Category: Cal Poly Mustangs
Cal Poly under-rated in media poll
In reality, the major Football Championship Subdivision polls are no different than their FBS counterparts. Where a team starts the season in the rankings can stick with that team throughout the year.
How else can one explain how Cal Poly, one of two… more »
Coach isn’t sure Cal Poly is properly ranked at 7-0
The undefeated Cal Poly football team has been a favorite of computer-based ranking systems for pretty much the entire season.
But the Mustangs (7-0, 5-0 Big Sky Conference) have found it tougher gaining traction with living and breathing poll voter… more »
GPI is an Election Worth Tracking
There are two major elections that will take place next month. One will decide our elected leaders. The other will decide something more important around here: What teams will make the Division I Football Championship Subdivision playoffs.
That was a… more »
Revamped Cal Poly moving on
For all that the Cal Poly football team has lost in starting personnel from last season, the Mustangs have gained as much or more in respect with this year’s move to one of the FCS power conferences.
Leading rushers Jake Romanelli and Mark Rodgers ar… more »
2012 Big Sky position rankings: Linebackers
A whopping 13 returning Big Sky and Great West all-league performers make up part of the linebacking corps in the BSC in 2012. Two others who were named all-Big Sky back in 2010 are back, too. And that's not to mention the several names worthy of consid… more »
2012 Big Sky position rankings: Defensive backs
Happy Fourth of July everyone! As you know, Trumaine Johnson set the standard by which cornerbacks in the Big Sky Conference are judged. The Montana star dominated his side of the field, going head-to-head with the league's top receivers each and every… more »
Big Sky Officially Welcomes New Members
After more than a year of anticipation, the Big Sky Conference officially grew Sunday as Southern Utah University and the University of North Dakota became full members of the league, while Cal Poly and UC Davis joined as affiliate-football members.… more »
2012 Big Sky position rankings: Special teams
These guys don't get a whole lot of credit but still play a huge role in the outcome of football games.
A new era of football in the Big Sky Conference begins this fall as the league welcomes four new teams to the fold. The additions of UC Davis, Cal… more »
Cal Poly not part of 12-game Big Sky TV contract
Each ROOT SPORTS game will feature Montana or Montana State, two teams Mustangs don’t play
Cal Poly football was the only Big Sky Conference program left off a new television broadcast schedule, and the announcement isn’t sitting well in San Luis Obi… more »
Randy Hanson Hired as Secondary Coach at Cal Poly
Randy Hanson, an assistant coach with the United Football League’s Sacramento Mountain Lions last season and a former assistant under head coach Tim Walsh at Portland State, has been hired as an assistant coach at Cal Poly.
In an announcement made by… more »
Cal Poly's top goal is improving the defense
New defensive coordinator Josh Brown takes over a unit that was one of the worst statistically in the FCS in 2011
As much buzz as there was about newly promoted coordinator Josh Brown in charge of the Cal Poly defense for his first spring practice, t… more »
Broadous’ shoulders carry Cal Poly Mustangs
If the early bird gets the worm, then Cal Poly quarterback Andre Broadous might just get the most worms on the Central Coast.
The leader of Cal Poly’s no-huddle spread option offense is up at 5:30 a.m. during the week and arrives at practice just aft… more »
Cal Poly focused on a win, not playoffs
Mustangs are coming home after an 0-2 start
Cal Poly’s football schedule for its last year before joining the Big Sky Conference next season appeared to be one of the toughest in school history when it was announced in February. So far, it hasn’t dis… more »
Cal Poly's Walsh worried about a slow start
A year ago a slow start on offense was on Tim Walsh's mind as Cal Poly prepared to play the Montana Grizzlies.
Now it's the defense, as his Mustangs ramp up for a visit to Washington-Grizzly Stadium Saturday to play the No. 15-ranked Griz.
Actuall… more »
Cal Poly's Williams is ready to run
If all had worked out as planned, Deonte Williams would have been wearing scarlet and black last year when the San Diego State football team made its long-awaited return to national relevancy.
Before finishing 9-4 in 2010, the Aztecs hadn’t been in a… more »