1945 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

1945 Cal Poly Mustangs football
Conference Independent
1945 record 1–5–1
Head coach Ronnie Henderson (1st season)
Home stadium Mustang Stadium
(Capacity: 8,500)

The 1945 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic School[note 1] during the 1945 college football season. This was their last year as an independent. They joined the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) in 1946.

The team was led by first-year head coach Ronnie Henderson (in his only year as head coach) and played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California. They finished the season with a record of one win, five losses and one tie (1–5–1). Overall, the Mustangs outscored their opponents 19–180 for the season, including four consecutive shutout losses.

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 15 Fresno State[note 2] Mustang Stadium • San Luis Obispo, California T 6–6[1]  
September 22 Caltech Mustang Stadium • San Luis Obispo, California W 7–6  
October 6 Camp Cooke Mustang Stadium • San Luis Obispo, California L 0–46  
October 13 at Fresno State Ratcliffe Stadium • Fresno, California L 0–24   6,398[2]
October 27 Goleta Marines Mustang Stadium • San Luis Obispo, California L 0–42  
November 4 Minter Field Mustang Stadium • San Luis Obispo, California L 0–19  
November 10 at Arizona Arizona Stadium • Tucson, Arizona L 6–37  

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Notes

  1. ↑ California Polytechnic State University was known as California Polytechnic School from 1901 to 1946.
  2. ↑ California State University, Fresno (Fresno State) was known as Fresno State Normal School from 1911 to 1948.

References

  1. ↑ "FSC Opens Grid Season With 6-6 Tie With Cal Poly". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. September 16, 1945. p. 18. Retrieved February 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Yearly Results". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Cal Poly Football; 2016 Media Guide". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
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