1949 Cal Poly Mustangs football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1949
| team = Cal Poly Mustangs
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = California Collegiate Athletic Association
| short_conf = CCAA
| record = 4–6
| conf_record = 1–3
| head_coach = Chuck Pavelko
| hc_year = 2nd
| captain =
| stadium = Mustang Stadium
}}
{{1949 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings}}
The 1949 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 1949 college football season. Led by Chuck Pavelko his second and final season as head coach, Cal Poly compiled an overall record of 4–6 with a mark of 1–3 in conference play, tying for third place in the CCAA. The Mustangs played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1949
| poll = AP
| timezone = Pacific
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 17
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = University of Mexico
| site_stadium = Mustang Stadium
| site_cityst = San Luis Obispo, CA
| score = 42–2
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|title=Cal Poly Routs Visiting Mexico Gridders, 42 to 2|newspaper=The San Bernardino County Sun|location=San Bernardino, California|date=September 18, 1949|page=21|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18256513/cal_poly_routs_visiting_mexico_gridders/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=March 13, 2018}}{{Open access}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 24
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Fresno State
| site_stadium = Ratcliffe Stadium
| site_cityst = Fresno, CA
| score = 7–20
| attend = 10,000
| source = {{cite news|title=Fresno Nips Cal Poly|newspaper=The San Bernardino County Sun|location=San Bernardino, California|date=September 25, 1949|page=23|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18256484/fresno_nips_cal_poly/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=March 13, 2018}}{{Open access}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 1
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1949|team=Redlands Bulldogs|title=Redlands}}
| site_stadium = Redlands StadiumThis stadium is the predecessor to the current Ted Runner Stadium on the University of Redlands campus, which was opened for the 1968 season
| site_cityst = Redlands, CA
| score = 0–7
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|title=Oxy Stretches Win Streak to 10 Games|newspaper=The Bakersfield Californian|location=Bakersfield, California|date=October 3, 1949|page=30|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18256459/oxy_stretches_win_streak_to_10_games/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=March 13, 2018}}{{Open access}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 15
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1949|team=Occidental Tigers|title=Occidental}}
| site_stadium = Mustang Stadium
| site_cityst = San Luis Obispo, CA
| score = 7–20
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|title=Whittier, Oxy Pace Southland Grid Machines|newspaper=The Bakersfield Californian|location=Bakersfield, California|date=October 17, 1949|page=26|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18256363/whittier_oxy_pace_southland_grid/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=March 13, 2018}}{{Open access}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 22
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = San Francisco State
| site_stadium = Mustang Stadium
| site_cityst = San Luis Obispo, CA
| score = 33–0
| attend =
| source =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 29
| time = 8:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Whittier
| site_stadium = Hadley Field
| site_cityst = Whittier, CA
| score = 19–0
| attend = 6,000
| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Fighting Quakers Risk Perfect Record Against Mustangs Here Tonight |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-whittier-news/144275607/ |newspaper=The Whittier News |location=Whittier, California |date=October 29, 1949 |page=1 |access-date=March 27, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title=Fighting Quakers Risk Perfect Record Against Mustangs Here Tonight (continued) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-whittier-news/144275545/ |newspaper=The Whittier News |location=Whittier, California |date=October 29, 1949 |page=5 |access-date=March 27, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title=Mustangs Romp Through Quakers 19-0; Whittier's String Of Wins Broken |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-whittier-news/144275440/ |newspaper=The Whittier News |location=Whittier, California |date=October 31, 1949 |page=8 |access-date=March 27, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news|title=Victory String of Whittier College Nipped|newspaper=The San Bernardino County Sun|location=San Bernardino, California|date=October 31, 1948|page=13|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18256293/victory_string_of_whittier_college/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=March 13, 2018}}{{Open access}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 4
| w/l = l
| opponent = San Jose State
| site_stadium = Mustang Stadium
| site_cityst = San Luis Obispo, CA
| score = 0–47
| attend = 10,000
| source = {{cite news|title=San Jose State Rips Cal Poly Squad 47-0|newspaper=The Eugene Guard|location=Eugene, Oregon|date=November 6, 1949|page=15|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18251438/downs_cal_poly/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=March 13, 2018}}{{Open access}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 11
| w/l = w
| homecoming = y
| opponent = Santa Barbara
| site_stadium = Mustang Stadium
| site_cityst = San Luis Obispo, CA
| score = 7–0
| attend = 4,000
| source = {{cite news|title=Cal Poly Wins|newspaper=Oakland Tribune|location=Oakland, California|date=November 11, 1949|page=45|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18256174/cal_poly_wins/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=March 13, 2018}}{{Open access}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 19
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = San Diego State
| site_stadium = Aztec Bowl
| site_cityst = San Diego, CA
| score = 19–40
| attend = 5,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 24
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Pacific (CA)
| opprank = 11
| site_stadium = Mustang Stadium
| site_cityst = San Luis Obispo, CA
| score = 0–88
| attend = 4,000
| source = {{cite news|title=C.O.P. Routs Cal Poly by 88 to 0 Count|newspaper=The San Bernardino County Sun|location=San Bernardino, California|date=November 25, 1949|page=25|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18256070/cop_routs_cal_poly/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=March 13, 2018}}{{Open access}}
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{{cite web |author= |title=Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/90/stats/13166 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=June 9, 2022 }}{{cite web|url=http://issuu.com/calpoly/docs/2016fbguidelow-res|title=Cal Poly Football; 2016 Media Guide|access-date=January 12, 2017}}
Notes
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