Mustang Daily Staff Report sports@mustangdaily.net At the beginning of the season, they were the new kids on the block. And they became the hunted. First year in the Big Sky Conference. A share of the conference title. A perfect 5-0 season at Alex G. Spanos Stadium. A 7-1 record in conference. 9-2 overall in the […]
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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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Injuries plague football team
Mustang Daily Staff Report sports@mustangdaily.net It hasn’t been easy for head coach Tim Walsh and the Cal Poly football team. In the team’s first year in the Big Sky Conference, the injuries are beginning to get to the Mustangs. The Cal Poly football team finished the 2012 regular season a co-champion of the Big West […]
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Tim Walsh named Big Sky Co-Coach of the Year
Mustang Daily Staff Report sports@mustangdaily.net The Big Sky Conference announced Wednesday the selection of head coach Tim Walsh as the Co-Coach of the Year, sharing the honor with Eastern Washington’s Beau Baldwin. Walsh, who has coached the Mustangs to a 26-18 record in his four seasons at Cal Poly, celebrated his first coach of the […]
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They’re in: Football clinches first playoff berth since 2008
Brian De Los Santos bdelossantos@mustangdaily.net The Mustangs were in the air traveling back from Arizona while the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) playoff selection show aired on national television. Awaiting an at-large bid to the postseason, the entire team — give or take — read the same message when they finally were able to turn on […]
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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 […]
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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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Molino struggles in football win over Portland State
Brian De Los Santos bdelossantos@mustangdaily.net Nico Molino has proved to be the backbone of the Cal Poly secondary this season. But just when his senior year was riding on nothing but highs, it took a dip against Portland State. “I had one of the worst games I’ve ever played,” Molino said. “I’m just happy for the […]