1958 Cal Poly Mustangs football team
| 1958 Cal Poly Mustangs football | |
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| Conference | California Collegiate Athletic Association |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 15 (Small College) |
| Record | 9–1 (4–1 CCAA) |
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| Home stadium | Mustang Stadium (Capacity: 8,500) |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 20 | Northern Colorado* | W 25–6 | |||
| September 27 | Los Angeles State[note 2]* | No. 11 |
| W 55–0 | |
| October 4 | at College of Idaho | No. 11 |
| W 53–0 | |
| October 11 | at San Jose State[note 3]* | No. 12 | W 10–6 | ||
| October 18 | at Fresno State[note 4] | No. 11 | L 0–14 | 9,449[1] | |
| October 25 | Long Beach State[note 5] | No. 18 |
| W 26–2 | |
| November 1 | Pacific (OR) | No. 18 |
| W 48–0 | |
| November 8 | No. 2 Montana State* | No. 18 |
| W 16–6 | |
| November 15 | San Diego State[note 6] | No. 13 |
| W 48–14 | 2,000[2] |
| November 22 | at UC Santa Barbara | No. 12 |
| W 40–12 | |
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Team players in the NFL
No Cal Poly Mustangs were selected in the 1959 NFL Draft.[5]
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.
- ^ California State University, Los Angeles (Cal State LA) was known as Los Angeles State College of Applied Arts and Sciences from 1947 to 1963.
- ^ San Jose State University was known as San Jose State College from 1935 to 1971.
- ^ California State University, Fresno was known as Fresno State College from 1949 to 1971.
- ^ California State University, Long Beach was known as Long Beach State College from 1950 to 1963.
- ^ San Diego State University was known as San Diego State College from 1935 to 1971.
References
- ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
- ^ Howard Hagen (November 16, 1958). "Cal Poly Routs Erring Aztecs, 48-14". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. G-1.
- ^ "Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Yearly Results". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
- ^ "Cal Poly Football; 2016 Media Guide". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
- ^ "1959 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.