2022 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

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2022 Cal Poly Mustangs football
Cal Poly Mustangs logo.svg
Conference Big Sky Conference
Record2–9 (1–7 Big Sky)
Head coach
Co-defensive coordinatorWill Plemons (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorCody Von Appen (1st season)
Home stadium Alex G. Spanos Stadium
Seasons
←  2021
2023  →
2022 Big Sky Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 4 Montana State +^  8 –0   12 –2  
No. 5 Sacramento State +^  8 –0   12 –1  
No. 9 Weber State ^  6 –2   10 –3  
No. 18 Idaho ^  6 –2   7 –5  
No. 25 UC Davis  5 –3   6 –5  
No. 14 Montana ^  4 –4   8 –5  
Portland State  3 –5   4 –7  
Eastern Washington  2 –6   3 –8  
Northern Colorado  2 –6   3 –8  
Northern Arizona  2 –6   3 –8  
Idaho State  1 –7   1 –10  
Cal Poly  1 –7   2 –9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2022 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University as a member of the Big Sky Conference the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Mustangs were led by third-year head coach Beau Baldwin and now played their home games at Mustang Memorial Field in San Luis Obispo, California.

Contents

Preseason

Polls

On July 25, 2022, during the virtual Big Sky Kickoff, the Mustangs were predicted to finish tenth in the Big Sky by both the coaches and media. [1]

Coaches poll
Predicted finishTeamVotes (1st place)
1Montana111 (3)
2Sacramento State110 (4)
3Montana State109 (5)
4Weber State84
5UC Davis82
6Eastern Washington76
7Northern Arizona62
8Idaho45
9Portland State42
10Cal Poly33
T-11Idaho State19
T-11Northern Colorado19
Media poll
Predicted finishTeamVotes (1st place)
1Montana356 (14)
2Montana State352 (13)
3Sacramento State335 (4)
4Weber State261
5UC Davis255 (1)
6Eastern Washington236
7Northern Arizona191
8Portland State146
9Idaho142
10Cal Poly85
11Northern Colorado71
12Idaho State66

Preseason All–Big Sky team

The Mustangs did not have any players selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team. [2]

