1958 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

1958 Cal Poly Mustangs football
Conference California Collegiate Athletic Association
Ranking
Coaches No. 15 (Small College)
1958 record 9–1 (4–1 CCAA)
Head coach LeRoy Hughes (9th season)
Home stadium Mustang Stadium
(Capacity: 8,500)
1958 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
#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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from College Division poll

The 1958 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University[note 1] during the 1958 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
September 20 Northern Colorado* Mustang Stadium • San Luis Obispo, California W 25–6  
September 27 Los Angeles State[note 2]* No. 11 Mustang Stadium • San Luis Obispo, California W 55–0  
October 4 at College of Idaho No. 11 Mustang Stadium • San Luis Obispo, California W 53–0  
October 11 at San Jose State[note 3]* No. 12 Spartan Stadium • San Jose, California W 10–6  
October 18 at Fresno State[note 4] No. 11 Ratcliffe Stadium • Fresno, California L 0–14   9,449[1]
October 25 Long Beach State[note 5] No. 18 Mustang Stadium • San Luis Obispo, California W 26–2  
November 1 Pacific (OR) No. 18 Mustang Stadium • San Luis Obispo, California W 48–0  
November 8 No. 2 Montana State* No. 18 Mustang Stadium • San Luis Obispo, California W 16–6  
November 15 San Diego State[note 6] No. 13 Mustang Stadium • San Luis Obispo, California W 48–14   2,000[2]
November 22 at UC Santa Barbara No. 12 La Playa Stadium • Santa Barbara, California W 40–12  
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from UPI Small College football poll.

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Team players in the NFL

No Cal Poly Mustangs were selected in the 1959 NFL Draft.[5]

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. ↑ California State University, Los Angeles (Cal State LA) was known as Los Angeles State College of Applied Arts and Sciences from 1947 to 1963.
  3. ↑ San Jose State University was known as San Jose State College from 1935 to 1971.
  4. ↑ California State University, Fresno was known as Fresno State College from 1949 to 1971.
  5. ↑ California State University, Long Beach was known as Long Beach State College from 1950 to 1963.
  6. ↑ San Diego State University was known as San Diego State College from 1935 to 1971.

References

  1. ↑ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  2. ↑ Howard Hagen (November 16, 1958). "Cal Poly Routs Erring Aztecs, 48-14". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. G-1.
  3. ↑ "Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Yearly Results". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Cal Poly Football; 2016 Media Guide". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  5. ↑ "1959 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
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