1947 Cal Poly Mustangs football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1947
| team = Cal Poly Mustangs
| sport = football
| image =
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| conference = California Collegiate Athletic Association
| short_conf = CCAA
| record = 1–9
| conf_record = 0–5
| head_coach = Howie O'Daniels
| hc_year = 11th
| captain =
| stadium = Mustang Stadium
}}
{{1947 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings}}
The 1947 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 1947 college football season. Led by Howie O'Daniels in his 11th and final season as head coach, Cal Poly compiled an overall record of 1–9 with a mark of 0–5 in conference play, placing last out of six teams in the CCAA. The team lost its final eight games and was outscored by its opponents 332 to 97 for the season.
In the final Litkenhous Ratings released in mid-December, Cal Poly was ranked No. 480 out of 500 college football teams.{{cite news|title=Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings|newspaper=Times|author=Dr. E. E. Litkenhous|date=December 18, 1947|page=47|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123152970/michigan-national-champion-in-final/|via=Newspapers.com}}
The Mustangs played their home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 20
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Arizona State
| site_stadium = Goodwin Stadium
| site_cityst = Tempe, AZ
| score = 6–33
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|title=Arizona State Wins|newspaper=The Salt Lake Tribune|location=Salt Lake City, Utah|date=September 22, 1947|page=16|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18251292/arizona_state_wins/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=March 13, 2018}}{{Open access}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 27
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1947|team=Caltech Beavers|title=Caltech}}
| site_stadium = Mustang Stadium
| site_cityst = San Luis Obispo, CA
| score = 26–6
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 4
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = San Diego State
| site_stadium = Aztec Bowl
| site_cityst = San Diego, CA
| score = 13–56
| attend = 11,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 11
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Fresno State
| site_stadium = Ratcliffe Stadium
| site_cityst = Fresno, CA
| score = 6–14
| attend = 6,085
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 18
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = San Francisco State
| site_stadium = Mustang Stadium
| site_cityst = San Luis Obispo, CA
| score = 18–19
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 25
| w/l = l
| opponent = Pacific (CA)
| site_stadium = Mustang Stadium
| site_cityst = San Luis Obispo, CA
| score = 7–41
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 1
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Santa Barbara
| site_stadium = La Playa Stadium
| site_cityst = Santa Barbara, CA
| score = 14–53
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 8
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| homecoming = y
| opponent = Pepperdine
| site_stadium = Mustang Stadium
| site_cityst = San Luis Obispo, CA
| score = 0–47
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|title=Pepperdine Waves Roll Over Cal Poly, 47-0|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|date=November 9, 1947|page=13|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18251258/pepperdine_waves_roll_over_cal_poly/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=March 13, 2018}}{{Open access}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 15
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1947|team=Occidental Tigers|title=Occidental}}
| site_stadium = D. W. Patterson Field
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
| score = 7–16
| attend = 4,500
| source = {{cite news|title=Tigers Edge Cal Poly, 16-7|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|date=November 16, 1947|page=22|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18251250/tigers_edge_cal_poly/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=March 13, 2018}}{{Open access}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 22
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = San Jose State
| site_stadium = Spartan Stadium
| site_cityst = San Jose, CA
| score = 0–47
| attend =
}}
}}