 3 178 59.3 0 1 

Total.......... 84 4938 58.8 4 3 1300 42.4 27 

Opponents...... 52 3084 59.3 7 1 701 43.1 26 

PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long 

Tre’dale Tolver 24 195 8.1 1 40 

Ian Masterson 1 11 11.0 0 0 

Kevin Hess 1 36 36.0 0 0 

Total.......... 26 242 9.3 1 40 

Opponents...... 8 50 6.2 0 16 

KICKOFF RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long 

Tre’dale Tolver 25 426 17.0 0 33 

Ryan Mole 12 255 21.2 0 58 

Jordan Yocum 2 8 4.0 0 8 

Jake Romanelli 1 0 0.0 0 0 

Phil Johnston 1 0 0.0 0 0 

Jono Grayson 1 12 12.0 0 12 

Total.......... 42 701 16.7 0 58 

Opponents...... 76 1300 17.1 0 44 

TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G 

Jonathan Dally 11 354 821 1960 2781 252.8 

James Noble 9 83 627 0 627 69.7 

Ryan Mole 11 81 624 0 624 56.7 

Jon Hall 10 57 354 0 354 35.4 

Jordan Yocum 10 44 353 0 353 35.3 

Jono Grayson 10 41 344 0 344 34.4 

Tony Smith 3 22 47 31 78 26.0 

Mike Montero 7 9 65 0 65 9.3 

Andrew Breaux 9 14 60 0 60 6.7 

Blake Page 4 13 54 0 54 13.5 

Jake Romanelli 5 6 26 0 26 5.2 

Tre’dale Tolver 11 1 3 0 3 0.3 

TEAM 7 7 -7 0 -7 -1.0 

Total.......... 11 734 3371 1991 5362 487.5 

Opponents...... 11 721 1127 2954 4081 371.0 

INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD Long 

David Fullerton 4 47 11.8 1 38 

Greg Francis 2 33 16.5 0 25 

Asa Jackson 2 46 23.0 0 46 

Xavier Gardner 2 17 8.5 0 17 

Gavin Cooper 1 31 31.0 0 31 

Mark Restelli 1 2 2.0 0 2 

Total.......... 12 176 14.7 1 46 

Opponents...... 5 0 0.0 0 0 

FUMBLE RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long 

Greg Francis 3 35 11.7 0 18 

David Fullerton 1 90 90.0 1 90 

Total.......... 4 125 31.2 1 90 

Opponents...... 0 0 0.0 0 0 

ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G 

Ramses Barden 11 0 1257 0 0 0 1257 114.3 

Tre’dale Tolver 11 3 383 195 426 0 1007 91.5 

Ryan Mole 11 624 71 0 255 0 950 86.4 

Jonathan Dally 11 821 0 0 0 0 821 74.6 

James Noble 9 627 78 0 0 0 705 78.3 

Jon Hall 10 354 109 0 0 0 463 46.3 

Jono Grayson 10 344 62 0 12 0 418 41.8 

Jordan Yocum 10 353 0 0 8 0 361 36.1 

Blake Page 4 54 24 0 0 0 78 19.5 

Mike Montero 7 65 0 0 0 0 65 9.3 

Andrew Breaux 9 60 0 0 0 0 60 6.7 

Tony Smith 3 47 0 0 0 0 47 15.7 

David Fullerton 11 0 0 0 0 47 47 4.3 

Asa Jackson 11 0 0 0 0 46 46 4.2 

Kevin Hess 8 0 0 36 0 0 36 4.5 

Jake Romanelli 5 26 7 0 0 0 33 6.6 

Greg Francis 11 0 0 0 0 33 33 3.0 

Gavin Cooper 10 0 0 0 0 31 31 3.1 

Xavier Gardner 11 0 0 0 0 17 17 1.5 

Ian Masterson 11 0 0 11 0 0 11 1.0 

Mark Restelli 11 0 0 0 0 2 2 0.2 

TEAM 7 -7 0 0 0 0 -7 -1.0 

Total.......... 11 3371 1991 242 701 176 6481 589.2 

Opponents...... 11 1127 2954 50 1300 0 5431 493.7 



DEFENSE |-------Tackles-------| |-Sacks-| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blk 

NO. PLAYER GP Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds No-Yds Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf 

