1958 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

1958 Cal Poly Mustangs football
CCAA co-champion
ConferenceCalifornia Collegiate Athletic Association
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15 (small college)
Record9–1 (4–1 CCAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumMustang Stadium
1958 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 15 Cal Poly +4–1–09–1–0
Fresno State +4–1–05–5–0
UC Santa Barbara3–2–04–4–1
San Diego State2–3–03–5–0
Long Beach State1–3–12–6–1
Los Angeles State0–4–14–4–1
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from UPI small college poll

The 1958 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 1958 college football season. Led by ninth-year head coach LeRoy Hughes, Cal Poly compiled an overall record of 9–1 with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, sharing the CCAA title with Fresno State.[1] The team outscored its opponents 321 to 60 for the season. The Mustangs played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20Colorado State–Greeley*W 25–6
September 27Los Angeles State*No. 11
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
W 55–0
October 4at College of IdahoNo. 11
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
W 53–0
October 11at San Jose State*No. 12W 10–613,500
October 18at Fresno StateNo. 11L 0–149,449[2]
October 25Long Beach StateNo. 18
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
W 26–2
November 1Pacific (OR)No. 18
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
W 48–0
November 8No. 2 Montana State*No. 18
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
W 16–66,000–7,000[3][4]
November 15San Diego StateNo. 13
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
W 48–142,000[5]
November 218:15 p.m.at UC Santa BarbaraNo. 12
W 40–128,600–9,000[6][7][8]

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References

  1. ↑ "College Grid Standings". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 25, 1958. p. 5, part IV. Retrieved January 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ↑ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Cal Poly upsets No. 2 Montana St". Santa Barbara News-Press. November 9, 1958. Retrieved April 5, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1958 Montana State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
  5. ↑ Howard Hagen (November 16, 1958). "Cal Poly Routs Erring Aztecs, 48-14". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. G-1.
  6. ↑ Patton, Philip (November 21, 1958). "Gauchos Battle Poly For CCAA Crown". Santa Barbara News-Press. Santa Barbara, California. p. B4. Retrieved January 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ↑ Patton, Philip (November 22, 1958). "Cal Poly Mustangs Whip Gauchos 40-12 in Finale". Santa Barbara News-Press. Santa Barbara, California. pp. A5–6. Retrieved January 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ↑ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1958 UC Santa Barbara)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 27, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1958 Cal Poly)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
  10. ↑ "History (1915–2023)" (PDF). Cal Poly Athletics. p. 25. Retrieved May 26, 2025.