Roster

2022 Cal Poly Mustangs football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 0Zedakiah Centers Redshirt.svg  So
QB 1Kahliq Paulette Redshirt.svg  Fr
WR 2Giancarlo Woods Redshirt.svg  So
WR 3Xavier Moore Redshirt.svg  Sr
RB 4Mark Biggins Redshirt.svg  Jr
WR 5Jake Woods Redshirt.svg  So
WR 6Chris ColemanGS
QB 7Conor Bruce Redshirt.svg  Sr
RB 8Shakobe Harper Redshirt.svg  Jr
WR 9Evan BurkhartSo
WR 10Kai RappolaFr
QB 11Jaden Jones Redshirt.svg  Fr
WR 12Makhi JohnsonFr
QB 13Spencer Brasch Redshirt.svg  Jr
QB 14Jackson Pavitt Redshirt.svg  So
QB 15Bryce Weiner Redshirt.svg  Fr
WR 16Logan BooherFr
WR 17Bryson Allen Redshirt.svg  Jr
QB 18Bo KellyFr
RB 19Zion Hall Redshirt.svg  Fr
RB 22Paul HolyfieldFr
WR 27Ben Martin Redshirt.svg  Fr
RB 28Troy FletcherFr
TE 29Tyrece Fairly-DiyemFr
TE 34Ryan Rivera Redshirt.svg  Sr
TE 41Seth Robasciotti Redshirt.svg  So
RB 42Adam GarwoodSo
OL 52Payson Campisano Redshirt.svg  Jr
OL 54Hayden JonesFr
OL 55Keith Marco Redshirt.svg  Fr
OL 56Jake Trachtman Redshirt.svg  Fr
OL 57Ava Leota Redshirt.svg  Fr
OL 58Garrett WeichmanGS
OL 59Tyler Charbonneau Redshirt.svg  Fr
OL 61Ethan Bronson Redshirt.svg  So
OL 62Hunter Jones Redshirt.svg  Jr
OL 65Kavika FitisemanuFr
OL 69Carson Leedom Redshirt.svg  So
OL 70Mohab Wahdan Redshirt.svg  Jr
OL 71Charles Lincoln Redshirt.svg  Jr
OL 72Austin Anderson Redshirt.svg  So
OL 74Jasdev BanwaitSo
OL 76Vatulele Finau Redshirt.svg  Sr
OL 77Eli Otero Redshirt.svg  Sr
OL 78Jonathan Serdinsky Redshirt.svg  So
OL 79Ryan Hannoun Redshirt.svg  So
TE 80Josh Cuevas Redshirt.svg  Fr
TE 81Alex GrywalskiFr
WR 82Legend Waring Redshirt.svg  Fr
TE 84DeMarcus Oandasan Redshirt.svg  So
WR 85Michael RothGS
TE 89Tyler HoffmanFr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 0Dylan Wyatt Redshirt.svg  Sr
DB 1Jamarri JacksonGS
DB 3Tommy GriffinSo
LB 5Je'kob Jones Redshirt.svg  Fr
DB 6Xavier Oliphant Redshirt.svg  So
LB 7Laipeli Palu Redshirt.svg  Sr
DB 8Dawson Hurts Redshirt.svg  Jr
DB 9Brian DukesFr
LB 10David Meyer Redshirt.svg  So
DB 11Zach Hernandez Redshirt.svg  Sr
DB 12Donovan SaundersFr
DB 13Jay'Vion ColeFr
DL 14Elijah Ponder Redshirt.svg  So
DE 15Robbie Greer Redshirt.svg  So
DB 17Isaiah Hogan Redshirt.svg  Jr
DB 18Dominic McCormack Redshirt.svg  Fr
DB 20Corey Thomas Redshirt.svg  Sr
DB 21Christian MiddletonSo
DB 23Julian Reed Redshirt.svg  Jr
DL 24Michael Otterstedt Redshirt.svg  Fr
DB 25Jeremy Justice Redshirt.svg  So
DB 26Jerry Huddleston Redshirt.svg  Fr
DB 27Jake EastFr
DL 31Dustin Grein Redshirt.svg  Sr
DB 32Mason RiveraFr
DB 33Grady Liddell Redshirt.svg  So
DB 36Thomas McNamara Redshirt.svg  Fr
LB 43Judaea Moon Redshirt.svg  Jr
LB 44Carson JonesFr
LB 46Josh Henderson Redshirt.svg  So
LB 47Connor Heffler Redshirt.svg  So
LB 48Drew Sulick Redshirt.svg  Fr
DL 49Julius JordanFr
LB 52Kenny OlsonFr
DL 53Nilasoni FinauFr
DL 55Zachary DenisFr
DL 58Thomas Bouda Redshirt.svg  Fr
DL 60Ethan Rodriguez Redshirt.svg  So
DL 64Mason Barbour Redshirt.svg  Fr
DL 83Sky Ellis Redshirt.svg  Fr
DL 88Jordan SandersFr
DL 92Ian Don Redshirt.svg  So
DL 94Marcus Mifsud Redshirt.svg  So
DL 95Antonio VakameilaloSo
DL 97Elijah Satcher Redshirt.svg  Fr
DL 98John Smolenski Redshirt.svg  So
DL 99Josh Ngaluafe Redshirt.svg  So
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 35Jesse EhrlichFr
P 38Noah SernaFr
LS 39Cruz Rubio Redshirt.svg  So
K 40Thomas Lee Redshirt.svg  Sr
LS 51Reed Mercer Redshirt.svg  So
K 63Kevin Ryan Redshirt.svg  Fr
K 66Bryant ThaoSo
K 67Jaden OhlsenSo
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Will Plemons (Co-Defensive coordinator / Defensive line)
  • Cody Vonappen (Co-Defensive coordinator / Defensive backs)
  • Casey Petree (Co-Special Teams coordinator / Tight ends)
  • Erik Meyer (Quarterbacks)
  • Paul Wulff (Running game coordinator / Offensive line)
  • Robbie Rouse (Running backs)
  • Latef Grim (Wide receivers)
  • Josh Letuligasenoa (Defense)
  • Asa Jackson (Cornerbacks)
  • Jake Casteel (Defensive ends)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster
Last update: June 29, 2022