6 Fred Hives II 11 35 48 83 4.0-21 2.0-15 . 2 11 1-0 . . . 

36 Greg Francis 11 42 23 65 0.5-0 . 2-33 6 1 3-35 . . . 

32 Mark Restelli 11 25 29 54 3.0-5 . 1-2 5 3 1-0 . . . 

2 Asa Jackson 11 35 7 42 1.0-2 . 2-46 10 . . 3 . . 

17 Marty Mohamed 10 19 22 41 3.0-10 1.0-6 . . 4 . 1 . . 

31 Xavier Gardner 11 21 19 40 1.5-8 1.0-6 2-17 6 . . . . . 

77 Sean Lawyer 11 23 16 39 10.5-70 9.0-66 . . 16 . . . . 

56 Carl.Gillespie 11 22 14 36 12.0-58 8.0-53 . 2 3 1-0 . . . 

44 Ryan Shotwell 11 16 19 35 9.5-41 4.5-30 . . 6 . . . . 

29 David Fullerton 11 23 9 32 2.0-4 . 4-47 6 3 1-90 2 . . 

54 Gavin Cooper 10 18 11 29 6.5-40 3.5-32 1-31 3 2 . . . . 

53 James Chen 11 7 17 24 5.0-28 3.5-26 . . 7 1-0 1 . . 

55 Dominic Rickard 11 13 11 24 2.0-9 . . . . . . . . 

95 Jason Swisher 11 16 7 23 4.5-16 1.5-9 . 2 3 . . . . 

10 Scottie Cordier 10 15 6 21 . . . . . . . . . 

37 Quentin Greenlaw 8 12 5 17 . . . 2 . . . . . 

47 Angel Morales 11 6 7 13 . . . . 1 . . . . 

19 Eric Gardley 10 9 3 12 . . . 4 . . . . . 

22 Phil Johnston 10 5 5 10 . . . . . . . . . 

30 Jordan Yocum 10 5 3 8 . . . . . . . . . 

91 Ian Masterson 11 4 2 6 1.0-1 . . . . . . 1 . 

24 Martin Mares 10 4 2 6 . . . 1 1 . . . . 

34 Jake Romanelli 5 5 1 6 . . . . . . . . . 

46 Tommy Pace 6 3 2 5 2.0-10 1.0-9 . . . . . . . 

38 Gene Grant 7 2 2 4 . . . . . 1-0 . . . 

85 Brandon Roberts 4 1 3 4 . . . . 2 . . . . 

99 Erich Klemme 6 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . . 

87 Jarred Houston 8 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . . 

21 Vince Freitas 6 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . . 

97 Kevin Hess 8 3 . 3 1.0-12 1.0-12 . 1 2 . . 1 . 

40 Mike Montero 7 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . . 

23 Bran.Williamson 5 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . . 

64 Pat Koligian 10 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . 

13 Ryan Mole 11 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . 

57 Bobby Best 2 1 . 1 1.0-11 1.0-11 . . . . . . . 

1 Tre’dale Tolver 11 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . 

9 Jono Grayson 10 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . 

98 Justin Reece 6 1 . 1 . . . . 1 . . . . 

86 Ryan Chambers 2 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . 

50 Troy Shotwell 8 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . 

TM TEAM 7 . . . . . . . . . . . 1 

Total.......... 11 406 298 704 70-346 37-275 12-176 50 66 9-125 7 2 1 

Opponents...... 11 472 282 754 37.0-114 9-45 5-0 31 6 6-0 7 2 1 

FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk 

Andrew Gardner 7-14 50.0 0-0 5-7 2-3 0-4 0-0 36 0 

Jake West 0-1 0.0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0 0 

FG SEQUENCE Cal Poly OPPONENTS 

San Diego State (23),40,(21) - 

Montana 39,27 - 

McNeese State Canceled 

Northwestern State (22) (25) 

South Dakota - 32 

South Dakota State (36),(20) 35 

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total 

Cal Poly 159 121 102 100 6 488 

Opponents 63 86 60 76 7 292 

FG SEQUENCE Cal Poly OPPONENTS 

Southern Utah 29 - 

Idaho State - (23),41 

No. Carolina Central 40,41 (39) 

UC Davis 40,(21) - 

Wisconsin (35),46 - 

Weber State - - 

Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made 


Game 1 

Cal Poly 29, San Diego State 27 

August 30, 2008 

Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, CA Attn: 26,851 

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Junior placekicker Andrew Gardner booted 

a 21-yard field goal as time expired to lift Cal Poly to a 29-27 victory 

over San Diego State in the season opener. 

The Aztecs had taken a 27-26 lead, their first advantage of the 

game, with 6:51 to play as sophomore running back Brandon 

Sullivan ran five yards for the score. A pass attempt for a two-point 

conversion fell incomplete, leaving San Diego State with a one-point 

lead. 

The visiting Mustangs, ranked No. 14 in the preseason Sports 

Network media and FCS coaches polls, turned the ball over on 

downs with 4:24 to play, but held San Diego State on its next possession, 

getting the ball back with 3:39 to go.. 

Cal Poly drove from its own 33-yard line to the Aztec 4. 

Completions to Ramses Barden spanning 13 and 10 yards plus a 

29-yard run by senior slotback James Noble set up the winning field 

goal by Gardner. 

Cal Poly took advantage of four San Diego State turnovers in the 

first half alone for a 16-7 advantage at the break. 

Cal Poly enjoyed a 483-379 advantage in total offense but trailed 

in first downs, 23-21. The Mustangs also compiled a 16-minute 

advantage in time of possession . 

Noble finished with 89 yards on 11 carries while Ryan Mole 

added 84 yards on 12 trips. Quarterback Jonathan Dally completed 

12 of 21 passes for 220 yards, with Barden catching seven passes 

for 161 yards. 

Mustang linebacker Fred Hives II notched 10 tackles while fellow 

linebacker Marty Mohamed recorded eight. Nose tackle James 

Chen, who missed most of the 2007 season after injuring a knee in 

the opener, finished with a fumble recovery, a forced fumble, a sack 

and assisted on the safety. 

Score By Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score 

Cal Poly 9 7 7 6 29 

San Diego State 0 7 14 6 27 

Scoring Summary 

First Quarter 

6:58 CP Safety, Sullivan tackled in end zone 2 0 

3:07 CP Barden 22 pass from Dally (A.Gardner kick) 9 0 

Second Quarter 

5:41 SDS Sullivan 16 pass from Lindley (Yoshida kick) 9 7 

1:32 CP Mole 8 run (A.Hardner kick) 16 7 

Third Quarter 

12:42 SDS Wallace 30 pass from Lindley (Yoshida kick) 16 14 

6:34 CP Dally 1 run (A.Gardner kick) 23 14 

2:19 SDS Brown 23 pass from Lindley (Yoshida kick) 23 21 

Fourth Quarter 

14:50 CP FG A.Gardner 23 26 21 

6:51 SDS Sullivan 5 run (pass failed) 26 27 

0:00 CP FG A.Gardner 21 29 27 


CP SDS 

First Downs 21 23 

Rushes - Yards 51-263 23-27 

Passing Yards 220 352 

Passes 12-21-0 27-45-2 

Total Offense Plays - Yards 72-483 68-379 

Fumble Returns -Yards 1-3 0-0 

Punt Returns -Yards 1-23 2-4 

Kickoff Returns -Yards 6-99 3-75 

Interception Returns -Yards 2-46 0-0 

Punts - Average 6-37.2 4-39.5 

Fumbles -Lost 2-1 4-3 

Penalties -Yards 5-50 2-10 

Possession Time 38:00 22:00 

Sacks By: Number -Yards 2-14 3-13 


Rushing: 

