1962 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

1962 Cal Poly Mustangs football
ConferenceCalifornia Collegiate Athletic Association
Record4–5 (2–3 CCAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumMustang Stadium
1962 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
San Diego State $ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Fresno State 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Long Beach State 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
UC Santa Barbara 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Los Angeles State 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Valley State 0 – 0 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Games with Valley State did not count in the conference standings.

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 2–3 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for third in the CCAA.[1] The Mustangs played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22San Diego Marines[note 1]*
L 0–35
September 29San Diego State
L 14–35[2]
October 6Valley State*
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
W 38–72,500[3]
October 13at No. 6 Fresno State
L 6–5111,301[4]
October 20Arizona State–Flagstaff*
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
L 20–214,000[5]
October 27at Long Beach State
L 6–14
November 3Los Angeles State
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
W 28–0
November 9at Santa Clara*
W 41–225,000[6]
November 17at UC Santa Barbara
W 12–21,500[7]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Team players in the NFL

No Cal Poly Mustangs were selected in the 1963 NFL draft.[10]

The following finished their college career in 1962, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.[11]

Player Position First NFL team
Fred Whittingham Linebacker, guard 1963 Los Angeles Rams

Notes

  1. ^ 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

  1. ^ "49ers Tie For 3rd". Independent. Long Beach, California. November 20, 1962. p. C3. Retrieved January 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ Jerry Magee (September 30, 1962). "Aztecs Triumph, 35-14". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. G-1.
  3. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report (1962 Valley State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
  4. ^ "Fresno State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Fresno State Athletics. p. 120. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
  5. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1962 Arizona State–Flagstaff)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  6. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1962 Santa Clara)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
  7. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1962 UC Santa Barbara)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  8. ^ "Summary Of Football Game Statistics (1962 Cal Poly)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
  9. ^ "History (1915–2023)" (PDF). Cal Poly Athletics. p. 25. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
  10. ^ "1963 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on November 7, 2010. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  11. ^ "Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Players/Alumni". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
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