1959 Cal Poly Pomona Broncos football team

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1959 Cal Poly Pomona Broncos football
ConferenceIndependent
1959 record7–1–1
Head coach
Seasons
← 1958
1960 →
1959 NCAA College Division independents football records
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Hofstra   –   9 – 0 – 0
Howard (AL)   –   9 – 1 – 0
Buffalo   –   8 – 1 – 0
Carnegie Tech   –   7 – 1 – 0
Cal Poly Pomona   –   7 – 1 – 1
North Park   –   6 – 1 – 1
Santa Clara   –   4 – 1 – 0
Northern Michigan   –   6 – 2 – 0
UC Riverside   –   5 – 2 – 0
Montana State   –   6 – 3 – 0
Carthage   –   5 – 3 – 1
Louisville   –   6 – 4 – 0
Memphis State   –   6 – 4 – 0
Mississippi Southern   –   6 – 4 – 0
Arlington State   –   4 – 3 – 0
Sewanee   –   4 – 3 – 1
Abilene Christian   –   5 – 5 – 0
Baldwin–Wallace   –   4 – 4 – 0
Xavier   –   4 – 6 – 0
Wabash   –   3 – 5 – 1
Rose Poly   –   2 – 4 – 1
Arkansas State   –   3 – 6 – 0
Hawaii   –   3 – 6 – 0
La Verne   –   3 – 6 – 0
Trinity (TX)   –   3 – 6 – 0
Pepperdine   –   2 – 5 – 1
Chattanooga   –   3 – 7 – 0
Tampa   –   3 – 7 – 0
Drake   –   2 – 7 – 0
Northeastern   –   1 – 6 – 1
Washington University   –   1 – 7 – 0

The 1959 Cal Poly Pomona Broncos football team represented Cal Poly Kellogg-Voorhis Unit[note 1] during the 1959 NCAA College Division football season. Cal Poly played as an independent in 1959.

Cal Poly Pomona was led by third-year head coach Don Warhurst. They played home games on campus in Pomona, California. The Broncos finished the season with a record of seven wins, one loss and one tie (7–1–1). Overall, the team outscored its opponents 231–96 for the season.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 19Instituto Politécnico Nacional
Águilas Blancas		El Centro, CAW 22–6
September 26at San Francisco State[note 2]
L 14–34
October 3San DiegoPomona, CAW 42–12
October 10at La Verne
W 40–0
October 17Instituto Politécnico Nacional
Águilas Blancas
W 28–0
October 24Pepperdine[note 3]Pomona, CAW 30–14
October 31at Long Beach State[note 4]
W 28–7
November 7Arizona State College[note 5]
T 7–7
November 14at Redlands
W 20–16

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Team players in the NFL/AFL[]

No Cal Poly Pomona players were selected in the 1960 NFL Draft.[3][4][5]

The following finished their Cal Poly Pomona career in 1959, were not drafted, but played in the NFL/AFL.

Player Position First NFL/AFL Team
Fred Ford Halfback 1960 Buffalo Bills
Vern Valdez Defensive Back 1960 Los Angeles Rams

Notes[]

  1. ^ California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona) was known as Cal Poly Kellogg-Voorhis Unit from 1957 to 1965. However, it was more commonly known as Cal Poly (Pomona).
  2. ^ San Francisco State University was known as San Francisco State College from 1935 to 1971.
  3. ^ Pepperdine University was known as George Pepperdine College from 1937 to 1970.
  4. ^ California State University, Long Beach was known as Long Beach State College from 1950 to 1963.
  5. ^ Northern Arizona University was known as Arizona State College from 1958 to 1965.
  6. ^ This stadium is the predecessor to the current Ted Runner Stadium on the University of Redlands campus, which was opened for the 1968 season

References[]

  1. ^ "1959 - Cal Poly-Pomona". Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
  2. ^ "Cal Poly Pomona football (1947‐1982)" (PDF). Retrieved February 23, 2017.
  3. ^ "1960 NFL Draft". Retrieved February 23, 2017.
  4. ^ "Cal Poly-Pomona Players/Alumni". Retrieved February 23, 2017.
  5. ^ "Draft History: Cal Poly-Pomona". Retrieved March 18, 2017.
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