1961 Cal Poly Pomona Broncos football team

The 1961 Cal Poly Pomona Broncos football team represented Cal Poly Kellogg-Voorhis Unit[note 1] during the 1961 NCAA College Division football season. Cal Poly played as an independent in 1961.

1961 Cal Poly Pomona Broncos football
Conference	Independent
1961 record	6–3
Head coach	Don Warhurst (5th season)
Home stadium	Los Angeles State field

1961 NCAA College Division independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Baldwin–Wallace			–					9	–	0	–	0
Tampa			–					8	–	1	–	0
Mississippi Southern			–					8	–	2	–	0
La Verne			–					7	–	2	–	0
Northern Michigan			–					6	–	2	–	0
Cal Poly Pomona			–					6	–	3	–	0
Drake			–					5	–	4	–	0
Pacific (CA)			–					5	–	4	–	0
Wabash			–					5	–	4	–	0
Northeastern			–					4	–	4	–	0
Santa Clara			–					3	–	3	–	0
Buffalo			–					4	–	5	–	0
Abilene Christian			–					4	–	6	–	0
Chattanooga			–					4	–	6	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					1	–	7	–	0
UC Riverside			–					1	–	7	–	0
Pepperdine			–					1	–	9	–	0
Rose Poly			–					0	–	8	–	0
Washington University			–					0	–	9	–	0

Cal Poly Pomona was led by fifth-year head coach Don Warhurst. They played home games at Los Angeles State field in Los Angeles, California for the 1961 season only. The Broncos finished the season with a record of six wins and three losses (6–3). Overall, the team outscored its opponents 258–147 for the season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 16	at Los Angeles State[note 2]	East L.A. College Stadium Monterey Park, CA	W 21–11
September 23	Sacramento State[note 3]	L.A. State Stadium Los Angeles, CA	W 27–12
September 30	San Francisco State[note 4]	L.A. State Stadium Los Angeles, CA	L 19–26
October 7	at Redlands	Redlands Stadium[note 5] Redlands, CA	W 35–14
October 14	at San Diego Marines[note 6]	Balboa Stadium ? San Diego, CA	L 14–28
October 21	Pepperdine[note 7]	L.A. State Stadium Los Angeles, CA	W 26–14
October 28	at Nevada	Mackay Stadium[note 8] Reno, NV	L 20–28
November 4	at Arizona State College[note 9]	Lumberjack Stadium Flagstaff, AZ	W 55–12
November 11	San Diego	L.A. State Stadium Los Angeles, CA	W 41–2
Homecoming

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Team players in the NFL

No Cal Poly Pomona players were selected in the 1962 NFL Draft. [3][4][5]

Notes

1. California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona) was known as Cal Poly Kellogg-Voorhis Unit from 1957 to 1965. However, it was more commonly known as Cal Poly (Pomona).
2. California State University, Los Angeles (Cal State LA) was known as Los Angeles State College of Applied Arts and Sciences from 1947 to 1963.
3. California State University, Sacramento was known as Sacramento State College from 1947 to 1971.
4. San Francisco State University was known as San Francisco State College from 1935 to 1971.
5. This stadium is the predecessor to the current Ted Runner Stadium on the University of Redlands campus, which was opened for the 1968 season
6. The Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) in San Diego fielded a team that played against colleges and other military teams from 1922 to 1964.
7. San Francisco State University was known as San Francisco State College from 1935 to 1971.
8. This stadium is the predecessor to the current Mackay Stadium, which was opened for the 1966 season."University of Nevada, Reno; Mackay Stadium". Retrieved January 4, 2017.
9. Northern Arizona University was known as Arizona State College from 1958 to 1965.

References

1. "1961 - Cal Poly-Pomona". Retrieved February 23, 2017.
2. "Cal Poly Pomona football (1947‐1982)" (PDF). Retrieved February 23, 2017.
3. "1962 NFL Draft". Retrieved February 23, 2017.
4. "Cal Poly-Pomona Players/Alumni". Retrieved February 23, 2017.
5. "Draft History: Cal Poly-Pomona". Retrieved March 18, 2017.