1945 Cal Poly Mustangs football team
| 1945 Cal Poly Mustangs football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| 1945 record | 1–5–1 |
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| Home stadium | Mustang Stadium (Capacity: 8,500) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Saint Mary's | – | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nevada | – | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly | – | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific (CA) | – | 0 | – | 10 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco State | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1945 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic School[note 1] during the 1945 college football season. This was their last year as an independent. They joined the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) in 1946.
The team was led by first-year head coach Ronnie Henderson (in his only year as head coach) and played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California. They finished the season with a record of one win, five losses and one tie (1–5–1). Overall, the Mustangs outscored their opponents 19–180 for the season, including four consecutive shutout losses.
Schedule[]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 15 | Fresno State[note 2] |
| T 6–6[1] | |
| September 22 | Caltech |
| W 7–6 | |
| October 6 | Camp Cooke |
| L 0–46 | |
| October 13 | at Fresno State | L 0–24 | 6,398[2] | |
| October 27 | Goleta Marines |
| L 0–42 | |
| November 4 | Minter Field |
| L 0–19 | |
| November 10 | at Arizona | L 6–37 |
Notes[]
- ^ California Polytechnic State University was known as California Polytechnic School from 1901 to 1946.
- ^ California State University, Fresno (Fresno State) was known as Fresno State Normal School from 1911 to 1948.
References[]
- ^ "FSC Opens Grid Season With 6-6 Tie With Cal Poly". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. September 16, 1945. p. 18. Retrieved February 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
- ^ "Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Yearly Results". Retrieved January 12, 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Cal Poly Football; 2016 Media Guide". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
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