2024 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

The 2024 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented the California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach Paul Wulff, the Mustangs played home games at Mustang Memorial Field in San Luis Obispo, California.

ConferenceBig Sky Conference

Record3–8 (2–6 Big Sky)

Headcoach

Paul Wulff (2nd season)

Co-offensivecoordinators

Timm Rosenbach (1st season)
Erik Meyer (1st season)

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2024 Cal Poly Mustangs football

Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	3–8 (2–6 Big Sky)
Head coach	Paul Wulff (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinators	Timm Rosenbach (1st season) Erik Meyer (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread triple option
Defensive coordinator	Cody vonAppen (3rd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Mustang Memorial Field
Seasons ← 2023 2025 →

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2024 Big Sky Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 2 Montana State $^	8	–	0	15	–	1
No. 5 UC Davis ^	7	–	1	11	–	3
No. 7 Idaho ^	6	–	2	10	–	4
No. 22 Northern Arizona ^	6	–	2	8	–	5
No. 10 Montana ^	5	–	3	9	–	5
Idaho State	3	–	5	5	–	7
Eastern Washington	3	–	5	4	–	8
Weber State	3	–	5	4	–	8
Portland State	3	–	5	3	–	8
Cal Poly	2	–	6	3	–	8
Sacramento State	1	–	7	3	–	9
Northern Colorado	1	–	7	1	–	11

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

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Schedule

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	5:00 p.m.	at San Diego*	Torero Stadium San Diego, CA	ESPN+	L 21–27	5,792
September 7	4:00 p.m.	at Stanford*	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	ACCNX	L 7–41	22,634
September 14	5:00 p.m.	Western Oregon*	Mustang Memorial Field San Luis Obispo, CA	ESPN+	W 31–14	7,728
September 28	12:00 p.m.	at Northern Colorado	Nottingham Field Greeley, CO	ESPN+	W 28–7	4,495
October 5	5:00 p.m.	Idaho State	Mustang Memorial Field San Luis Obispo, CA	ESPN+	L 38–41	8,429
October 12	4:00 p.m.	at No. 6 UC Davis	UC Davis Health Stadium Davis, CA (rivalry)	ESPN+	L 10–56	10,515
October 19	1:00 p.m.	at No. 13 Idaho	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID	ESPN+	L 29–34	8,873
November 2	2:00 p.m.	No. 8 Montana	Mustang Memorial Field San Luis Obispo, CA	KSBY/ESPN+	L 7–42	10,095
November 9	5:00 p.m.	Northern Arizona	Mustang Memorial Field San Luis Obispo, CA	ESPN+	L 14–31	6,231
November 16	2:00 p.m.	Sacramento State	Mustang Memorial Field San Luis Obispo, CA	ESPN+	W 26–23	4,742
November 23	12:00 p.m.	at Weber State	Stewart Stadium Ogden, UT	ESPN+	L 17–28	4,279
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

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Game summaries

at San Diego

Cal Poly Mustangs (0–0) at San Diego Toreros (0–0) – Game summary

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Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	0	7	7	7	21
Toreros	10	0	7	10	27

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at Torero Stadium • San Diego, California

Date: August 31
Game time: 5:00 p.m. PDT
TV announcers (ESPN+): Jack Cronin, Reid Sinnett

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Statistics	CP	USD
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

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Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Cal Poly	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
San Diego	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

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at Stanford

Cal Poly Mustangs (0–1) at Stanford Cardinal (FBS) (0–1) – Game summary

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Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	0	7	0	0	7
Cardinal (FBS)	7	7	17	10	41

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at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, California

Date: September 7
Game time: 4:00 p.m. PDT
Game weather: Sunny
Game attendance: 22,634
Referee: Nate Black
TV announcers (ACCNX): Roxy Bernstein, Michael Bumpus, and Sherree Burruss

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Game information
First quarter (0:00) STAN – Mudia Reuben 5-yard pass from Ashton Daniels, Emmet Kenney kick (Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, 5:03; Stanford 7–0) Second quarter (12:09) CP – Jake Woods 22-yard pass from Michael Briscoe, Gianluca Dimauro kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:51; Tied 7–7) (0:21) STAN – Justin Lamson 2-yard run, Emmet Kenney kick (Drive: 6 plays, 73 yards, 1:11; Stanford 14–7) Third quarter (11:52) STAN – Tiger Bachmeier 90-yard punt return, Emmet Kenney kick (Stanford 21–7) (5:26) STAN – Emmet Kenney 32-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 4:17; Stanford 24–7) (2:02) STAN – Sam Roush 5-yard pass from Ashton Daniels, Emmet Kenney kick (Drive: 5 plays, 21 yards, 2:47; Stanford 31–7) Fourth quarter (10:02) STAN – Ismael Cisse 12-yard pass from Elijah Brown, Emmet Kenney kick (Drive: 7 plays, 85 yards, 4:08; Stanford 31–7) (1:55) STAN – Emmet Kenney 43-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 4:18; Stanford 41–7)

