1965 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

1965 Cal Poly Mustangs football
Conference California Collegiate Athletic Association
1965 record 2–8 (1–4 CCAA)
Head coach Sheldon Harden (4th season)
Home stadium Mustang Stadium
(Capacity: 8,500)
1965 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
#4 AP / #2 UPI Cal St Los Angeles $ 5 –0 –0  9 –1 –0
#9 UPI Cal State Long Beach 4 –1 –0  9 –1 –0
San Diego State 3 –2 –0  8 –2 –0
Fresno State 1 –3 –0  6 –4 –0
Cal Poly 1 –4 –0  2 –8 –0
Valley State 0 –4 –0  1 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from College Division poll

The 1965 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University[note 1] during the 1965 College Division football season. Cal Poly competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA).

The team was led by fourth-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 two wins and eight losses (2–8, 1–4 CCAA).

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 18 at San Francisco State[note 2]* Cox Stadium • San Francisco W 21–20  
September 25 Linfield* Mustang Stadium • San Luis Obispo, California L 7–10  
October 2 at San Diego State[note 3] Aztec Bowl • San Diego L 0–41   12,371[1][2]
October 9 at Valley State[note 4] Monroe High • Sepulveda, California W 33–0  
October 16 Fresno State[note 5] Mustang Stadium • San Luis Obispo, California L 14–20   7,000[3]
October 23 Cal Western[note 6]* Mustang Stadium • San Luis Obispo, California L 0–17  
October 30 Long Beach State[note 7] Mustang Stadium • San Luis Obispo, California L 7–34   3,064[4]
November 6 at Cal State Los Angeles Rose Bowl • Pasadena, California L 3–7   4,876[5]
November 13 at Santa Clara* Stevens Stadium • Santa Clara, California L 2–6   3,500[6]
November 20 UC Santa Barbara* Mustang Stadium • San Luis Obispo, California L 6–35  
*Non-conference game.

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Team players in the NFL

No Cal Poly Mustangs were selected in the 1966 NFL Draft.[9]

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. ↑ California State University, Northridge was known as San Fernando Valley State College from 1958 to 1971.
  5. ↑ California State University, Fresno was known as Fresno State College from 1949 to 1971.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ California State University, Long Beach (Long Beach State) was known as California State College, Long Beach from 1964 to 1971.

References

  1. ↑ Howard Hagen (October 3, 1965). "Aztecs Score Easy 41-0 Win Over Cal Poly". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. J-1.
  2. ↑ Jeff Prugh (September 26, 1965). "Jone Runs 93 for Diablos, 41-0". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. D-13. Retrieved January 20, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Diablos Gallop by Hawaii, 37-7". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 1, 1965. p. III-10. Retrieved January 20, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Diablos Hobble by Cal Poly (SLO), 7-3". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 7, 1965. p. D-10. Retrieved January 20, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ Jeff Prugh (November 14, 1965). "Diablos Too Much for 49ers, 27-21". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. D-11. Retrieved January 20, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Yearly Results". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Cal Poly Football; 2016 Media Guide". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  9. ↑ "1966 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
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