1941 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

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1941 Cal Poly Mustangs football
ConferenceIndependent
1941 record5–3–1
Head coach
Home stadiumMustang Stadium
(Capacity: 8,500)
Seasons
← 1940
1942 →
1941 Western college football independents records
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Hawaii   –   8 – 1 – 0
Santa Clara   –   6 – 3 – 0
San Francisco   –   6 – 4 – 0
Idaho Southern Branch   –   5 – 1 – 2
Cal Poly   –   5 – 3 – 1
Saint Mary's   –   5 – 4 – 0
Loyola (CA)   –   5 – 5 – 0
Nevada   –   3 – 5 – 1
Portland   –   3 – 5 – 0
Gonzaga   –   3 – 7 – 0
San Francisco State   –   2 – 4 – 1
Humboldt State   –   2 – 5 – 1
La Verne   –   0 – 6 – 0

The 1941 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic School[note 1] during the 1941 college football season. 1941 was the first season Cal Poly competed as a four-year school. They continued as an independent until the 1946 season.

The team was led by ninth-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 five wins, three losses and one tie (5–3–1). Overall, the Mustangs outscored their opponents 84–72 for the season.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 20at Whittier
W 10–7[1]
September 27at Nevada
L 0–32[2]
October 4Caltech
W 18–0[3]
October 11at Chico State[note 3]
T 0–0[4]
October 17La Verne
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, California
W 14–0
October 24California JV[note 4]
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, California
L 14–26
October 31San Francisco State[note 5]
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, California
W 14–0[5]
November 8Humboldt State[note 6]
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, California
L 0–7[6]
November 11160th Infantry (Camp SLO)
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, California
W 14–0[7]

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Notes[]

  1. ^ California Polytechnic State University was known as California Polytechnic School from 1901 to 1946.
  2. ^ This stadium is the predecessor to the current Mackay Stadium, which was opened for the 1966 season."University of Nevada, Reno; Mackay Stadium". Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  3. ^ California State University, Chico was known as Chico State College from 1935 to 1971.
  4. ^ The University of California JV team was commonly known as the “Cal Ramblers”
  5. ^ San Francisco State University was known as San Francisco State College from 1935 to 1971.
  6. ^ Humboldt State University was known as Humboldt State College from 1935 to 1971.

References[]

  1. ^ "Lineup Changes Planned For Cal-Poly Game". Reno Gazette-Journal. Reno, Nevada. September 22, 1941. p. 9. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  2. ^ "Nevada in 32 to 0 Win Over Cal Poly". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. September 28, 1941. p. 19. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  3. ^ "Grid Scores". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. October 5, 1941. p. 14. Retrieved July 23, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  4. ^ "Poly, Chico Fight To Tie on Gridiron". Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. October 13, 1941. p. 14 – via GenealogyBank.com.
  5. ^ "S.F. State Beaten". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. November 1, 1941. p. 12. Retrieved July 23, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  6. ^ "Humboldt Wins". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. November 9, 1941. p. 18. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  7. ^ "Oregon Upsets Santa Clara, 21-19; Salsbury Leads Army Team to Service Classic Win". The Evening Herald. Klamath Falls, Oregon. November 12, 1941. p. 9. 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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