1980 Fresno State Bulldogs football team
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Conference | Pacific Coast Athletic Association |
1980 record | 5–6 (1–4 PCAA) |
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Home stadium | Bulldog Stadium (Capacity: 30,000) |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Long Beach State $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Jose State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fresno State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal State Fullerton | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pacific (CA) | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1980 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented California State University, Fresno[note 1] during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.[note 2] The team was led by head coach Jim Sweeney, in the first year of his second stint at Fresno State. He had previously coached the team in the 1976 & 1977 seasons. They finished the 1980 season with a record of five wins and six losses (5–6, 1–4 PCAA).
The 1980 season saw the opening of a new on-campus football stadium, Bulldog Stadium. This increased the seating capacity for Fresno State football from 13,000 to 30,000.[1]
Schedule[]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 6 | at Cal State Fullerton | L 25–39 | 7,282 | |
September 13 | at UNLV* |
| L 6–35 | 19,085 |
September 20 | Southwestern Louisiana[note 3]* | W 16–14 | 12,283 | |
September 27 | at Utah* |
| L 12–27 | 25,358 |
October 4 | Cal Poly[note 4]* |
| W 31–25 | 15,221 |
October 11 | at San Jose State |
| L 14–26 | 14,120 |
October 18 | Pacific (CA) |
| W 27–3 | 12,782 |
October 25 | Utah State |
| L 0–14 | 10,482 |
November 11 | Long Beach State[note 5] |
| L 9–34 | 8,228 |
November 18 | at Southern Illinois* | W 31–14 | 9,800 | |
November 25 | Montana State* |
| W 21–14 | 25,684 |
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Team players in the NFL[]
The following were selected in the 1981 NFL Draft.[5][6]
Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
Anthony Washington | Defensive back | 2 | 44 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
Notes[]
- ^ The official name of Fresno State has been California State University, Fresno since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Fresno State.
- ^ The Big West Conference was known as the Pacific Coast Athletic Association from its founding in 1969 through 1987.
- ^ University of Louisiana at Lafayette was known as University of Southwestern Louisiana from 1960 to 1999.
- ^ 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.
- ^ The official name of Long Beach State has been California State University, Long Beach since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Long Beach State.
References[]
- ^ "Bulldog Stadium". Retrieved 15 December 2016.
- ^ "Fresno State 1980 Schedule". Retrieved December 12, 2016.
- ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
- ^ "Fresno State Yearly Results". Archived from the original on February 4, 2017. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
- ^ "1981 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
- ^ "Fresno St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved December 12, 2016.
Categories:
- 1980 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football season
- Fresno State Bulldogs football seasons
- 1980 in sports in California