1960 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1960 Cal Poly Mustangs football California Collegiate Athletic Association CCAA 1–5 1–4 LeRoy Hughes 11th Mustang Stadium The 1960 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State College as a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) during the 1960 college football season. Led by 11th-year head coach LeRoy Hughes, Cal Poly compiled an overall record of 1–5 with a mark of 1–4 in conference play, placing fifth in the CCAA. Tragedy struck following the game at Bowling Green State University on October 29, when the aircraft transporting the team crashed, killing 22 people, including 16 Cal Poly Mustang football players and the team manager. Cal Poly cancelled the rest of their scheduled games, against Los Angeles State, UC Santa Barbara, and Adams State. Los Angeles State and UC Santa Barbara were awarded forfeits from the Mustangs in the CCAA standings, but these results were not reflected in the overall records for the teams. Gauchos End Season in Fourth Spot https://www.newspapers.com/article/santa-barbara-news-press/163719282/ Santa Barbara News-Press Santa Barbara, California November 16, 1960 B8 January 23, 2025 Newspapers.com The Mustangs played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California. The following year, on November 23, 1961, a benefit game was held to raise a memorial fund for the survivors and bereaved families. Called the Mercy Bowl, it was played at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles. The Mercy Bowl pitted Fresno State and Bowling Green, and raised more than $200,000. Schedule alt=A plaque for the 1960 Cal Poly football team is shown at its display near the southwest corner of Mustang Memorial Field in San Luis Obispo, California, in April 2023.|right|thumb|A plaque for the 1960 Cal Poly football team is shown at its display near the southwest corner of Mustang Memorial Field in San Luis Obispo, California, in April 2023. 1960 small college AP September 16 l y y BYU Cougar StadiumThis stadium is the predecessor to the current Cougar Stadium on the BYU campus, which was opened for the 1964 season Provo, UT 14–34 4,426–6,000 Youthful BYU Grid Eleven Spanks Cal Poly The Salt Lake Tribune Jack Schroeder September 17, 1960 20 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17343035/youthful_byu_grid_eleven_spanks_cal_poly/ October 1 w San Diego State Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA 34–6 4,500–5,000 Cal Poly Passes Humble Aztecs The San Diego Union San Diego, California Howard Hagen October 2, 1960 a-43 October 8 l y Montana State Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA 18–22 6,000 October 15 l y Fresno State Ratcliffe Stadium Fresno, California 0–33 7,500–11,320 http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/gobulldogs.com/documents/2016/7/31/2016_Fresno_State_Football_Media_Guide_FINAL.pdf?id=5374 Fresno State 2016 Media Guide December 8, 2016 December 20, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161220192819/http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/gobulldogs.com/documents/2016/7/31/2016_Fresno_State_Football_Media_Guide_FINAL.pdf?id=5374 dead October 22 l y Long Beach State Veterans Stadium Long Beach, CA 12–36 3,000–4,950 Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1960 Long Beach State) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/99/stats/13014 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 20, 2022 October 29 l y y Bowling Green 4 University Stadium Bowling Green, OH 6–50 4,900–7,500 Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1960 Bowling Green) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/71/stats/13014 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 18, 2022 Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1960 Cal Poly) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/90/stats/13014 National Collegiate Athletic Association June 10, 2022 History (1915–2023) https://gopoly.com/documents/2023/6/7/2024_History_Pages_Lo-Res.pdf Cal Poly Athletics 25 May 26, 2025 See also California Polytechnic State University football team plane crash Notes note References Cal Poly Category:Cal Poly Mustangs football seasons Category:Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in the United States Cal Poly Mustangs football