1952 Fresno State Bulldogs football team
The 1952 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented Fresno State College—now known as California State University, Fresno—as an independent during the 1952 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Clark Van Galder, the Bulldogs compiled a record of 8–2. Fresno State played home games at Ratcliffe Stadium on the campus of Fresno City College in Fresno, California.
| 1952 Fresno State Bulldogs football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 8–2 |
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| Home stadium | Ratcliffe Stadium (capacity: 13,000) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | – | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific (CA) | – | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | – | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| La Verne | – | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hawaii | – | 5 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly San Dimas | – | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nevada | – | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Santa Clara | – | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 20 | Cal Aggies | W 41–7 | 7,524 | ||
| October 4 | Pepperdine |
| W 60–7 | 8,198 | |
| October 10 | at San Jose State | L 6–40 | |||
| October 18 | Utah State |
| W 27–21 | 9,266 | |
| October 24 | at Occidental |
| W 20–9 | ||
| November 1 | at San Diego State | W 49–33 | 18,000 | [1] | |
| November 8 | at Nevada | W 59–32 | |||
| November 15 | Pacific (CA) |
| L 0–50 | 7,155 | |
| November 22 | San Francisco State |
| W 48–20 | 5,119 | |
| November 29 | Whittier |
| W 21–14 | 5,949 |
Team players in the NFL
The following were selected in the 1953 NFL Draft.[4][5]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
| Larry Willoughby | Back | 23 | 276 | Los Angeles Rams |
Notes
- This stadium is the predecessor to the current Mackay Stadium, which was opened for the 1966 season.[2]
References
- Howard Hagen (November 2, 1952). "Bulldogs Whip Aztecs in 49 to 33 Scoring Spree". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. B-1.
- "Mackay Stadium". University of Nevada, Reno. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
- "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
- "1953 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on October 30, 2010. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
- "Fresno St. Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
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