1962 Cal Poly Pomona Broncos football team

The 1962 Cal Poly Pomona Broncos football team represented Cal Poly Kellogg-Voorhis Unit[note 1] during the 1962 NCAA College Division football season. Cal Poly played as an independent in 1962.

1962 Cal Poly Pomona Broncos football
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 13 (UPI small college)
1962 record	9–1
Head coach	Don Warhurst (6th season)
Home stadium	Kellogg Field

1962 NCAA College Division independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Cal Poly Pomona			–					9	–	1	–	0
Southern Miss			–					9	–	1	–	0
Drake			–					8	–	2	–	0
Hawaii			–					6	–	2	–	0
La Verne			–					6	–	2	–	0
Northern Michigan			–					6	–	3	–	0
Northeastern			–					5	–	3	–	0
Wabash			–					5	–	3	–	1
Abilene Christian			–					6	–	4	–	0
East Carolina			–					5	–	4	–	0
Weber State			–					5	–	4	–	0
Chattanooga			–					5	–	5	–	0
Southern Illinois			–					4	–	6	–	0
Findlay			–					4	–	5	–	0
Tampa			–					3	–	4	–	2
UC Riverside			–					3	–	5	–	0
Eastern Michigan			–					2	–	5	–	0
Santa Clara			–					2	–	6	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					1	–	7	–	0
Rose Poly			–					1	–	7	–	0

Cal Poly Pomona was led by sixth-year head coach Don Warhurst. They played home games at Kellogg Field in Pomona, California. The Broncos finished the season with a record of nine wins and one loss (9–1). Overall, the team outscored its opponents 219–74 for the season. They were ranked as high as 12 in the UPI Small College poll, and finished the year ranked #13.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 15	at San Diego State[note 2]		Aztec Bowl San Diego, CA	W 13–6	10,500[1]
September 22	at Sacramento State[note 3]		Charles C. Hughes Stadium Sacramento, CA	W 12–7
September 29	at San Francisco State[note 4]		Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA	W 12–9
October 6	Redlands		Kellogg Field Pomona, CA	W 14–6
October 13	San Diego Marines[note 5]		Kellogg Field Pomona, CA	W 12–10
October 27	Cal Western[note 6]		Kellogg Field Pomona, CA	W 60–6
November 3	Arizona State College[note 7]	No. 19	Kellogg Field Pomona, CA	W 38–0
November 10	Nevada	No. 12	Kellogg Field Pomona, CA	W 19–6
November 16	at Long Beach State[note 8]	No. 13	Veterans Stadium Long Beach, CA	L 7–14
November 22	Cal State Los Angeles[note 9]	No. 13	Mt. San Antonio College Walnut, CA	W 32–10
Rankings from UPI Small College Poll Poll released prior to the game

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Team players in the NFL

No Cal Poly Pomona players were selected in the 1963 NFL Draft.[4][5][6]

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. San Diego State University was known as San Diego State College from 1935 to 1971.
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. The Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) in San Diego fielded a team that played against colleges and other military teams from 1922 to 1964.
6. Alliant International University was formed in 2001 via the merger of United States International University (USIU) and California School of Professional Psychology. USIU had been known as California Western University (Cal Western) from 1952 to 1967.
7. Northern Arizona University was known as Arizona State College from 1958 to 1965.
8. California State University, Long Beach was known as Long Beach State College from 1950 to 1963.
9. California State University, Los Angeles (Cal State LA) was known as Los Angeles State College of Applied Arts and Sciences from 1947 to 1963.

References

1. Howard Hagen (September 16, 1962). "Cal Poly Shocks Aztecs". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. B-1.
2. "1962 - Cal Poly-Pomona". Retrieved February 23, 2017.
3. "Cal Poly Pomona football (1947‐1982)" (PDF). Retrieved February 23, 2017.
4. "1963 NFL Draft". Retrieved February 23, 2017.
5. "Cal Poly-Pomona Players/Alumni". Retrieved February 23, 2017.
6. "Draft History: Cal Poly-Pomona". Retrieved March 18, 2017.