1949 Fresno State Bulldogs football team
The 1949 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 1949 college football season. The team was led by head coach Alvin Pierson in his second one-year stint in the position. He had previously been head coach in 1945. The Bulldogs 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 and eight losses (3–8, 1–3 CCAA). The Bulldogs were outscored 156–344 for the season.
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| Conference | California Collegiate Athletic Association |
| Record | 3–8 (2–3 CCAA) |
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| Home stadium | Ratcliffe Stadium (capacity: 13,000) |
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| San Jose State $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Santa Barbara | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 24 | Cal Poly | W 20–7 | 9,141 | ||
| October 1 | Santa Clara* |
| L 0–53 | 10,324 | |
| October 7 | at Loyola (CA)* |
| L 13–52 | 4,000 | [1] |
| October 14 | at Santa Barbara |
| L 7–14 | [2] | |
| October 22 | at Nevada* | L 13–34 | 6,500 | [4] | |
| October 29 | Naval Air Station Alameda[note 2]* |
| W 55–30 | 2,583 | |
| November 5 | San Diego State |
| L 7–18 | 5,150 | [5] |
| November 11 | Pepperdine* |
| W 20–7 | 4,729 | |
| November 18 | at Pacific (CA)* |
| L 0–45 | 8,500 | |
| November 24 | San Jose State |
| L 7–43 | 6,381 | |
| December 2 | at Hawaii* | L 14–41 | 20,000 | ||
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Team players in the NFL
The following Fresno State Bulldogs were selected in the 1950 NFL Draft.[7][8]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL Team |
| Bill Montgomery | Back | 23 | 295 | Chicago Cardinals |
Notes
- This stadium is the predecessor to the current Mackay Stadium, which was opened for the 1966 season.[3]
- Naval Air Station Alameda was a Naval Air Station from 1940 to 1997. For many years they fielded a team that played against colleges and other military teams.
References
- Jack Geyer (October 8, 1949). "Loyola Lions Rip Fresno by 52 to 13". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. III 3. Retrieved January 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- "91-Yard Runback Beats Fresno, 14-7". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. October 15, 1949. p. 11 D. Retrieved January 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Mackay Stadium". University of Nevada, Reno. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
- "Nevada Drops Fresno, 34-13". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. October 23, 1949. p. 8B. Retrieved January 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- Howard Hagen (November 6, 1949). "S.D. State Turns Back Fresno's Bid, 18 to 7". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. B-2.
- "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
- "1950 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
- "Fresno St. Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
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