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1959 Cal Poly Pomona Broncos football team

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1959Cal Poly Pomona Broncos football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–1–1
Head coach
Home stadiumPomona Catholic High School
Seasons
1958
1960
1959 NCAA College Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W L T W L T
Hofstra 9 0 0
Howard (AL) 9 1 0
Buffalo 8 1 0
Carnegie Tech 7 1 0
Cal Poly Pomona 7 1 1
North Park 6 1 1
Santa Clara 4 1 0
No.8Southern Connecticut State^ 8 2 0
Northern Michigan 6 2 0
UC Riverside 5 2 0
Montana State 6 3 0
Carthage 5 3 1
Louisville 6 4 0
Memphis State 6 4 0
Mississippi Southern 6 4 0
Arlington State 4 3 0
Sewanee 4 3 1
Abilene Christian 5 5 0
Baldwin–Wallace 4 4 0
Washington and Lee 3 4 1
Xavier 4 6 0
Wabash 3 5 1
Rose Poly 2 4 1
Arkansas State 3 6 0
Hawaii 3 6 0
Trinity (TX) 3 6 0
Pepperdine 2 5 1
Chattanooga 3 7 0
Tampa 3 7 0
Drake 2 7 0
Northeastern 1 6 1
Washington University 1 7 0
St. Norbert 0 6 1
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA poll

The1959 Cal Poly Pomona Broncos football teamrepresented the Cal Poly Kellogg-Voorhis Unit—now known asCalifornia State Polytechnic University, Pomona—as an independent during the1959 NCAA College Division football season.Led by third-year head coachDon Warhurst,Cal Poly Pomona compiled a record of 7–1–1. The team outscored its opponents 231 to 96 for the season. The Broncos played home games atPomona Catholic High SchoolinPomona, California.

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 198:00 p.m.Mexico Poly
W22–64,500[1][2]
September 26atSan Francisco StateL14–342,500[3]
October 38:00 p.m.San DiegoW42–12[4][5]
October 10atLa VerneW40–0
October 17at Mexico PolyW28–0
October 238:00 p.m.Pepperdine
  • Pomona Catholic High School
  • Pomona, CA
W30–14[6][7]
October 31atLong Beach StateW28–7
November 7vs.Arizona State–FlagstaffT7–7
November 14atRedlands
W20–164,500

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Team players in the NFL/AFL[edit]

No Cal Poly Pomona players were selected in the1960 NFL Draft.[11][12][13]

The following finished their Cal Poly Pomona career in 1959, were not drafted, but played in the NFL/AFL.

Player Position First NFL/AFL team
Fred Ford Halfback 1960 Buffalo Bills
Vern Valdez Defensive back 1960 Los Angeles Rams

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

References[edit]

  1. ^"Broncos, Mexico Poly Vie Tomorrow Night".Progress-Bulletin.Pomona, California.September 18, 1959. p. 41.RetrievedMay 25,2022– viaNewspapers.comOpen access icon.
  2. ^"Redlands Rip Cal Western In Season Opener".The Colton Courier.Colton, California.United Press International.September 21, 1959. p. 5.RetrievedMay 25,2022– viaNewspapers.comOpen access icon.
  3. ^"Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics".National Collegiate Athletic Association.RetrievedMay 10,2022.
  4. ^"Broncos Host San Diego Eleven".Progress-Bulletin.Pomona, California.October 2, 1959. p. 20.RetrievedMay 25,2022– viaNewspapers.comOpen access icon.
  5. ^"Swade Leads Poly Rout of SDU, 42-12".Progress-Bulletin.Pomona, California.October 4, 1959. p. 19.RetrievedMay 25,2022– viaNewspapers.comOpen access icon.
  6. ^Mandel, Stan (October 22, 1959)."Valley Grid Teams Face Crucial Tilts".Los Angeles Times.Los Angeles, California.p. 14, part V.RetrievedMay 25,2022– viaNewspapers.comOpen access icon.
  7. ^"Broncos Halt Waves".Progress-Bulletin.Pomona, California.October 25, 1959. p. 20.RetrievedMay 25,2022– viaNewspapers.comOpen access icon.
  8. ^"Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics".National Collegiate Athletic Association.RetrievedMay 25,2022.
  9. ^"1959 - Cal Poly-Pomona".Archived fromthe originalon September 11, 2015.RetrievedFebruary 23,2017.
  10. ^"Cal Poly Pomona football (1947‐1982)"(PDF).RetrievedFebruary 23,2017.
  11. ^"1960 NFL Draft".RetrievedFebruary 23,2017.
  12. ^"Cal Poly-Pomona Players/Alumni".RetrievedFebruary 23,2017.
  13. ^"Draft History: Cal Poly-Pomona".Archived fromthe originalon March 19, 2017.RetrievedMarch 18,2017.