1937 Cal Poly Mustangs football team
The 1937 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic School[note 1] during the 1937 college football season. Cal Poly was a two-year school until 1941, and competed as an independent from 1929 to 1945.
| 1937 Cal Poly Mustangs football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| 1937 record | 4–2–2 |
| Head coach | Howie O'Daniels (5th season) |
| Home stadium | Mustang Stadium (Capacity: 8,500) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. T–9 Santa Clara | – | 9 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | – | 11 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Humboldt State | – | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho Southern Branch | – | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly | – | 4 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portland | – | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Mary's | – | 4 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco | – | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loyola (CA) | – | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gonzaga | – | 2 | – | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hawaii | – | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco State | – | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team was led by fifth-year head coach Howie O'Daniels and played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California. They finished the season with a record of four wins, two losses, and two ties (4–2–2). Overall, the Mustangs outscored their opponents 82–34 for the season.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 24 | at Modesto Junior College | Modesto, California | T 0–0 | |
| October 2 | at Salinas Junior College[note 2] | Salinas, California | W 18–0 | |
| October 15 | at Humboldt State[note 3] |
| L 0–14[1] | 1,700 |
| October 23 | San Jose State Freshmen[note 4] |
| W 6–0 | |
| October 30 | San Francisco State[note 5] |
| W 33–0[2] | |
| November 5 | at Santa Maria Junior College[note 6] | Santa Maria, California | L 12–13 | |
| November 11 | San Francisco Freshmen |
| T 0–0 | |
| November 25 | at Idaho State |
| W 13–7 |
Notes
- California Polytechnic State University was known as California Polytechnic School from 1901 to 1946.
- Hartnell College was known as Salinas Junior College from 1921 to 1947.
- Humboldt State University was known as Humboldt State College from 1935 to 1971.
- San Jose State University was known as San Jose State College from 1935 to 1971.
- San Francisco State University was known as San Francisco State College from 1935 to 1971.
- Allan Hancock College was known as Santa Maria Junior College from 1920 to 1957.
References
- "Erb Team Downs Cal Poly, 14 to 0". The Fresno Bee The Republican. Fresno, California. October 16, 1937. p. 4. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Football Results". Santa Cruz Evening News. Santa Cruz, California. November 1, 1937. p. 3. Retrieved July 22, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Yearly Results". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
- "Cal Poly Football; 2016 Media Guide". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
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