1966 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

1966 Cal Poly Mustangs football
Conference California Collegiate Athletic Association
1966 record 6–4 (2–3 CCAA)
Head coach Sheldon Harden (5th season)
Home stadium Mustang Stadium
(Capacity: 8,500)
1966 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
San Diego State $ 5 – 0 – 0     11 – 0 – 0
Fresno State 3 – 2 – 0     7 – 3 – 0
Cal State Long Beach 3 – 2 – 0     6 – 3 – 0
Cal Poly 2 – 3 – 0     6 – 4 – 0
Cal State Los Angeles 2 – 3 – 0     4 – 6 – 0
Valley State 0 – 5 – 0     2 – 7 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1966 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University[note 1] during the 1966 College Division football season. Cal Poly competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA).

The team was led by fifth-year head coach Sheldon Harden and played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California. They finished the season with a record of six wins and four losses (6–4, 2–3 CCAA).

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 17 San Francisco State* Mustang Stadium • San Luis Obispo, CA L 0–38  
September 24 Linfield* Mustang Stadium • San Luis Obispo, CA W 22–7  
October 1 San Diego State Mustang Stadium • San Luis Obispo, CA L 13–14   4,980[1]
October 8 at Cal Western[note 2]* Balboa Stadium ? • San Diego, CA W 21–3  
October 15 at Fresno State[note 3] Ratcliffe Stadium • Fresno, CA L 7–14   11,016[2]
October 22 Valley State[note 4] Mustang Stadium • San Luis Obispo, CA W 28–22  
October 29 at Long Beach State[note 5] Veterans Stadium • Long Beach, CA L 0–32  
November 5 Cal State Los Angeles Mustang Stadium • San Luis Obispo, CA W 14–10   4,400[3]
November 12 Santa Clara* Mustang Stadium • San Luis Obispo, CA W 34–32  
November 19 at UC Santa Barbara* Campus Stadium • Santa Barbara, CA W 14–10  
*Non-conference game.

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Team players in the NFL

No Cal Poly Mustangs were selected in the 1967 NFL Draft.[6]

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. ↑ Alliant International University was known as California Western University from 1952–1967. See: Cal Western
  3. ↑ California State University, Fresno was known as Fresno State College from 1949–1971. See: Fresno State
  4. ↑ California State University, Northridge was known as San Fernando Valley State College from 1958–1971. See: Valley State
  5. ↑ The official name of Long Beach State was California State College at Long Beach from 1964–1967. However, it is still commonly known as Long Beach State. See: Long Beach State

References

  1. ↑ "Aztecs Block PAT Try, Nip Mustangs, 14-13". The San Diego Union. October 2, 1966. p. J-1.
  2. ↑ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Cal Poly (SLO) Overcomes 10-0 Deficit to Beat Diablos, 14-10". The Los Angeles Times. November 6, 1966. p. D-8. Retrieved January 20, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Yearly Results". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Cal Poly Football; 2016 Media Guide". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  6. ↑ "1967 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
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