Senior wide receiver Darrell Jones broke Cal Poly's career receptions record and senior running back Geno Randle rushed for a career-high 186 yards and two touchdowns as the Mustangs clinched the inaugural Great West Football Conference championship Saturday night with a 31-0 victory over Northern Colorado before 7,985 in Mustang Stadium.

Jones caught 10 passes for 126 yards and one touchdown for Cal Poly, which improved to 8-2 overall and 4-1 in Great West games. Northern Colorado fell to 2-8 and 2-2.

Jones now has 1,020 receiving yards for the season and his 172 career catches broke the old mark of 169 set by Kamil Loud from 1994-97.

Randle garnered his sixth career 100-yard game on the ground, netting his yards on 16 carries. He became the first Mustang to rush for a pair of touchdowns in a game this season, scoring on runs of 73 and 76 yards.

Mustang junior quarterback Anthony Garnett completed 12 of 20 passes for 153 yards and one touchdown, a 68-yarder to Jones in the second quarter. Garnett also ran one yard for a touchdown late in the second quarter.

Senior placekicker Byungwoo Yoon kicked a 32-yard field goal, also in the second quarter.

Cal Poly posted its first shutout since the 2002 season when the Mustangs blanked Humboldt State 30-0 in Mustang Stadium.

Northern Colorado running back Andre Wilson netted 64 yards on 17 carries while Nick Hager, who replaced starter Tony Christensen in the third quarter, completed 15 of 30 passes for 137 yards.Walter Payton Award candidate Vincent Jackson caught five passes for 98 yards for the Bears.

Defensively, Buck Buchanan Award nominee Jordan Beck led the Mustangs with 14 tackles, including a sack, and returned an interception 31 yards, his fourth theft of the season. Fellow linebacker Kyle Shotwell added nine tackles.

Cal Poly had five sacks, including two by Chris Gocong, another Buck Buchanan Award candidate who entered the game No. 2 in Division I-AA with 12.5 sacks.

Northern Colorado linebacker Ryan Palmer collected 18 tackles and recovered a Cal Poly fumble.

Cal Poly concludes its regular-season schedule next Saturday with a non-conference game at Sacramento State. Northern Colorado hosts South Dakota State for a Great West Conference matchup next Saturday,