2024 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

2024 Cal Poly Mustangs football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	3–8 (2–6 Big Sky)
Head coach	Paul Wulff (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinators	Timm Rosenbach (1st season) Erik Meyer (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread triple option
Defensive coordinator	Cody vonAppen (3rd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Mustang Memorial Field
Seasons ←  2023 2025  →

2024 Big Sky Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 2 Montana State $^		8	–	0					15	–	1
No. 5 UC Davis ^		7	–	1					11	–	3
No. 7 Idaho ^		6	–	2					10	–	4
No. 22 Northern Arizona ^		6	–	2					8	–	5
No. 10 Montana ^		5	–	3					9	–	5
Idaho State		3	–	5					5	–	7
Eastern Washington		3	–	5					4	–	8
Weber State		3	–	5					4	–	8
Portland State		3	–	5					3	–	8
Cal Poly		2	–	6					3	–	8
Sacramento State		1	–	7					3	–	9
Northern Colorado		1	–	7					1	–	11
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2024 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented the California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach Paul Wulff, the Mustangs played home games at Mustang Memorial Field in San Luis Obispo, California.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	5:00 p.m.	at San Diego *	Torero Stadium San Diego, CA	ESPN+	L 21–27	5,792
September 7	4:00 p.m.	at Stanford *	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	ACCNX	L 7–41	22,634
September 14	5:00 p.m.	Western Oregon *	Mustang Memorial Field San Luis Obispo, CA	ESPN+	W 31–14	7,728
September 28	12:00 p.m.	at Northern Colorado	Nottingham Field Greeley, CO	ESPN+	W 28–7	4,495
October 5	5:00 p.m.	Idaho State	Mustang Memorial Field San Luis Obispo, CA	ESPN+	L 38–41	8,429
October 12	4:00 p.m.	at No. 6 UC Davis	UC Davis Health Stadium Davis, CA (rivalry)	ESPN+	L 10–56	10,515
October 19	1:00 p.m.	at No. 13 Idaho	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID	ESPN+	L 29–34	8,873
November 2	2:00 p.m.	No. 8 Montana	Mustang Memorial Field San Luis Obispo, CA	KSBY/ESPN+	L 7–42	10,095
November 9	5:00 p.m.	Northern Arizona	Mustang Memorial Field San Luis Obispo, CA	ESPN+	L 14–31	6,231
November 16	2:00 p.m.	Sacramento State	Mustang Memorial Field San Luis Obispo, CA	ESPN+	W 26–23	4,742
November 23	12:00 p.m.	at Weber State	Stewart Stadium Ogden, UT	ESPN+	L 17–28	4,279
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

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Game summaries

at San Diego

See also: 2024 San Diego Toreros football team

Cal Poly Mustangs (0–0) at San Diego Toreros (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	0	7	7	7	21
Toreros	10	0	7	10	27

at Torero Stadium • San Diego, California

• Date: August 31
• Game time: 5:00 p.m. PDT
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Jack Cronin, Reid Sinnett

Statistics	CP	USD
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Cal Poly	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
San Diego	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Stanford

See also: 2024 Stanford Cardinal football team

Cal Poly Mustangs (0–1) at Stanford Cardinal (FBS) (0–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	0	7	0	0	7
Cardinal (FBS)	7	7	17	10	41

at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, California

• Date: September 7
• Game time: 4:00 p.m. PDT
• Game weather: Sunny
• Game attendance: 22,634
• Referee: Nate Black
• TV announcers (ACCNX): Roxy Bernstein, Michael Bumpus, and Sherree Burruss

Game information

First quarter (0:00) STAN – Mudia Reuben 5-yard pass from Ashton Daniels, Emmet Kenney kick (Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, 5:03; Stanford 7–0) Second quarter (12:09) CP – Jake Woods 22-yard pass from Michael Briscoe, Gianluca Dimauro kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:51; Tied 7–7) (0:21) STAN – Justin Lamson 2-yard run, Emmet Kenney kick (Drive: 6 plays, 73 yards, 1:11; Stanford 14–7) Third quarter (11:52) STAN – Tiger Bachmeier 90-yard punt return, Emmet Kenney kick (Stanford 21–7) (5:26) STAN – Emmet Kenney 32-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 4:17; Stanford 24–7) (2:02) STAN – Sam Roush 5-yard pass from Ashton Daniels, Emmet Kenney kick (Drive: 5 plays, 21 yards, 2:47; Stanford 31–7) Fourth quarter (10:02) STAN – Ismael Cisse 12-yard pass from Elijah Brown, Emmet Kenney kick (Drive: 7 plays, 85 yards, 4:08; Stanford 31–7) (1:55) STAN – Emmet Kenney 43-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 4:18; Stanford 41–7)

Statistics	CP	STAN
First downs	13	22
Plays–yards	50–229	62–437
Rushes–yards	20–25	32–119
Passing yards	204	318
Passing: comp–att–int	21–30–1	26–30–0
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	25:37	34:23