CP - Noble 11-89, Mole 12-84. Dally 17-40, Yocum 3-20, Grayson 4-17, 

Hall 4-13 

SDS - Sullivan 15-43, Brown 1-2, Wesley 1-(-2), Lindley 6-(-16) 

Passing: 

CP - Dally 12-21-0, 220. SDS - Lindley 27-45-2, 352 

Receiving: 

CP - Barden 7-161, Tolver 3-25, Grayson 1-24, Noble 1-10 

SDS - Sullivan 9-64, Brown 7-98, Kawulok 3-52, Mougey 3-44 

Tackles: 

CP - Hives 5-5-10, M.Mohamed 4-4-8, Restelli 3-4-7, Lawyer 2-3-5, 

Gillespie 4-0-4, Fullerton 4-0-4, Cordier 2-2-4 

SDS - B.J. Williams 8-1-9, Soto 4-4-8, Laolagi 5-2-7, R.Williams 4-3-7 

Game 2 

Montana 30, Cal Poly 28 


Alex G. Spanos Stadium, San Luis Obispo, CA Attn: 10,035 

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. – Senior quarterback Cole Bergquist 

threw two touchdown passes and ran for another score as No. 5 

Montana rallied from a 21-14 halftime deficit to beat No. 11 Cal Poly 

in a non-conference game. 

Junior placekicker Andrew Gardner, who kicked a 21-yard field 

goal as time expired to give Cal Poly the 29-27 win over San Diego 

State on Aug. 30, missed a 27-yarder with 38 seconds remaining 

that would have given the Mustangs the lead against Montana. 

Bergquist hit Mike Ferriter with 34- and 20-yard touchdown passes 

for the Grizzlies, the latter tying the game at 21-21 with 9:10 to 

play in the third quarter. 

Montana added a safety with 13:57 to play when Cal Poly senior 

quarterback Jonathan Dally fumbled the ball into the end zone. 

Less than three minutes later, Montana extended its lead to 30- 

21 on a four-yard run by Andrew Schmidt, who finished the game 

with 145 yards on 26 carries. 

Cal Poly responded with a two-yard touchdown run by senior slotback 

James Noble with 8:21 to play, capping a 73-yard drive. 

Gardner’s extra-point kick made the score 30-28. 

Senior defensive end Sean Lawyer sacked Bergquist for a sixyard 

loss on fourth down and the Mustangs drove from their own 44 

to the Montana 10. But Gardner’s potential game-winning 27-yard 

kick sailed wide to the left and Bergquist ran out the remaining 38 

seconds with a kneeldown. 

Dally rushed for 80 yards on 16 carries and completed 16 of 23 

passes for 248 yards and a pair of touchdowns for Cal Poly. 

Walter Payton Award watch list member Ramses Barden, a 

senior wide receiver, caught seven passes for the second straight 

week, notching 131 yards and two scores. He raised his career 

receiving yards total to 3,238 yards, a school record. Kamil Loud had 

3,144 yards from 1995-97. 

Lawyer and linebacker Fred Hives II each recorded 11 tackles for 

Cal Poly. Lawyer also notched 2.5 sacks. 


Montana 14 0 7 9 30 



First Quarter 

13:37 UM Ferriter 34 pass from Bergquist (Schey kick) 7 0 


6:59 UM Bergquist 15 run (Schey kick) 14 7 



5:44 CP Noble 2 run (A.Gardner kick) 14 21 

Third Quarter 

9:10 UM Ferriter 20 pass from Bergquist (Schey kick) 21 21 


13:57 UM Safety (Dally fumbled into end zone) 23 21 

11:07 UM Schmidt 4 run (Schey kick) 30 21 



UM CP 


Rushes - Yards 44-153 42-173 


Passes 13-22-0 16-23-0 












Rushing: 

UM - Schmidt 26-145, Reynolds 2-4, Brooks-Fletcher 1-4, Bergquist 15-0 

CP - Dally 16-80, Yocum 9-35, Noble 10-29, Mole 7-29 

Passing: 

UM - Bergquist 13-22-0, 163; CP - Dally 16-23-0, 248 

Receiving: 

UM - Ferriter 3-65, Mariani 2-38, Reynolds 2-37 

CP - Barden 7-131, Tolver 5-56, Noble 4-61 

Tackles: 

UM - S.Lebsock 2-6-8, Anderson 7-0-7, Fisher 5-1-6, Campbell 4-2-6 

CP - Lawyer 8-3-11, Hives 2-9-11, R.Shotwell 2-5-7 


Game 3 

Cal Poly 52, Northwstern State 18 


Rags Turpin Stadium, Natchitoches, LA Attn: 8,284 

NATCHITOCHES, La. – Senior quarterback Jonathan Dally threw 

two touchdown passes and ran for two more as No. 11/13 Cal Poly 

jumped to a 28-7 lead in the first 25 minutes and coasted to a 52-18 

victory over Northwestern State in a non-conference game, Cal 

Poly’s first-ever in the state of Louisiana. 

In the first meeting ever between the two schools, Cal Poly 

amassed 470 yards in total offense and senior wide receiver 

Ramses Barden caught a season-high nine balls for 176 yards and 

one score. 

Dally ran two yards for the first score of the game and tossed a 

four-yard touchdown pass to Barden to cap a 94-yard drive late in 

the first quarter as Cal Poly jumped to a 14-0 lead in the first four 

minutes. 

The Mustangs added two more touchdowns in the second period 

on a 45-yard pass from Dally to Tre’dale Tolver and a 33-yard run by 

senior slotback James Noble. 

Noble now has 16 career 100-yard games rushing, two shy of the 

school record, and 29 career touchdowns by rushing, tied for No. 3 

all-time at Cal Poly and three short of the Cal Poly mark. He finished 

with 118 yards on just eight carries Saturday. 

