1945 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1945 Cal Poly Mustangs football Independent 1–5–1 Ronnie Henderson 1st Mustang Stadium 1942 The 1945 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic School—now known as California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo—as an independent during the 1945 college football season. Led by Ronnie Henderson in his first and only season as head coach, Cal Poly compiled a record of 1–5–1. The team was outscored by its opponents 180 to 19 for the season and was shut out in four consecutive games. The Mustangs played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California. Schedule Pacific September 15 t Fresno State Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA 6–6 FSC Opens Grid Season With 6-6 Tie With Cal Poly The Fresno Bee Fresno, California September 16, 1945 18 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8688195/fsc_opens_grid_season_with_tie_with_cal/ Newspapers.com February 1, 2017 September 22 w 1945 Caltech Beavers Caltech Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA 7–6 October 6 8:00 p.m. l 1945 Camp Cooke Engineers Camp Cooke Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA 0–46 Kennedy Bob Poly Mustangs on Edge for Army Invasion Tonight https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121992500/the-tribune/ Telegram-Tribune San Luis Obispo, California October 6, 1945 3 March 31, 2023 Newspapers.com October 13 l y Fresno State Ratcliffe Stadium Fresno, CA 0–24 6,398 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 27 8:15 p.m. l y Santa Barbara Marines La Playa Stadium Santa Barbara, CA 0–42 Martin Harold Marines Set For Cal-Poly https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122180272/santa-barbara-news-press/ Santa Barbara News-Press Santa Barbara, California October 27, 1945 A3 April 2, 2023 Newspapers.com Marine Steamroller Crushes Cal Poly Gridders 42 to 0 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121992304/santa-barbara-news-press/ Santa Barbara News-Press Santa Barbara, California October 28, 1945 A1 March 31, 2023 Newspapers.com November 4 l Minter Field Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA 0–19 Fliers Look Good in Air; Mustangs Grounded, 19-0 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121992684/the-tribune/ Telegram-Tribune San Luis Obispo, California November 5, 1945 5 March 31, 2023 Newspapers.com November 10 l y Arizona Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ 6–37 6,000 Arizona Bowls Over California Poly, 37–6 The Arizona Daily Star November 11, 1945 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/24351108/arizona_bowls_over_california_poly_376/ Newspapers.com History (1915–2023) https://gopoly.com/documents/2023/6/7/2024_History_Pages_Lo-Res.pdf Cal Poly Athletics 24 May 26, 2025 References Cal Poly Category:Cal Poly Mustangs football seasons Cal Poly Mustangs football