1929 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

The 1929 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic School[note 1] during the 1929 college football season. Cal Poly was a two-year school until 1941, and competed as an independent from 1929 to 1945. The Mustangs had previously competed in the California Coast Conference.

1929 Cal Poly Mustangs football
Conference	Independent
1929 record	3–5
Head coach	Al Agosti (9th season)

1929 Western college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Saint Mary's			–					8	–	0	–	1
Arizona			–					7	–	1	–	0
Loyola (CA)			–					6	–	3	–	0
Santa Clara			–					5	–	3	–	0
Gonzaga			–					4	–	3	–	0
Hawaii			–					4	–	3	–	0
New Mexico A&M			–					3	–	2	–	3
Santa Barbara State			–					4	–	4	–	1
Cal Poly			–					3	–	5	–	0
New Mexico			–					2	–	4	–	2
Humboldt State			–					1	–	4	–	1
Arizona State			–					0	–	6	–	0
Columbia (OR)			–							–

The team was led by ninth-year head coach Al Agosti and played home games in San Luis Obispo, California. They finished the season with a record of three wins and five losses (3–5). Overall, the Mustangs were outscored by their opponents 130–146 for the season.

The Mustangs would not field a team in 1930 due to the polio epidemic.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
October 5	Moran Junior College[note 2][1][2]	San Luis Obispo, California	W 70–6
October 12	at Santa Rosa Junior College	Bailey Field Santa Rosa, California	W 19–7
October 19	Taft Junior College[note 3]	San Luis Obispo, California	W 21–0[3]
October 26	at Modesto Junior College	Modesto, California	L 6–14
November 2	Santa Barbara State[note 4]	San Luis Obispo, California	L 0–7
November 9	at San Mateo Junior College[note 5]	San Mateo, California	L 2–26
November 16	Menlo College	San Luis Obispo, California	L 12–32
November 22	at San Jose State[note 6]	Spartan Field San Jose, California	L 0–54

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Notes

1. California Polytechnic State University was known as California Polytechnic School from 1901 to 1946.
2. Moran Junior College was founded in 1914 in Bainbridge Island, Washington. A satellite campus was opened in 1928 in Atascadero, California. Records show that the California site fielded football teams from 1929 to 1935. The Washington campus closed in 1933 and the California campus closed shortly thereafter.
3. Taft College was known as Taft Junior College from 1922 to 1953.
4. University of California, Santa Barbara was known as Santa Barbara State College from 1921 to 1943.
5. College of San Mateo was known as San Mateo Junior College from 1922 to 1954.
6. San Jose State University was known as State Teachers College at San Jose from 1921 to 1935.

References

1. "Moran of California: Preparatory and Junior College : Official Catalog of Moran School of California, Inc., Atascadero, California". Retrieved October 19, 2017.
2. "Atascadeno Historical Society: History of the Historic City Hall". Retrieved October 19, 2017.
3. "Cal. Poly Trounces Taft Junior College". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. October 20, 1929. p. 42. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Yearly Results". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
5. "Cal Poly Football; 2016 Media Guide". Retrieved January 12, 2017.