1962 Cal Poly Mustangs football team
American college football season
| 1962 Cal Poly Mustangs football | |
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| Conference | California Collegiate Athletic Association |
| Record | 4–5 (3–3 CCAA) |
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| Home stadium | Mustang Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long Beach State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Valley State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Santa Barbara | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Los Angeles State | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1962 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 1962 NCAA College Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Sheldon Harden, Cal Poly compiled an overall record of 4–5 with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, tying for third place in the CCAA. 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 Diego Marines[note 1]* |
| L 0–35 | ||
| September 29 | San Diego State | L 14–35 | [1] | ||
| October 6 | Valley State |
| W 38–7 | ||
| October 13 | at No. 6 Fresno State | L 6–51 | 11,301 | [2] | |
| October 20 | Arizona State–Flagstaff* |
| L 20–21 | 4,000 | [3] |
| October 27 | at Long Beach State |
| L 6–14 | ||
| November 3 | Los Angeles State |
| W 28–0 | ||
| November 9 | at Santa Clara* | W 41–22 | 5,000 | [4] | |
| November 17 | at UC Santa Barbara |
| W 12–2 | 1,500 | [5] |
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Team players in the NFL
No Cal Poly Mustangs were selected in the 1963 NFL Draft.[9]
The following finished their college career in 1962, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.[10]
| Player | Position | First NFL team |
| Fred Whittingham | Linebacker, guard | 1963 Los Angeles Rams |
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
- ^ Jerry Magee (September 30, 1962). "Aztecs Triumph, 35-14". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. G-1.
- ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
- ^ "Summary Of Football Game Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
- ^ "Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Yearly Results". Archived from the original on January 16, 2017. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
- ^ "Cal Poly Football; 2016 Media Guide". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
- ^ "1963 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on November 7, 2010. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
- ^ "Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Players/Alumni". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
