1963 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

1963 Cal Poly Mustangs football
ConferenceCalifornia Collegiate Athletic Association
Record2–8 (0–4 CCAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumMustang Stadium
1963 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Los Angeles State $ 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
No. 7 San Diego State 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Long Beach State 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Fresno State 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
0 – 4 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Valley State 0 – 0 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Los Angeles State was the conference championship by virtue of its head to head win over San Diego State. Games with Valley State did not count in the conference standings.
Rankings from UPI small college poll

The 1963 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 1963 NCAA College Division football season. Led by second-year head coach Sheldon Harden, Cal Poly compiled an overall record of 2–8 with a mark of 0–4 in conference play, placing fifth in the CCAA.[1] The Mustangs played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21San Francisco State*
L 22–334,500
September 28at Valley State*
W 19–142,200–2,300[2]
October 5at No. 7 San Diego State
L 0–6910,356–11,300[3]
October 12Cal Western*
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
L 7–144,800
October 19Fresno State
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
L 0–285,000–5,600[4]
October 26San Diego Marines[note 1]*
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
L 14–414,800
November 2Long Beach State
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
L 6–285,133
November 9at Los Angeles State
L 0–495,400–9,208[5]
November 16UC Santa Barbara*
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
W 14–125,400–5,500[6]
November 28at Humboldt State*
L 0–334,500–4,800[7]

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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. ^ "Rush Crown to Andrew". Independent. Long Beach, California. December 5, 1963. p. D3. Retrieved January 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
  2. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report (1963 Valley State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
  3. ^ Howard Hagen (October 6, 1963). "Aztecs Wallop Poly, 69-0; Mendez Scores Five Times". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. H-1.
  4. ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  5. ^ "Long Beach St. Beats Fresno, Shares Lead". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 10, 1963. p. D-8. Retrieved January 19, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1963 UC Santa Barbara)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  7. ^ Don Terbush (November 29, 1963). "Humboldt State Thunders Over Cal Poly In Finale". Eureka Humboldt Standard. Eureka, California. p. 15. Retrieved April 4, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1963 Cal Poly)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
  9. ^ "History (1915–2023)" (PDF). Cal Poly Athletics. p. 25. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
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