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First quarter

(0:00) STAN – Mudia Reuben 5-yard pass from Ashton Daniels, Emmet Kenney kick (Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, 5:03; Stanford 7–0)

Second quarter

(12:09) CP – Jake Woods 22-yard pass from Michael Briscoe, Gianluca Dimauro kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:51; Tied 7–7)
(0:21) STAN – Justin Lamson 2-yard run, Emmet Kenney kick (Drive: 6 plays, 73 yards, 1:11; Stanford 14–7)

Third quarter

(11:52) STAN – Tiger Bachmeier 90-yard punt return, Emmet Kenney kick (Stanford 21–7)
(5:26) STAN – Emmet Kenney 32-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 4:17; Stanford 24–7)
(2:02) STAN – Sam Roush 5-yard pass from Ashton Daniels, Emmet Kenney kick (Drive: 5 plays, 21 yards, 2:47; Stanford 31–7)

Fourth quarter

(10:02) STAN – Ismael Cisse 12-yard pass from Elijah Brown, Emmet Kenney kick (Drive: 7 plays, 85 yards, 4:08; Stanford 31–7)
(1:55) STAN – Emmet Kenney 43-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 4:18; Stanford 41–7)

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More information Statistics, CP ...

Statistics	CP	STAN
First downs	13	22
Plays–yards	50–229	62–437
Rushes–yards	20–25	32–119
Passing yards	204	318
Passing: comp–att–int	21–30–1	26–30–0
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	25:37	34:23

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Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Cal Poly	Passing	Bo Kelly	17/25, 149 yards, INT
	Rushing	Aiden Ramos	8 carries, 22 yards
	Receiving	Michael Briscoe	3 receptions, 47 yards
Stanford	Passing	Ashton Daniels	19/23, 221 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Chris Davis Jr.	6 carries, 53 yards
	Receiving	Sedrick Irvin	2 receptions, 92 yards

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vs Western Oregon

Western Oregon Wolves (DII) vs Cal Poly Mustangs – Game summary

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Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolves (DII)	0	6	8	0	14
Mustangs	7	7	14	3	31

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at Mustang Memorial Field • San Luis Obispo, California

Date: September 14
Game time: 8:00
TV announcers (ESPN+): Chris Sylvester, John Kane

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Statistics	WOR	CP
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

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Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Western Oregon	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Cal Poly	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

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at Northern Colorado

Cal Poly Mustangs at Northern Colorado Bears – Game summary

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Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	14	0	7	7	28
Bears	0	0	7	0	7

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at Nottingham Field • Greeley, Colorado

Date: September 28
Game time: 3:00
TV announcers (ESPN+): Christian Saez, Nick Hager

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Statistics	CP	UNCO
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

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Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Cal Poly	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Northern Colorado	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

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vs Idaho State

Idaho State Bengals vs Cal Poly Mustangs – Game summary

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Quarter	1	2	Total
Bengals			0
Mustangs			0

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at Mustang Memorial Field • San Luis Obispo, California

Date: October 5
Game time: 8:00
TV announcers (ESPN+): Chris Sylvester, John Kane

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Statistics	IDST	CP
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

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Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Idaho State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Cal Poly	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

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at No. 6 UC Davis

Cal Poly Mustangs at No. 6 UC Davis Aggies – Game summary

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Quarter	1	2	Total
Mustangs			0
No. 6 Aggies			0

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at UC Davis Health Stadium • Davis, California

Date: October 12
Game time: 7:00
TV announcers (ESPN+/KQCA): Scott Marsh, Scott Gordon

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Statistics	CP	UCD
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

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Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Cal Poly	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
UC Davis	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

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at No. 13 Idaho

Cal Poly Mustangs at No. 13 Idaho Vandals – Game summary

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Quarter	1	2	Total
Mustangs			0
No. 13 Vandals			0

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at Kibbie Dome • Moscow, Idaho

