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Great West Conference

Cal Poly’s Great West Conference Championship Teams

2004 Great West Champs

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• 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

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

2011 Great West Champs

• 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