1941 Fresno State Bulldogs football team
1941 Fresno State Bulldogs football | |
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CCAA co-champion | |
Conference | California Collegiate Athletic Association |
1941 record | 4β3β2 (2β0β1 CCAA) |
Head coach | James Bradshaw (6th season) |
Home stadium |
Ratcliffe Stadium (Capacity: 13,000) |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Jose State + | 2 | β | 0 | β | 1 | 5 | β | 3 | β | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fresno State + | 2 | β | 0 | β | 1 | 4 | β | 3 | β | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Santa Barbara State | 1 | β | 2 | β | 0 | 3 | β | 5 | β | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Diego State | 0 | β | 3 | β | 0 | 6 | β | 4 | β | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1941 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented Fresno State Normal School[note 1] during the 1941 college football season.
Fresno State competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). The team was led by sixth-year head coach James Bradshaw and played home games at Ratcliffe Stadium on the campus of Fresno City College in Fresno, California. They finished the season as co-champions of the CCAA, with a record of four wins, three losses and two ties (4β3β2, 2β0β1 CCAA). The Bulldogs outscored their opponents 118β90 for the season, including shutting out their opponents four times.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | |||||
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September 27 | West Texas State[note 2]* | Ratcliffe Stadium β’ Fresno, CA | L 6β7[1] | 11,000 | |||||
October 4 | Camp Haan (CA)* | Ratcliffe Stadium β’ Fresno, CA | T 7β7[2] | ||||||
October 11 | at Santa Barbara State[note 3] | La Playa Stadium β’ Santa Barbara, CA | W 26β0[3] | 5,000 | |||||
October 18 | at Nevada* | Mackay Stadium [note 4] β’ Reno, NV | W 6β3[4] | 4,000 | |||||
October 25 | San Diego State | Ratcliffe Stadium β’ Fresno, CA (Rivalry) | W 26β0[5] | 6,720 | |||||
November 1 | San Francisco* | Ratcliffe Stadium β’ Fresno, CA | L 27β47[6] | 12,000 | |||||
November 11 | Pacific (CA)[note 5]* | Ratcliffe Stadium β’ Fresno, CA | W 13β0[7] | 13,000 | |||||
November 14 | at San Jose State | Spartan Stadium β’ San Jose, CA (Rivalry) | T 0β0[8] | 10,000 | |||||
November 20 | Arizona State[note 6]* | Ratcliffe Stadium β’ Fresno, CA | L 7β26[9] | 8,000 | |||||
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. |
Team players in the NFL
No Fresno State Bulldog players were selected in the 1942 NFL Draft.[12][13]
The following Fresno State Bulldog players finished their college career in 1941, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.
Player | Position | First NFL Team |
Len Masini | Blocking Back - Fullback - Linebacker | 1947 San Francisco 49ers |
Notes
- β California State University, Fresno was known as Fresno State Normal School from 1911β1948. See: Fresno State
- β West Texas A&M University was known as West Texas State Teachers College from 1923β1948. See: West Texas A&M
- β UC Santa Barbara was known as Santa Barbara State College from 1921β1943. See: UC Santa Barbara
- β This stadium is the predecessor to the current Mackay Stadium, which was opened for the 1966 season."University of Nevada, Reno; Mackay Stadium". Retrieved January 4, 2017.
- β University of the Pacific (UOP) was known as College of the Pacific from 1911β1961. See: University of the Pacific
- β Arizona State University was known as Arizona State Teachers College from 1929β1944. See: Arizona State University
References
- β "Texans Spill Fresno State". The San Bernardino County Sun (San Bernardino, California). September 28, 1941. p. 15. Retrieved February 1, 2017 β via Newspapers.com.
- β "Fresno Eleven Ties Camp Haan". The San Bernardino County Sun (San Bernardino, California). October 5, 1941. p. 19. Retrieved February 1, 2017 β via Newspapers.com.
- β "Fresno State Overpowers Santa Barbara 26-0". The Fresno Bee. October 12, 1941. p. 1C. Retrieved February 1, 2017 β via Newspapers.com.
- β Ed Orman (October 19, 1941). "Fresno State Defeats U Of Nevada 6-3". The Fresno Bee. p. 1C. Retrieved February 1, 2017 β via Newspapers.com.
- β "Fresno State Spanks San Diego Team". The San Bernardino County Sun (San Bernardino, California). October 26, 1941. p. 18. Retrieved February 1, 2017 β via Newspapers.com.
- β "Dons Defeat Fresno, 47-27, Before 12,000". The Oakland Tribune (Oakland, California). November 2, 1941. p. 12-A. Retrieved February 1, 2017 β via Newspapers.com.
- β "Fresno Trips Pacific". The San Bernardino County Sun (San Bernardino, California). November 12, 1941. p. 17. Retrieved February 1, 2017 β via Newspapers.com.
- β "Fresno State, San Jose Tie". The San Bernardino County Sun (San Bernardino, California). November 16, 1941. p. 14. Retrieved February 1, 2017 β via Newspapers.com.
- β Ed Orman (November 21, 1941). "Arizona State of Tempe Hands Fresno 26 To 7 Licking In Final Game". The Fresno Bee. p. 2-B. Retrieved February 1, 2017 β via Newspapers.com.
- β "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
- β "Fresno State Yearly Results". Retrieved January 7, 2017.
- β "1942 NFL Draft". Retrieved December 7, 2016.
- β "Fresno St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved December 12, 2016.