23 Cal Poly’s Great West Conference Championship Teams 2004 Great West Champs • • • • • •
First back-to-back winning seasons since move to Div. I-AA Highest in-season ranking (No. 5) since moving to Div. I-AA Highest postseason ranking No. 16/17) since move to I-AA First Mustang team with three wins over Big Sky opponents Broke nine school records Conference defensive player of the year and Buck Buchanan Award winner (Jordan Beck) • Ten Great West Conference players of the week • Outscored 11 opponents by an average of 30.5 to 16.6 • Top 10 nationally in 13 statistical categories • Twice broke Mustang Stadium attendance records
2005 Great West Champs • Third straight winning season • Second consecutive nine-win season • Successfully defended Great West Football Conference championship • First ever trip to the Division I-AA playoffs • Ranked sixth in the nation in final polls • Produced its second straight Buck Buchanan Award winner (Chris Gocong) • Perfect 6-0 mark at home • Beat Montana for the first time • Six All-Americans and 14 All-Great West Conference first-team honorees • Great West Football Conference Coach of the Year (Rich Ellerson) • 25 wins in last three seasons (school record) • Set or tied 10 all-time Cal Poly school records
2011 Great West Champs
2008 Great West Champs
• Sixth Straight Winning Season • Highest in-season ranking (No. 3) since moving to FCS • Highest postseason ranking No. 8/10) since move to FCS • Second win over San Diego State in three seasons • Second NCAA Division I FCS playoff berth • Third Great West Conference championship in five years • Conference offensive player of the year (Ramses Barden) • Great West Conference Rookie of the Year (Asa Jackson) • Sixth straight AFCA All-American (Ramses Barden) • Nine All-Great West Conference first-team honorees • Scored in 41 of 44 quarters • Seven-game winning streak (at least 42 points in each game) • No. 1 in NCAA FCS in scoring (44.4) and total offense (487.45) • Barden broke or tied NCAA marks set by Jerry Rice and Randy Moss
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Eighth Winning Season in Nine Years Jake Romanelli became 14th Mustang to rush for over 1,000 yards Faced Two FBS Schools and One in Transition to FBS James Langford breaks school record for field goals in a season (15) and points scored in a season by a kicker (86) • Fourth Great West Conference championship • Andre Broadous sets school record for rushing TDs in a season (18) • Andre Broadous throws just one interception in 170 pass attempts • All-America honors for Asa Jackson, Jake Romanelli, Scott Winnewisser • Four All-Great West Conference first-team honorees • Mustangs finish No. 6 in FCS in rushing offense • Asa Jackson selected in fifth round of NFL Draft by Baltimore Ravens • Scott Winnewisser signs free agent contract with New Orleans Saints • Final Cal Poly team to compete in the Great West Conference
