1969 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

The 1969 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State University[note 1] during the 1969 NCAA College Division football season.

1969 Cal Poly Mustangs football
CCAA champion
Conference	California Collegiate Athletic Association
1969 record	6–4 (2–0 CCAA)
Head coach	Joe Harper (2nd season)
Home stadium	Mustang Stadium (Capacity: 8,500)

1969 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Cal Poly $	2	–	0	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Valley State	1	–	1	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Cal Poly Pomona	1	–	2	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
UC Riverside	0	–	1	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Cal Poly competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). For the 1969 season the CCAA changed significantly. Three schools left the conference and moved up to the University Division in the new Pacific Coast Athletic Association. Those schools were Fresno State, Cal State Long Beach, and Cal State Los Angeles. They were replaced in 1969 by Cal Poly Pomona and UC Riverside and in 1970 by Cal State Fullerton.

The team was led by second-year head coach Joe Harper and played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California. They finished the season as CCAA champion, with a record of six wins and four losses (6–4, 2–0 CCAA). This would begin a streak of five consecutive CCAA championships for the Mustangs.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 20	at San Francisco State[note 2]*	Cox Stadium San Francisco	W 71–7
September 27	Western Washington*	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, California	W 44–0
October 4	Boise State*	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, California	L 7–17	7,000[1]
October 11	Simon Fraser (BC)*	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, California	W 74–7	5,200[2]
October 18	Fresno State[note 3]*	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, California	W 21–17[3]
October 25	at Valley State[note 4]	Birmingham High School Van Nuys, California	W 28–19	6,200[4]
November 1	Long Beach State[note 5]*	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, California	L 20–22
November 8	at Montana*	Dornblaser Field Missoula, Montana	L 0–14	12,000[5]
November 15	UC Santa Barbara*	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, California	L 7–9	5,100[6]
November 22	Cal Poly Pomona[note 6]	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, California	W 34–6	4,000[7]
*Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

The following Cal Poly Mustangs were selected in the 1970 NFL Draft.[10][11]

Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL team
Emanuel Murrell	Defensive back	12	305	Detroit Lions

Notes

1. The official name of Cal Poly is California Polytechnic State University. However, it has been more commonly known as either Cal Poly San Luis Obispo or just Cal Poly since 1947.
2. San Francisco State University was known as San Francisco State College from 1935 to 1971.
3. California State University, Fresno was known as Fresno State College from 1949 to 1971.
4. California State University, Northridge was known as San Fernando Valley State College from 1958 to 1971.
5. California State University, Long Beach (Long Beach State) was known as California State College, Long Beach from 1964 to 1971.
6. California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona) was officially known as California State Polytechnic College, Kellogg-Voorhis from 1966 to 1971. However, it was more commonly known as Cal Poly (Pomona).

References

1. "Boise State Football 2016 Record Book" (PDF). Boise State University Athletics. 2016. p. 70. Retrieved February 20, 2017.
2. "Cal Lutheran Takes 11th Straight". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 12, 1969. p. D-18. Retrieved February 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Endemano-Led Stags Score First Win Over Oxy, 31-21". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 19, 1969. p. D-18. Retrieved February 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
4. John Wolf (October 26, 1969). "Not Loyola's Day: Loses First, 21-20". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. D-12. Retrieved February 19, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Cal Western Blasts Cal Lutheran, 49-0". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 9, 1969. p. D-18. Retrieved February 19, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
6. John Wolf (November 16, 1969). "Valley St. Toppled by Highlands, 23-19". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. D-16. Retrieved February 19, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "CP (SLO) 34, CP (Pomona) 6". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 23, 1969. p. D-16. Retrieved February 19, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Yearly Results". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
9. "Cal Poly Football; 2016 Media Guide". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
10. "1970 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
11. "Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Players/Alumni". Retrieved January 12, 2017.