In the second half, Cal Poly scored on a four-yard run by Ryan 

Mole – he finished with 51 yards on eight carries – a one-yard run 

by Dally and a seven-yard run by junior slotback Jono Grayson. 

Andrew Gardner was perfect on seven PAT kicks and added a 

22-yard field goal in the third quarter. 

Dally completed 11 of 17 passes for 224 yards. 

Defensive leaders for Cal Poly were Gavin Cooper with seven 

tackles, including two sacks, and linebacker Fred Hives with six 

tackles. Defensive end Carlton Gillespie also had two sacks while 

Kevin Hess blocked a Northwestern State punt. 



Northwestern State 0 10 8 0 18 


First Quarter 




11:56 NSU Lawrence 5 run (Weeks kick) 14 7 

8:47 CP Tolver 45 pass from Dally (A.Gardner kick) 21 7 


0:42 NSU FG Weeks 25 28 10 

Third Quarter 

11:38 CP Mole 4 run (A.Gardner kick) 35 10 

9:49 NSU Varnado 25 pass from Hundley (Riggs run) 35 18 




11:41 CP Grayson 7 run (A.Gardner kick) 52 18 


CP NSU 


Rushes - Yards 42-246 41-138 


Passes 11-17-0 13-30-0 












Rushing: 

CP - Noble 8-118, Mole 8-51, Dally 9-33, Grayson 7-29, Breaux 3-14, Hall 

1-4, Page 2-1, Smith 4-(-4) 

NSU - Lawrence 11-62, Hundley 20-49, Stoker 2-18, Endsley 2-6 

Passing: 

CP - Dally 11-17-0, 224; NSU - Hundley 13-30-0, 213 

Receiving: 

CP - Barden 9-176, Tolver 1-45, Noble 1-3 

NSU - Varnado 4-51, McKee 3-67, Griffin 2-23 

Tackles: 

CP - Cooper 5-2-7, Hives 2-4-6, Francis 5-0-5, Gillespie 4-1-5 

NSU - Dampier 7-2-9, Eckles 4-2-6, Delcambre 4-2-6 

Game 4 

Cal Poly 49, South Dakota 22 

October 4, 2008 


SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. – Senior wide receiver Ramses 

Barden caught three touchdown passes and senior slotback James 

Noble ran for two more scores as No. 8 Cal Poly defeated South 

Dakota 49-22 in a Great West Conference football game. 

Barden caught five passes for 158 yards while Noble rushed for 

109 yards on just 10 carries for Cal Poly (3-1). South Dakota, which 

lost despite accumulating 447 yards in total offense, fell to 2-4. The 

Coyotes are in their first year of transition to Division I. 

Cal Poly jumped to a 21-0 lead in the first 11 minutes of the game 

and never looked back. Barden caught scoring passes of 34 and 10 

yards from senior quarterback Jonathan Dally, sandwiched around a 

34-yard touchdown run by Noble for the quick 21-0 lead with 4:24 

left in the opening period. 

Barden caught a 16-yard touchdown pass from Dally with a 

minute to go before halftime as Cal Poly went into the locker room 

with a 28-7 advantage. 

In the third period, Noble and Dally each ran one yard for a 

Mustang touchdown and a 42-7 cushion. Junior fullback Jon Hall 

notched the final Cal Poly score, a 47-yard run down the right sideline 

with 9:33 to play. 

South Dakota junior quarterback Noah Shepard scored all of his 

team’s touchdowns on runs of 1, 1 and 2 yards. He finished with 92 

yards on 12 rushes and completed 18 of 34 passes for 211 yards. 

Dally, who completed six of 10 passes for 162 yards, now has 37 

career touchdown passes, tying Seth Burford for No. 2 on the Cal 

Poly list. Record-holder Mike Fisher has 62. 

Cal Poly’s defensive leaders were senior linebacker Fred Hives 

with 14 tackles, freshman free safety Greg Francis with four pass 

breakups and eight tackles and freshman linebacker Quentin 

Greenlaw with seven tackles. Junior strong safety David Fullerton 

added his second interception of the season. 


South Dakota 0 7 0 15 22 



First Quarter 





7:29 SD Shepard 1 run (Veazie kick) 7 21 


Third Quarter 




11:12 SD Shepard 1 run (Warren run) 15 42 

9:33 CP Hall 47 run (A.Gardner kick) 15 49 

3:30 SD Shepard 2 run (Veazie kick) 22 49 


USD CP 


Rushes - Yards 39-190 44-301 


Passes 20-40-1 6-10-0 












Rushing: 

SD - Shepard 12-92, Newton 5-28, Warren 3-24, Lee 6-23, Ganious 7-16 

CP - Noble 10-109, Hall 9-88, Dally 9-64, Yocum 3-15, Mole 3-12, Grayson 

3-9, Montero 1-5, Breaux 2-3, Prather 2-0, Page 1-(-3), Team 1-(-1) 

Passing: 

SD - Shepard 18-34-1, 211; Warren 2-6-0, 46; CP - Dally 6-10-0, 162 

Receiving: 

SD - Oberle 6-78, Landry 5-59, Skelly 3-26, Nowotny 2-24, Mohr 2-23 

CP - Barden 5-158, Noble 1-4 

Tackles: 

SD - Curry 5-6-11, Hojer 5-4-9, Bullock 4-4-8, Thomas 3-4-7 

CP - Hives 5-9-14, Francis 5-3-8, Greenlaw 4-3-7, Fullerton 2-4-6 


Game 5 

Cal Poly 42, South Dakota State 28 


Coughlin-Alumni Stadium, Brookings, SD Attn: 8,311 

BROOKINGS, S.D. – Cal Poly’s defense recorded a school 

Division I-record 10 sacks, intercepted two passes and the special 

teams blocked a punt as the No. 3/5 Mustangs earned their third 

straight win, defeating No. 21/22 South Dakota State. 

