1954 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

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1954 Cal Poly Mustangs football
ConferenceCalifornia Collegiate Athletic Association
1954 record6–4 (3–1 CCAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumMustang Stadium
(Capacity: 8,500)
Seasons
← 1953
1955 →
1954 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Fresno State $ 4 – 0 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Cal Poly 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
San Diego State 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Santa Barbara 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Los Angeles State 0 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1954 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University[note 1] during the 1954 college football season. Cal Poly competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA).

The team was led by fifth-year head coach LeRoy Hughes 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, 3–1 CCAA). The Mustangs scored 221 points while giving up 141 in the 1954 season.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 18San Diego Marines[note 2]*
L 3–23
September 25at Willamette*
W 19–12
October 2San Diego State[note 3]
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, California
W 26–14[1]
October 8at Santa Barbara[note 4]
W 47–6
October 16San Francisco State[note 5]*
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, California
W 19–0
October 23at McMurry*
L 14–49
November 6at Fresno State[note 6]
L 13–1612,789[2]
November 12at Los Angeles State[note 7]
W 47–0
November 19Humboldt State[note 8]*
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, California
W 13–0[3]
November 25Western State*
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, California
L 20–21
  • *Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL[]

The following were selected in the 1955 NFL Draft.[6]

Player Position Round Overall NFL team
Bob Heaston Guard 24 285 San Francisco 49ers
Perry Jeter Halfback 26 311 Chicago Bears

Notes[]

  1. ^ The official name of Cal Poly is California Polytechnic State University. However, it has been more commonly known as either Cal Poly San Luis Obispo or just Cal Poly since 1947.
  2. ^ The Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) in San Diego fielded a team that played against colleges and other military teams from 1922 to 1964.
  3. ^ San Diego State University was known as San Diego State College from 1935 to 1971.
  4. ^ University of California, Santa Barbara was known as Santa Barbara College of the University of California from 1944 to 1958.
  5. ^ San Francisco State University was known as San Francisco State College from 1935 to 1971.
  6. ^ California State University, Fresno was known as Fresno State College from 1949 to 1971.
  7. ^ California State University, Los Angeles (Cal State LA) was known as Los Angeles State College of Applied Arts and Sciences from 1947 to 1963.
  8. ^ Humboldt State University was known as Humboldt State College from 1935 to 1971.

References[]

  1. ^ Howard Hagen (October 3, 1954). "Jeter-Powered Cal Poly Jars Slow-Starting Aztecs, 26-14". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. G-1.
  2. ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  3. ^ "Cal Poly Coasts To 13-0 Victory Over Humboldt". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. November 20, 1954. p. 25. Retrieved March 12, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  4. ^ "Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Yearly Results". Retrieved January 12, 2017.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "Cal Poly Football; 2016 Media Guide". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  6. ^ "1955 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
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