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1959 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

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1959 Fresno State Bulldogs football
CCAA champion
ConferenceCalifornia Collegiate Athletic Association
Record7–3 (5–0 CCAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumRatcliffe Stadium
Seasons
← 1958
1960 →
1959 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Fresno State $ 5 0 0 7 3 0
Los Angeles State 3 2 0 7 3 0
Cal Poly 3 2 0 6 3 0
UC Santa Barbara 2 3 0 6 4 0
Long Beach State 2 3 0 4 5 0
San Diego State 0 5 0 1 6 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1959 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented Fresno State College—now known as California State University, Fresno—as a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) during the 1959 college football season.

Led by first-year head coach Cecil Coleman, Fresno State compiled an overall record of 7–3 with a mark of 5–0 in conference play, winning the CCAA title for the second consecutive year. The Bulldogs played home games at Ratcliffe Stadium on the campus of Fresno City College in Fresno, California.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26BYU*W 27–168,234
October 3UC Santa Barbara
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 28–127,929
October 10San Diego Marines[note 1]*
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
L 6–137,553
October 17San Jose State*
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA (rivalry)
L 14–4010,907
October 24at Cal PolyW 28–138,000
October 31San Diego State
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA (rivalry)
W 38–135,950[1]
November 7at Pacific (CA)*L 13–1812,500
November 14at Long Beach StateW 29–83,500
November 21Los Angeles State
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 21–012,440
November 27at Hawaii*W 22–1310,011
  • *Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

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The following were selected in the 1960 NFL draft.[3][4]

Player Position Round Overall NFL team
Doug Brown Defensive tackle 12 134 Los Angeles Rams

Notes

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  1. ^ The Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) in San Diego fielded a team that played against colleges and other military teams from 1922 to 1964.

References

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  1. ^ Howard Hagen (November 1, 1959). "Fresno Stomps Aztecs, 38-13". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. B-1.
  2. ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  3. ^ "1960 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  4. ^ "Fresno St. Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 12, 2016.