1938 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

The 1938 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic School[note 1] during the 1938 college football season. Cal Poly was a two-year school until 1941, and competed as an independent from 1929 to 1945.

1938 Cal Poly Mustangs football
ConferenceIndependent
1938 record7–2
Head coach
Home stadiumMustang Stadium
(Capacity: 8,500)
1938 Western college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
San Jose State   –    11 –1 –0
Cal Poly   –    7 –2 –0
Santa Clara   –    6 –2 –0
Saint Mary's   –    6 –2 –0
San Francisco   –    5 –2 –1
Humboldt State   –    4 –2 –0
Idaho Southern Branch   –    4 –3 –0
Portland   –    5 –3 –0
Hawaii   –    4 –4 –0
Loyola (CA)   –    4 –5 –0
San Francisco State   –    2 –5 –0
La Verne   –    1 –4 –0
Santa Barbara State   –    2 –8 –0
Gonzaga   –    1 –7 –0

The team was led by sixth-year head coach Howie O'Daniels and played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California. They finished the season with a record of seven wins and two losses (7–2). Overall, the Mustangs outscored their opponents 119–53 for the season.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResult
September 21St. Mary's (TX)
W 6–0[1]
October 1Chico State[note 2]
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, California
W 14–7[2]
October 8at Arizona State[note 3]
L 0–13[3]
October 15at Humboldt State[note 4]
W 13–6[4]
October 21at San Francisco State[note 5]
W 20–2[5]
October 28at San Diego Marines[note 6]San DiegoL 0–19[6]
November 5San Jose State Freshmen[note 7]
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, California
W 26–0
November 11San Francisco Freshmen
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, California
W 19–6
November 24Idaho State
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, California
W 21–0[7]

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Notes
  1. California Polytechnic State University was known as California Polytechnic School from 1901 to 1946.
  2. California State University, Chico was known as Chico State College from 1935 to 1971.
  3. Arizona State University was known as Arizona State Teachers College from 1929 to 1944.
  4. Humboldt State University was known as Humboldt State College from 1935 to 1971.
  5. San Francisco State University was known as San Francisco State College from 1935 to 1971.
  6. The Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) in San Diego fielded a team that played against colleges and other military teams from 1922 to 1964.
  7. San Jose State University was known as San Jose State College from 1935 to 1971.

References
  1. "Cal Poly Wins". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 22, 1938. p. 33. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Scoreboard". San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. October 2, 1938. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Tempe Defeats Cal Poly, 13-0". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. October 9, 1938. p. 29. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Football Player Here". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. October 16, 1938. p. 11. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "San Francisco State in 20-2 Loss to Polytechnic". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. October 22, 1938. p. 13. Retrieved July 22, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "San Diego Marines Defeat Cal Poly". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. October 29, 1938. p. 14. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Cal Poly Wins". Nevada State Journal. Reno, Nevada. November 25, 1938. p. 6. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Yearly Results". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  9. "Cal Poly Football; 2016 Media Guide". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
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