1960 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

1960 Cal Poly Mustangs football
ConferenceCalifornia Collegiate Athletic Association
Record1–5 (1–2 CCAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumMustang Stadium
Seasons
← 1959
1961 →
1960 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 Fresno State $ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Long Beach State 3 – 1 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Los Angeles State 2 – 1 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
Cal Poly 1 – 2 – 0 1 – 5 – 0
UC Santa Barbara 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 5 – 1
San Diego State 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 6 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from UPI small college poll

The 1960 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State College as a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) during the 1960 NCAA College Division football season.

Led by 11th-year head coach LeRoy Hughes, Cal Poly compiled an overall record of 1–5 with a mark of 1–2 in conference play, placing fourth in the CCAA. The Mustangs played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California.

A plaque for the 1960 Cal Poly football team is shown at its display near the southwest corner of Mustang Memorial Field in San Luis Obispo, California, in April 2023.
A plaque for the 1960 Cal Poly football team is shown at its display near the southwest corner of Mustang Memorial Field in San Luis Obispo, California, in April 2023.

Tragedy struck following the game at Bowling Green State University on October 29, when the aircraft transporting the team crashed, killing 22 people, including 16 Cal Poly Mustang football players and the team manager. Cal Poly cancelled the rest of their scheduled games, against Los Angeles State, UC Santa Barbara, and Adams State.

The following year, a benefit game was held to raise a memorial fund for the survivors and bereaved families. It was called the Mercy Bowl and was held at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles.

The game between Fresno State and Bowling Green on November 23, 1961, raised more than $200,000.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16at BYU*
L 14–344,426–6,000[1]
October 1San Diego State
W 34–64,500–5,000[2]
October 8Montana State*
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
L 18–226,000
October 15at Fresno State
L 0–337,500–11,320[3]
October 22at Long Beach State
L 12–363,000–4,950[4]
October 29at No. 4 Bowling Green*
L 6–504,900–7,500[5]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[6][7]

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ This stadium is the predecessor to the current Cougar Stadium on the BYU campus, which was opened for the 1964 season

References[edit]

  1. ^ Schroeder, Jack (September 17, 1960). "Youthful BYU Grid Eleven Spanks Cal Poly". The Salt Lake Tribune. p. 20.
  2. ^ Hagen, Howard (October 2, 1960). "Cal Poly Passes Humble Aztecs". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. a-43.
  3. ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  4. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  5. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  6. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
  7. ^ "Cal Poly Football; 2016 Media Guide". August 8, 2016. Retrieved January 12, 2017.


Stub icon

This college football 1960s season article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1960_Cal_Poly_Mustangs_football_team&oldid=1210349123"