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Cal Poly	Passing	Bo Kelly	17/25, 149 yards, INT
	Rushing	Aiden Ramos	8 carries, 22 yards
	Receiving	Michael Briscoe	3 receptions, 47 yards
Stanford	Passing	Ashton Daniels	19/23, 221 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Chris Davis Jr.	6 carries, 53 yards
	Receiving	Sedrick Irvin	2 receptions, 92 yards

vs Western Oregon

See also: Western Oregon Wolves

Western Oregon Wolves (DII) vs Cal Poly Mustangs – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolves (DII)	0	6	8	0	14
Mustangs	7	7	14	3	31

at Mustang Memorial Field • San Luis Obispo, California

• Date: September 14
• Game time: 8:00
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Chris Sylvester, John Kane

Statistics	WOR	CP
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Western Oregon	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Cal Poly	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Northern Colorado

See also: 2024 Northern Colorado Bears football team

Cal Poly Mustangs at Northern Colorado Bears – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	14	0	7	7	28
Bears	0	0	7	0	7

at Nottingham Field • Greeley, Colorado

• Date: September 28
• Game time: 3:00
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Christian Saez, Nick Hager

Statistics	CP	UNCO
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Cal Poly	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Northern Colorado	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Idaho State

See also: 2024 Idaho State Bengals football team

Idaho State Bengals vs Cal Poly Mustangs – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Bengals			0
Mustangs			0

at Mustang Memorial Field • San Luis Obispo, California

• Date: October 5
• Game time: 8:00
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Chris Sylvester, John Kane

Statistics	IDST	CP
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Idaho State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Cal Poly	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at No. 6 UC Davis

See also: 2024 UC Davis Aggies football team and Battle for the Golden Horseshoe

Cal Poly Mustangs at No. 6 UC Davis Aggies – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Mustangs			0
No. 6 Aggies			0

at UC Davis Health Stadium • Davis, California

• Date: October 12
• Game time: 7:00
• TV announcers (ESPN+/KQCA): Scott Marsh, Scott Gordon

Statistics	CP	UCD
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Cal Poly	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
UC Davis	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at No. 13 Idaho

See also: 2024 Idaho Vandals football team

Cal Poly Mustangs at No. 13 Idaho Vandals – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Mustangs			0
No. 13 Vandals			0

at Kibbie Dome • Moscow, Idaho

• Date: October 19
• Game time: 4:00
• TV announcers (ESPN+/SWX NW): Bob Castle, Brian Strandley

Statistics	CP	IDHO
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Cal Poly	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Idaho	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs No. 8 Montana

See also: 2024 Montana Grizzlies football team

No. 8 Montana Grizzlies vs Cal Poly Mustangs – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
No. 8 Grizzlies			0
Mustangs			0

at Mustang Memorial Field • San Luis Obispo, California

• Date: November 2
• Game time: 5:00
• TV announcers (ESPN+/MTN): Jay Kohn, Marty Mornhinweg, Kyle Hanson

Statistics	MONT	CP
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Montana	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Cal Poly	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Northern Arizona

See also: 2024 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team

Northern Arizona Lumberjacks vs Cal Poly Mustangs – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Lumberjacks			0
Mustangs			0

at Mustang Memorial Field • San Luis Obispo, California

• Date: November 9
• Game time: 8:00
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Chris Sylvester, John Kane

Statistics	NAU	CP
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Northern Arizona	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Cal Poly	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Sacramento State

See also: 2024 Sacramento State Hornets football team

Sacramento State Hornets vs Cal Poly Mustangs – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Hornets			0
Mustangs			0

at Mustang Memorial Field • San Luis Obispo, California

• Date: November 16
• Game time: 5:00
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Chris Sylvester, John Kane

Statistics	SAC	CP
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Sacramento State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Cal Poly	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Weber State

See also: 2024 Weber State Wildcats football team

Cal Poly Mustangs at Weber State Wildcats – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Mustangs			0
Wildcats			0

at Stewart Stadium • Ogden, Utah

• Date: November 23
• Game time: 3:00
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Tony Parks, Riley Jensen

Statistics	CP	WEB
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Cal Poly	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Weber State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Roster

