1956 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

1956 Cal Poly Mustangs football
ConferenceCalifornia Collegiate Athletic Association
Record7–3 (1–2 CCAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumMustang Stadium
1956 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Fresno State 2 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
San Diego State 2 – 1 – 0 4 – 3 – 2
Santa Barbara 2 – 1 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Los Angeles State 1 – 1 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
1 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Long Beach State 0 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
  • No champion named for the 1956 season

The 1956 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 1956 college football season. Led by seventh-year head coach LeRoy Hughes, Cal Poly compiled an overall record of 7–3 with a mark of 1–2 in conference play, placing fifth in the CCAA.[1] The team outscored its opponents 270 to 116 for the season. The Mustangs played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22San Francisco State*
W 25–7
September 29New Mexico A&M*
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
W 32–7[2]
October 6at Pepperdine*
W 43–0
October 13San Diego State
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
L 6–7[3]
October 20Long Beach State
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
W 65–12
October 27at College of Idaho*
W 7–6
November 3San Diego Marines[note 1]*
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
W 27–8
November 10at Fresno State
L 13–218,372[4]
November 17at San Jose State*
L 28–358,000
November 24Midwestern State (TX)*
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
W 24–13
  • *Non-conference game

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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. ^ "College Standings". Mirrow News. Los Angeles, California. November 27, 1956. p. 3, part III. Retrieved January 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
  2. ^ "Cal Poly wallops NM Aggies". The El Paso Times. September 30, 1956. Retrieved April 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Howard Hagen (October 14, 1956). "San Diego State Defeats Cal Poly". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. H-1.
  4. ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  5. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1956 Cal Poly)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
  6. ^ "History (1915–2023)" (PDF). Cal Poly Athletics. p. 24. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
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