2022 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

2022 Cal Poly Mustangs football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record2–9 (1–7 Big Sky)
Head coach
Co-defensive coordinatorWill Plemons (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorCody Von Appen (1st season)
Home stadiumAlex G. Spanos Stadium
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →
2022 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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, San Luis Obispo as member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by Beau Baldwin in his third and final season as head coach, the Mustangs compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 1–7 in conference play, tying for 11th place in the Big Sky. Cal poly played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California.

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 finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Montana 111 (3)
2 Sacramento State 110 (4)
3 Montana State 109 (5)
4 Weber State 84
5 UC Davis 82
6 Eastern Washington 76
7 Northern Arizona 62
8 Idaho 45
9 Portland State 42
10 Cal Poly 33
T-11 Idaho State 19
T-11 Northern Colorado 19
Media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Montana 356 (14)
2 Montana State 352 (13)
3 Sacramento State 335 (4)
4 Weber State 261
5 UC Davis 255 (1)
6 Eastern Washington 236
7 Northern Arizona 191
8 Portland State 146
9 Idaho 142
10 Cal Poly 85
11 Northern Colorado 71
12 Idaho State 66

Preseason All–Big Sky team

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

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 27:30 p.m.at Fresno State*FS1L 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 Statedagger
  • Alex G. Spanos Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
ESPN+L 21–498,184
October 81:00 p.m.at Northern ArizonaESPN+L 29–319,417
October 1512:05 p.m.at Idaho StateESPN+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 DavisESPN+L 17–598,189
November 55:00 p.m.at No. 16 MontanaESPN+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
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

[3][4]

Game summaries

At Fresno State

Game One – Cal Poly Mustangs (0–0) at Fresno State Bulldogs (0–0)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Mustangs 0 7 007
Bulldogs 21 0 7735

at Bulldog StadiumFresno, 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)
Statistics CP FRES
First downs 17 32
Plays–yards 68–317 75–549
Rushes–yards 30–106 33–175
Passing yards 211 370
Passing: compattint 20–38–0 35–42–0
Time of possession 26:19 33:41
Team Category Player Statistics
Cal Poly Passing Jaden Jones 20/38, 211 yards, TD
Rushing Jaden Jones 9 carries, 59 yards
Receiving Chris Coleman 3 receptions 74 yards
Fresno State Passing Jake Haener 35/41, 370 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Jordan Mims 15 carries, 76 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Nikko Remigio 9 receptions, 100 yards

San Diego

1 2 3 4 Total
Toreros 7 10 7 3 27
Mustangs 0 7 7 14 28

At South Dakota

1 2 3 4 Total
Mustangs 7 0 0 14 21
Coyotes 21 0 0 17 38

No. 5 Sacramento State

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 5 Hornets 7 14 14 14 49
Mustangs 0 0 7 14 21

At Northern Arizona

1 2 3 4 Total
Mustangs 6 14 0 9 29
Lumberjacks 14 7 7 3 31

At Idaho State

1 2 3 4 Total
Mustangs 7 0 10 14 31
Bengals 14 10 13 3 40

Eastern Washington

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 10 0 0 7 17
Mustangs 7 3 0 0 10

At UC Davis

1 2 3 4 Total
Mustangs 0 17 0 0 17
Aggies 14 17 14 14 59

At No. 16 Montana

1 2 3 4 Total
Mustangs 0 0 0 0 0
No. 16 Grizzlies 14 17 13 13 57

No. 3 Montana State

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 3 Bobcats 24 27 14 7 72
Mustangs 0 14 14 0 28

