1952 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

American college football season

1952 Cal Poly Mustangs football
CCAA champion
ConferenceCalifornia Collegiate Athletic Association
Record7–3 (4–0 CCAA)
Head coach
  • LeRoy Hughes (3rd season)
Home stadiumMustang Stadium
Seasons
← 1951
1953 →
1952 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Cal Poly $ 4 0 0 7 3 0
Santa Barbara 3 1 0 8 2 0
San Diego State 2 2 0 4 5 0
Los Angeles State 1 3 0 4 4 0
Pepperdine 0 4 0 2 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1952 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State College—now known as California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo—as a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) during the 1952 college football season. Led by third-year head coach LeRoy Hughes, Cal Poly compiled an overall record of 7–3 with a mark of 4–0 in conference play, winning the CCAA title. The Mustangs played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at Sul Ross
  • Jackson Field
  • Alpine, TX
L 7–28
September 27at BradleyPeoria, ILL 0–21
October 4San Diego StateW 20–185,000[1]
October 10at Santa Barbara
W 19–0
October 18San Francisco State*
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
W 34–26
October 25Pepperdine
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
W 39–13
November 1Whittier*
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
L 20–42
November 8Los Angeles State
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
W 32–7
November 15at Redlands*
W 26–6
November 22Missouri Valley*
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
W 27–14
  • *Non-conference game

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Notes

  1. ^ This stadium is the predecessor to the current Ted Runner Stadium on the University of Redlands campus, which was opened for the 1968 season

References

  1. ^ Howard Hagen (October 5, 1952). "Cal Poly Deals Aztecs Surprise 20-18 Setback". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. B-1.
  2. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
  3. ^ "Cal Poly Football; 2016 Media Guide". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
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