1947 Fresno State Bulldogs football team
| 1947 Fresno State Bulldogs football | |
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| Conference | California Collegiate Athletic Association |
| Record | 3–6–2 (2–1–2 CCAA) |
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| Home stadium | Ratcliffe Stadium (capacity: 13,000) |
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| Pacific (CA) $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 2 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Santa Barbara | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1947 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented Fresno State Normal School—now known as California State University, Fresno—during the 1947 college football season. Fresno State competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). The team was led by first-year head coach Ken Gleason 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 three wins, six losses and two ties (3–6–2, 2–1–2 CCAA). The Bulldogs were outscored 133–236 for the season.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 20 | Oklahoma City* | L 2–27 | 13,758 | [1] | |
| September 27 | Moiliili Bears (HI)* |
| W 18–7 | 7,704 | |
| October 4 | Santa Clara* |
| L 19–20 | 10,780 | |
| October 11 | Cal Poly |
| W 14–6 | 6,085 | |
| October 18 | Honolulu All-Stars (HI)* |
| L 7–34 | 7,862 | |
| November 1 | San Diego State |
| T 7–7 | 4,307 | [2] |
| November 8 | at New Mexico* | L 3–34 | 7,500 | ||
| November 15 | at Santa Barbara |
| T 7–7 | 5,000 | |
| November 21 | at Pacific (CA)* |
| L 22–47 | ||
| November 27 | at San Jose State | W 21–20 | 8,500 | ||
| December 6 | at Hawaii* | L 13–27 | 26,000 | [3] | |
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Team players in the NFL
No Fresno State Bulldog players were selected in the 1948 NFL Draft.[5][6]
The following Fresno State Bulldog players finished their college career in 1947, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.
| Player | Position | First NFL team |
| Floyd Collier | Tackle | 1948 San Francisco 49ers |
References
- ^ "Oklahoma Chiefs Batter Fresno 27-2 In Opener". The Hanford Sentinel. Hanford, California. September 22, 1947. p. 5. Retrieved December 1, 2019 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Fresno State, Aztecs Tied". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. November 2, 1947. p. 2-B.
- ^ "Hawaii Rainbow Warrior Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). p. 131. Retrieved February 15, 2007.
- ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
- ^ "1948 NFL Draft". Retrieved December 7, 2016.
- ^ "Fresno St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved December 12, 2016.
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