1948 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

1948 Fresno State Bulldogs football
Conference California Collegiate Athletic Association
1948 record 3–6–1 (2–3 CCAA)
Head coach Ken Gleason (2nd season)
Home stadium Ratcliffe Stadium
(Capacity: 13,000)
1948 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
San Jose State $ 5 – 0 – 0     9 – 3 – 0
Pacific 4 – 1 – 0     7 – 1 – 2
Santa Barbara 2 – 3 – 0     6 – 5 – 0
Fresno State 2 – 3 – 0     3 – 6 – 1
San Diego State 1 – 4 – 0     4 – 7 – 0
Cal Poly 1 – 4 – 0     3 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1948 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented Fresno State Normal School[note 1] during the 1948 college football season.

Fresno State competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). The team was led by second-year head coach Ken Gleason and played home games at Ratcliffe Stadium on the campus of Fresno City College in Fresno, California. They finished the season with a record of three wins, six losses and one tie (3–6–1, 2–3 CCAA). The Bulldogs were outscored 108–267 for the season.

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 25 at Portland Multnomah Stadium • Portland, OR T 6–6[1]  
October 2 Santa Clara* Ratcliffe Stadium • Fresno, CA L 7–45   12,081
October 9 at Cal Poly* Mustang Stadium • San Luis Obispo, CA L 14–26  
October 16 Santa Barbara[note 2] Ratcliffe Stadium • Fresno, CA W 28–7   5,218
October 23 at Pepperdine* Wrigley Field • Los Angeles, CA L 13–14[2]   5,000
October 30 New Mexico* Ratcliffe Stadium • Fresno, CA W 20–14   4,698
November 6 at San Diego State Aztec Bowl • San Diego, CA (Rivalry) W 7–6[3]   5,000
November 11 Nevada* Ratcliffe Stadium • Fresno, CA L 7–53   11,554
November 19 at San Jose State* Spartan Stadium • San Jose, CA (Rivalry) L 6–41   10,000
November 25 Pacific (CA)[note 3] Ratcliffe Stadium • Fresno, CA L 0–55   6,487
*Non-conference game.

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Team players in the NFL

No Fresno State Bulldog players were selected in the 1949 NFL Draft.[6][7]

Notes

  1. ↑ California State University, Fresno was known as Fresno State Normal School from 1911–1948. See: Fresno State
  2. ↑ UC Santa Barbara was known as Santa Barbara College of the University of California from 1944–1956. See: UC Santa Barbara
  3. ↑ University of the Pacific (UOP) was known as College of the Pacific from 1911–1961. See: University of the Pacific

References

  1. ↑ "Pilots, Fresno Battle to Tie". Statesman Journal (Salem, Oregon). September 26, 1948. p. 10. Retrieved January 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ Jack Curnow (October 24, 1948). "Pepperdine Nips Fresno, 14-13". The Los Angeles Times. p. I-29. Retrieved January 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Howard Hagen (November 7, 1948). "Bulldogs Humble Aztecs, 7 to 6". The San Diego Union. p. 33-A.
  4. ↑ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Fresno State Yearly Results". Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  6. ↑ "1949 NFL Draft". Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Fresno St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved December 12, 2016.
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