1936 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

The 1936 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic School[note 1] during the 1936 college football season. Cal Poly was a two-year school until 1941, and competed as an independent from 1929 to 1945.

1936 Cal Poly Mustangs football
ConferenceIndependent
1936 record5–4
Head coach
Home stadiumMustang Stadium
(Capacity: 8,500)
1936 Western college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 6 Santa Clara      8 1 0
Humboldt State      6 3 0
Loyola (CA)      6 3 0
Saint Mary's      6 3 1
Gonzaga      5 3 0
Pomona      6 4 0
Cal Poly      5 4 0
San Jose State      5 4 0
Idaho Southern Branch      4 4 0
San Francisco      4 4 2
Portland      3 4 0
San Francisco State      2 3 1
Hawaii      3 5 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The team was led by fourth-year head coach Howie O'Daniels and played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California. They finished the season with a record of five wins and four losses (5–4). Overall, the Mustangs outscored their opponents 96–76 for the season.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 26at Arizona State Teachers (Flagstaff)[note 2]
L 0–7[1]
October 3Miramonte Junior College[note 3][2]W 13–12[3]
October 17Santa Barbara State Freshmen[note 4]
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, California
W 25–0
October 24at Santa Clara FreshmenSanta Clara, CaliforniaL 0–12
October 31Loyola Freshmen[note 5]
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, California
L 6–19[4]
November 6Santa Maria Junior College[note 6]Santa Maria, CaliforniaW 14–6
November 11San Francisco Freshmen
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, California
L 0–14[5]
November 21Salinas Junior College[note 7]
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, California
W 20–6
November 26Modesto Junior College
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, California
W 18–0[6]

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Notes

  1. California Polytechnic State University was known as California Polytechnic School from 1901 to 1946.
  2. Northern Arizona University was known as Arizona State Teachers College at Flagstaff from 1929 to 1944.
  3. Miramonte School and Junior College was a private school in Atascadero, California, founded in 1933 and folded sometime in the late 1930s
  4. University of California, Santa Barbara was known as Santa Barbara State College from 1921 to 1943.
  5. Loyola Marymount University was known as Loyola University of Los Angeles from 1930 to 1973.
  6. Allan Hancock College was known as Santa Maria Junior College from 1920 to 1957.
  7. Hartnell College was known as Salinas Junior College from 1921 to 1947.

References

  1. "Arizona Staters Defeat Cal Poly By 7 To 0 Count". The Fresno Bee The Republican. Fresno, California. September 27, 1936. p. 65. Retrieved March 13, 2018 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Atascadeno Historical Society: History of the Historic City Hall". Retrieved October 19, 2017.
  3. "S.F. State Meets Jaysee Eleven". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. October 16, 1936. p. 34. Retrieved March 13, 2018 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Peagreeners Take Two Out of Three". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 9, 1936. p. 10. Retrieved March 13, 2018 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "San Francisco Frosh Beat Cal Poly Team". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. November 12, 1936. p. 19. Retrieved March 13, 2018 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Cal Poly Defeats Modesto J.C., 18-0". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. November 27, 1936. p. 2. Retrieved March 13, 2018 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Yearly Results". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  8. "Cal Poly Football; 2016 Media Guide". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
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