1945 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

The 1945 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic School[note 1] during the 1945 college football season. This was their last year as an independent. They joined the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) in 1946.

1945 Cal Poly Mustangs football
ConferenceIndependent
1945 record1–5–1
Head coach
  • Ronnie Henderson (1st season)
Home stadiumMustang Stadium
(Capacity: 8,500)
1945 Western college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 7 Saint Mary's      7 2 0
Nevada      7 3 0
Cal Poly      1 5 1
San Francisco State      0 2 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The team was led by first-year head coach Ronnie Henderson (in his only year as head coach) and played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California. They finished the season with a record of one win, five losses and one tie (1–5–1). Overall, the Mustangs outscored their opponents 19–180 for the season, including four consecutive shutout losses.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 15Fresno State[note 2]T 6–6[1]
September 22Caltech
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, California
W 7–6
October 6Camp Cooke
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, California
L 0–46
October 13at Fresno StateL 0–246,398[2]
October 27Goleta Marines
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, California
L 0–42
November 4Minter Field
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, California
L 0–19
November 10at ArizonaL 6–37

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Notes

  1. California Polytechnic State University was known as California Polytechnic School from 1901 to 1946.
  2. California State University, Fresno (Fresno State) was known as Fresno State Normal School from 1911 to 1948.

References

  1. "FSC Opens Grid Season With 6-6 Tie With Cal Poly". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. September 16, 1945. p. 18. Retrieved February 1, 2017 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  3. "Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Yearly Results". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  4. "Cal Poly Football; 2016 Media Guide". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
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