1947 Cal Poly Mustangs football
ConferenceCalifornia Collegiate Athletic Association
Record1–9 (0–5 CCAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumMustang Stadium
Seasons
← 1946
1948 →
1947 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Pacific (CA) $ 5 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
San Jose State 3 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Fresno State 2 – 1 – 2 3 – 6 – 2
San Diego State 2 – 2 – 1 7 – 3 – 1
Santa Barbara 1 – 3 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
Cal Poly 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1947 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 1947 college football season. Led by Howie O'Daniels in his 11th and final season as head coach, Cal Poly compiled an overall record of 1–9 with a mark of 0–5 in conference play, placing last out of six teams in the CCAA. The team lost its final eight games and was outscored by its opponents 332 to 97 for the season.

In the final Litkenhous Ratings released in mid-December, Cal Poly was ranked No. 480 out of 500 college football teams.[1]

The Mustangs played their home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at Arizona State*
L 6–33[2]
September 27Caltech*
W 26–6
October 4at San Diego State
L 13–5611,000[3]
October 11at Fresno State
L 6–146,085[4]
October 18San Francisco State*
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
L 18–19
October 25Pacific (CA)
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
L 7–41
November 1at Santa Barbara
L 14–53
November 8Pepperdine*dagger
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
L 0–47[5]
November 15at Occidental*
L 7–164,500[6]
November 22at San Jose State
L 0–47
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

[7]

References

  1. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Arizona State Wins". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. September 22, 1947. p. 16. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  3. ^ Howard Hagen (October 5, 1947). "Aztecs Scalp Cal Poly '11'". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. 2-B.
  4. ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  5. ^ "Pepperdine Waves Roll Over Cal Poly, 47-0". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 9, 1947. p. 13. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  6. ^ "Tigers Edge Cal Poly, 16-7". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 16, 1947. p. 22. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  7. ^ "Cal Poly Football; 2016 Media Guide". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
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