1969 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

The 1969 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 1969 NCAA College Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Joe Harper, Cal Poly compiled an overall record of 6–4 with a mark of 2–0 in conference play, winning the CCAA title and beginning a streak of five consecutive CCAA championships. The Mustangs played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California.

1969 Cal Poly Mustangs football
CCAA champion
ConferenceCalifornia Collegiate Athletic Association
Record6–4 (2–0 CCAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumMustang Stadium
Seasons
← 1968
1970 →
1969 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Cal Poly $ 2 0 0 6 4 0
Valley State 1 1 0 4 5 0
Cal Poly Pomona 1 2 0 2 8 0
UC Riverside 0 1 0 3 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion

CCAA football changed significantly in 1969. Three teams—Fresno State, Long Beach State, and Cal State Los Angeles—left the conference and moved up to NCAA University Division competition, joining in the newly-formed Pacific Coast Athletic Association. They were replaced by Cal Poly Pomona and UC Riverside. Cal State Fullerton joined in 1970. Cal Poly Pomona had joined the CCAA in 1967, but its football team was not considered a conference member since they did not play a full slate of conference games in 1967 or 1968.

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at San Francisco State*W 71–71,500
September 27Western Washington*W 44–07,000
October 4Boise State*
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
L 7–177,000[1]
October 11Simon Fraser*
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
W 74–75,200[2]
October 18Fresno State*
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
W 21–177,800[3]
October 25at Valley StateW 28–196,200[4]
November 1Long Beach State*
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
L 20–226,700
November 8at No. 2 Montana*L 0–147,500–9,000[5]
November 15UC Santa Barbara*
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
L 7–95,100[6]
November 22Cal Poly Pomona
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
W 34–64,000[7]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Team players in the NFL edit

The following Cal Poly Mustangs were selected in the 1970 NFL Draft.[10][11]

Player Position Round Overall NFL team
Emanuel Murrell Defensive back 12 305 Detroit Lions

References edit

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  2. ^ "Cal Lutheran Takes 11th Straight". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 12, 1969. p. D-18. Retrieved February 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  3. ^ "Endemano-Led Stags Score First Win Over Oxy, 31-21". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 19, 1969. p. D-18. Retrieved February 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  4. ^ John Wolf (October 26, 1969). "Not Loyola's Day: Loses First, 21-20". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. D-12. Retrieved February 19, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  5. ^ "Grizzlies run string to nine". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 9, 1969. p. 6, sports.
  6. ^ John Wolf (November 16, 1969). "Valley St. Toppled by Highlands, 23-19". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. D-16. Retrieved February 19, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  7. ^ "CP (SLO) 34, CP (Pomona) 6". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 23, 1969. p. D-16. Retrieved February 19, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  8. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
  9. ^ "Cal Poly Football; 2016 Media Guide". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  10. ^ "1970 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  11. ^ "Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Players/Alumni". Retrieved January 12, 2017.