The 1956 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 1956 college football season. Led by seventh-year head coach LeRoy Hughes, Cal Poly compiled an overall record of 7–3 with a mark of 0–2 in conference play, placing last out of five teams in the CCAA. The team outscored its opponents 270 to 116 for the season. The Mustangs played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California.
| 1956 Cal Poly Mustangs football | |
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| Conference | California Collegiate Athletic Association |
| Record | 7–3 (0–2 CCAA) |
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| Home stadium | Mustang Stadium |
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| Fresno State | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Santa Barbara | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Los Angeles State | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 22 | San Francisco State* | W 25–7 | |||
| September 29 | New Mexico A&M* |
| W 32–7 | ||
| October 6 | at Pepperdine* |
| W 43–0 | ||
| October 13 | San Diego State |
| L 6–7 | [1] | |
| October 20 | Long Beach State* |
| W 65–12 | ||
| October 27 | at College of Idaho* |
| W 7–6 | ||
| November 3 | San Diego Marines[note 1]* |
| W 27–8 | ||
| November 10 | at Fresno State | L 13–21 | 8,372 | [2] | |
| November 17 | at San Jose State* | L 28–35 | |||
| November 24 | Midwestern State (TX)* |
| W 24–13 | ||
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Notes
edit- ^ The Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) in San Diego fielded a team that played against colleges and other military teams from 1922 to 1964.
References
edit- ^ Howard Hagen (October 14, 1956). "San Diego State Defeats Cal Poly". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. H-1.
- ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
- ^ "Cal Poly Football; 2016 Media Guide". Retrieved January 12, 2017.