1948 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

1948 Cal Poly Mustangs football
Conference	California Collegiate Athletic Association
1948 record	3–5 (1–4 CCAA)
Head coach	Chuck Pavelko (1st season)
Home stadium	Mustang Stadium (Capacity: 8,500)

1948 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
San Jose State $	5	–	0	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
Pacific	4	–	1	–	0	7	–	1	–	2
Santa Barbara	2	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Fresno State	2	–	3	–	0	3	–	6	–	1
San Diego State	1	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Cal Poly	1	–	4	–	0	3	–	5	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1948 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University^{[note 1]} during the 1948 College Division football season. Cal Poly competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA).

The team was led by first-year head coach Chuck Pavelko and played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California. They finished the season with a record of three wins and five losses (3–5, 1–4 CCAA).

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 25	at Pacific (CA)^{[note 2]}	Baxter Stadium • Stockton, CA	L 13–33
October 2	Caltech*	Mustang Stadium • San Luis Obispo, CA	W 27–6
October 9	Fresno State^{[note 3]}	Mustang Stadium • San Luis Obispo, CA	W 26–14
October 16	San Jose State	Mustang Stadium • San Luis Obispo, CA	L 7–47
October 30	Whittier*	Mustang Stadium • San Luis Obispo, CA	L 13–26
November 5	at San Francisco State*	Cox Stadium • San Francisco, CA	W 40–0
November 11	at Santa Barbara^{[note 4]}	La Playa Stadium • Santa Barbara, CA	L 19–35
November 20	San Diego State	Mustang Stadium • San Luis Obispo, CA	L 14–28	4,500^[1]
*Non-conference game.

^[2]^[3]

Team players in the NFL

No Cal Poly Mustangs were selected in the 1949 NFL Draft.^[4]

Notes

↑ 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
↑ University of the Pacific (UOP) was known as College of the Pacific from 1911–1961. See: University of the Pacific
↑ California State University, Fresno was known as Fresno State Normal School from 1911–1948. See: Fresno State
↑ UC Santa Barbara was known as Santa Barbara College of the University of California from 1942–1958. See: UC Santa Barbara

References

↑ Howard Hagen (November 21, 1948). "Staters Clout Cal Poly, 28-14". The San Diego Union. p. 25-A. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
↑ "Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Yearly Results". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
↑ "Cal Poly Football; 2016 Media Guide". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
↑ "1949 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.

Cal Poly Mustangs football
Venues	Alex G. Spanos Stadium (1935–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Battle for the Golden Horseshoe (UC Davis)
Culture & lore	Musty the Mustang "Ride High You Mustangs" Mustang Band
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
National championship seasons in bold

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