1931 Fresno State Bulldogs football team
The 1931 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented Fresno State Normal School—now known as California State University, Fresno—during the 1931 college football season.
| 1931 Fresno State Bulldogs football | |
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| Conference | Far Western Conference |
| Record | 4–6 (3–2 FWC) |
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| Home stadium | Fresno State College Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific (CA) | 2 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Aggies | 2 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chico State | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nevada | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Fresno State competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).[note 1] The 1931 team was led by third-year head coach Stanley Borleske and played home games at Fresno State College Stadium[note 2] on the campus of Fresno City College in Fresno, California. They finished the season with a record of four wins and six losses (4–6, 3–2 FWC). The Bulldogs were outscored by their opponents 98–123 for the season.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 26 | at Arizona State–Flagstaff* |
| L 2–26 | [1] | |
| October 3 | Whittier* | W 13–12 | 3,000 | ||
| October 10 | La Verne* |
| L 6–7 | ||
| October 17 | at San Jose State |
| W 32–0 | [2] | |
| October 24 | at Nevada | L 13–31 | 5,000 | ||
| November 7 | at Cal Aggies | W 20–7 | [4] | ||
| November 11 | Arizona State* |
| L 0–7 | 6,000 | [5] |
| November 21 | at Chico State |
| L 6–18 | [6] | |
| November 26 | Pacific (CA) |
| W 6–0 | [7] | |
| December 5 | San Diego State* |
| L 0–15 | 2,000 | [8] |
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Notes
- The Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) was known as the Far Western Conference (FWC) from its founding in 1925 to 1982.
- Ratcliffe Stadium was known as Fresno State College Stadium from 1926 to 1940.
- This stadium is the predecessor to the current Mackay Stadium, which was opened for the 1966 season.[3]
References
- "Arizona State defeats Bulldogs decisively". The Fresno Republican. September 27, 1931. Retrieved June 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Davis Still Tied For Top In Grid Set". Woodland Daily Democrat. Woodland, California. November 3, 1931. p. 8. Retrieved November 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Mackay Stadium". University of Nevada, Reno. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
- "Aggies Meet Fresno States in Stadium To-morrow". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. November 6, 1931. p. 30. Retrieved April 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- "Tempe Teachers Beat Fresno State College Eleven, 7-0". Arizona Daily Star. Tucson, Arizona. November 12, 1931. p. 8. Retrieved March 7, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Chico State Upsets Fresno, 18 to 6". The Times. San Mateo, California. November 20, 1931. p. 9. Retrieved November 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Far Western in Four-Way Tie For Grid Honors". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. November 28, 1931. p. 10. Retrieved November 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- Kenwood Bojens (December 6, 1931). "State Eleven Beats Fresno College". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California.
- "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
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