1966 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

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1966 Fresno State Bulldogs football
Fresno State wordmark.png
ConferenceCalifornia Collegiate Athletic Association
1966 record7–3 (3–2 CCAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumRatcliffe Stadium
(Capacity: 13,000)
Seasons
← 1965
1967 →
1966 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 AP / No.1 UPI San Diego State $ 5 – 0 – 0 11 – 0 – 0
Fresno State 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Cal State Long Beach 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Cal Poly 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Cal State Los Angeles 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Valley State 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from College Division poll

The 1966 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented Fresno State College[note 1] during the 1966 NCAA College Division football season.

The team was led by first-year head coach Darryl Rogers 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 seven wins and three losses (7–3, 3–2 CCAA).

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 17Hawaii*
W 28–279,089
September 24Northern Arizona*
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 14–128,586
October 1at Montana State*
L 6–559,100
October 8Valley State[note 2]
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 18–176,918
October 15Cal Poly[note 3]
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 14–711,016
October 22at Cal State Los Angeles
W 14–75,000[1]
October 29at No. 2 San Diego State[note 4]
L 13–3415,178[2]
November 5Long Beach State[note 5]
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
L 20–287,452
November 12Pacific (CA)*
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 16–148,429
November 19at San Jose State[note 6]*
W 15–13
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Small-College Football Poll poll released prior to the game

[3][4]

Team players in the NFL/AFL[]

The following were selected in the 1967 NFL Draft.[5][6]

Player Position Round Overall NFL team
Bill Wilsey Linebacker 10 246 Pittsburgh Steelers
Walt Richardson Defensive tackle 14 356 Los Angeles Rams

The following finished their college career in 1966, were not drafted, but played in the AFL.

Player Position First AFL team
Curt Frazier Defensive back 1968 Cincinnati Bengals

Notes[]

  1. ^ California State University, Fresno was known as Fresno State College from 1949 to 1971.
  2. ^ California State University, Northridge was known as San Fernando Valley State College from 1958 to 1971.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ San Diego State University was known as San Diego State College from 1935 to 1971.
  5. ^ California State University, Long Beach (Long Beach State) was known as California State College, Long Beach from 1964 to 1971.
  6. ^ San Jose State University was known as San Jose State College from 1935 to 1971.

References[]

  1. ^ "Bulldogs Triumph". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 23, 1966. p. D-13. Retrieved January 20, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  2. ^ "Aztecs Roll, 34-14". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 30, 1966. p. D13. Retrieved November 15, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  3. ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  4. ^ "Fresno State Yearly Results". Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  5. ^ "1967 NFL Draft". Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  6. ^ "Fresno St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved December 12, 2016.
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