Portland State

1 2 3 4 Total
Vikings 14 7 0 21 42
Mustangs 0 28 7 14 49

Roster

2022 Cal Poly Mustangs football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 0 Zedakiah Centers  So
QB 1 Kahliq Paulette  Fr
WR 2 Giancarlo Woods  So
WR 3 Xavier Moore  Sr
RB 4 Mark Biggins  Jr
WR 5 Jake Woods  So
WR 6 Chris Coleman GS
QB 7 Conor Bruce  Sr
RB 8 Shakobe Harper  Jr
WR 9 Evan Burkhart So
WR 10 Kai Rappola Fr
QB 11 Jaden Jones  Fr
WR 12 Makhi Johnson Fr
QB 13 Spencer Brasch  Jr
QB 14 Jackson Pavitt  So
QB 15 Bryce Weiner  Fr
WR 16 Logan Booher Fr
WR 17 Bryson Allen  Jr
QB 18 Bo Kelly Fr
RB 19 Zion Hall  Fr
RB 22 Paul Holyfield Fr
WR 27 Ben Martin  Fr
RB 28 Troy Fletcher Fr
TE 29 Tyrece Fairly-Diyem Fr
TE 34 Ryan Rivera  Sr
TE 41 Seth Robasciotti  So
RB 42 Adam Garwood So
OL 52 Payson Campisano  Jr
OL 54 Hayden Jones Fr
OL 55 Keith Marco  Fr
OL 56 Jake Trachtman  Fr
OL 57 Ava Leota  Fr
OL 58 Garrett Weichman GS
OL 59 Tyler Charbonneau  Fr
OL 61 Ethan Bronson  So
OL 62 Hunter Jones  Jr
OL 65 Kavika Fitisemanu Fr
OL 69 Carson Leedom  So
OL 70 Mohab Wahdan  Jr
OL 71 Charles Lincoln  Jr
OL 72 Austin Anderson  So
OL 74 Jasdev Banwait So
OL 76 Vatulele Finau  Sr
OL 77 Eli Otero  Sr
OL 78 Jonathan Serdinsky  So
OL 79 Ryan Hannoun  So
TE 80 Josh Cuevas  Fr
TE 81 Alex Grywalski Fr
WR 82 Legend Waring  Fr
TE 84 DeMarcus Oandasan  So
WR 85 Michael Roth GS
TE 89 Tyler Hoffman Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 0 Dylan Wyatt  Sr
DB 1 Jamarri Jackson GS
DB 3 Tommy Griffin So
LB 5 Je'kob Jones  Fr
DB 6 Xavier Oliphant  So
LB 7 Laipeli Palu  Sr
DB 8 Dawson Hurts  Jr
DB 9 Brian Dukes Fr
LB 10 David Meyer  So
DB 11 Zach Hernandez  Sr
DB 12 Donovan Saunders Fr
DB 13 Jay'Vion Cole Fr
DL 14 Elijah Ponder  So
DE 15 Robbie Greer  So
DB 17 Isaiah Hogan  Jr
DB 18 Dominic McCormack  Fr
DB 20 Corey Thomas  Sr
DB 21 Christian Middleton So
DB 23 Julian Reed  Jr
DL 24 Michael Otterstedt  Fr
DB 25 Jeremy Justice  So
DB 26 Jerry Huddleston  Fr
DB 27 Jake East Fr
DL 31 Dustin Grein  Sr
DB 32 Mason Rivera Fr
DB 33 Grady Liddell  So
DB 36 Thomas McNamara  Fr
LB 43 Judaea Moon  Jr
LB 44 Carson Jones Fr
LB 46 Josh Henderson  So
LB 47 Connor Heffler  So
LB 48 Drew Sulick  Fr
DL 49 Julius Jordan Fr
LB 52 Kenny Olson Fr
DL 53 Nilasoni Finau Fr
DL 55 Zachary Denis Fr
DL 58 Thomas Bouda  Fr
DL 60 Ethan Rodriguez  So
DL 64 Mason Barbour  Fr
DL 83 Sky Ellis  Fr
DL 88 Jordan Sanders Fr
DL 92 Ian Don  So
DL 94 Marcus Mifsud  So
DL 95 Antonio Vakameilalo So
DL 97 Elijah Satcher  Fr
DL 98 John Smolenski  So
DL 99 Josh Ngaluafe  So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 35 Jesse Ehrlich Fr
P 38 Noah Serna Fr
LS 39 Cruz Rubio  So
K 40 Thomas Lee  Sr
LS 51 Reed Mercer  So
K 63 Kevin Ryan  Fr
K 66 Bryant Thao So
K 67 Jaden Ohlsen So
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
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: June 29, 2022

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. ^ "Cal Poly Mustangs Schedule 2022". ESPN. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  4. ^ "2022 Football Schedule". Cal Poly Athletics. Retrieved September 28, 2024.