1946 Fresno State Bulldogs football team
| 1946 Fresno State Bulldogs football | |
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| Conference | California Collegiate Athletic Association |
| 1946 record | 8–4 (2–2 CCAA) |
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| Home stadium | Ratcliffe Stadium (Capacity: 13,000) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Santa Barbara | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1946 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented Fresno State Normal School[note 1] during the 1946 college football season.
Fresno State competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). The team was led by eighth-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 with a record of eight wins and four losses (8–4, 2–2 CCAA). The Bulldogs outscored their opponents 177–129 for the season.
Schedule[]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 28 | Santa Clara* | W 20–7[1] | 14,694 | |
| October 5 | Honolulu All-Stars (HI)* |
| W 13–6[2] | 11,613 |
| October 12 | at Oklahoma City* |
| L 7–46 | |
| October 19 | at Santa Barbara[note 2] |
| W 20–13 | |
| October 26 | at San Diego State[note 3] |
| L 0–7 | 8,000[3][4] |
| November 2 | Loyola (CA)[note 4]* |
| W 28–0 | 6,540 |
| November 11 | Hawaii* |
| L 2–7 | 11,057 |
| November 16 | Pacific (CA)[note 5] |
| W 13–12 | 6,809 |
| November 22 | at San Jose State[note 6] |
| L 2–13 | 7,500 |
| November 28 | Idaho* |
| W 13–12 | 6,827 |
| December 5 | at Moihli Bears (HI)* |
| W 41–0 | |
| December 11 | at Wahiawa Leilehua HS Alumni (HI)* |
| W 18–6 | 12,000 |
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Team players in the NFL[]
The following Fresno State Bulldog players were selected in the 1947 NFL Draft.[7][8]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
| Gene Lamoure | Guard | 22 | 197 | Boston Yanks |
The following Fresno State Bulldog players finished their college career in 1946, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.
| Player | Position | First NFL team |
| Dick Handley | Center – Linebacker | 1947 Baltimore Colts |
Notes[]
- ^ California State University, Fresno (Fresno State) was known as Fresno State Normal School from 1911 to 1948
- ^ University of California, Santa Barbara was known as Santa Barbara College of the University of California from 1944 to 1958.
- ^ San Diego State University was known as San Diego State College from 1935 to 1971.
- ^ Loyola Marymount University was known as Loyola University of Los Angeles from 1930 to 1973.
- ^ University of the Pacific (UOP) was known as College of the Pacific from 1911 to 1961.
- ^ San Jose State University was known as San Jose State College from 1935 to 1971.
References[]
- ^ "Fresno's Running Attack Too Much for Santa Clara's Team". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. September 29, 1946. p. 26 3. Retrieved January 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fresno State Tops Honolulu Stars". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 6, 1946. p. II-6. Retrieved January 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "S.D. State, Fresno Scoreless In First". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. October 27, 1946. p. 3-B.
- ^ Christy Gregg (October 28, 1946). "Heaton Emerges As Aztec Hero". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. 3-B.
- ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
- ^ "Fresno State Yearly Results". Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
- ^ "1947 NFL Draft". Retrieved December 7, 2016.
- ^ "Fresno St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved December 12, 2016.
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