1947 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

1947 Fresno State Bulldogs football
Conference California Collegiate Athletic Association
1947 record 3–6–2 (2–1–2 CCAA)
Head coach Ken Gleason (1st season)
Home stadium Ratcliffe Stadium
(Capacity: 13,000)
1947 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Pacific $ 5 –0 –0  10 –1 –0
San Jose State 3 –2 –0  9 –3 –0
Fresno State 2 –1 –2  3 –6 –2
San Diego State 2 –2 –1  7 –3 –1
Santa Barbara 1 –3 –1  4 –3 –1
Cal Poly 0 –5 –0  1 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1947 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented Fresno State Normal School[note 1] during the 1947 college football season.

Fresno State competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). The team was led by first-year head coach Ken Gleason and 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, six losses and two ties (3–6–2, 2–1–2 CCAA). The Bulldogs were outscored 133–236 for the season.

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 20 Oklahoma City* Ratcliffe Stadium • Fresno, CA L 2–27   13,758
September 27 Moiliili Bears (HI)* Ratcliffe Stadium • Fresno, CA W 18–7   7,704
October 4 Santa Clara* Ratcliffe Stadium • Fresno, CA L 19–20   10,780
October 11 Cal Poly[note 2] Ratcliffe Stadium • Fresno, CA W 14–6   6,085
October 18 Honolulu All-Stars (HI)* Ratcliffe Stadium • Fresno, CA L 7–34   7,862
November 1 San Diego State[note 3] Ratcliffe Stadium • Fresno, CA (Rivalry) T 7–7   4,307[1]
November 8 at New Mexico* Zimmerman Field • Albuquerque, NM L 3–34   7,500
November 15 at Santa Barbara[note 4] La Playa Stadium • Santa Barbara, CA T 7–7   5,000
November 21 at Pacific (CA)[note 5]* Baxter Stadium • Stockton, CA L 22–47  
November 27 at San Jose State[note 6] Spartan Stadium • San Jose, CA (Rivalry) W 21–20   8,500
December 6 at Hawaii* Honolulu Stadium • Honolulu, HI (Rivalry) L 13–27   26,000[2]
*Non-conference game.

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Team players in the NFL

No Fresno State Bulldog players were selected in the 1948 NFL Draft.[5][6]

The following Fresno State Bulldog players finished their college career in 1947, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.

PlayerPositionFirst NFL team
Floyd CollierTackle1948 San Francisco 49ers

Notes

  1. ↑ California State University, Fresno (Fresno State) was known as Fresno State Normal School from 1911 to 1948
  2. ↑ The official name of Cal Poly has been California Polytechnic State University since 1947. However, it is more commonly known as either Cal Poly San Luis Obispo or just Cal Poly.
  3. ↑ San Diego State University was known as San Diego State College from 1935 to 1971.
  4. ↑ University of California, Santa Barbara was known as Santa Barbara College of the University of California from 1944 to 1958.
  5. ↑ University of the Pacific (UOP) was known as College of the Pacific from 1911 to 1961.
  6. ↑ San Jose State University was known as San Jose State College from 1935 to 1971.

References

  1. ↑ "Fresno State, Aztecs Tied". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. November 2, 1947. p. 2-B.
  2. ↑ "Hawaii Rainbow Warrior Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). p. 131. Retrieved February 15, 2007.
  3. ↑ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Fresno State Yearly Results". Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  5. ↑ "1948 NFL Draft". Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Fresno St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved December 12, 2016.


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