1947 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

1947 Cal Poly Mustangs football
Conference California Collegiate Athletic Association
1947 record 1–9 (0–5 CCAA)
Head coach Howie O'Daniels (2nd season)
Home stadium Mustang Stadium
(Capacity: 8,500)
1947 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Pacific $ 5 0 0     10 1 0
San Jose State 3 2 0     9 3 0
Fresno State 2 1 2     3 6 2
San Diego State 2 2 1     7 3 1
Santa Barbara 1 3 1     4 3 1
Cal Poly 0 5 0     1 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1947 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University[note 1] during the 1947 College Division football season. Cal Poly competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA).

The team was led by second-year head coach Howie O'Daniels and played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California. They finished the season with a record of one win and nine losses (1–9, 0–5 CCAA), ending with an eight-game losing streek. Overall, the Mustangs were outscored by an average score of 33–10, scoring only 97 points while giving up 332.

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 20 at Arizona State* Goodwin StadiumTempe, AZ L 6–33  
September 27 Caltech* Mustang StadiumSan Luis Obispo, CA W 26–6  
October 4 at San Diego State Aztec BowlSan Diego, CA L 13–56   11,000[1]
October 11 at Fresno State[note 2] Ratcliffe StadiumFresno, CA L 6–14   6,085[2]
October 18 San Francisco State* Mustang Stadium • San Luis Obispo, CA L 18–19  
October 25 Pacific (CA)[note 3] Mustang Stadium • San Luis Obispo, CA L 7–41  
November 1 at Santa Barbara[note 4] La Playa Stadium • Santa Barbara, CA L 14–53  
November 8 Pepperdine* Mustang Stadium • San Luis Obispo, CA L 0–47  
November 15 at Occidental* D.W. Patterson Field • Los Angeles, CA L 7–16  
November 22 at San Jose State Spartan StadiumSan Jose, CA L 0–47  
*Non-conference game.

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Team players in the NFL

No Cal Poly Mustangs were selected in the 1948 NFL Draft.[5]

Notes

  1. The official name of Cal Poly is California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. However, it has been more commonly known as either Cal Poly San Luis Obispo or just Cal Poly since 1947. See: Cal Poly
  2. California State University, Fresno was known as Fresno State Normal School from 1911–1948. See: Fresno State
  3. University of the Pacific (UOP) was known as College of the Pacific from 1911–1961. See: University of the Pacific
  4. UC Santa Barbara was known as Santa Barbara College of the University of California from 1942–1958. See: UC Santa Barbara

References

  1. Howard Hagen (October 5, 1947). "Aztecs Scalp Cal Poly '11'". The San Diego Union. p. 2-B.
  2. "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  3. "Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Yearly Results". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  4. "Cal Poly Football; 2016 Media Guide". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  5. "1948 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
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