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1939 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

The 1939 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic School—now known as California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo—as an independent during the 1939 college football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Howie O'Daniels, Cal Poly compiled a record of 4–4–1. The team was outscored by its opponents 101 to 78 for the season. The Mustangs played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California.

1939 Cal Poly Mustangs football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–4–1
Head coach
Home stadiumMustang Stadium
Seasons
← 1938
1940 →
1939 Western college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
San Diego Marines   –   11 – 0 – 0
No. T–14 Santa Clara   –   5 – 1 – 3
Gonzaga   –   6 – 2 – 0
Humboldt State   –   5 – 2 – 0
Idaho Southern Branch   –   5 – 2 – 0
Cal Poly   –   4 – 4 – 1
San Francisco   –   4 – 3 – 3
La Verne   –   3 – 3 – 0
Saint Mary's   –   3 – 4 – 1
Hawaii   –   3 – 6 – 0
Loyola (CA)   –   2 – 6 – 1
San Francisco State   –   2 – 4 – 2
Portland   –   1 – 5 – 1
Rankings from AP Poll

Cal Poly was a two-year school until 1941 and competed as an independent from 1929 to 1945.

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22Caltech
L 7–12
September 30at Humboldt State
L 9–13
October 7at Arizona State
L 0–35[1]
October 20at Ventura Junior CollegeVentura, CAW 13–0[2]
October 28San Francisco State
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
T 0–0
November 4at Cal Aggies
L 0–281,500[3]
November 11San Francisco freshmen
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
W 16–6
November 17at San Diego Marines[note 1]
W 20–7
November 30at Chico State
W 13–0[4]

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Notes edit

  1. ^ 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

  1. ^ "Two Blazing Runs Bring Touchdowns In First Quarter". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. October 8, 1939. p. 89. Retrieved April 24, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  2. ^ "Cal Poly Blanks Ventura J.C., 13-0". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 21, 1939. p. 11. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. 
  3. ^ "Cal Aggies Trim Cal Poly, 28 to 0". Nevada State Journal. Reno, Nevada. November 5, 1939. p. 10. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. 
  4. ^ "Football Scores". San Francisco Chronicle. San Francisco, California. December 1, 1939. p. 25 – via GenealogyBank.com.
  5. ^ "Cal Poly Football; 2016 Media Guide". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
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