1934 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

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.

1934 Cal Poly Mustangs football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–2
Head coach
Seasons
← 1933
1935 →
1934 Western college football independents records
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

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

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 22Visalia Junior CollegeSan Luis Obispo, CAW 27–0
September 29at Bakersfield Junior CollegeBakersfield, CAW 3–0
October 6at Santa Maria Junior CollegeSan Luis Obispo, CAW 6–0
October 20Fresno State freshmenSan Luis Obispo, CAW 13–0[1]
October 26at Santa Barbara State freshmenSanta Barbara, CAL 6–7
October 27at Salinas Junior CollegeSalinas, CAW 1–0 (forfeit win)
November 10Moran Junior College[note 1]San Luis Obispo, CAW 31–0
November 12Saint Mary's Gaels freshmenSan Luis Obispo, CAL 0–7

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Notes

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  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

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  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.