1949 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

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.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17		University of Mexico*	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	W 42–2		[1]
September 24		at Fresno State	Ratcliffe Stadium Fresno, CA	L 7–20	10,000	[2]
October 1		at Redlands*	Redlands Stadium[note 1] Redlands, CA	L 0–7		[3]
October 15		Occidental*	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	L 7–20		[4]
October 22		San Francisco State*	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	W 33–0
October 29	8:00 p.m.	at Whittier*	Hadley Field Whittier, CA	W 19–0	6,000	[5][6][7][8]
November 4		San Jose State	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	L 0–47	10,000	[9]
November 11		Santa Barbara	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	W 7–0	4,000	[10]
November 19		at San Diego State	Aztec Bowl San Diego, CA	L 19–40	5,000	[11]
November 24		No. 11 Pacific (CA)*	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	L 0–88	4,000	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

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