What conference does your favorite college football team play in? Odds are either it or its conference has been affected by the shifting college sports landscape and now Cal Poly is no exception. One conference expansion that went mostly under the radar was the Big Sky, a part of the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). Next […]
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Not-so-sweet senior day for Mustang football
A career night from Jake Romanelli couldn’t save the Mustangs as Cal Poly fell 53-51 to Eastern Washington in triple overtime on Saturday night. Quarterback Andre Broadous and the Cal Poly offense failed to convert the required two-point conversion in the third overtime, giving the victory to the Eagles. Romanelli, however, rushed for a career-high […]
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Mustang football to play Eastern Washington for last home game
Cal Poly football will play Eastern Washington University on Saturday. A win would close out the season with a perfect home game record. Though the Mustangs lost to UC Davis at their last game on Nov. 5, head coach Tim Walsh said the team has “dealt with it really well” and is focusing on the […]
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'Turf toe' can't keep Asa Jackson off field
Normally, punt returns are some of the most exciting plays in football, but they can also be the most frightening. Homecoming night, in a game against Southern Utah earlier this season, Asa Jackson found himself on his back clutching his foot when two Thunderbirds tackled him after fielding a punt. The electric atmosphere at Alex […]
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Football's four-game win streak snapped in Davis
Underneath a wet and dreary Northern California sky, the Cal Poly football team saw its hopes of reaching the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) playoffs slip away. The Mustangs were defeated by UC Davis 24-17 and, as a result, can no longer reach the recommended seven Division I wins in order to qualify for the FCS […]
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Football set for another wild weekend
Students, faculty and alumni of Cal Poly might be spoiled with another exciting slate of games this weekend, if the come-from-behind victories in football and soccer two weeks ago weren’t enough. Cal Poly football (4-3, 2-0 Great West) will face No. 15/17 South Dakota (5-3, 2-0 Great West) on Saturday night at Alex G. Spanos […]
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Romanelli pioneers into uncharted territory
Cal Poly football fans have seen successful NFL coaches, players, business leaders and engineers wear the Cal Poly green and gold for more than 75 years. For the last four years, they have also been cheering for a pioneer — in 2007, Jake Romanelli became the first football player from Templeton High School to earn […]
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Newsworthy newsroom, week 5
This past week was full of what myself and the rest of the Mustang Daily staff would consider very newsworthy times. Not only did the paper already have a busy week with two special editions, which are editions of the paper that have a common theme throughout, but Cal Poly managed to do some pretty […]
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Last minute drive saves football playoff hopes
The Cal Poly football team overcame a fourth quarter deficit for the second consecutive week and defeated the Southern Utah Thunderbirds 31-27 and moved to 1-0 in the Great West on Saturday night at Alex G. Spanos Stadium. The Mustangs, however, also suffered a big loss in the form of Asa Jackson. He was injured […]
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Football faces tough road ahead
Six games. Six wins. That’s what the Cal Poly football team is faced with going into the midpoint of its season. In all likelihood, anything short of those six wins will leave the Mustangs on the outside of the playoffs for the third-straight year. “We haven’t played as well as we would have liked, so […]
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Broadous' shoulders carry 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 after 6 a.m. Two hours of practice later, Broadous and […]