Linebacker Ryan Shotwell was in on three of the sacks and nose 

tackle Janes Chen and another linebacker, Carlton Gillespie, each 

added 2.5 more for Cal Poly, which led the nation three weeks ago 

with a 5.0 sacks-per-game average but did not record any in its last 

game against South Dakota. 

Freshman safety Greg Francis notched his first two collegiate 

interceptions to thwart other South Dakota State rallies. Ian 

Masterson blocked a Jackrabbit punt to set up Cal Poly’s final score. 

Junior slotback Jono Grayson scored two touchdowns and 

rushed for 124 yards – three shy of his career high -- while senior 

quarterback Jonathan Dally ran for one score and passed for another 

despite throwing his first interception of the season. 

Dally completed 11 of 18 passes for 132 yards, including a 34yard 

scoring pass to senior wide receiver Ramses Barden. 

Dally ran one yard for another Mustang score while Grayson 

notched touchdown runs of two and 81 yards. 

Senior slotback Ryan Mole gained 81 yards on 10 carries, scoring 

Cal Poly’s final touchdown on a one-yard run with seven minutes 

to play. 

Junior wide receiver Tre’dale Tolver caught a career-high seven 

passes for 59 yards. Barden was held to two catches for 40 yards, 

both receptions in the second half. 

The Mustangs, fifth in the nation in total offense entering 

Saturday’s contest, outgained South Dakota State 419-290 in total 

yards, including 287 yards on the ground. The Jackrabbits were held 

to just 38 rushing yards, one year after Cory Koenig rushed for 259 

yards and four touchdowns in a 48-35 win over the Mustangs. 



South Dakota State 7 0 7 14 28 


First Quarter 


4:44 SDS Fox 35 pass from Berry (Reifenrath kick) 7 7 





Third Quarter 


5:05 SDS Harris 6 pass from Berry (Reifenrath kick) 27 14 


14:34 CP Grayson 81 run (Hall run) 35 14 

11:29 SDS Duffy 3 run (Reifenrath kick) 35 21 


4:28 SDS Harris 5 pass from Berry (Reifenrath kick) 42 28 


CP SDS 


Rushes - Yards 49-287 29-38 


Passes 11-18-1 19-33-2 












Rushing: 

CP - Grayson 8-124, Mole 10-81, Hall 10-44, Dally 16-33, Yocum 1-9 

SDS - Minett 13-76, Duffy 6-22, Berry 10-(-60) 

Passing: 

CP - Dally 11-18-1, 132; SDS - Berry 19-33-2, 252 

Receiving: 

CP - Tolver 7-59, Barden 2-40, Grayson 1-29, Hall 1-4 

SDS - Fox 8-113, Harris 8-95, Duffy 1-18, Minett 1-13, Steffen 1-13 

Tackles: 

CP - Francis 4-3-7, Hives 4-3-7, Jackson 4-2-6, R.Shotwell 3-3-6 

SDS - Johnson 4-8-12, Batten 5-6-11, Fischer 3-5-8, Rogers 3-5-8 

Game 6 

Cal Poly 69, Southern Utah 41 



SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. – Senior wide receiver Ramses 

Barden broke one of Jerry Rice’s NCAA records, established another 

Cal Poly mark and senior quarterback Jonathan Dally equaled his 

career and school-record high with six touchdown passes as No. 3/6 

Cal Poly rolled past Southern Utah for its fourth consecutive victory. 

Barden caught a touchdown pass in a Mustang game for the 27th 

time, breaking Rice’s NCAA Football Championship Subdivision 

record of 26 set while he played at Mississippi Valley State from 

1981-84. With his 12 catches for 217 yards, Barden also surpassed 

Cal Poly’s record for career receptions. 

Dally completed 22 of 26 passes for 410 yards and six touchdowns, 

equaling the mark he set against Weber State a year ago. 

Cal Poly amassed 33 first downs and 600 yards in total offense, 

averaging a school-record 10.7 yards per play. Southern Utah lost 

despite accumulating 30 first downs and 538 total yards. 

The Mustangs’ 69 points and 10 touchdowns are new school 

records since moving to Division I in 1994. 

Cal Poly never trailed, but couldn’t shake the Thunderbirds until 

the second half. The two teams combined for over 700 yards of total 

offense in the first half and the Mustangs held a 35-34 edge at the 

break. But Cal Poly scored the first 34 points of the second half to 

pull away, earning its eighth straight win over the Thunderbirds. 

Senior slotback Ryan Mole scored three of Cal Poly’s touchdowns, 

two on runs of 17 and two yards and the other on a 28-yard 

pass from Dally. It marked the first time that Mole had scored more 

than one touchdown in the game as a Mustang; he finished with 77 

yards on 11 carries and the one catch. 


Southern Utah 14 20 0 7 41 



First Quarter 

13:20 CP Hall 33 pass from Dally (A.Gardner kick) 0 7 


6:30 SUU Ursua 5 pass from Stone (Pulver kick) 7 14 

4:08 SUU Ursua 35 pass from Stone (Pulver kick) 14 14 




14:52 SUU Sitake 50 pass from Stone (Pulver kick) 21 28 

6:52 SUU Curtis 2 run (Pulver kick) 28 28 


0:28 SUU Poots 34 pass from Stone (pass failed) 34 35 

Third Quarter 



0:09 CP Mole 28 pass from Dally (kick failed) 34 55 


12:45 CP Fullerton 90 fumble recovery (A.Gardner kick) 34 62 


0:43 SUU Brown 2 run (Pulver kick) 41 69 


SUU CP 


Rushes - Yards 29-69 30-190 


Passes 34-59-2 22-26-0 



Punt Returns -Yards 1-3 1-(-7) 









Rushing: 

SUU - Brown 7-36, Alexander 10-27, Stone 8-5, Curtis 3-3, Bowen 1-(-2) 

CP - Mole 11-77, Grayson 7-62, Dally 8-40, Hall 2-8, Yocum 1-5, TM 1-(-2) 

