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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Mustangs win big, defeat Idaho State 70-14
Brian De Los Santos bdelossantos@mustangdaily.net On the Mustang’s first offensive play, Andre Broadous connected with Willie Tucker for a 48-yard score. Deonte Williams then punched in a 9-yard touchdown run on the team’s second. Seventeen seconds, two touchdowns. And they weren’t done. Cal Poly gained a season-high 505 rushing yards, the most the team’s gained […]
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 […]
Cal Poly football fighting for 4-0
Brian De Los Santos bdelossantos@mustangdaily.net Cal Poly’s defense has stepped up every time it’s needed to this season. Against Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) foe Wyoming, cornerback Nico Molino nabbed an interception in the final minutes to help the Cal Poly football team to its first FBS win under head coach Tim Walsh. A week later, […]
Mustangs defeat UC Davis for first time since 2008
The horseshoe is coming back to Cal Poly. In the Mustangs’ first game in the Big Sky Conference, Deonte Williams rushed for 188 yards and three touchdowns to help the Cal Poly football team to a 28-20 victory over the Aggies in the Battle for the Golden Horseshoe on Saturday. “We want to do that […]
Mustangs seeking revenge in Battle of the Golden Horseshoe
This game needs no hype — linebacker Kennith Jackson knows it. He’s been on the field for the past three contests against UC Davis. He knows the team’s never beaten the Aggies under head coach Tim Walsh. He witnessed the Mustangs lose grip of a 21-3 halftime lead two seasons ago and watched the Aggies […]
Kennith Jackson owes it all to his mom
When the Mustangs reflect on the 2011 season, a key part of their success and, in the end their failure to make the playoffs, will be the injuries that plagued the team. But even more so, reflections will settle on players, such as Kennith Jackson, who stepped up as leaders. The leadership role isn’t something […]