American college football season
The 2022 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University as a member of the Big Sky Conference the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Mustangs were led by third-year head coach Beau Baldwin and now played their home games at Mustang Memorial Field in San Luis Obispo, California.
On July 25, 2022, during the virtual Big Sky Kickoff, the Mustangs were predicted to finish tenth in the Big Sky by both the coaches and media.[1]
Coaches poll Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
1 | Montana | 111 (3) |
2 | Sacramento State | 110 (4) |
3 | Montana State | 109 (5) |
4 | Weber State | 84 |
5 | UC Davis | 82 |
6 | Eastern Washington | 76 |
7 | Northern Arizona | 62 |
8 | Idaho | 45 |
9 | Portland State | 42 |
10 | Cal Poly | 33 |
T-11 | Idaho State | 19 |
T-11 | Northern Colorado | 19 |
Media poll Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
1 | Montana | 356 (14) |
2 | Montana State | 352 (13) |
3 | Sacramento State | 335 (4) |
4 | Weber State | 261 |
5 | UC Davis | 255 (1) |
6 | Eastern Washington | 236 |
7 | Northern Arizona | 191 |
8 | Portland State | 146 |
9 | Idaho | 142 |
10 | Cal Poly | 85 |
11 | Northern Colorado | 71 |
12 | Idaho State | 66 |
Preseason All–Big Sky team
[edit] The Mustangs did not have any players selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team.[2]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| 7:30 p.m. | at Fresno State* | | FS1 | L 7–35 | 36,011 |
September 10 | 2:05 p.m. | San Diego* | | ESPN+ | W 28–27 | 6,782 |
September 17 | 11:00 a.m. | at South Dakota* | | ESPN+ | L 21–38 | 6,812 |
October 1 | 5:05 p.m. | No. 5 Sacramento State![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | - Alex G. Spanos Stadium
- San Luis Obispo, CA
| ESPN+ | L 21–49 | 8,184 |
October 8 | 1:00 p.m. | at Northern Arizona | | ESPN+ | L 29–31 | 9,417 |
October 15 | 12:05 p.m. | at Idaho State | | ESPN+ | L 31–40 | 5,921 |
October 22 | 5:05 p.m. | Eastern Washington | - Alex G. Spanos Stadium
- San Luis Obispo, CA
| ESPN+ | L 10–17 | 8,357 |
October 29 | 4:00 p.m. | at UC Davis | | ESPN+ | L 17–59 | 8,189 |
November 5 | 5:00 p.m. | at No. 16 Montana | | ESPN+ | L 0–57 | 25,684 |
November 12 | 5:05 p.m. | No. 3 Montana State | - Mustang Memorial Field
- San Luis Obispo, CA
| ESPN+ | L 28–72 | 5,369 |
November 19 | 5:05 p.m. | Portland State | - Mustang Memorial Field
- San Luis Obispo, CA
| ESPN+ | W 49–42 | 5,168 |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Pacific time
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Game One – Cal Poly Mustangs (0–0) at Fresno State Bulldogs (0–0)
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Mustangs | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Bulldogs | 21 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
at Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA
- Date: Thursday, September 1, 2022
- Game time: 7:30 p.m. PST
- Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 102 °F (39 °C) • Wind: NW 10 mph
- Game attendance: 36,011
- Referee: Christian Watson
- TV announcers (FS1): Eric Collins (play-by-play) & Devin Gardner (analyst)
- Pregame line: Fresno State −42.0
Game information |
- First quarter
- (8:37) FRES – Jordan Mims 1-yard run, Abraham Montano kick (Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 4:40; Fresno State 7–0)
- (3:54) FRES – Nikko Remigio 13-yard run, Abraham Montano kick (Drive: 9 plays, 93 yards, 3:49; Fresno State 14–0)
- (0:29) FRES – Jordan Mims 1-yard run, Abraham Montano kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:06; Fresno State 21–0)
- Second quarter
- (11:54) CP – Bryson Allen 9-yard pass from Jaden Jones, Jaden Ohlsen kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:35; Fresno State 21–7)
- Third quarter
- (8:53) FRES – Jordan Mims 18-yard pass from Jake Haener, Abraham Montano kick (Drive: 3 plays, 34 yards, 1:05; Fresno State 28–7)
- Fourth quarter
- (8:53) FRES – Raymond Pauwels 8-yard pass from Jake Haener, Abraham Montano kick (Drive: 16 plays, 95 yards, 6:52; Fresno State 35–7)
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Statistics | CP | FRES |
First downs | 17 | 32 |
Plays–yards | 68–317 | 75–549 |
Rushes–yards | 30–106 | 33–175 |
Passing yards | 211 | 370 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 20–38–0 | 35–42–0 |
Time of possession | 26:19 | 33:41 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
Cal Poly | Passing | Jaden Jones | 20/38, 211 yards, TD |
Rushing | Jaden Jones | 9 carries, 59 yards |
Receiving | Chris Coleman | 3 receptions 74 yards |
Fresno State | Passing | Jake Haener | 35/41, 370 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Jordan Mims | 15 carries, 76 yards, 2 TD |
Receiving | Nikko Remigio | 9 receptions, 100 yards |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Toreros | 7 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
Mustangs | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Mustangs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
Coyotes | 21 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 38 |
No. 5 Sacramento State
[edit] | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 5 Hornets | 7 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 49 |
Mustangs | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
At Northern Arizona
[edit] | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Mustangs | 6 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 29 |
Lumberjacks | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 31 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Mustangs | 7 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 31 |
Bengals | 14 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 40 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Eagles | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
Mustangs | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Mustangs | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
Aggies | 14 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 59 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Mustangs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No. 16 Grizzlies | 14 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 57 |
No. 3 Montana State
[edit] | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 3 Bobcats | 24 | 27 | 14 | 7 | 72 |
Mustangs | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Vikings | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 42 |
Mustangs | 0 | 28 | 7 | 14 | 49 |
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