1938 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

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1938 Cal Poly Mustangs football
ConferenceIndependent
1938 record7–2
Head coach
Home stadiumMustang Stadium
(Capacity: 8,500)
Seasons
← 1937
1939 →
1938 Western college football independents records
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
San Jose State   –   11 – 1 – 0
Cal Poly   –   7 – 2 – 0
Santa Clara   –   6 – 2 – 0
Saint Mary's   –   6 – 2 – 0
San Francisco   –   5 – 2 – 1
Humboldt State   –   4 – 2 – 0
Idaho Southern Branch   –   4 – 3 – 0
Portland   –   5 – 3 – 0
Hawaii   –   4 – 4 – 0
Loyola (CA)   –   4 – 5 – 0
San Francisco State   –   2 – 5 – 0
La Verne   –   1 – 4 – 0
Santa Barbara State   –   2 – 8 – 0
Gonzaga   –   1 – 7 – 0

The 1938 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic School[note 1] during the 1938 college football season. Cal Poly was a two-year school until 1941, and competed as an independent from 1929 to 1945.

The team was led by sixth-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 seven wins and two losses (7–2). Overall, the Mustangs outscored their opponents 119–53 for the season.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 21St. Mary's (TX)
W 6–0[1]
October 1Chico State[note 2]
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, California
W 14–7[2]
October 8at Arizona State[note 3]
L 0–13[3]
October 15at Humboldt State[note 4]
W 13–6[4]
October 21at San Francisco State[note 5]
W 20–2[5]
October 28at San Diego Marines[note 6]San DiegoL 0–19[6]
November 5San Jose State Freshmen[note 7]
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, California
W 26–0
November 11San Francisco Freshmen
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, California
W 19–6
November 24Idaho State
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, California
W 21–0[7]

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Notes[]

  1. ^ California Polytechnic State University was known as California Polytechnic School from 1901 to 1946.
  2. ^ California State University, Chico was known as Chico State College from 1935 to 1971.
  3. ^ Arizona State University was known as Arizona State Teachers College from 1929 to 1944.
  4. ^ Humboldt State University was known as Humboldt State College from 1935 to 1971.
  5. ^ San Francisco State University was known as San Francisco State College from 1935 to 1971.
  6. ^ The Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) in San Diego fielded a team that played against colleges and other military teams from 1922 to 1964.
  7. ^ San Jose State University was known as San Jose State College from 1935 to 1971.

References[]

  1. ^ "Cal Poly Wins". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 22, 1938. p. 33. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  2. ^ "Scoreboard". San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. October 2, 1938. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Tempe Defeats Cal Poly, 13-0". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. October 9, 1938. p. 29. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  4. ^ "Football Player Here". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. October 16, 1938. p. 11. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  5. ^ "San Francisco State in 20-2 Loss to Polytechnic". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. October 22, 1938. p. 13. Retrieved July 22, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  6. ^ "San Diego Marines Defeat Cal Poly". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. October 29, 1938. p. 14. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  7. ^ "Cal Poly Wins". Nevada State Journal. Reno, Nevada. November 25, 1938. p. 6. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  8. ^ "Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Yearly Results". Retrieved January 12, 2017.[permanent dead link]
  9. ^ "Cal Poly Football; 2016 Media Guide". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
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