1959 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

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1959 Cal Poly Mustangs football
ConferenceCalifornia Collegiate Athletic Association
1959 record6–3 (3–2 CCAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumMustang Stadium
(Capacity: 8,500)
Seasons
← 1958
1960 →
1959 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Fresno State $ 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Los Angeles State 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Cal Poly 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
UC Santa Barbara 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Long Beach State 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
San Diego State 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 6 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1959 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University[note 1] during the 1959 NCAA College Division football season. Cal Poly competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA).

The team was led by tenth-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 three losses (6–3, 3–2 CCAA).

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 19San Diego*
W 36–14
September 26at No. 13 Montana State*No. 12
L 18–35
October 3at San Diego State[note 2]
W 13–68,500[1]
October 10Eastern New Mexico*
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, California
W 55–0
October 17Long Beach State[note 3]
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, California
W 6–3
October 24Fresno State[note 4]San Luis Obispo, CaliforniaL 13–288,000[2]
November 7at Los Angeles State[note 5]
L 28–294,000[3]
November 14Lewis & Clark*
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, California
W 20–10
November 20UC Santa Barbara
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, California
W 48–20
  • *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 1960 NFL Draft.[6]

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

References[]

  1. ^ Howard Hagen (October 4, 1959). "Cal Poly Rally Shades Aztecs". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. H-1.
  2. ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  3. ^ "Diablos Erupt in 4th For 29-28 Win". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 8, 1959. p. III-9. Retrieved January 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  4. ^ "Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Yearly Results". Archived from the original on January 16, 2017. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  5. ^ "Cal Poly Football; 2016 Media Guide". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  6. ^ "1960 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
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