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1963 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

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The 1963 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State College—now known as California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo—as a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) during the 1963 NCAA College Division football season. Led by second-year head coach Sheldon Harden, Cal Poly compiled an overall record of 2–8 with a mark of 0–4 in conference play, placing fifth in the CCAA.[1] The Mustangs played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California.

Record2–8 (0–4 CCAA)
Headcoach
HomestadiumMustang Stadium
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1963 Cal Poly Mustangs football
ConferenceCalifornia Collegiate Athletic Association
Record2–8 (0–4 CCAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumMustang Stadium
Seasons
← 1962
1964 →
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1963 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Los Angeles State $3–1–07–1–0
No. 7 San Diego State3–1–07–2–0
Long Beach State2–2–05–5–0
Fresno State2–2–04–6–0
Cal Poly0–4–02–8–0
Valley State0–0–02–6–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Los Angeles State was the conference championship by virtue of its head to head win over San Diego State. Games with Valley State did not count in the conference standings.
Rankings from UPI small college poll
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21San Francisco State*L 22–334,500
September 28at Valley State*W 19–142,200–2,300[2]
October 5at No. 7 San Diego StateL 0–6910,356–11,300[3]
October 12Cal Western*
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
L 7–144,800
October 19Fresno State
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
L 0–285,000–5,600[4]
October 26San Diego Marines[note 1]*
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
L 14–414,800
November 2Long Beach State
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
L 6–285,133
November 9at Los Angeles StateL 0–495,400–9,208[5]
November 16UC Santa Barbara*
  • Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
W 14–125,400–5,500[6]
November 28at Humboldt State*L 0–334,500–4,800[7]
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Notes

  1. The Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) in San Diego fielded a team that played against colleges and other military teams from 1922 to 1964.

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