1955 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

1955 Cal Poly Mustangs football
ConferenceCalifornia Collegiate Athletic Association
Record7–3 (2–1 CCAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumMustang Stadium
Seasons
← 1954
1956 →
1955 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • No champion named for the 1955 season

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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17Western State (CO)*Gunnison, COW 40–18[1]
September 24at Humboldt State*
W 26–04,000[2]
October 1at San Diego State
W 12–68,000[3]
October 8Santa Barbara
W 19–6
October 15San Diego Marines[note 1]*
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
W 44–12[4]
October 22McMurry*dagger
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
L 13–236,000[5][6]
October 29at Midwestern State (TX)*
W 19–7[7]
November 5at San Jose State*
L 14–20
November 11Fresno State
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
L 6–347,500[8]
November 18at San Francisco State*
W 32–0
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

[9][10]

Team players in the NFL

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

  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

  1. ^ "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 Open access icon.
  2. ^ "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.Open access icon
  3. ^ Howard Hagen (October 2, 1955). "Cal Poly's Rally Tops Aztecs, 12-6". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. A-38.
  4. ^ "Football Scores". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. October 16, 1955. p. 45. Retrieved October 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  5. ^ 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 Open access icon.
  6. ^ Wade, Harless (October 23, 1955). "TIndains )(continued)". Abilene Reporter-News. Abilene, Texas. p. 4D. Retrieved January 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Football Scores". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. October 30, 1955. p. 25. Retrieved October 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  8. ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  9. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
  10. ^ "Cal Poly Football; 2016 Media Guide". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  11. ^ "1956 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on November 26, 2010. Retrieved January 12, 2017.