1955 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

The 1955 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 1955 college football season. Led by sixth-year head coach LeRoy Hughes, Cal Poly compiled an overall record of 7–3 with a mark of 2–1 in conference play, placing second in the CCAA. The team outscored its opponents 225 to 126 for the season. The Mustangs played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California.

1955 Cal Poly Mustangs football
Conference	California Collegiate Athletic Association
Record	7–3 (2–1 CCAA)
Head coach	LeRoy Hughes (6th season)
Home stadium	Mustang Stadium (capacity: 8,500)
Seasons ← 1954 1956 →

1955 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Fresno State	2	–	0	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
Cal Poly	2	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Santa Barbara	1	–	1	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Los Angeles State	0	–	1	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
San Diego State	0	–	2	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
No champion named for the 1955 season

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	Western State (CO)*	Gunnison, CO	W 40–18		^[1]
September 24	at Humboldt State*	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	W 26–0	4,000	^[2]
October 1	at San Diego State	Aztec Bowl San Diego, CA	W 12–6	8,000	^[3]
October 8	Santa Barbara	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	W 19–6
October 15	San Diego Marines^[note 1]*	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	W 44–12		^[4]
October 22	McMurry*	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	L 13–23	6,000	^[5]^[6]
October 29	at Midwestern State (TX)*	Cullum Stadium Wichita Falls, TX	W 19–7		^[7]
November 5	at San Jose State*	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	L 14–20
November 11	Fresno State	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	L 6–34	7,500	^[8]
November 18	at San Francisco State*	Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA	W 32–0
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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Team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1956 NFL Draft.^[11]

Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL team
Jim Cox	End	9	99	San Francisco 49ers

Notes

1. The Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) in San Diego fielded a team that played against colleges and other military teams from 1922 to 1964.

References

1. "California Poly Drubs Western In Grid Opener". The Daily Sentinel. Grand Junction, Colorado. Associated Press. September 18, 1955. p. 15. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
2. "Cal Poly Hands Humboldt First Loss Of Year". The Times Standard. Eureka, California. September 26, 1955. p. 19. Retrieved March 12, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. 
3. Howard Hagen (October 2, 1955). "Cal Poly's Rally Tops Aztecs, 12-6". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. A-38.
4. "Football Scores". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. October 16, 1955. p. 45. Retrieved October 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
5. Wade, Harless (October 23, 1955). "Tribe Throttles Cal Poly, 23-13". Abilene Reporter-News. Abilene, Texas. p. 1D. Retrieved January 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
6. Wade, Harless (October 23, 1955). "TIndains )(continued)". Abilene Reporter-News. Abilene, Texas. p. 4D. Retrieved January 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
7. "Football Scores". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. October 30, 1955. p. 25. Retrieved October 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
8. "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
9. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
10. "Cal Poly Football; 2016 Media Guide". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
11. . Archived from the original on November 26, 2010. Retrieved January 12, 2017.