1958 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

The 1958 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 1958 NCAA College Division football season. Led by Clark Van Galder in his seventh and final season as head coach, Fresno State compiled an overall record of 5–5 with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, winning the CCAA title. The Bulldogs played home games at Ratcliffe Stadium on the campus of Fresno City College in Fresno, California.

1958 Fresno State Bulldogs football
CCAA champion
ConferenceCalifornia Collegiate Athletic Association
Record5–5 (4–1 CCAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumRatcliffe Stadium
(capacity: 13,000)
1958 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 15 Cal Poly 4 1 09 1 0
Fresno State $ 4 1 05 5 0
UC Santa Barbara 3 2 04 4 1
San Diego State 2 3 03 5 0
Long Beach State 1 3 12 6 1
Los Angeles State 0 4 14 4 1
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from College Division poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at BYU*
L 7–297,155
September 27San Diego Marines[note 2]*L 6–206,621
October 11at UC Santa Barbara
L 22–257,000
October 18Cal Poly
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 14–09,449
October 25at Los Angeles StateW 7–6735–1,300[1]
November 1San Diego State
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA (rivalry)
W 22–206,392[2]
November 8Long Beach State
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 22–68,000
November 15at San Jose State*L 6–4812,000
November 22San Francisco State*
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 35–06,351
November 29Pacific (CA)*
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
L 6–529,768–11,500
  • *Non-conference game

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Notes

  1. This stadium is the predecessor to the current Cougar Stadium, which was opened for the 1964 season
  2. 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

  1. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  2. Howard Hagen (November 2, 1958). "Fresno State Thwarts Aztecs' Upset Bid, 22-20". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. B-1.
  3. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  4. "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.


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