Thursday, September 1
Fresno, Calif.
7:30 p.m.
0-1
7
at
35
Fresno State
1-0
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
F
CP
0
7
0
0
7
Fresno State
21
0
7
7
35
Team Stats
CP
FS
Total Yards
317
549
Pass Yards
211
377
Rushing Yards
106
172
Penalty Yards
36
65
1st Downs
17
33
3rd Downs
4
5
4th Downs
2
1
TOP
26:19
33:41
1st Quarter
CP 0, FS 7
FS - Mims,Jordan 1 yd run (Montano,Abraham kick), 10 plays, 68 yards, TOP 4:40
CP 0, FS 14
FS - Remigio,Nikko 13 yd run (Montano,Abraham kick), 9 plays, 93 yards, TOP 3:49
CP 0, FS 21
FS - Mims,Jordan 1 yd run (Montano,Abraham kick), 6 plays, 75 yards, TOP 2:06
2nd Quarter
CP 7, FS 21
CP - Allen,Bryson 9 yd pass from Jones,Jaden (Ohlsen,Jaden kick) 9 plays, 75 yards, TOP 3:35
3rd Quarter
CP 7, FS 28
FS - Mims,Jordan 19 yd pass from Haener,Jake (Montano,Abraham kick) 3 plays, 34 yards, TOP 1:05
4th Quarter
CP 7, FS 35
FS - Pauwels,Raymond 8 yd pass from Haener,Jake (Montano,Abraham kick) 16 plays, 95 yards, TOP 6:52
Game Leaders
Passing Leaders
CMP
20
TD
1
YDS
211
INT
0
Players Mentioned
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Defensive end Elijah Ponder tries to get to Fresno State quarterback Jake Haener for a sack in season opener Thursday night at Valley Children's Stadium.
Photo by: Owen Main | Cal Poly Athletics
Cal Poly Falls to Fresno State, 35-7, in 2022 Season Opener
9/2/2022 12:38:00 AM | Football
FRESNO, Calif. -- Fresno State scored on its first three possessions for a 21-0 lead and went on to beat Cal Poly 35-7 in a season-opening non-conference football game Thursday night before 36,011 inside Valley Children's Stadium.
Cal Poly scored a touchdown early in the second period and produced three drives of 70 or more yards the rest of the way, but was held out of the end zone each time, losing to the Bulldogs for the ninth straight time, all nine games played in Fresno.
Mustang freshman quarterback Jaden Jones completed 20 of 38 passes for 211 yards and one touchdown, a nine-yard pass to Bryson Allen three minutes into the second period. The Oxnard High School graduate also scrambled out of the pocket well several times, netting 58 yards on 11 carries.
The 75-yard, nine-play scoring drive feature a 28-yard run by Shakobe Harper and two passes to Allen for a total of 17 yards.
Later in the second period, Cal Poly drove 84 yards to the Fresno State 8-yard line before a fourth-down lob pass to the left corner of the end zone was batted away by Cameron Lockridge.
The Mustangs also marched 70 yards on 16 plays to the Bulldog 5-yard line before an incomplete pass on fourth down thwarted that scoring opportunity with 4:03 to play in the third quarter.
And Cal Poly also went 73 yards on 14 plays to the Fresno State 1-yard line before the Bulldogs put together a goal-line stand that kept the Mustangs out of the end zone with 6:16 to play in the game.
Allen finished with six catches for 52 yards while Chris Coleman and Josh Cuevas each made three catches.
Fresno State quarterback Jake Haener clinched the victory with a pair of second-half scoring passes -- 19 yards to Jordan Mims in the third quarter and eight yards to Raymond Pauwels in the fourth period.
Haener finished 36 of 42 for 377 yards with no interceptions. He was sacked three times -- one each by Ethan Rodriguez, Danid Meyer and Michael Otterstedt. Nikko Remigio caught nine passes and Jalen Cropper seven for the Bulldogs.
Mims also rushed for 73 yards on 15 carries and two touchdowns -- a pair of one-yard runs in the first quarter -- and Malik Sherrod added 69 yards on just eight trips. Remigio ran 13 yards for Fresno State's second score in the first period.
Linebacker Je'kob Jones led Cal Poly defensively with six tackles.
There were no turnovers by either team and Cal Poly gave up just one sack.
Fresno State compiled advantages of 549 to 317 yards in total offense, 33-17 in first downs and 33:41 to 26:19 in time of possession.
The crowd of 36,011 is the fourth-largest to ever see a Cal Poly football game. Temperature at kickoff was 102 degrees.
Cal Poly plays its home opener Saturday, Sept. 10, against San Diego at 2 p.m. inside Alex G. Spanos Stadium.
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