1934 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

1934 Cal Poly Mustangs football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–2
Head coach	Howie O'Daniels (2nd season)

1934 Western college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Hawaii			–					6	–	0	–	0
Gonzaga			–					8	–	2	–	1
Saint Mary's			–					7	–	2	–	0
Loyola (CA)			–					7	–	2	–	1
No. 11 Santa Clara			–					7	–	2	–	1
Cal Poly			–					6	–	2	–	0
San Francisco			–					3	–	3	–	1
San Francisco State			–					3	–	3	–	1
Pomona			–					2	–	5	–	1
Humboldt State			–					1	–	3	–	0
Columbia (OR)			–					1	–	6	–	1
Rankings from Associated Press

The 1934 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic School—now known as California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo—as an independent during the 1934 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Howie O'Daniels, Cal Poly compiled a record of 6–2. The team outscored its opponents 115 to 14 for the season. The Mustangs played home games in San Luis Obispo, California.

Cal Poly was a two-year school until 1941 and competed as an independent from 1929 to 1945.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 22	Visalia Junior College	San Luis Obispo, CA	W 27–0
September 29	at Bakersfield Junior College	Bakersfield, CA	W 3–0
October 6	at Santa Maria Junior College	San Luis Obispo, CA	W 6–0
October 20	Fresno State freshmen	San Luis Obispo, CA	W 13–0	[1]
October 26	at Santa Barbara State freshmen	Santa Barbara, CA	L 6–7
October 27	at Salinas Junior College	Salinas, CA	W 1–0 (forfeit win)
November 10	Moran Junior College[note 1]	San Luis Obispo, CA	W 31–0
November 12	Saint Mary's Gaels freshmen	San Luis Obispo, CA	L 0–7

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Notes

1. Moran Junior College was founded in 1914 in Bainbridge Island, Washington. A satellite campus was opened in 1928 in Atascadero, California. Records show that the California site fielded football teams from 1929 to 1935. The Washington campus closed in 1935 and the California campus closed shortly thereafter.^[2][3]

References

1. "Cal Poly Beats Bullpups By 13-To-0 Score". The Fresno Bee The Republican. Fresno, California. October 21, 1934. p. 13. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Moran of California: Preparatory and Junior College : Official Catalog of Moran School of California, Inc., Atascadero, California". 1930. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
3. "Atascadeno Historical Society: History of the Historic City Hall". Retrieved October 19, 2017.
4. "History (1915–2023)" (PDF). Cal Poly Athletics. p. 24. Retrieved July 2, 2024.