1959 Cal Poly Pomona Broncos football team

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1959 Cal Poly Pomona Broncos football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–1–1
Head coach
Home stadiumPomona Catholic High School
Seasons
← 1958
1960 →
1959 NCAA College Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Hofstra   –   9 – 0 – 0
Howard (AL)   –   9 – 1 – 0
Buffalo   –   8 – 1 – 0
Carnegie Tech   –   7 – 1 – 0
Cal Poly Pomona   –   7 – 1 – 1
North Park   –   6 – 1 – 1
Santa Clara   –   4 – 1 – 0
No. 8 Southern Connecticut State ^   –   8 – 2 – 0
Northern Michigan   –   6 – 2 – 0
UC Riverside   –   5 – 2 – 0
Montana State   –   6 – 3 – 0
Carthage   –   5 – 3 – 1
Louisville   –   6 – 4 – 0
Memphis State   –   6 – 4 – 0
Mississippi Southern   –   6 – 4 – 0
Arlington State   –   4 – 3 – 0
Sewanee   –   4 – 3 – 1
Abilene Christian   –   5 – 5 – 0
Baldwin–Wallace   –   4 – 4 – 0
Washington and Lee   –   3 – 4 – 1
Xavier   –   4 – 6 – 0
Wabash   –   3 – 5 – 1
Rose Poly   –   2 – 4 – 1
Arkansas State   –   3 – 6 – 0
Hawaii   –   3 – 6 – 0
Trinity (TX)   –   3 – 6 – 0
Pepperdine   –   2 – 5 – 1
Chattanooga   –   3 – 7 – 0
Tampa   –   3 – 7 – 0
Drake   –   2 – 7 – 0
Northeastern   –   1 – 6 – 1
Washington University   –   1 – 7 – 0
St. Norbert   –   0 – 6 – 1
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA poll

The 1959 Cal Poly Pomona Broncos football team represented the Cal Poly Kellogg-Voorhis Unit—now known as California State Polytechnic University, Pomona—as an independent during the 1959 NCAA College Division football season. Led by third-year head coach Don Warhurst, Cal Poly Pomona compiled a record of 7–1–1. The team outscored its opponents 231 to 96 for the season. The Broncos played home games at Pomona Catholic High School in Pomona, California.

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 198:00 p.m.Mexico Poly
W 22–64,500[1][2]
September 26at San Francisco State
L 14–342,500[3]
October 38:00 p.m.San Diego
W 42–12[4][5]
October 10at La Verne
W 40–0
October 17at Mexico Poly
W 28–0
October 238:00 p.m.Pepperdine
  • Pomona Catholic High School
  • Pomona, CA
W 30–14[6][7]
October 31at Long Beach State
W 28–7
November 7vs. Arizona State–Flagstaff
T 7–7
November 14at Redlands
W 20–164,500

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Team players in the NFL/AFL[edit]

No Cal Poly Pomona players were selected in the 1960 NFL Draft.[11][12][13]

The following finished their Cal Poly Pomona career in 1959, were not drafted, but played in the NFL/AFL.

Player Position First NFL/AFL team
Fred Ford Halfback 1960 Buffalo Bills
Vern Valdez Defensive back 1960 Los Angeles Rams

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ This stadium is the predecessor to the current Ted Runner Stadium on the University of Redlands campus, which was opened for the 1968 season

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Broncos, Mexico Poly Vie Tomorrow Night". Progress-Bulletin. Pomona, California. September 18, 1959. p. 41. Retrieved May 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Redlands Rip Cal Western In Season Opener". The Colton Courier. Colton, California. United Press International. September 21, 1959. p. 5. Retrieved May 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  4. ^ "Broncos Host San Diego Eleven". Progress-Bulletin. Pomona, California. October 2, 1959. p. 20. Retrieved May 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Swade Leads Poly Rout of SDU, 42-12". Progress-Bulletin. Pomona, California. October 4, 1959. p. 19. Retrieved May 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ Mandel, Stan (October 22, 1959). "Valley Grid Teams Face Crucial Tilts". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. 14, part V. Retrieved May 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Broncos Halt Waves". Progress-Bulletin. Pomona, California. October 25, 1959. p. 20. Retrieved May 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  9. ^ "1959 - Cal Poly-Pomona". Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
  10. ^ "Cal Poly Pomona football (1947‐1982)" (PDF). Retrieved February 23, 2017.
  11. ^ "1960 NFL Draft". Retrieved February 23, 2017.
  12. ^ "Cal Poly-Pomona Players/Alumni". Retrieved February 23, 2017.
  13. ^ "Draft History: Cal Poly-Pomona". Archived from the original on March 19, 2017. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
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