1958 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

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1958 Cal Poly Mustangs football
ConferenceCalifornia Collegiate Athletic Association
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15 (Small College)
1958 record9–1 (4–1 CCAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumMustang Stadium
(Capacity: 8,500)
Seasons
← 1957
1959 →
1958 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 15 Cal Poly 4 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Fresno State $ 4 – 1 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
UC Santa Barbara 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
San Diego State 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Long Beach State 1 – 3 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
Los Angeles State 0 – 4 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from College Division poll

The 1958 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University[note 1] during the 1958 NCAA College Division football season. Cal Poly competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA).

The team was led by ninth-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 nine wins and one loss (9–1, 4–1 CCAA). They tied with Fresno State for the best record in the conference, but Fresno State was awarded the championship because they had defeated Cal Poly during the season. Despite its single loss, the Mustangs dominated their opponents for the season, scoring 321 points while giving up only 60.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 20Northern Colorado*
W 25–6
September 27Los Angeles State[note 2]*No. 11
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, California
W 55–0
October 4at College of IdahoNo. 11
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, California
W 53–0
October 11at San Jose State[note 3]*No. 12
W 10–6
October 18at Fresno State[note 4]No. 11
L 0–149,449[1]
October 25Long Beach State[note 5]No. 18
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, California
W 26–2
November 1Pacific (OR)No. 18
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, California
W 48–0
November 8No. 2 Montana State*No. 18
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, California
W 16–6
November 15San Diego State[note 6]No. 13
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, California
W 48–142,000[2]
November 22at UC Santa BarbaraNo. 12
W 40–12
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from UPI Poll released prior to the game

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Team players in the NFL[]

No Cal Poly Mustangs were selected in the 1959 NFL Draft.[5]

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. ^ California State University, Los Angeles (Cal State LA) was known as Los Angeles State College of Applied Arts and Sciences from 1947 to 1963.
  3. ^ San Jose State University was known as San Jose State College from 1935 to 1971.
  4. ^ California State University, Fresno was known as Fresno State College from 1949 to 1971.
  5. ^ California State University, Long Beach was known as Long Beach State College from 1950 to 1963.
  6. ^ San Diego State University was known as San Diego State College from 1935 to 1971.

References[]

  1. ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  2. ^ Howard Hagen (November 16, 1958). "Cal Poly Routs Erring Aztecs, 48-14". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. G-1.
  3. ^ "Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Yearly Results". Retrieved January 12, 2017.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Cal Poly Football; 2016 Media Guide". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  5. ^ "1959 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
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