1953 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

1953 Fresno State Bulldogs football
Conference	California Collegiate Athletic Association
1953 record	4–4–2 (2–2–1 CCAA)
Head coach	Clark Van Galder (2nd season)
Home stadium	Ratcliffe Stadium (Capacity: 13,000)

1953 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Cal Poly $	5	–	0	–	0	9	–	0	–	0
San Diego State	3	–	1	–	1	5	–	3	–	1
Fresno State	2	–	2	–	1	4	–	4	–	2
Pepperdine	2	–	3	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Santa Barbara	1	–	4	–	0	2	–	6	–	1
Los Angeles State	1	–	4	–	0	2	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1953 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented Fresno State College^{[note 1]} during the 1953 college football season. The Bulldogs rejoined the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA), after having played as an Independent in the 1951 and 1952 seasons.

Fresno State returned to the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) after playing as an Independent for two years. The team was led by second-year head coach Clark Van Galder 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 four wins, four losses and two ties (4–4–2, 2–2–1 CCAA).

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 26	Cal Poly	Ratcliffe Stadium • Fresno, CA	L 6–27	5,298
October 3	San Jose State*	Ratcliffe Stadium • Fresno, CA (Rivalry)	L 21–27	5,574
October 9	Los Angeles State^{[note 2]}	L.A. State Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	L 12–14	2,000
October 17	Nevada*	Ratcliffe Stadium • Fresno, CA	W 47–7	9,600
October 24	Santa Barbara^{[note 3]}	Ratcliffe Stadium • Fresno, CA	W 20–0	7,188
October 31	San Diego State	Ratcliffe Stadium • Fresno, CA (Rivalry)	T 27–27	6,212
November 7	at Utah State*	Romney Stadium^{[note 4]} • Logan, UT	L 6–46
November 11	San Francisco State*	Ratcliffe Stadium • Fresno, CA	W 41–27	6,250
November 14	Pepperdine	Ratcliffe Stadium • Fresno, CA	W 54–2	5,224
November 21	at Pacific (CA)^{[note 5]}*	Pacific Memorial Stadium • Stockton, CA	T 21–21
*Non-conference game.

The following were selected in the 1954 NFL Draft.^[3]^[4]

Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL Team
Ledio Fanucchi	Tackle	22	254	Chicago Cardinals

↑ California State University, Fresno was known as Fresno State College from 1949–1971. See: Fresno State
↑ California State University, Los Angeles was known as Los Angeles State College of Applied Arts and Sciences from 1947–1963. See: Cal State LA
↑ UC Santa Barbara was known as Santa Barbara College of the University of California from 1944–1956. See: UC Santa Barbara
↑ This stadium is the predecessor to the current Maverik Stadium (Romney Stadium) that has served as the home of the Aggies since 1968
↑ University of the Pacific (UOP) was known as College of the Pacific from 1911–1961. See: University of the Pacific

Fresno State Bulldogs football
Venues	Ratcliffe Stadium (1926–1979) Bulldog Stadium (1980–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Boise State (Battle for the Milk Can) Louisiana Tech (Battle for the Bone) San Diego State (Battle for the Oil Can) San Jose State (Valley Cup)
Culture & lore	Timeout Bulldog Marching Band
People	Head coaches List Head Coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	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

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