1947 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

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1947 Fresno State Bulldogs football
Fresno State wordmark.png
ConferenceCalifornia Collegiate Athletic Association
1947 record3–6–2 (2–1–2 CCAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumRatcliffe Stadium
(Capacity: 13,000)
Seasons
← 1946
1948 →
1947 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Pacific (CA) $ 5 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
San Jose State 3 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Fresno State 2 – 1 – 2 3 – 6 – 2
San Diego State 2 – 2 – 1 7 – 3 – 1
Santa Barbara 1 – 3 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
Cal Poly 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1947 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented Fresno State Normal School[note 1] during the 1947 college football season.

Fresno State competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). The team was led by first-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 two ties (3–6–2, 2–1–2 CCAA). The Bulldogs were outscored 133–236 for the season.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20Oklahoma City*
L 2–2713,758[1]
September 27Moiliili Bears (HI)*
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 18–77,704
October 4Santa Clara*
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
L 19–2010,780
October 11Cal Poly[note 2]
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 14–66,085
October 18Honolulu All-Stars (HI)*
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
L 7–347,862
November 1San Diego State[note 3]
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA (rivalry)
T 7–74,307[2]
November 8at New Mexico*
L 3–347,500
November 15at Santa Barbara[note 4]
T 7–75,000
November 21at Pacific (CA)[note 5]*
L 22–47
November 27at San Jose State[note 6]
W 21–208,500
December 6at Hawaii*
L 13–2726,000[3]
  • *Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL[]

No Fresno State Bulldog players were selected in the 1948 NFL Draft.[6][7]

The following Fresno State Bulldog players finished their college career in 1947, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.

Player Position First NFL team
Floyd Collier Tackle 1948 San Francisco 49ers

Notes[]

  1. ^ California State University, Fresno (Fresno State) was known as Fresno State Normal School from 1911 to 1948
  2. ^ The official name of Cal Poly has been California Polytechnic State University since 1947. However, it is more commonly known as either Cal Poly San Luis Obispo or just Cal Poly.
  3. ^ San Diego State University was known as San Diego State College from 1935 to 1971.
  4. ^ University of California, Santa Barbara was known as Santa Barbara College of the University of California from 1944 to 1958.
  5. ^ University of the Pacific (UOP) was known as College of the Pacific from 1911 to 1961.
  6. ^ San Jose State University was known as San Jose State College from 1935 to 1971.

References[]

  1. ^ "Oklahoma Chiefs Batter Fresno 27-2 In Opener". The Hanford Sentinel. Hanford, California. September 22, 1947. p. 5. Retrieved December 1, 2019 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  2. ^ "Fresno State, Aztecs Tied". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. November 2, 1947. p. 2-B.
  3. ^ "Hawaii Rainbow Warrior Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). p. 131. Retrieved February 15, 2007.
  4. ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  5. ^ "Fresno State Yearly Results". Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  6. ^ "1948 NFL Draft". Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  7. ^ "Fresno St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved December 12, 2016.
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