Passing: 

SUU - Stone 34-58-2, 469; Bowen 0-1-0, 0; CP - Dally 22-26-0, 410 

Receiving: 

SUU - Poots 16-246, Sitake 5-94, Ursua 5-79, Miller 5-33, Griffith 2-12 

CP - Barden 12-217, Tolver 6-106, Hall 2-50, Mole 1-28, Grayson 1-9 

Tackles: 

SUU - Vonner 7-1-8, Pretlow 5-1-6, Anifowoshe 3-3-6 

CP - Francis 8-1-9, Hives 4-5-9, X.Gardner 4-3-7, Cordier 5-1-6 


Game 7 

Cal Poly 49, Idaho State 10 

November 1, 2008 


SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. – Senior slotback Ryan Mole rushed 

for three touchdowns and senior slotback James Noble tied a school 

record with his 32nd career touchdown run as No. 3/4 Cal Poly 

defeated Idaho State in a non-conference game played in a steady 

light rain in the first three quarters. 

Mole finished with 140 yards on just eight carries, scoring on runs 

of 4, 8 and 71 yards, as the Mustangs earned their fifth straight victory. 

Idaho State (0-9) surrendered 459 rushing yards, a Cal Poly 

FCS record. 

In addition to Mole, sophomore fullback Jordan Yocum also 

cracked the 100-yard mark rushing, gaining a career-high 116 yards 

on eight carries and scoring twice on runs of 39 and 42 yards. 

Noble, who missed the last two games with a fractured hand, netted 

45 yards on six carries and scored the first touchdown of the 

game on a 15-yard run, his 32nd as a Mustang. Louis Jackson also 

had 32 from 1977-80. 

Junior fullback Jon Hall netted 84 yards on nine trips. 

Senior wide receiver Ramses Barden caught a touchdown pass 

for the 16th consecutive game, adding to his school record and moving 

to within one of Jerry Rice’s NCAA FCS mark of 17 set while he 

played at Mississippi Valley State from 1981-84. 

Senior quarterback Jonathan Dally completed five of 12 passes 

for 88 yards and the one score to Barden, who finished with four 

catches for 77 yards. A year ago Dally passed for 453 yards in the 

Mustangs' 48-28 win in Pocatello. 

Cal Poly accumulated 557 yards in total offense while Idaho State 

gained 56 rushing yards and 222 passing yards for 278 total yards. 

Cal Poly’s defensive leaders were free safety Greg Francis and 

linebacker Fred Hives, each with seven tackles. Linebacker Mark 

Restelli added three tackles, two pass breakups and recovered an 

Idaho State fumble. 


Idaho State 0 7 3 0 10 



First Quarter 


0:19 CP Yocum 39 run (A.Gardner kick) 0 14 


11:07 ISU Knickrehm 1 run (Huk kick) 7 14 



Third Quarter 



1:06 ISU FG Ramos 23 10 42 




ISU CP 


Rushes - Yards 28-56 45-459 


Passes 21-31-0 6-13-0 












Rushing: 

ISU - Knickrehm 14-56, Blue 7-29, Blum 1-(-11), Hill 6-(-18) 

CP - Mole 8-140, Yocum 8-116, Hall 9-84, Noble 6-45, Grayson 3-40, 

Dally 6-19, Breaux 3-12, Montero 1-5, T.Smith 1-(-2) 

Passing: 

ISU - Hill 18-27-0, 173; Blum 3-4-0, 49 

CP - Dally 5-12-0, 88; Smith 1-1-0, 10 

Receiving: 

ISU - Burel 11-110, Taylor 7-88, Logan 1-14, Magee 1-6, Messersmith 1-4 

CP - Barden 4-77, Tolver 1-11, Page 1-10 

Tackles: 

ISU - Phipps 7-2-9, Jablonsky 3-2-5, Clark 4-0-4, Owens 3-1-4, Tuua 2-2-4 

CP - Francis 5-2-7, Hives 5-2-7, X.Gardner 3-1-4, Greenlaw 3-1-4 

Game 8 

Cal Poly 49, North Carolina Central 3 



SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. – Seniors James Noble and Jonathan 

Dally each ran for two touchdowns and 10 backs gained 386 yards 

on the ground as No. 3 Cal Poly defeated North Carolina Central 49- 

3 in a non-conference game. 

Noble broke a school record and senior wide receiver Ramses 

Barden tied another NCAA FCS mark as the Mustangs earned their 

sixth straight victory and improved to 7-1 on the season. North 

Carolina Central, held to eight first downs and 123 yards in total 

offense, fell to 2-7. 

Noble ran four and three yards for his touchdowns, giving him 34 

career rushing touchdowns, a Cal Poly record. Old mark of 32 was 

set by Louis Jackson from 1976-80. Noble finished with 64 yards on 

just five carries. 

Dally added scoring runs of 21 and four yards and completed six 

of nine passes for 101 yards and two more touchdowns while playing 

just the first half. 

Dally connected with Barden on a four-yard scoring pass less 

than three minutes into the game and also hit Barden with a 26yarder 

later in the first period. Barden finished with three catches for 

36 yards. 

Barden has caught at least one touchdown pass in 17 consecutive 

games, tying Jerry Rice’s NCAA FCS mark set while he was at 

Mississippi Valley State from 1981-84. Two weeks ago he caught a 

touchdown in a game for the 27th time in his career, breaking another 

Rice record in NCAA FCS. 

Cal Poly led 42-0 at halftime and neither team scored again until 

the final six minutes of the game. 

North Carolina Central avoided a shutout with a 39-yard field goal 

by Brandon Gilbert with 5:28 to play and Cal Poly scored its final 

touchdown on a 25-yard run by backup quarterback Tony Smith with 

46 seconds to go. 

Cal Poly accumulated 508 yards in total offense and 26 first 

downs. 


