1962 Fresno State Bulldogs football team
| 1962 Fresno State Bulldogs football | |
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| Conference | California Collegiate Athletic Association |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 7 (UPI small college) |
| AP | No. 8 (AP small college) |
| 1962 record | 7–3 (4–1 CCAA) |
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| Home stadium | Ratcliffe Stadium (Capacity: 13,000) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long Beach State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Valley State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Santa Barbara | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Los Angeles State | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1962 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented Fresno State College[note 1] during the 1962 NCAA College Division football season.
The team was led by fourth-year head coach Cecil Coleman, and played home games at Ratcliffe Stadium on the campus of Fresno City College in Fresno, California. The Bulldogs started the year ranked No. 1 in the AP Small-College Football Poll. They never dropped out of the Top 10 all season, finishing No. 7 in the final UPI poll[1] and No. 8 in the final AP poll.[2] They finished the season with a record of seven wins and three losses (7–3, 4–1 CCAA).
Schedule[]
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 22 | Whitworth* | W 48–7 | 11,339 | ||
| September 28 | at UC Santa Barbara* |
| W 37–0 | 6,000 | |
| October 6 | Abilene Christian* | No. 1 | L 14–26 | 8,500 | |
| October 13 | Cal Poly[note 2]* | No. 6 |
| W 51–6 | 11,301 |
| October 20 | at Los Angeles State[note 3] | No. 2 |
| W 34–0[3] | 4,630 |
| October 27 | at San Diego State[note 4] | No. 3 | L 26–29[4] | 13,000 | |
| November 3 | Long Beach State[note 5] | No. 10 |
| W 50–0 | 8,092 |
| November 10 | at San Jose State[note 6] | No. 9 |
| W 20–14 | 16,000 |
| November 17 | Pacific (CA)* | No. 6 |
| W 18–13 | 10,973 |
| November 24 | at Montana State* | No. 9 |
| L 20–21 | 10,425 |
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Team players in the NFL/AFL[]
The following were selected in the 1963 NFL Draft.[7][8]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
| Jan Barrett | End | 6 | 84 | Green Bay Packers |
| Monte Day | Tackle | 9 | 118 | Chicago Bears |
| Paul Wicker | Tackle | 13 | 174 | Dallas Cowboys |
| Herman Hamp | Back | 19 | 266 | Green Bay Packers |
The following were selected in the 1963 AFL Draft.[7]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | AFL team |
| Jan Barrett | End | 9 | 72 | Kansas City Chiefs |
| Jon Anabo | Quarterback | 23 | 177 | Oakland Raiders |
| Monte Day | Tackle | 26 | 205 | Denver Broncos |
| Herman Hamp | Halfback | 29 | 226 | San Diego Chargers |
| Paul Wicker | Tackle | 29 | 227 | New York Jets |
Notes[]
- ^ California State University, Fresno was known as Fresno State College from 1949 to 1971.
- ^ 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.
- ^ California State University, Los Angeles (Cal State LA) was known as Los Angeles State College of Applied Arts and Sciences from 1947 to 1963.
- ^ San Diego State University was known as San Diego State College from 1935 to 1971.
- ^ California State University, Long Beach was known as Long Beach State College from 1950 to 1963.
- ^ San Jose State University was known as San Jose State College from 1935 to 1971.
References[]
- ^ "Small College Title Goes to Southern Mississippi". Medford Mail Tribune. Medford, Oregon. November 29, 1962. p. D 3. Retrieved January 24, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "AP Small College Football Poll". The Decatur Daily Review. Decatur, Illinois. November 30, 1962. p. 14. Retrieved January 24, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fresno State Breezes Past Diablos, 34-0". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 21, 1962. p. D-10. Retrieved January 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Howard Hagen (October 28, 1962). "Aztecs Outlast Bulldogs". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. G-1.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "1963 NFL Draft". Retrieved December 7, 2016.
- ^ "Fresno St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved December 12, 2016.
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