1959 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

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1959 Fresno State Bulldogs football
Fresno State wordmark.png
CCAA champion
ConferenceCalifornia Collegiate Athletic Association
1959 record7–3 (5–0 CCAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumRatcliffe Stadium
(Capacity: 13,000)
Seasons
← 1958
1960 →
1959 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Fresno State $ 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Los Angeles State 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Cal Poly 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
UC Santa Barbara 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Long Beach State 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
San Diego State 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 6 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1959 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented Fresno State College[note 1] during the 1959 NCAA College Division football season.

The team was led by first-year head coach Cecil Coleman and played home games at Ratcliffe Stadium on the campus of Fresno City College in Fresno, California. They finished the season as champions of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) for the second consecutive year, with a record of seven wins and three losses (7–3, 5–0 CCAA). This was the fifth conference title in six years for the Bulldogs.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 26BYU*
W 27–168,234
October 3UC Santa Barbara
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 28–127,929
October 10San Diego Marines[note 2]*
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
L 6–137,553
October 17San Jose State[note 3]*
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA (rivalry)
L 14–4010,907
October 24at Cal Poly[note 4]
W 28–138,000
October 31San Diego State[note 5]
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA (rivalry)
W 38–13[1]5,950
November 7at Pacific (CA)[note 6]*
L 13–1812,500
November 14at Long Beach State[note 7]
W 29–83,500
November 21Los Angeles State[note 8]
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 21–012,440
November 27at Hawaii*
W 22–1310,011
  • *Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL[]

The following were selected in the 1960 NFL Draft.[4][5]

Player Position Round Overall NFL team
Doug Brown Defensive tackle 12 134 Los Angeles Rams

Notes[]

  1. ^ California State University, Fresno was known as Fresno State College from 1949 to 1971.
  2. ^ The Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) in San Diego fielded a team that played against colleges and other military teams from 1922 to 1964.
  3. ^ San Jose State University was known as San Jose State College from 1935 to 1971.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ San Diego State University was known as San Diego State College from 1935 to 1971.
  6. ^ University of the Pacific (UOP) was known as College of the Pacific from 1911 to 1961.
  7. ^ California State University, Long Beach was known as Long Beach State College from 1950 to 1963.
  8. ^ California State University, Los Angeles (Cal State LA) was known as Los Angeles State College of Applied Arts and Sciences from 1947 to 1963.

References[]

  1. ^ Howard Hagen (November 1, 1959). "Fresno Stomps Aztecs, 38-13". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. B-1.
  2. ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  3. ^ "Fresno State Yearly Results". Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  4. ^ "1960 NFL Draft". Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  5. ^ "Fresno St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved December 12, 2016.
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