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.
| 1947 Cal Poly Mustangs football | |
|---|---|
| Conference | California Collegiate Athletic Association |
| Record | 1–9 (0–5 CCAA) |
| Head coach |
|
| Home stadium | Mustang Stadium |
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 20 | at Arizona State* | L 6–33 | [2] | ||
| September 27 | Caltech* | W 26–6 | |||
| October 4 | at San Diego State | L 13–56 | 11,000 | [3] | |
| October 11 | at Fresno State | L 6–14 | 6,085 | [4] | |
| October 18 | San Francisco State* |
| L 18–19 | ||
| October 25 | Pacific (CA) |
| L 7–41 | ||
| November 1 | at Santa Barbara |
| L 14–53 | ||
| November 8 | Pepperdine* |
| L 0–47 | [5] | |
| November 15 | at Occidental* |
| L 7–16 | 4,500 | [6] |
| November 22 | at San Jose State | L 0–47 | |||
| |||||
References
edit- ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Arizona State Wins". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. September 22, 1947. p. 16. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Howard Hagen (October 5, 1947). "Aztecs Scalp Cal Poly '11'". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. 2-B.
- ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Cal Poly Football; 2016 Media Guide". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
