1964 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

The 1964 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 1964 NCAA College Division football season. Led by third-year head coach Sheldon Harden, Cal Poly compiled an overall record of 0–10 with a mark of 0–5 in conference play, placing last out of six teams in the CCAA. The Mustangs played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California.

1964 Cal Poly Mustangs football
ConferenceCalifornia Collegiate Athletic Association
Record0–10 (0–5 CCAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumMustang Stadium
Seasons
← 1963
1965 →
1964 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No.3/1 Cal St Los Angeles $ 5 0 0 9 0 0
No.5/7 San Diego State 4 1 0 8 2 0
Long Beach State 3 2 0 8 2 0
Fresno State 1 3 0 4 6 0
Valley State 1 3 0 4 6 0
Cal Poly 0 5 0 0 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP/UPI small college polls

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19San Francisco State*L 7–145,234–5,243[1]
September 26Valley State
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
L 6–213,946
October 3San Diego State
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
L 7–594,100–4,126[2]
October 10at Humboldt State*L 14–215,400
October 17at Fresno StateL 13–239,525–10,500[3]
October 24at Cal Western*L 7–362,500[4]
October 31at Long Beach StateL 0–474,285
November 7No. 2 Cal State Los Angeles
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
L 7–682,009–3,800[5]
November 14Idaho State*
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
L 0–203,893
November 21at UC Santa Barbara*
L 13–266,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from UPI Poll released prior to the game

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Team players in the NFL edit

No Cal Poly Mustangs were selected in the 1965 NFL Draft. However, one player who played for Cal Poly in 1964 then transferred to San Diego State was selected in the 1967 NFL Draft.[9][10]

Player Position Round Overall NFL team
Bob Howard Defensive back 2 48 1967 San Diego Chargers

References edit

  1. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  2. ^ Howard Hagen (October 4, 1964). "2nd-Ranked Aztecs Crush Poly, 59-7". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. I-1.
  3. ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  4. ^ "Cal Western Wins". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 25, 1965. p. D11. Retrieved June 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  5. ^ "Hapless Poly Whacked by Diablos, 68-7". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 8, 1964. p. D-9. Retrieved January 20, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  6. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
  7. ^ "Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Yearly Results". Archived from the original on January 16, 2017. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  8. ^ "Cal Poly Football; 2016 Media Guide". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  9. ^ "1965 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 22, 2007. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  10. ^ "1967 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on May 13, 2010. Retrieved January 12, 2017.