1961 Cal Poly Pomona Broncos football team

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1961 Cal Poly Pomona Broncos football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–3
Head coach
Home stadiumL.A. State Stadium
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →
1961 NCAA College Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Washington and Lee     9 0 0
Tampa     8 1 0
Mississippi Southern     8 2 0
Howard (AL)     7 2 0
Southern Connecticut State     7 2 0
St. Norbert     7 2 0
Arlington State     7 3 0
Northern Michigan     6 2 0
Sewanee     5 2 1
Cal Poly Pomona     6 3 0
Louisville     6 3 0
Montana State     4 3 1
Drake     5 4 0
Pacific (CA)     5 4 0
Wabash     5 4 0
Northeastern     4 4 0
Santa Clara     3 3 0
Buffalo     4 5 0
Norfolk State     3 4 0
Abilene Christian     4 6 0
Chattanooga     4 6 0
North Park     3 5 0
Union (NY)     3 5 0
Arkansas State     3 6 0
Trinity (TX)     2 7 0
Carnegie Tech     1 7 0
UC Riverside     1 7 0
Pepperdine     1 9 0
Rose Poly     0 8 0
Washington University     0 9 0

The 1961 Cal Poly Pomona Broncos football team represented the Cal Poly Kellogg-Voorhis Unit—now known as California State Polytechnic University, Pomona—as an independent during the 1961 NCAA College Division football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Don Warhurst, Cal Poly Pomona compiled a record of 6–3. The team outscored its opponents 258 to 147 for the season. The Broncos played home games at L.A. State Stadium in Los Angeles.

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16at Los Angeles StateW 21–115,200
September 228:00 p.m.Sacramento State
W 27–121,500[1][2]
September 30San Francisco State
  • L.A. State Stadium
  • Los Angeles, CA
L 19–263,000–4,200[3]
October 7at Redlands
W 35–145,200
October 14at San Diego Marines[note 2]L 14–283,100
October 21Pepperdinedagger
  • L.A. State Stadium
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 26–142,500
October 28at Nevada
L 20–284,500–4,600[5]
November 4at Arizona State–Flagstaff
W 55–122,500
November 11San Diego
  • L.A. State Stadium
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 41–22,300
  • daggerHomecoming

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Notes[edit]

  1. ^ This stadium is the predecessor to the current Ted Runner Stadium on the University of Redlands campus, which was opened for the 1968 season
  2. ^ The Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) in San Diego fielded a team that played against colleges and other military teams from 1922 to 1964.
  3. ^ This stadium is the predecessor to the current Mackay Stadium, which was opened for the 1966 season.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Miles, Jerry (September 22, 1961). "Cal Poly, Sacramento State Clash". Progress-Bulletin. Pomona, California. p. 1, section 3. Retrieved February 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ Miles, Jerry (September 23, 1961). "Poly Routs State". Progress-Bulletin. Pomona, California. p. 7, section 1. Retrieved February 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  4. ^ "Mackay Stadium". University of Nevada, Reno. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  5. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  6. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  7. ^ "1961 - Cal Poly-Pomona". Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
  8. ^ "Cal Poly Pomona football (1947‐1982)" (PDF). Retrieved February 23, 2017.