1917 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

American college football season

The 1917 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic School, now California Polytechnic State University, in the 1917 college football season. Led by D. W. Schlosser in his third and final season as head coach, Cal Poly compiled a record of 2–1 and were outscored by their opponents 36 to 35.

Cal Poly did not field a team during the 1918 college football season due to the influenza pandemic; the team returned to play in 1919. Cal Poly was a two-year school until 1941.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
October 11	11th Coast Guard	San Luis Obispo, CA	W 10–7
November 9	Atascadero High School	San Luis Obispo, CA	W 25–0
November 29	11th Coast Guard	San Luis Obispo, CA	L 0–29

v t e Cal Poly Mustangs football
Venues	Alex G. Spanos Stadium (1935–present)
Bowls & rivalries	UC Davis: Battle for the Golden Horseshoe
Culture & lore	Musty the Mustang "Ride High You Mustangs" Mustang Band Cal Poly football team C-46 crash
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
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