1941 Cal Poly Mustangs Football Team

The 1941 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic School—now known as California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo—as an independent during the 1941 college football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Howie O'Daniels, Cal Poly compiled a record of 5–3–1. The team outscored its opponents 84 to 72 for the season. The Mustangs played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 20	at Whittier	Hadley Field Whittier, CA	W 10–7	^[1]
September 27	at Nevada	Mackay Stadium^{[note 1]} Reno, NV	L 0–32	^[3]
October 4	Caltech	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	W 18–0	^[4]
October 11	at Chico State	University Stadium Chico, CA	T 0–0	^[5]
October 17	La Verne	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	W 14–0
October 24	California JV^{[note 2]}	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	L 14–26
October 31	San Francisco State	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	W 14–0	^[6]
November 8	Humboldt State	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	L 0–7	^[7]
November 11	160th Infantry (Camp SLO)	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	W 14–0	^[8]

^ This stadium is the predecessor to the current Mackay Stadium, which was opened for the 1966 season.^[2]
^ The University of California JV team was commonly known as the "Cal Ramblers"

^ "Lineup Changes Planned For Cal-Poly Game". Reno Gazette-Journal. Reno, Nevada. September 22, 1941. p. 9. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Mackay Stadium". University of Nevada, Reno. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
^ "Nevada in 32 to 0 Win Over Cal Poly". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. September 28, 1941. p. 19. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Grid Scores". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. October 5, 1941. p. 14. Retrieved July 23, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Poly, Chico Fight To Tie on Gridiron". Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. October 13, 1941. p. 14 – via GenealogyBank.com.
^ "S.F. State Beaten". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. November 1, 1941. p. 12. Retrieved July 23, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Humboldt Wins". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. November 9, 1941. p. 18. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Oregon Upsets Santa Clara, 21-19; Salsbury Leads Army Team to Service Classic Win". The Evening Herald. Klamath Falls, Oregon. November 12, 1941. p. 9. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "History (1915–2023)" (PDF). Cal Poly Athletics. p. 24. Retrieved July 2, 2024.

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