North Carolina Central 0 0 0 3 3 



First Quarter 









5:28 NCC FG Gilbert 39 3 42 

0:46 CP Smith 25 run (A.Gardner kick) 3 49 


NCC CP 


Rushes - Yards 29-82 55-386 


Passes 6-21-2 8-15-0 












Rushing: 

NCC - Campbell 6-31, McCord 7-17, Shankle 6-14, Abdul-Azeez 3-9 

CP - Noble 5-64, Page 10-56, Montero 7-55, Smith 10-53, Dally 3-44, 

Breaux 6-31, Romanelli 5-21, Mole 4-21, Yocum 3-21, Hall 2-20 

Passing: 

NCC - Williams 5-15-1, 40; M.Johnson 1-6-1, 1 

CP - Dally 6-9-0, 101; Smith 2-6-0, 21 

Receiving: 

NCC - Scott 2-27, Blackwell 2-2, Edwards 1-12, Spears 1-0 

CP - Barden 3-36, Tolver 2-40, Hall 1-25, Page 1-14, Romanelli 1-7 

Tackles: 

NCC - Winters 3-5-8, White 6-1-7, Henderson 4-3-7, Hillie 4-3-7 

CP - Rickard 2-6-8, Restelli 1-6-7, Swisher 5-1-6, Hives 0-4-4 


Game 9 

Cal Poly 51, UC Davis 28 



SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. – Senior quarterback Jonathan Dally 

rushed for 173 yards and one touchdown and passed for two more 

scores as No. 3 Cal Poly defeated rival UC Davis, won the Golden 

Horseshoe Classic for the third straight year and captured its third 

Great West Conference championship in the last five years. 

Cal Poly (8-1) evened the series record against the Aggies (5-6) 

at 16-16-2 and finished Great West play with a 3-0 mark. 

Dally, one of 17 Mustang seniors honored in a pregame ceremony, 

carried the ball 22 times for his career-high rushing total, eclipsing 

the 153 yards he earned against South Dakota State a year ago. 

He also completed eight of 20 passes for 95 yards. 

Dally scored on a 14-yard run midway through the first quarter 

and hit senior wide receiver Ramses Barden on a pair of touchdown 

passes spanning three and two yards. 

For Barden, it was the 18th consecutive game that he has caught 

a touchdown pass, surpassing Jerry Rice in the NCAA Football 

Championship Subdivision record book. 

Last month Barden broke another Rice record for career games 

with a touchdown catch. Barden’s mark now stands at 30 games. 

Cal Poly, which has scored 42 or more points in seven straight 

games, amassed 522 yards in total offense against UC Davis, including 

427 yards on the ground. The Aggies entered the game fifth in 

the FCS in rushing defense, giving up just 74.9 yards a contest. 

UC Davis garnered 366 yards in total offense, 332 of them 

through the air as sophomore quarterback Greg Denham completed 

22 of 42 passes, four of them for touchdowns. 

Jordan Yocum ran six yards for a 41-21 Cal Poly lead with 5:48 

to go in the third quarter. He finished with his second 100-yard game 

of the season, netting 110 yards on 10 carries. Ryan Mole added 78 

yards on nine trips. 


UC Davis 14 7 7 0 28 



First Quarter 

11:58 UCD Rice 5 pass from Denham (Kelley kick) 7 0 


5:55 UCD Bispo 18 pass from Denham (Kelley kick) 14 7 




0:12 UCD Rice 16 pass from Denham (Kelley kick) 21 21 

Third Quarter 

12:38 CP Mole 45 run (kick blocked) 21 27 




14:12 CP FG A.Gardner 21 28 44 

13:17 CP Fullerton 38 interception return (A.Gardner kick) 28 51 


UCD CP 


Rushes - Yards 15-34 55-427 


Passes 22-42-2 8-20-0 












Rushing: 

UCD - Trombetta 10-53, Rogers 2-4, Denham 3-(-23) 

CP - Dally 22-173, Yocum 10-110, Mole 9-78, Noble 8-35, Hall 3-16, 

Grayson 3-15 

Passing: 

UCD - Denham 22-42-2, 332; CP - Dally 8-20-0, 95 

Receiving: 

UCD - Rice 6-145, Carter 5-34, Creadick 4-63 

CP - Barden 6-70, Tolver 2-25 

Tackles: 

UCD - Pringle 4-7-11, Morales 5-5-10, Michelier 4-4-8, Amajoyi 2-6-8 

CP - Jackson 5-2-7, Francis 1-6-7, Hives 1-6-7, Restelli 2-3-5 

Game 10 

Wisconsin 36, Cal Poly 35 (OT) 


Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, WI Attn: 80,709 

MADISON, WI -- John Clay’s second touchdown run of the game, 

a six-yarder, and Philip Welch’s extra-point kick lifted Wisconsin of 

the Big Ten Conference to a 36-35 overtime victory over No. 3 (FCS) 

Cal Poly in a non-conference game. 

Jonathan Dally and Ryan Mole each ran two yards for touchdowns 

and Tre’dale Tolver returned a punt 40 yards for a score in the 

first half as the Mustangs built a 20-7 lead, but Wisconsin rallied to 

snap the Mustangs’ seven-game winning streak and improve to 7-5 

on the season. 

Cal Poly was on offense first in the extra period and on the first 

play Dally found Walter Payton Award candidate Ramses Barden in 

the right corner of the end zone for a 25-yard scoring pass. Andrew 

Gardner missed the extra point for the third time in the game. 

That set the stage for Clay’s game-tying touchdown and Welch’s 

game-winning kick. Temperature at kickoff was 32 degrees with a 

10-mph wind out of the south and a wind chill of 24 degrees. 

Cal Poly jumped to a 13-0 lead in the opening 21 minutes of the 

game, led 20-14 at halftime and was ahead 29-21 on James Noble's 

2-yard run with 8:12 to play. But Wisconsin forced OT on P.J. Hill’s 

three-yard run with 1:42 to play, ending an 89-yard, nine-play drive. 

