The 1959 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 1959 NCAA College Division football season. Led by tenth-year head coach LeRoy Hughes, Cal Poly compiled an overall record of 6–3 with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, tying for second place in the CCAA. The Mustangs played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California.
| 1959 Cal Poly Mustangs football | |
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| Conference | California Collegiate Athletic Association |
| Record | 6–3 (3–2 CCAA) |
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| Home stadium | Mustang Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Los Angeles State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Santa Barbara | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long Beach State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule edit
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 19 | San Diego* | W 36–14 | ||||
| September 26 | at No. 13 Montana State* | No. 12 |
| L 18–35 | ||
| October 3 | at San Diego State | W 13–6 | 8,500 | [1] | ||
| October 10 | Eastern New Mexico* |
| W 55–0 | |||
| October 17 | Long Beach State |
| W 6–3 | |||
| October 24 | Fresno State |
| L 13–28 | 8,000 | [2] | |
| November 7 | at Los Angeles State | L 28–29 | 4,000 | [3] | ||
| November 14 | Lewis & Clark* |
| W 20–10 | |||
| November 20 | UC Santa Barbara |
| W 48–20 | |||
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References edit
- ^ Howard Hagen (October 4, 1959). "Cal Poly Rally Shades Aztecs". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. H-1.
- ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
- ^ "Diablos Erupt in 4th For 29-28 Win". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 8, 1959. p. III-9. Retrieved January 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 9, 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.
