1959 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

The 1959 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 1959 NCAA College Division football season. Led by tenth-year head coach LeRoy Hughes, Cal Poly compiled an overall record of 6–3 with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, tying for second place in the CCAA. The Mustangs played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California.

1959 Cal Poly Mustangs football
ConferenceCalifornia Collegiate Athletic Association
Record6–3 (3–2 CCAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumMustang Stadium
Seasons
← 1958
1960 →
1959 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Fresno State $500730
Los Angeles State320730
Cal Poly320630
UC Santa Barbara230640
Long Beach State230450
San Diego State050161
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19San Diego*W 36–14
September 26at No. 13 Montana State*No. 12
L 18–35
October 3at San Diego StateW 13–68,500[1]
October 10Eastern New Mexico*
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
W 55–0
October 17Long Beach State
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
W 6–3
October 24Fresno State
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
L 13–288,000[2]
November 7at Los Angeles StateL 28–294,000[3]
November 14Lewis & Clark*
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
W 20–10
November 20UC Santa Barbara
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
W 48–20
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from UPI Poll released prior to the game

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