1962 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

The 1962 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University[note 1] during the 1962 NCAA College Division football season. Cal Poly competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA).

1962 Cal Poly Mustangs football
Conference	California Collegiate Athletic Association
1962 record	4–5 (3–3 CCAA)
Head coach	Sheldon Harden (1st season)
Home stadium	Mustang Stadium (Capacity: 8,500)

1962 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
San Diego State $	6	–	0	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Fresno State	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Long Beach State	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Cal Poly	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Valley State	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
UC Santa Barbara	2	–	4	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Los Angeles State	0	–	6	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The team was led by first-year head coach Sheldon Harden and played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California. They finished the season with a record of four wins and five losses (4–5, 3–3 CCAA).

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 22	San Diego Marines[note 2]*	? San Diego	L 0–35
September 29	San Diego State[note 3]	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, California	L 14–35	[1]
October 6	Valley State[note 4]	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, California	W 38–7
October 13	at No. 6 Fresno State[note 5]	Ratcliffe Stadium Fresno, California	L 6–51	11,301[2]
October 20	Arizona State College[note 6]*	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, California	L 20–21
October 27	at Long Beach State[note 7]	Veterans Stadium Long Beach, California	L 6–14
November 3	Los Angeles State[note 8]	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, California	W 28–0
November 9	at Santa Clara*	Stevens Stadium Santa Clara, California	W 41–22
November 17	at UC Santa Barbara	La Playa Stadium Santa Barbara, California	W 12–2
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Small-College Football Poll poll released prior to the game

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Team players in the NFL

No Cal Poly Mustangs were selected in the 1963 NFL Draft.[5]

The following finished their college career in 1962, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.[6]

Player	Position	First NFL team
Fred Whittingham	Linebacker – Guard	1963 Los Angeles Rams

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. The Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) in San Diego fielded a team that played against colleges and other military teams from 1922 to 1964.
3. San Diego State University was known as San Diego State College from 1935 to 1971.
4. California State University, Northridge was known as San Fernando Valley State College from 1958 to 1971.
5. California State University, Fresno was known as Fresno State College from 1949 to 1971.
6. Northern Arizona University was known as Arizona State College from 1958 to 1965.
7. California State University, Long Beach was known as Long Beach State College from 1950 to 1963.
8. California State University, Los Angeles (Cal State LA) was known as Los Angeles State College of Applied Arts and Sciences from 1947 to 1963.

References

1. Jerry Magee (September 30, 1962). "Aztecs Triumph, 35-14". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. G-1.
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. "1963 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
6. "Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Players/Alumni". Retrieved January 12, 2017.