Date: October 19
Game time: 4:00
TV announcers (ESPN+/SWX NW): Bob Castle, Brian Strandley

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Statistics	CP	IDHO
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

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Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Cal Poly	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Idaho	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

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vs No. 8 Montana

No. 8 Montana Grizzlies vs Cal Poly Mustangs – Game summary

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Quarter	1	2	Total
No. 8 Grizzlies			0
Mustangs			0

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at Mustang Memorial Field • San Luis Obispo, California

Date: November 2
Game time: 5:00
TV announcers (ESPN+/MTN): Jay Kohn, Marty Mornhinweg, Kyle Hanson

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Statistics	MONT	CP
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

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Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Montana	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Cal Poly	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

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vs Northern Arizona

Northern Arizona Lumberjacks vs Cal Poly Mustangs – Game summary

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Quarter	1	2	Total
Lumberjacks			0
Mustangs			0

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at Mustang Memorial Field • San Luis Obispo, California

Date: November 9
Game time: 8:00
TV announcers (ESPN+): Chris Sylvester, John Kane

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Statistics	NAU	CP
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

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Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Northern Arizona	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Cal Poly	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

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vs Sacramento State

Sacramento State Hornets vs Cal Poly Mustangs – Game summary

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Quarter	1	2	Total
Hornets			0
Mustangs			0

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at Mustang Memorial Field • San Luis Obispo, California

Date: November 16
Game time: 5:00
TV announcers (ESPN+): Chris Sylvester, John Kane

More information Statistics, SAC ...

Statistics	SAC	CP
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

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Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Sacramento State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Cal Poly	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

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at Weber State

Cal Poly Mustangs at Weber State Wildcats – Game summary

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Quarter	1	2	Total
Mustangs			0
Wildcats			0

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at Stewart Stadium • Ogden, Utah

Date: November 23
Game time: 3:00
TV announcers (ESPN+): Tony Parks, Riley Jensen

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Statistics	CP	WEB
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

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Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Cal Poly	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Weber State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

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2024 Cal Poly Mustangs football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`0`	Logan Booher	Jr
WR	`1`	Aaron Okoro	GS
WR	`2`	Giancarlo Woods	Sr
QB	`3`	Bo Kelly	So
RB	`4`	Jaedon Matthews	Fr
RB	`5`	Aiden Ramos	Fr
WR	`6`	Tyrece Fairly-Diyem	So
TE	`7`	Jake Woods	Jr
RB	`8`	Shakobe Harper	Sr
WR	`9`	Evan Burkhart	Sr
WR	`10`	Michael Briscoe	Jr
QB	`11`	Jaden Jones	Jr
QB	`12`	Jackson Akins	So
WR	`13`	Reed Shumpert	Jr
WR	`14`	Aiden Hall	Fr
TE	`15`	Robbie Greer	Sr
QB	`16`	Lucas Razore	Fr
QB	`17`	Richie Watts	So
WR	`18`	Josiah Lamarque	Fr
RB	`19`	Zion Hall	Jr
RB	`20`	Trey Wilson	Fr
RB	`21`	Troy Fletcher	So
RB	`22`	Paul Holyfield Jr.	So
WR	`23`	Kian Salehi	Fr
TE	`24`	Michael Otterstedt	Jr
RB	`26`	Malachi Brown	Fr
WR	`28`	Joey Villaroman	Fr
WR	`32`	Nolan Cummings	Fr
RB	`33`	Devin Cerda	Fr
RB	`34`	Kendric Sanders	Fr
TE	`39`	Caden Rose	Fr
TE	`42`	Ava Leota	Jr
OL	`52`	Payson Campisano	Sr
OL	`54`	Hayden Jones	So
OL	`55`	Tristan Fui	Fr
OL	`59`	Tyler Charbonneau	Jr
OL	`61`	Ethan Bronson	Sr
OL	`62`	Hunter Jones	GS
OL	`65`	Kavika Fitisemanu	So
OL	`66`	Kamani Fifita	Fr
OL	`69`	Enzo Hall	Fr
OL	`71`	Charles Lincoln	GS
OL	`72`	Austin Anderson	Sr
OL	`73`	Brady Norton	Fr
OL	`74`	Jasdev Banwait	So
OL	`75`	Tanner Hirschler	So
OL	`76`	Trevor Newkirk	Fr
OL	`77`	Jayden Smith	Fr
OL	`78`	Racin Delgatty	Fr
OL	`79`	Miles Medina	Fr
TE	`80`	Ty Bourland	So
WR	`81`	Cal Zimmerman	Fr
WR	`82`	Jordan Garrison	Fr
WR	`83`	Bain Eiseman	Fr
TE	`84`	Alek Marshall	Fr
TE	`85`	Aaron Meyer	Fr
WR	`87`	Brooks Wheatley	Fr
WR	`88`	Makhi Johnson	So

