1955 Cal Poly Mustangs football team
| 1955 Cal Poly Mustangs football | |
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| Conference | California Collegiate Athletic Association |
| Record | 7–3 (2–1 CCAA) |
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| Home stadium | Mustang Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Santa Barbara | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Los Angeles State | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1955 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State College—now known as California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo—as a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) during the 1955 college football season. Led by sixth-year head coach LeRoy Hughes, Cal Poly compiled an overall record of 7–3 with a mark of 2–1 in conference play, placing second in the CCAA. The team outscored its opponents 225 to 126 for the season. The Mustangs played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 17 | Western State (CO)* | Gunnison, CO | W 40–18 | [1] | |
| September 24 | at Humboldt State* | W 26–0 | 4,000 | [2] | |
| October 1 | at San Diego State | W 12–6 | 8,000 | [3] | |
| October 8 | Santa Barbara | W 19–6 | |||
| October 15 | San Diego Marines[note 1]* |
| W 44–12 | [4] | |
| October 22 | McMurry* |
| L 13–23 | 6,000 | [5][6] |
| October 29 | at Midwestern State (TX)* |
| W 19–7 | [7] | |
| November 5 | at San Jose State* | L 14–20 | |||
| November 11 | Fresno State |
| L 6–34 | 7,500 | [8] |
| November 18 | at San Francisco State* | W 32–0 | |||
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Team players in the NFL
[edit]The following were selected in the 1956 NFL draft.[11]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
| Jim Cox | End | 9 | 99 | San Francisco 49ers |
Notes
[edit]- ^ The Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) in San Diego fielded a team that played against colleges and other military teams from 1922 to 1964.
References
[edit]- ^ "California Poly Drubs Western In Grid Opener". The Daily Sentinel. Grand Junction, Colorado. Associated Press. September 18, 1955. p. 15. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com
. - ^ "Cal Poly Hands Humboldt First Loss Of Year". The Times Standard. Eureka, California. September 26, 1955. p. 19. Retrieved March 12, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Howard Hagen (October 2, 1955). "Cal Poly's Rally Tops Aztecs, 12-6". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. A-38.
- ^ "Football Scores". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. October 16, 1955. p. 45. Retrieved October 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Wade, Harless (October 23, 1955). "Tribe Throttles Cal Poly, 23-13". Abilene Reporter-News. Abilene, Texas. p. 1D. Retrieved January 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Wade, Harless (October 23, 1955). "TIndains )(continued)". Abilene Reporter-News. Abilene, Texas. p. 4D. Retrieved January 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Football Scores". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. October 30, 1955. p. 25. Retrieved October 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
- ^ "Cal Poly Football; 2016 Media Guide". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
- ^ "1956 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on November 26, 2010. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
