1967 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

1967 Cal Poly Mustangs football
ConferenceCalifornia Collegiate Athletic Association
Record3–7 (1–4 CCAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumMustang Stadium
1967 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1/1 San Diego State $5–0–010–1–0
Valley State3–2–06–4–0
Long Beach State3–2–05–5–0
Fresno State3–2–03–8–0
Cal Poly1–4–03–7–0
Cal State Los Angeles0–5–01–9–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP/UPI small college polls

The 1967 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 1967 NCAA College Division football season. Led by Sheldon Harden in his sixth and final season as head coach, Cal Poly compiled an overall record of 3–7 with a mark of 1–4 in conference play, placing fifth in the CCAA. The Mustangs played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16at San Francisco State*
L 14–311,500–2,000[1]
September 232:00 p.m.at Sacramento State*
W 17–75,200–5,300[2][3][4]
September 30at No. 1 San Diego State
L 20–2631,492–31,892[5]
October 7Cal Western*
L 13–146,800
October 14Fresno State
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
L 14–417,000[6]
October 21at Valley State
L 21–406,300
October 28Long Beach State
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
L 0–295,250
November 4at Cal State Los Angeles
W 16–62,300–2,724[7][8]
November 11at Santa Clara*
L 7–289,845
November 25UC Santa Barbara*
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
W 30–142,500
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[9][10]

Team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1968 NFL/AFL draft.[11]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
Cecil TurnerFlanker, wide receiver5127Chicago Bears

References

  1. ↑ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report (1967 San Francisco State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  2. ↑ Smolich, Marco (September 22, 1967). "Hornets Will Launch Season With Cal Poly Grid Clash". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. p. E1. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ↑ Smolich, Marco (September 22, 1967). "Hornets Will Tilt With Cal Poly (continued)". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. p. E2. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ↑ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report (1967 Sacramento State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Aztecs Nudge Cal Poly, Win 19th in a Row". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 1, 1967. p. D-12. Retrieved January 16, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  6. ↑ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Diablos Bow, 16-6". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 5, 1967. p. D-13. Retrieved January 20, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  8. ↑ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report (1967 Cal State Los Angeles)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report (1967 Cal Poly)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
  10. ↑ "History (1915–2023)" (PDF). Cal Poly Athletics. p. 25. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
  11. ↑ "1968 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
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