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
S	`0`	Chris Snyder	Fr
CB	`1`	Delano Franklin	So
LB	`2`	Troy Bean	Fr
LB	`3`	Ethan Calvert	Jr
CB	`4`	Kai Rapolla	So
LB	`5`	Je'kob Jones	Jr
CB	`6`	Xavier Oliphant	Sr
S	`7`	Jake East	So
S	`8`	DeMel Turner	So
S	`9`	Brian Dukes Jr.	Jr
LB	`10`	Mikey D'Amato	So
S	`11`	Jamauri Jackson	Jr
DL	`12`	Victory Johnson	Fr
CB	`13`	Kresean Kizzy	Fr
DL	`14`	Elijah Ponder	Sr
CB	`15`	Budha Boyd	Fr
S	`16`	Tyler Williams	Jr
CB	`17`	Guy Kirson	Sr
LB	`20`	Kenny Olson	So
LB	`22`	Misa Paiau	Fr
S	`23`	Jeremiah Bernard	Fr
S	`25`	Jeremy Justice	Sr
CB	`26`	Tayden Phillips	Fr
CB	`27`	Calvin Moore	Fr
LB	`28`	Charlie Sullivan	Fr
CB	`29`	Justus Woods	Fr
CB	`30`	Boston Wilson	So
S	`32`	Mason Rivera	So
LB	`36`	Gage Burnett	Fr
LB	`37`	Noah Sulick	Fr
DL	`40`	Matthew Nuanez	Jr
LB	`42`	Jake Javorsky	Fr
LB	`43`	Judaea Moon	GS
LB	`44`	Carson Jones	So
CB	`47`	Brayden Breedlove	Fr
LB	`48`	Logan Foster	Sr
DL	`49`	Julius Jordan	So
DL	`50`	Jacob Bobic	Fr
DL	`51`	Will Plemons	Fr
DL	`53`	Nilasoni Finau	Jr
DL	`58`	Thomas Bouda	Jr
DL	`60`	Ethan Rodriguez	Sr
DL	`88`	Jordan Sanders	So
DL	`89`	Tyler Hoffman	So
DT	`90`	Marquise Jones	Fr
DL	`92`	Jake Vorhees	Fr
DL	`94`	Ish Taliauli	Fr
DL	`95`	Antonio Vakameilalo	Sr
DL	`96`	Mason Barbour	Jr
DL	`98`	J. T. Houston	Fr
DL	`99`	Josh Ngaluafe	Jr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LS	`33`	Spencer Moore	Jr
P	`35`	Jesse Ehrlich	So
K	`38`	Noah Serna	So
LS	`41`	Nehemiah Cha	Fr
P	`46`	Ryan Collins	Jr
K	`63`	Josue Lopez	Fr
K	`67`	Jaden Ohlsen	Jr
K	`68`	Gianluca Dimauro	So

Head coach

Paul Wulff

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Will Plemons (Assistant head coach / Defensive line)
Timm Rosenbach (Co-Offensive coordinator / Wide receivers)
Erik Meyer (Co-Offensive coordinator / Quarterbacks)
Cody vonAppen (Defensive coordinator / Safeties)
Ryan Payne (Run Game coordinator / Offensive line)
Asa Jackson (Cornerbacks)
Joey Muscarella (Tight ends / Kickers & punters)
Josh Letuligasenoa (Outside linebackers)
Steve Broussard (Running backs)
Everrette Thompson (Co-Special Teams coordinator / assistant linebackers)
Matthew Hazelwood (Co-Special Teams coordinator / assistant safeties)
Kevin Clune (Inside linebackers)
Taylor Fendall (Offensive quality control / assistant offensive)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

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Last update: November 29, 2024

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2024 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

Schedule

Game summaries

at San Diego

at Stanford

vs Western Oregon

at Northern Colorado

vs Idaho State

at No. 6 UC Davis

at No. 13 Idaho

vs No. 8 Montana

vs Northern Arizona

vs Sacramento State

at Weber State

Roster

References

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