1952 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

The 1952 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 1952 college football season. Led by third-year head coach LeRoy Hughes, Cal Poly compiled an overall record of 7–3 with a mark of 4–0 in conference play, winning the CCAA title. The Mustangs played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California.

1952 Cal Poly Mustangs football
CCAA champion
Conference	California Collegiate Athletic Association
Record	7–3 (4–0 CCAA)
Head coach	LeRoy Hughes (3rd season)
Home stadium	Mustang Stadium
Seasons ← 1951 1953 →

1952 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Cal Poly $	4	–	0	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Santa Barbara	3	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
San Diego State	2	–	2	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Los Angeles State	1	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Pepperdine	0	–	4	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	at Sul Ross	Jackson Field Alpine, TX	L 7–28
September 27	at Bradley	Peoria, IL	L 0–21
October 4	San Diego State	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	W 20–18	5,000	[1]
October 10	at Santa Barbara	La Playa Stadium Santa Barbara, CA	W 19–0
October 18	San Francisco State*	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	W 34–26
October 25	Pepperdine	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	W 39–13
November 1	Whittier*	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	L 20–42
November 8	Los Angeles State	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	W 32–7
November 15	at Redlands*	Redlands Stadium[note 1] Redlands, CA	W 26–6
November 22	Missouri Valley*	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	W 27–14
*Non-conference game

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Notes

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