1963 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

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1963 Fresno State Bulldogs football
Fresno State wordmark.png
ConferenceCalifornia Collegiate Athletic Association
1963 record4–6 (2–2 CCAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumRatcliffe Stadium
(Capacity: 13,000)
Seasons
← 1962
1964 →
1963 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 UPI San Diego State[1] $ 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Los Angeles State $ 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
Long Beach State 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Fresno State 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Cal Poly 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Valley State 0 – 3 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from College Division poll

The 1963 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented Fresno State College[note 1] during the 1963 NCAA College Division football season.

The team was led by fifth-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 with a record of four wins and six losses (4–6, 2–2 CCAA).

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 21at Idaho*
L 8–328,200
September 28at Montana State*
L 7–296,500
October 5Adams State*
W 25–78,449
October 12at Pacific (CA)*
W 29–714,000
October 19at Cal Poly[note 2]
W 28–05,000
October 26Los Angeles State[note 3]
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 35–20[2]11,353
November 9No. 7 San Diego State[note 4]
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA (rivalry)
L 6–34[3]10,871
November 9at Long Beach State[note 5]
L 14–25[4]3,762
November 16San Jose State[note 6]*
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA (rivalry)
L 27–568,684
November 23Abilene Christian*
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
L 29–325,562
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from UPI Small-College Football Poll poll released prior to the game

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Team players in the NFL/AFL[]

The following were selected in the 1964 NFL Draft.[7][8]

Player Position Round Overall NFL Team
Jim Long Back 12 155 San Francisco 49ers

The following were selected in the 1964 AFL Draft.[7]

Player Position Round Overall AFL Team
Jim Long Fullback 22 175 Oakland Raiders

Notes[]

  1. ^ California State University, Fresno was known as Fresno State College from 1949 to 1971.
  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. ^ California State University, Los Angeles (Cal State LA) was known as Los Angeles State College of Applied Arts and Sciences from 1947 to 1963.
  4. ^ San Diego State University was known as San Diego State College from 1935 to 1971.
  5. ^ California State University, Long Beach was known as Long Beach State College from 1950 to 1963.
  6. ^ San Jose State University was known as San Jose State College from 1935 to 1971.

References[]

  1. ^ https://goaztecs.com/documents/2019/8/7/2019_SDSU_Football_Media_Guide.pdf
  2. ^ "FSC Explodes, Crushes LA State". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. October 27, 1963. p. 1-S. Retrieved January 19, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  3. ^ Howard Hagen (November 3, 1963). "Aztecs Stun Fresno, 34-6". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. G-1.
  4. ^ "Long Beach St. Beats Fresno, Shares Lead". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 10, 1963. p. D-8. Retrieved January 19, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  5. ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  6. ^ "Fresno State Yearly Results". Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  7. ^ a b "1964 NFL Draft". Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  8. ^ "Fresno St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved December 12, 2016.
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