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1942 Fresno State Bulldogs football
CCAA champion
ConferenceCalifornia Collegiate Athletic Association
Record9–1 (2–0 CCAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumFresno State College Stadium
(Capacity: 13,000)
Seasons
← 1941
1944 →
1942 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Fresno State $ 2 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
San Jose State 1 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
San Diego State 0 – 2 – 0 0 – 6 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1942 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented Fresno State Normal School[note 1] during the 1942 college football season.[1]

Fresno State competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). The team was led by seventh-year head coach James Bradshaw and played home games at Ratcliffe Stadium on the campus of Fresno City College in Fresno, California. They finished the season as champions of the CCAA, with a record of nine wins and one loss (9–1, 2–0 CCAA). The Bulldogs outscored their opponents 362–45 for the season, including shutting out their opponents seven times.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 26Whittier*
W 51–0[2]4,272
October 3Occidental*
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 53–6[3]3,925
October 11at San Diego State[note 2]
W 66–0[4]6,500
October 18March Field*
W 20–0[5]7,521
October 25Fort Ord[note 3]*
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 80–0[6]5,979
October 31at Pacific (CA)[note 4]*
W 13–0[7]3,500
November 7Nevada*
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 33–0[8]4,271
November 11San Francisco*
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
L 13–33[9]12,519
November 26San Jose State[note 5]
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA (rivalry)
W 6–0[10]10,142
November 29at Loyola (CA)[note 6]*
W 27–6[11]10,000
  • *Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

The following Fresno State Bulldog players were selected in the 1944 NFL Draft.[14][15]

Player Position Round Overall NFL Team
Jackie Fellows Back 6 50 Washington Redskins
Jim Molich End 15 145 Detroit Lions
Roy Renfro Guard 22 224 New York Giants

Notes

  1. ^ California State University, Fresno (Fresno State) was known as Fresno State Normal School from 1911 to 1948
  2. ^ San Diego State University was known as San Diego State College from 1935 to 1971.
  3. ^ Fort Ord was an Army post on Monterey Bay, California from 1917 to 1994.
  4. ^ University of the Pacific (UOP) was known as College of the Pacific from 1911 to 1961.
  5. ^ San Jose State University was known as San Jose State College from 1935 to 1971.
  6. ^ Loyola Marymount University was known as Loyola University of Los Angeles from 1930 to 1973.

References

  1. ^ http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrary/CFHSN/CFHSNv13/CFHSNv13n2b.pdf
  2. ^ "Fresno State Beats Poets by Big Score". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. September 27, 1942. p. 17. Retrieved February 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  3. ^ "Fresno Crushes Oxy". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. October 4, 1942. p. 16. Retrieved February 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  4. ^ Ed Orman (October 12, 1942). "FSC Drubs San Diego, 66 To 0, Leads Nation In Collegiate Scoring". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. p. 2-B. Retrieved February 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  5. ^ Ed Orman (October 19, 1942). "FSC Passes Acid Test In Romping Over March Field Eleven, 20 to 0". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. p. 2-B. Retrieved February 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  6. ^ "Fresno Wins, 80 to 0; Tops Nation in Scoring". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 26, 1942. p. II-9. Retrieved February 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  7. ^ Ed Orman (November 1, 1942). "COP Holds Fresno State To 13 To 0 Win". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. p. 1C. Retrieved February 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  8. ^ Ed Orman (November 8, 1942). "Bulldog Star Ruins Nevada Team With His Flossy Flinging". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. p. 1C. Retrieved February 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  9. ^ Ed Orman (November 12, 1942). "Fresno State Folds in Clutch AS USF Captures Holiday Game, 33 To 13". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. p. 2-B. Retrieved February 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  10. ^ "Fresno Scores Narrow 6-0 Win Over San Jose". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 27, 1942. p. II-9. Retrieved February 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  11. ^ "Fresno State Outclasses Loyola Gridders, 27-6". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 30, 1942. p. II-9. Retrieved February 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  12. ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  13. ^ "Fresno State Yearly Results". Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  14. ^ "1944 NFL Draft". Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  15. ^ "Fresno St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved December 12, 2016.


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