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Cal Poly ends season with 18-16 loss to Sam Houston State
Stephan Teodosescu steodosescu@mustangdaily.net HUNTSVILLE, Texas — Until its final possession, the Cal Poly football team looked to be just a step behind Sam Houston State on Saturday night. Then, with 1:44 to go in the game, Ryan Taylor hit sophomore wide receiver Willie Tucker on a 50-yard double-reverse touchdown pass, helping cut the Bearkats’ lead […]
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Strength vs. strength: Cal Poly to travel to Sam Houston State
Brian De Los Santos bdelossantos@mustangdaily.net When it comes down to it, it’s just a matter of who can make more plays. At least, that’s how Cal Poly head coach Tim Walsh sees it. “At the end of the day,” Walsh said, “We’ll see what happens.” It’s a blatant and simple plan for this weekend’s game, […]
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Broadous leads Mustangs into playoffs
Stephan Teodosescu steodosescu@mustangdaily.net Andre Broadous stood on the sidelines watching as the Cal Poly football team suffered one of its most demoralizing defeats in program history. A 2008 opening round loss to Weber State in the program’s first-ever home playoff game proved to be a crushing defeat for a record-breaking team that year. That Mustangs […]
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Cal Poly football set for regular season finale
Stephan Teodosescu steodosescu@mustangdaily.net The magnitude of Saturday’s regular-season finale against Northern Arizona can’t be overstated for the Cal Poly football team. It has title implications. It has playoff implications. It has historical implications. The No. 17 Mustangs (8-2, 6-1 Big Sky) face off against the No. 15 Lumberjacks (8-2, 6-1) in Flagstaff, Ariz. for at […]
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Deonte Williams puts family first
Brian De Los Santos bdelossantos@mustangdaily.net Deonte Williams was forced to be a leader off the field before he could be one on it. Growing up in south Sacramento, he became the man of the house at 8 years old, trying to fill in for the absentee father he’s never met. While his mother was working […]
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Mustangs remain undefeated, upend Portland State 37-25
Jacob Lauing sports@mustangdaily.net Cal Poly head coach Tim Walsh knows a thing or two about Portland State. After all, he managed the Vikings for 13 years before coming to San Luis Obispo in 2009. And tonight, his Mustangs (7-0, 5-0 Big Sky Conference) came out on top, 37-25, in a back-and-forth conference game against Portland […]
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The Portland connection: Mustangs look to defeat Vikings in homecoming game
Stephan Teodosescu steodosescu@mustangdaily.net Cal Poly football head coach Tim Walsh may understand how to beat Saturday night’s opponent Portland State better than anyone. That’s a perk of being the former Vikings head coach for 14 years. Walsh, now in his fourth year at the helm of a Cal Poly program (6-0, 4-0 Big Sky) that […]
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Football scores five unanswered touchdowns in win
Stephan Teodosescu steodosescu@mustangdaily.net The Cal Poly football team found itself trailing after the first quarter of last week’s game against Weber State. This week, Cal Poly found itself in a similar scenario – tied at the end of the opening frame. But with the help of five consecutive touchdowns in the final three quarters, Cal […]
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Mustangs win fifth straight, defeat Weber State 45-23
Junior defensive lineman Barrett Wangara grabbed the football and kept running. After snagging a ricochet interception in the third quarter of the No. 19 Mustangs matchup against Weber State, the 275-pound lineman ran down the field 58 yards into the end zone to score the pivotal touchdown in Cal Poly’s 45-23 win over the Weber State Wildcats on […]
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No. 19 Mustangs set for Friday night matchup
Brian De Los Santos bdelossantos@mustangdaily.net Head coach Tim Walsh and company set a lofty goal to start the season. In their first season playing in what is considered one the best conferences in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), the Mustangs aimed to finish as one of the top 10 rushing offenses in the nation. Four […]