Dally rushed for 118 yards – his sixth career 100-yard game as a 

Mustang – on 23 carries and completed eight of 16 passes for 95 

yards and one score. Barden caught six passes for 83 yards, giving 

him exactly 200 career catches as a Mustang. 

Cal Poly had possession of the ball for 40 minutes and produced 

more first downs, 23-17, but lost the battle in total yards, 429-371. 

In suffering their first loss on the road this season, the Mustangs 

played before the largest crowd to see a Cal Poly football game. The 

80,709 fans at Camp Randall Stadium far exceeded the previous 

largest crowd of 32,536 on Sept. 28, 1985, at Bulldog Stadium 

where Cal Poly fell 59-10 to Fresno State. 

Score By Quarters 1 2 3 4 OT Score 

Cal Poly 17 3 3 6 6 35 

Wisconsin 0 14 7 8 7 36 


First Quarter 



8:42 CP Tolver 40 punt return (kick failed) 13 0 

6:13 UW Clay 17 run (Welch kick) 13 7 


0:42 W Toon 26 pass from Sherer (Welch kick) 20 14 

Third Quarter 


1:11 UW Hill 10 run (Welch kick) 23 21 


8:12 CP Noble 2 run (kick failed) 29 21 

1:42 UW Hill 3 run (Hill run) 29 29 

Overtime 

15:00 CP Barden 25 pass from Dally (kick failed) 35 29 

15:00 UW Clay 6 run (Welch kick) 35 36 


CP UW 


Rushes - Yards 59-276 32-184 


Passes 8-16-0 13-22-1 












Rushing: 

CP - Dally 23-118, Noble 15-81, Mole 7-33, Yocum 6-22, Hall 5-19, Grayson 3-3 

UW - Clay 11-107, Hill 14-59, Brown 1-23, Sherer 5-(-2), Gilreath 1-(-3) 

Passing: 

CP - Dally 8-16-0, 95; UW - Sherer 13-22-1, 245 

Receiving: 

CP - Barden 6-83, Tolver 2-12 

UW - Gilreath 4-125, Anderson 4-55, Toon 2-40 

Tackles: 

CP - Francis 4-4-8, X.Gardner 3-4-7, Restelli 3-3-6, Jackson 5-0-5 

UW - Pleasant 8-4-12, St.Jean 5-4-9, Newkirk 5-3-8, Casillas 5-1-6, Levy 2-4-6 


Game 11 

Weber State 49, Cal Poly 35 

November 29, 2008 (NCAA FCS Playoffs -- First Round) 


SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. – Quarterback Cameron Higgins 

passed for 399 yards and two touchdowns and running back Trevyn 

Smith rushed for 137 yards and two more scores as No. 12 Weber 

State defeated No. 3 Cal Poly 49-35 in the opening round of the 

NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision playoffs. 

Higgins completed 21 of 33 passes, including scoring strikes of 

37 yards to Smith and 15 yards to Cody Nakamura, as the Wildcats 

improved to 10-3 on the year and set up a rematch with Big Sky 

Conference rival Montana next Saturday in Missoula, Mont. 

Cal Poly, despite 548 yards of offense, finished its season 8-3. 

Cal Poly led only once in the game as Ramses Barden caught a 

19-yard touchdown pass from Jonathan Dally less than five minutes 

into the game. For Barden, it was the Walter Payton Award candidate's 

20th consecutive career game with a touchdown catch and 

the 32nd in 46 career games. 

But Weber State answered with 1- and 29-yard scoring runs by 

Smith to take a 14-7 lead late in the first period. 

Cal Poly tied the game twice in the second quarter, but the 

Wildcats established control of the game with back-to-back touchdowns 

late in the second quarter and early in the third period for a 

35-21 advantage. Cal Poly scored twice in the final quarter, but 

Weber State answered each time. 

Tim Toone caught 10 passes for 199 yards and Nakamura added 

four receptions for 34 yards for Weber State. 

Cal Poly’s Dally rushed for a career-high 177 yards on 23 carries 

and completed 11 of 30 passes for 185 yards. Dally, who entered the 

game with just one interception thrown all season, was intercepted 

four times by the Wildcats, including two by Scotty Goodloe. 


Weber State 14 14 7 14 49 



First Quarter 


7:15 WS Smith 1 run (Williams kick) 7 7 

2:44 WS Smith 29 run (Williams kick) 14 7 



10:06 WS Smith 37 pass from Higgins (Williams kick) 21 14 

3:10 CP Hall 11 run (A.Gardner kick) 21 21 

1:07 WS Toone 15 pass from Higgins (Williams kick) 28 21 

Third Quarter 

10:36 WS Nakamura 9 pass from Doyle (Williams kick) 35 21 



7:35 WS Higgins 1 run (Williams kick) 42 28 


2:15 WS White 21 run (Williams kick) 49 35 


WSU CP 


Rushes - Yards 33-156 52-363 


Passes 22-34-0 11-31-4 

Total Offense Plays - Yards 564 548 











Rushing: 

WS - Smith 23-137, White 1-21, Doyle 1-3, Higgins 5-1, Team 3-(-6) 

CP - Dally 23-177, Hall 12-58, Noble 10-57, Grayson 3-45, Mole 2-18, 

Romanelli 1-5, Tolver 1-3 

Passing: 

WS - Higgins 21-33-0, 399; Doyle 1-1-0, 9 

CP - Dally 11-30-4, 185; Team 0-1-0, 0. 

Receiving: 

WS - Toone 10-199, Nakamura 4-34, Phillips 3-121, Eteuati 3-16 

CP - Barden 6-108, Mole 2-43, Hall 2-30, Tolver 1-4 

Tackles: 

WS - Scanlon 7-3-10, Linehan 7-1-8, Webb 6-1-7 

CP - Restelli 7-1-8, X.Gardner 6-2-8, Francis 6-1-7, Lawyer 3-3-6

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