1963 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

The 1963 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University[note 1] during the 1963 NCAA College Division football season. Cal Poly competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA).

1963 Cal Poly Mustangs football
Conference	California Collegiate Athletic Association
1963 record	2–8 (1–4 CCAA)
Head coach	Sheldon Harden (2nd season)
Home stadium	Mustang Stadium (Capacity: 8,500)

1963 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 7 UPI San Diego State	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Los Angeles State $	3	–	1	–	0			7	–	1	–	0
Long Beach State	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Fresno State	2	–	2	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Cal Poly	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Valley State	0	–	3	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from College Division poll

The team was led by second-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 two wins and eight losses (2–8, 1–4 CCAA).

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 21	San Francisco State[note 2]*	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, California	L 22–33
September 28	at Valley State[note 3]	Monroe High Sepulveda, California	W 19–14
October 5	at No. 7 San Diego State[note 4]	Aztec Bowl San Diego	L 0–69	10,356[1]
October 12	Cal Western[note 5]*	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, California	L 7–14
October 19	Fresno State[note 6]	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, California	L 0–28	5,000[2]
October 26	San Diego Marines[note 7]*	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, California	L 14–41
November 2	Long Beach State[note 8]	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, California	L 6–28
November 9	at Los Angeles State[note 9]	Rose Bowl Pasadena, California	L 0–49	5,400[3]
November 16	UC Santa Barbara*	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, California	W 14–12
November 28	at Humboldt State[note 10]*	Redwood Bowl Arcata, California	L 0–33	4,500[4]
*Non-conference game Rankings from no poll released prior to the game

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Team players in the NFL

No Cal Poly Mustangs were selected in the 1964 NFL Draft.[7]

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. San Francisco State University was known as San Francisco State College from 1935 to 1971.
3. California State University, Northridge was known as San Fernando Valley State College from 1958 to 1971.
4. San Diego State University was known as San Diego State College from 1935 to 1971.
5. Alliant International University was formed in 2001 via the merger of United States International University (USIU) and California School of Professional Psychology. USIU had been known as California Western University (Cal Western) from 1952 to 1967.
6. California State University, Fresno was known as Fresno State College from 1949 to 1971.
7. The Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) in San Diego fielded a team that played against colleges and other military teams from 1922 to 1964.
8. California State University, Long Beach was known as Long Beach State College from 1950 to 1963.
9. California State University, Los Angeles (Cal State LA) was known as Los Angeles State College of Applied Arts and Sciences from 1947 to 1963.
10. Humboldt State University was known as Humboldt State College from 1935 to 1971.

References

1. Howard Hagen (October 6, 1963). "Aztecs Wallop Poly, 69-0; Mendez Scores Five Times". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. H-1.
2. "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
3. "Long Beach St. Beats Fresno, Shares Lead". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 10, 1963. p. D-8. Retrieved January 19, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Don Terbush (November 29, 1963). "Humboldt State Thunders Over Cal Poly In Finale". Eureka Humboldt Standard. Eureka, California. p. 15. Retrieved April 4, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Yearly Results". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
6. "Cal Poly Football; 2016 Media Guide". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
7. "1964 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.