1935 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

The 1935 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic School—now known as California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo—as an independent during the 1935 college football season. Led by third-year head coach Howie O'Daniels, Cal Poly compiled a record of 5–2–1. The team outscored its opponents 92 to 35 for the season and had four shutout wins. The Mustangs played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California.

1935 Cal Poly Mustangs football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–2–1
Head coach
Home stadiumMustang Stadium
Seasons
← 1934
1936 →
1935 Western college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Idaho Southern Branch     7 0 1
Humboldt State     6 1 1
Cal Poly     5 2 1
Pomona     5 2 1
No. 23 Saint Mary's     5 2 2
Hawaii     5 3 0
San Francisco     5 3 0
Gonzaga     5 4 1
Loyola (CA)     6 5 0
San Jose State     5 5 1
Portland     3 4 0
Santa Clara     3 6 1
San Francisco State     2 5 1
Rankings from United Press

Cal Poly was a two-year school until 1941 and competed as an independent from 1929 to 1945.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 28at Moran Junior College[note 1]Atascadero, CAW 6–0
October 4at Santa Maria Junior CollegeSanta Maria, CAW 12–0
October 12Santa Barbara State freshmenSan Luis Obispo, CAW 31–0
October 19at Menlo Junior CollegeAtherton, CAW 24–0
November 2Bakersfield Junior CollegeSan Luis Obispo, CAL 6–20
November 11San Francisco freshmenSan Luis Obispo, CAT 0–0
November 23at Salinas Junior CollegeSalinas, CAW 1–0 (forfeit win)
November 28Arizona State–FlagstaffSan Luis Obispo, CAL 12–15[3]

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Notes

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  1. ^ Moran Junior College was founded in 1914 in Bainbridge Island, Washington. A satellite campus was opened in 1928 in Atascadero, California. Records show that the California site fielded football teams from 1929 to 1935. The Washington campus closed in 1935 and the California campus closed shortly thereafter.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ "Moran of California: Preparatory and Junior College : Official Catalog of Moran School of California, Inc., Atascadero, California". 1930. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
  2. ^ "Atascadeno Historical Society: History of the Historic City Hall". Retrieved October 19, 2017.
  3. ^ "Cal Poly Bows To Arizona Team". The Fresno Bee The Republican. Fresno, California. November 29, 1935. p. 17. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. 
  4. ^ "History (1915–2023)" (PDF). Cal Poly Athletics. p. 24. Retrieved July 2, 2024.