1964 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

The 1964 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 1964 NCAA College Division football season. Led by third-year head coach Sheldon Harden, Cal Poly compiled an overall record of 0–10 with a mark of 0–5 in conference play, placing last out of six teams in the CCAA. The Mustangs played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California.

1964 Cal Poly Mustangs football
Conference	California Collegiate Athletic Association
Record	0–10 (0–5 CCAA)
Head coach	Sheldon Harden (3rd season)
Home stadium	Mustang Stadium
Seasons ← 1963 1965 →

1964 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No.3/1 Cal St Los Angeles $	5	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	0
No.5/7 San Diego State	4	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Long Beach State	3	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Fresno State	1	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Valley State	1	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Cal Poly	0	–	5	–	0			0	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP/UPI small college polls

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	San Francisco State*	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	L 7–14	5,234–5,243	^[1]
September 26	Valley State	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	L 6–21	3,946
October 3	San Diego State	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	L 7–59	4,100–4,126	^[2]
October 10	at Humboldt State*	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	L 14–21	5,400
October 17	at Fresno State	Ratcliffe Stadium Fresno, CA	L 13–23	9,525–10,500	^[3]
October 24	at Cal Western*	Balboa Stadium San Diego, CA	L 7–36	2,500	^[4]
October 31	at Long Beach State	Veterans Stadium Long Beach, CA	L 0–47	4,285
November 7	No. 2 Cal State Los Angeles	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	L 7–68	2,009–3,800	^[5]
November 14	Idaho State*	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	L 0–20	3,893
November 21	at UC Santa Barbara*	La Playa Stadium Santa Barbara, CA	L 13–26	6,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from UPI Poll released prior to the game

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Team players in the NFL

No Cal Poly Mustangs were selected in the 1965 NFL Draft. However, one player who played for Cal Poly in 1964 then transferred to San Diego State was selected in the 1967 NFL Draft.^[9][10]

Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL team
Bob Howard	Defensive back	2	48	1967 San Diego Chargers

References

1. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
2. Howard Hagen (October 4, 1964). "2nd-Ranked Aztecs Crush Poly, 59-7". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. I-1.
3. "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
4. "Cal Western Wins". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 25, 1965. p. D11. Retrieved June 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
5. "Hapless Poly Whacked by Diablos, 68-7". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 8, 1964. p. D-9. Retrieved January 20, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
6. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
7. . Archived from the original on January 16, 2017. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
8. "Cal Poly Football; 2016 Media Guide". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
9. . Archived from the original on December 22, 2007. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
10. . Archived from the original on May 13, 2010. Retrieved January 12, 2017.