1956 Cal Poly Mustangs football team
| 1956 Cal Poly Mustangs football | |
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| Conference | California Collegiate Athletic Association |
| Record | 7–3 (1–2 CCAA) |
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| Home stadium | Mustang Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Santa Barbara | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Los Angeles State | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long Beach State | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 1–2 in conference play, placing fifth in the CCAA.[1] The team outscored its opponents 270 to 116 for the season. The Mustangs played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California.
Schedule
| 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 | [2] | |
| 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 | [3] | |
| November 17 | at San Jose State* | L 28–35 | |||
| November 24 | Midwestern State (TX)* |
| W 24–13 | ||
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Notes
- ^ 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
- ^ "College Standings". Mirrow News. Los Angeles, California. November 27, 1956. p. 3, part III. Retrieved January 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ 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.