The 1945 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic School—now known as California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo—as an independent during the 1945 college football season. Led by Ronnie Henderson in his first and only season as head coach, Cal Poly compiled a record of 1–5–1. The team was outscored by its opponents 180 to 19 for the season and was shut out in four consecutive games. The Mustangs played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California.
| 1945 Cal Poly Mustangs football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 1–5–1 |
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| Home stadium | Mustang Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Saint Mary's | – | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nevada | – | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly | – | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific (CA) | – | 0 | – | 10 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco State | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Schedule
edit| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 15 | Fresno State | T 6–6 | [1] | |||
| September 22 | Caltech |
| W 7–6 | |||
| October 6 | 8:00 p.m. | Camp Cooke |
| L 0–46 | [2] | |
| October 13 | at Fresno State | L 0–24 | 6,398 | [3] | ||
| October 27 | 8:15 p.m. | at Santa Barbara Marines | L 0–42 | [4][5] | ||
| November 4 | Minter Field |
| L 0–19 | [6] | ||
| November 10 | at Arizona | L 6–37 | 6,000 | [7] | ||
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References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ Kennedy, Bob (October 6, 1945). "Poly Mustangs on Edge for Army Invasion Tonight". Telegram-Tribune. San Luis Obispo, California. p. 3. Retrieved March 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
- ^ Martin, Harold (October 27, 1945). "Marines Set For Cal-Poly". Santa Barbara News-Press. Santa Barbara, California. p. A3. Retrieved April 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Marine Steamroller Crushes Cal Poly Gridders 42 to 0". Santa Barbara News-Press. Santa Barbara, California. October 28, 1945. p. A1. Retrieved March 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Fliers Look Good in Air; Mustangs Grounded, 19-0". Telegram-Tribune. San Luis Obispo, California. November 5, 1945. p. 5. Retrieved March 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Arizona Bowls Over California Poly, 37–6". The Arizona Daily Star. November 11, 1945. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cal Poly Football; 2016 Media Guide". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
