1948 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

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1948 Cal Poly Mustangs football
ConferenceCalifornia Collegiate Athletic Association
Record3–5 (1–4 CCAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumMustang Stadium
Seasons
← 1947
1949 →
1948 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
San Jose State $ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Pacific (CA) 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 2
Santa Barbara 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Fresno State 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 1
San Diego State 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Cal Poly 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1948 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 1948 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Chuck Pavelko, Cal Poly compiled an overall record of 3–5 with a mark of 1–4 in conference play, tying for fifth place in the CCAA. The Mustangs played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25at Pacific (CA)
L 13–3310,000[1]
October 2Caltech*
W 27–6[2]
October 9Fresno State
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
W 26–14[3]
October 16San Jose State
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
L 7–47[4][5]
October 30Whittier*
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
L 13–26[6]
November 5at San Francisco State*
W 40–0[7]
November 11at Santa Barbara
L 19–35[8]
November 20San Diego State
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
L 14–284,500[9]
  • *Non-conference game

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Downs Cal. Poly". Santa Cruz Sentinel. Santa Cruz, California. September 26, 1948. p. 8. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  2. ^ "Compton Smothers East L.A.; Santa Monica Suffers Loss". The Bakersfield Californian. Bakersfield, California. October 4, 1948. p. 19. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  3. ^ "Bears Give Coast Grid Prestige". The Montana Standard. Butte, Montana. October 11, 1948. p. 10. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  4. ^ "San Jose State Proves Threat to COP's Title". The Bakersfield Californian. Bakersfield, California. October 21, 1948. p. 24. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  5. ^ "Ventura Ties West Loop". The Bakersfield Californian. Bakersfield, California. October 18, 1948. p. 23. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  6. ^ "Cal Poly Loses on Field, --- And in Dressing Room". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. October 31, 1948. p. 23. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  7. ^ "Spartans Retain Loop Grid Lead". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. November 8, 1948. p. 28. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  8. ^ "Gauchos Beat Cal Poly, Leave Cellar". The Bakersfield Californian. Bakersfield, California. November 12, 1948. p. 31. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  9. ^ Howard Hagen (November 21, 1948). "Staters Clout Cal Poly, 28-14". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. 25-A.
  10. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
  11. ^ "Cal Poly Football; 2016 Media Guide". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
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