1966 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

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1966 Cal Poly Mustangs football
ConferenceCalifornia Collegiate Athletic Association
1966 record6–4 (2–3 CCAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumMustang Stadium
(Capacity: 8,500)
Seasons
← 1965
1967 →
1966 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 AP / No.1 UPI San Diego State $ 5 – 0 – 0 11 – 0 – 0
Fresno State 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Cal State Long Beach 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Cal Poly 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Cal State Los Angeles 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Valley State 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from College Division poll

The 1966 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University[note 1] during the 1966 NCAA College Division football season. Cal Poly competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA).

The team was led by fifth-year head coach Sheldon Harden 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, 2–3 CCAA).

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 17San Francisco State[note 2]*
L 0–38
September 24Linfield*
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, California
W 22–7
October 1San Diego State[note 3]
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, California
L 13–144,980[1][2]
October 8at Cal Western[note 4]*
W 21–3
October 15at Fresno State[note 5]
L 7–1411,016[3]
October 22Valley State[note 6]
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, California
W 28–22
October 29at Long Beach State[note 7]
L 0–32
November 5Cal State Los Angeles
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, California
W 14–104,400[4]
November 12Santa Clara*
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, California
W 34–32
November 19at UC Santa Barbara*
W 14–10
  • *Non-conference game

[5][6]

Team players in the NFL[]

No Cal Poly Mustangs were selected in the 1967 NFL Draft.[7]

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 Francisco State University was known as San Francisco State College from 1935 to 1971.
  3. ^ San Diego State University was known as San Diego State College from 1935 to 1971.
  4. ^ Alliant International University was formed in 2001 via the merger of United States International University (USIU) and California School of Professional Psychology. USIU had been known as California Western University (Cal Western) from 1952 to 1967.
  5. ^ California State University, Fresno was known as Fresno State College from 1949 to 1971.
  6. ^ California State University, Northridge was known as San Fernando Valley State College from 1958 to 1971.
  7. ^ California State University, Long Beach (Long Beach State) was known as California State College, Long Beach from 1964 to 1971.

References[]

  1. ^ "Aztecs Block PAT Try, Nip Mustangs, 14-13". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. October 2, 1966. p. J-1.
  2. ^ "Diablos Blasted By Weber St., 70-7!". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 2, 1966. p. D-8. Retrieved January 20, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  3. ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  4. ^ "Cal Poly (SLO) Overcomes 10-0 Deficit to Beat Diablos, 14-10". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 6, 1966. p. D-8. Retrieved January 20, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  5. ^ "Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Yearly Results". Retrieved January 12, 2017.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "Cal Poly Football; 2016 Media Guide". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  7. ^ "1967 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
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