1946 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1946 Cal Poly Mustangs football Independent 6–2–1 Howie O'Daniels 10th Mustang Stadium The 1946 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic School—now known as California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo—as am independent during the 1946 college football season. Led by Howie O'Daniels, who returned for his tenth season as head coach after having helmed the team from 1933 to 1941, the Mustangs compiled a record of 6–2–1. The team outscored opponents 152 to 88 for the season. Cal Poly played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California. The Mustangs played two games against non-collegiate military teams, 1946 San Diego Naval Training Station Bluejackets San Diego Naval Training Station and the 1946 El Toro Flying Marines El Toro Marines. Schedule September 28 l y Santa Barbara La Playa Stadium Santa Barbara, CA 6–19 October 5 w y San Diego State Balboa Stadium San Diego, CA 21–13 6,000 Fumbles Wreck Staters As Cal Poly Wins, 21-13 The San Diego Union San Diego, California Christy Gregg October 6, 1946 3-BCal Poly Surprises State The Chula Vista Star Chula Vista, California October 11, 1946 13 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18250085/cal_poly_surprises_state/ Newspapers.com March 12, 2018 October 12 t Occidental Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA 7–7 Redlands Meets Tough Opponent In Occidental The San Bernardino County Sun San Bernardino, California October 18, 1946 22 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18250066/redlands_meets_tough_opponent_in/ Newspapers.com March 13, 2018 October 19 w San Francisco State Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA 7–6 October 26 w Whittier Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA 13–2 Cal Poly Whips Whittier, 13-2 The Los Angeles Times, (Los Angeles, California) October 27, 1946 18 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18250039/cal_poly_whips_whittier/ Newspapers.com March 13, 2018 November 2 w 1946 San Diego Naval Training Station Bluejackets San Diego NTSNaval Training Center San Diego (Naval Training Station) was a U.S. Navy facility from 1923 to 1997. Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA 34–6 November 9 l y Pepperdine Sentinel Field Inglewood, California 18–28 7,000 Pepperdine Waves Win Over Cal Poly The San Bernardino County Sun San Bernardino, California November 10, 1946 23 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18250014/pepperdine_waves_win_over_cal_poly/ Newspapers.com March 13, 2018 November 16 w 1946 El Toro Flying Marines El Toro MarinesMarine Corps Air Station El Toro was a U.S. Marine air station located in Orange County, California from 1943 to 1999. Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA 26–0 3,000 Cal Poly Beats Marines The Montana Standard Butte, Montana November 18, 1946 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18249992/cal_poly_beats_marines/ Newspapers.com March 13, 2018 November 23 w Chico State Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA 20–7 History (1915–2023) https://gopoly.com/documents/2023/6/7/2024_History_Pages_Lo-Res.pdf Cal Poly Athletics 24 May 26, 2025 Notes note References Cal Poly Category:Cal Poly Mustangs football seasons Cal Poly Mustangs football