2024 Cal Poly Mustangs football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 0 Logan Booher Jr WR 1 Aaron Okoro GS WR 2 Giancarlo Woods  Sr QB 3 Bo Kelly  So RB 4 Jaedon Matthews Fr RB 5 Aiden Ramos  Fr WR 6 Tyrece Fairly-Diyem  So TE 7 Jake Woods  Jr RB 8 Shakobe Harper  Sr WR 9 Evan Burkhart  Sr WR 10 Michael Briscoe  Jr QB 11 Jaden Jones  Jr QB 12 Jackson Akins So WR 13 Reed Shumpert  Jr WR 14 Aiden Hall Fr TE 15 Robbie Greer  Sr QB 16 Lucas Razore Fr QB 17 Richie Watts  So WR 18 Josiah Lamarque Fr RB 19 Zion Hall  Jr RB 20 Trey Wilson Fr RB 21 Troy Fletcher  So RB 22 Paul Holyfield Jr.  So WR 23 Kian Salehi  Fr TE 24 Michael Otterstedt  Jr RB 26 Malachi Brown Fr WR 28 Joey Villaroman  Fr WR 32 Nolan Cummings  Fr RB 33 Devin Cerda Fr RB 34 Kendric Sanders  Fr TE 39 Caden Rose Fr TE 42 Ava Leota  Jr OL 52 Payson Campisano  Sr OL 54 Hayden Jones  So OL 55 Tristan Fui Fr OL 59 Tyler Charbonneau  Jr OL 61 Ethan Bronson  Sr OL 62 Hunter Jones GS OL 65 Kavika Fitisemanu  So OL 66 Kamani Fifita Fr OL 69 Enzo Hall Fr OL 71 Charles Lincoln GS OL 72 Austin Anderson  Sr OL 73 Brady Norton  Fr OL 74 Jasdev Banwait  So OL 75 Tanner Hirschler  So OL 76 Trevor Newkirk Fr OL 77 Jayden Smith  Fr OL 78 Racin Delgatty  Fr OL 79 Miles Medina  Fr TE 80 Ty Bourland So WR 81 Cal Zimmerman Fr WR 82 Jordan Garrison  Fr WR 83 Bain Eiseman Fr TE 84 Alek Marshall Fr TE 85 Aaron Meyer Fr WR 87 Brooks Wheatley  Fr WR 88 Makhi Johnson  So	Defense Pos. # Name Class S 0 Chris Snyder  Fr CB 1 Delano Franklin So LB 2 Troy Bean  Fr LB 3 Ethan Calvert  Jr CB 4 Kai Rapolla  So LB 5 Je'kob Jones  Jr CB 6 Xavier Oliphant  Sr S 7 Jake East  So S 8 DeMel Turner So S 9 Brian Dukes Jr. Jr LB 10 Mikey D'Amato So S 11 Jamauri Jackson  Jr DL 12 Victory Johnson  Fr CB 13 Kresean Kizzy  Fr DL 14 Elijah Ponder  Sr CB 15 Budha Boyd  Fr S 16 Tyler Williams Jr CB 17 Guy Kirson Sr LB 20 Kenny Olson  So LB 22 Misa Paiau Fr S 23 Jeremiah Bernard Fr S 25 Jeremy Justice  Sr CB 26 Tayden Phillips  Fr CB 27 Calvin Moore Fr LB 28 Charlie Sullivan  Fr CB 29 Justus Woods Fr CB 30 Boston Wilson  So S 32 Mason Rivera  So LB 36 Gage Burnett Fr LB 37 Noah Sulick Fr DL 40 Matthew Nuanez  Jr LB 42 Jake Javorsky Fr LB 43 Judaea Moon GS LB 44 Carson Jones  So CB 47 Brayden Breedlove Fr LB 48 Logan Foster Sr DL 49 Julius Jordan  So DL 50 Jacob Bobic Fr DL 51 Will Plemons Fr DL 53 Nilasoni Finau Jr DL 58 Thomas Bouda  Jr DL 60 Ethan Rodriguez  Sr DL 88 Jordan Sanders  So DL 89 Tyler Hoffman  So DT 90 Marquise Jones  Fr DL 92 Jake Vorhees Fr DL 94 Ish Taliauli  Fr DL 95 Antonio Vakameilalo Sr DL 96 Mason Barbour  Jr DL 98 J. T. Houston Fr DL 99 Josh Ngaluafe  Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class LS 33 Spencer Moore  Jr P 35 Jesse Ehrlich  So K 38 Noah Serna  So LS 41 Nehemiah Cha Fr P 46 Ryan Collins  Jr K 63 Josue Lopez Fr K 67 Jaden Ohlsen  Jr K 68 Gianluca Dimauro  So	Head coach Paul Wulff Coordinators/assistant coaches Will Plemons (Assistant head coach / Defensive line) Timm Rosenbach (Co-Offensive coordinator / Wide receivers) Erik Meyer (Co-Offensive coordinator / Quarterbacks) Cody vonAppen (Defensive coordinator / Safeties) Ryan Payne (Run Game coordinator / Offensive line) Asa Jackson (Cornerbacks) Joey Muscarella (Tight ends / Kickers & punters) Josh Letuligasenoa (Outside linebackers) Steve Broussard (Running backs) Everrette Thompson (Co-Special Teams coordinator / assistant linebackers) Matthew Hazelwood (Co-Special Teams coordinator / assistant safeties) Kevin Clune (Inside linebackers) Taylor Fendall (Offensive quality control / assistant offensive) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: November 29, 2024

References

1. "Cal Poly Mustangs Schedule 2024". ESPN . Retrieved September 28, 2024.
2. "2024 Cal Poly Football Schedule". Cal Poly Athletics. Retrieved September 28, 2024.