1954 Cal Poly San Dimas Broncos football team

The 1954 Cal Poly San Dimas Broncos football team represented Cal Poly Voorhis Unit[note 1] during the 1954 college football season. Cal Poly played as an independent in 1954.

1954 Cal Poly San Dimas Broncos football
Conference	Independent
1954 record	1–8
Head coach	Staley Pitts (2nd season)

1954 Western college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
San Jose State			–					7	–	3	–	0
Pacific (CA)			–					4	–	5	–	0
Hawaii			–					4	–	4	–	0
La Verne			–					2	–	6	–	0
Cal Poly San Dimas			–					1	–	8	–	0

Cal Poly San Dimas was led by second-year head coach Staley Pitts. The Broncos finished the season with a record of one win and eight losses (1–8). Overall, the team was outscored by its opponents 77–203 for the season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 25	at Reedley Junior College[note 2]	Reedley, CA	L 13–39
October 2	at Citrus College	Glendora, CA	L 6–9
October 8	at Pierce School[note 3]	Woodland Hills, CA	L 0–12
October 14	at Glendale College[note 4]	Glendale, CA	L 0–57
October 23	at New Mexico Western[note 5]	Silver City, NM	L 13–52
October 29	California Baptist	Bonita High School La Verne, CA	W 33–0
November 6	Palomar College	Bonita High School La Verne, CA	L 6–7
November 11	La Verne	Bonita High School La Verne, CA	L 0–21
November 20	Oceanside-Carlsbad Junior College[note 6]	Bonita High School La Verne, CA	L 6–7

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Team players in the NFL

No Cal Poly San Dimas players were selected in the 1955 NFL Draft.[3][4][5]

Notes

1. California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona) was located in San Dimas, California and known as Cal Poly Voorhis Unit from 1938 to 1956. However, it was more commonly known as Cal Poly (San Dimas).
2. Reedley College was known as Reedley Junior College from 1926 to 1962.
3. Los Angeles Pierce College was known as Clarence W. Pierce School of Agriculture from 1947 to 1955.
4. Glendale Community College was known as Glendale College from 1944 to 1969.
5. Western New Mexico University was known as New Mexico Western College from 1951 to 1962.
6. MiraCosta College was known as Oceanside-Carlsbad Junior College from 1934 to 1963.
7. The footnote PDF published by the Cal Poly Pomona athletic department, and available on their website, shows the game against LaVerne as a 21-0 victory. That was actually a loss by that score. The loss has been validated via an article summarizing the game published in the Oakland Tribune on November 12, 1954.

References

1. "1954 - Cal Poly-Pomona". Retrieved February 23, 2017.
2. "Cal Poly Pomona football (1947‐1982)" (PDF). Retrieved February 23, 2017.
3. "1955 NFL Draft". Retrieved February 23, 2017.
4. "Cal Poly-Pomona Players/Alumni". Retrieved February 23, 2017.
5. "Draft History: Cal Poly-Pomona". Retrieved March 18, 2017.