1947 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

1947 Cal Poly Mustangs football
Conference	California Collegiate Athletic Association
Record	1–9 (0–5 CCAA)
Head coach	Howie O'Daniels (11th season)
Home stadium	Mustang Stadium

1947 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Pacific (CA) $	5	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
San Jose State	3	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Fresno State	2	–	1	–	2			3	–	6	–	2
San Diego State	2	–	2	–	1			7	–	3	–	1
Santa Barbara	1	–	3	–	1			4	–	3	–	1
Cal Poly	0	–	5	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1947 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 1947 college football season. Led by Howie O'Daniels in his 11th and final season as head coach, Cal Poly compiled an overall record of 1–9 with a mark of 0–5 in conference play, placing last out of six teams in the CCAA. The team lost its final eight games and was outscored by its opponents 332 to 97 for the season.

In the final Litkenhous Ratings released in mid-December, Cal Poly was ranked No. 480 out of 500 college football teams.^[1]

The Mustangs played their home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	at Arizona State*	Goodwin Stadium Tempe, AZ	L 6–33		[2]
September 27	Caltech*	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	W 26–6
October 4	at San Diego State	Aztec Bowl San Diego, CA	L 13–56	11,000	[3]
October 11	at Fresno State	Ratcliffe Stadium Fresno, CA	L 6–14	6,085	[4]
October 18	San Francisco State*	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	L 18–19
October 25	Pacific (CA)	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	L 7–41
November 1	at Santa Barbara	La Playa Stadium Santa Barbara, CA	L 14–53
November 8	Pepperdine*	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	L 0–47		[5]
November 15	at Occidental*	D. W. Patterson Field Los Angeles, CA	L 7–16	4,500	[6]
November 22	at San Jose State	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	L 0–47
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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References

1. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Arizona State Wins". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. September 22, 1947. p. 16. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Howard Hagen (October 5, 1947). "Aztecs Scalp Cal Poly '11'". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. 2-B.
4. "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
5. "Pepperdine Waves Roll Over Cal Poly, 47-0". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 9, 1947. p. 13. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Tigers Edge Cal Poly, 16-7". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 16, 1947. p. 22. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Cal Poly Football; 2016 Media Guide". Retrieved January 12, 2017.