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 27:30 p.m.at Fresno State *
 FS1 L 7–3536,011
September 102:05 p.m. San Diego *
 ESPN+ W 28–276,782
September 1711:00 a.m.at South Dakota *
ESPN+L 21–386,812
October 15:05 p.m.No. 5 Sacramento State Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Alex G. Spanos Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
ESPN+L 21–498,184
October 81:00 p.m.at Northern Arizona
ESPN+L 29–319,417
October 1512:05 p.m.at Idaho State
ESPN+L 31–405,921
October 225:05 p.m. Eastern Washington
  • Alex G. Spanos Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
ESPN+L 10–178,357
October 294:00 p.m.at UC Davis
ESPN+L 17–598,189
November 55:00 p.m.at No. 16 Montana
ESPN+L 0–5725,684
November 125:05 p.m.No. 3 Montana State
  • Mustang Memorial Field
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
ESPN+L 28–725,369
November 195:05 p.m. Portland State
  • Mustang Memorial Field
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
ESPN+W 49–425,168
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

[3]

Game summaries

At Fresno State

Game One – Cal Poly Mustangs (0–0) at Fresno State Bulldogs (0–0)
Period1234Total
Mustangs07007
Bulldogs2107735

at Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA

  • Date: Thursday, September 1, 2022
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 102 °F (39 °C) • Wind: NW 10 mph
  • Game attendance: 36,011
  • Referee: Christian Watson
  • TV announcers (FS1): Eric Collins (play-by-play) & Devin Gardner (analyst)
  • Pregame line: Fresno State −42.0
Game information
First quarter
  • (8:37) FRES – Jordan Mims 1-yard run, Abraham Montano kick (Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 4:40; Fresno State 7–0)
  • (3:54) FRES – Nikko Remigio 13-yard run, Abraham Montano kick (Drive: 9 plays, 93 yards, 3:49; Fresno State 14–0)
  • (0:29) FRES – Jordan Mims 1-yard run, Abraham Montano kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:06; Fresno State 21–0)
Second quarter
  • (11:54) CP – Bryson Allen 9-yard pass from Jaden Jones, Jaden Ohlsen kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:35; Fresno State 21–7)
Third quarter
  • (8:53) FRES – Jordan Mims 18-yard pass from Jake Haener, Abraham Montano kick (Drive: 3 plays, 34 yards, 1:05; Fresno State 28–7)
Fourth quarter
  • (8:53) FRES – Raymond Pauwels 8-yard pass from Jake Haener, Abraham Montano kick (Drive: 16 plays, 95 yards, 6:52; Fresno State 35–7)
StatisticsCPFRES
First downs1732
Plays–yards68–31775–549
Rushes–yards30–10633–175
Passing yards211370
Passing: comp–att–int20–38–035–42–0
Time of possession26:1933:41
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Cal PolyPassingJaden Jones20/38, 211 yards, TD
RushingJaden Jones9 carries, 59 yards
ReceivingChris Coleman3 receptions 74 yards
Fresno StatePassing Jake Haener 35/41, 370 yards, 2 TD
RushingJordan Mims15 carries, 76 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingNikko Remigio9 receptions, 100 yards

San Diego

1234Total
Toreros7107327
Mustangs0771428

At South Dakota

1234Total
Mustangs7001421
Coyotes21001738

No. 5 Sacramento State

1234Total
No. 5 Hornets714141449
Mustangs0071421

At Northern Arizona

1234Total
Mustangs6140929
Lumberjacks1477331

At Idaho State

1234Total
Mustangs70101431
Bengals141013340

Eastern Washington

1234Total
Eagles1000717
Mustangs730010

At UC Davis

1234Total
Mustangs0170017
Aggies1417141459

At No. 16 Montana

1234Total
Mustangs00000
No. 16 Grizzlies1417131357

No. 3 Montana State

1234Total
No. 3 Bobcats242714772
Mustangs01414028

Portland State

1234Total
Vikings14702142
Mustangs02871449

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References

  1. ↑ "Montana Tabbed Big Sky Preseason Favorites by Coaches & Media". July 25, 2021. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Big Sky Announces Preseason Polls and All-Conference Teams". July 25, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  3. ↑ "2022 Cal Poly Football Schedule". gopoly.com. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
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