2022 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

2022 Cal Poly Mustangs football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	2–9 (1–7 Big Sky)
Head coach	Beau Baldwin (3rd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Will Plemons (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Cody Von Appen (1st season)
Home stadium	Alex G. Spanos Stadium

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 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.

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.

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.

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 Beau Baldwin 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 Redshirt Roster Last update: June 29, 2022

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	7:30 p.m.	at Fresno State*	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	FS1	L 7–35	36,011
September 10	2:05 p.m.	San Diego*	Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	ESPN+	W 28–27	6,782
September 17	11:00 a.m.	at South Dakota*	DakotaDome Vermillion, SD	ESPN+	L 21–38	6,812
October 1	5:05 p.m.	No. 5 Sacramento State	Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	ESPN+	L 21–49	8,184
October 8	1:00 p.m.	at Northern Arizona	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	ESPN+	L 29–31	9,417
October 15	12:05 p.m.	at Idaho State	Holt Arena Pocatello, ID	ESPN+	L 31–40	5,921
October 22	5:05 p.m.	Eastern Washington	Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	ESPN+	L 10–17	8,357
October 29	4:00 p.m.	at UC Davis	UC Davis Health Stadium Davis, CA (Battle for the Golden Horseshoe)	ESPN+	L 17–59	8,189
November 5	5:00 p.m.	at No. 16 Montana	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	ESPN+	L 0–57	25,684
November 12	5:05 p.m.	No. 3 Montana State	Mustang Memorial Field San Luis Obispo, CA	ESPN+	L 28–72	5,369
November 19	5:05 p.m.	Portland State	Mustang Memorial Field San Luis Obispo, CA	ESPN+	W 49–42	5,168
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

Game summaries

At Fresno State

See also: 2022 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

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

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	0	7	0	0	7
Bulldogs	21	0	7	7	35

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)

Statistics	CP	FRES
First downs	17	32
Plays–yards	68–317	75–549
Rushes–yards	30–106	33–175
Passing yards	211	370
Passing: comp–att–int	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

See also: 2022 San Diego Toreros football team

At South Dakota

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

See also: 2022 South Dakota Coyotes football team

No. 5 Sacramento State

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

See also: 2022 Sacramento State Hornets football team

At Northern Arizona

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

See also: 2022 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team

At Idaho State

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

See also: 2022 Idaho State Bengals football team

Eastern Washington

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

See also: 2022 Eastern Washington Eagles football team

At UC Davis

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

See also: 2022 UC Davis Aggies football team and Battle for the Golden Horseshoe

At No. 16 Montana

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

See also: 2022 Montana Grizzlies football team

No. 3 Montana State

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

See also: 2022 Montana State Bobcats football team

Portland State

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

See also: 2022 Portland State Vikings football team