1954 Cal Poly Mustangs football team
Appearance
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Conference | California Collegiate Athletic Association |
Record | 6–4 (3–1 CCAA) |
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Home stadium | Mustang Stadium (Capacity: 8,500) |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 Hughesand 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
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 18 | San Diego Marines[note 2]* | L 3–23 | ||
September 25 | at Willamette* | W 19–12 | ||
October 2 | San Diego State[note 3] |
| W 26–14 | [1] |
October 8 | at Santa Barbara[note 4] |
| W 47–6 | |
October 16 | San Francisco State[note 5]* |
| W 19–0 | |
October 23 | at McMurry* |
| L 14–49 | |
November 6 | at Fresno State[note 6] | L 13–16 | 12,789[2] | |
November 12 | at Los Angeles State[note 7] |
| W 47–0 | |
November 19 | Humboldt State[note 8]* |
| W 13–0 | [3] |
November 25 | Western State* |
| L 20–21 | |
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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
- ^ 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.
- ^ The Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) in San Diego fielded a team that played against colleges and other military teams from 1922 to 1964.
- ^ San Diego State University was known as San Diego State College from 1935 to 1971.
- ^ University of California, Santa Barbara was known as Santa Barbara College of the University of California from 1944 to 1958.
- ^ San Francisco State University was known as San Francisco State College from 1935 to 1971.
- ^ California State University, Fresno was known as Fresno State College from 1949 to 1971.
- ^ California State University, Los Angeles (Cal State LA) was known as Los Angeles State College of Applied Arts and Sciences from 1947 to 1963.
- ^ Humboldt State University was known as Humboldt State College from 1935 to 1971.
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Yearly Results". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
- ^ "Cal Poly Football; 2016 Media Guide". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
- ^ "1955 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.