1960 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

The 1960 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University[note 1] during the 1960 NCAA College Division football season. Cal Poly competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA).

1960 Cal Poly Mustangs football
ConferenceCalifornia Collegiate Athletic Association
1960 record1–5 (1–2 CCAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumMustang Stadium
(Capacity: 8,500)
1960 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 9 UPI Fresno State $ 5 –0 –0  9 –1 –0
Long Beach State 3 –1 –1  5 –3 –1
Los Angeles State 2 –1 –1  4 –3 –1
Cal Poly 1 –2 –0  1 –5 –0
UC Santa Barbara 1 –3 –0  2 –5 –1
San Diego State 0 –5 –0  1 –6 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from College Division poll

The team was led by 11th-year head coach LeRoy Hughes and played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California. They finished the season with a record of one wins and five losses (1–5, 1–2 CCAA).

Tragedy struck following the game at Bowling Green State University on Saturday, October 29, 1960 when a plane leaving Toledo Airport crashed killing 22 people. This included 16 Cal Poly Mustang football players and the team manager. Cal Poly cancelled the rest of their scheduled games in the 1960 season (vs. Los Angeles State, UC Santa Barbara, and Adams State).[note 2] The following year, a benefit game was held to raise a memorial fund for the survivors and bereaved families. It was called the Mercy Bowl and was held at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles. The game between Fresno State University and Bowling Green State University on November 23, 1961 raised more than $200,000.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 16at BYU*
L 14–34
October 1San Diego State[note 4]
W 34–65,000[1]
October 8Montana State*
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, California
L 18–22
October 15at Fresno State[note 5]
L 0–3311,320[2]
October 22at Long Beach State[note 6]
L 12–36
October 29at Bowling Green*
L 6–50
  • *Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

No Cal Poly Mustangs were selected in the 1961 NFL Draft.[5]

Notes
  1. The official name of Cal Poly is California Polytechnic State University. However, it has been more commonly known as either Cal Poly San Luis Obispo or just Cal Poly since 1947.
  2. For details of the investigation and aftermath, see: Cal Poly football team C-46 crash
  3. This stadium is the predecessor to the current Cougar Stadium on the BYU campus, which was opened for the 1964 season
  4. San Diego State University was known as San Diego State College from 1935 to 1971.
  5. California State University, Fresno was known as Fresno State College from 1949 to 1971.
  6. California State University, Long Beach was known as Long Beach State College from 1950 to 1963.

References
  1. Howard Hagen (October 2, 1960). "Cal Poly Passes Humble Aztecs". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. a-43.
  2. "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  3. "Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Yearly Results". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  4. "Cal Poly Football; 2016 Media Guide". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  5. "1961 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
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