1955 Fresno State Bulldogs football team
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Conference | California Collegiate Athletic Association |
1955 record | 9–1 (2–0 CCAA) |
Head coach | Clark Van Galder (4th season) |
Home stadium |
Ratcliffe Stadium (Capacity: 13,000) |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fresno State | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal Poly | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Santa Barbara | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Los Angeles State | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Diego State | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1955 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented Fresno State College[note 1] during the 1955 college football season.
The team was led by fourth-year head coach Clark Van Galder and played home games at Ratcliffe Stadium on the campus of Fresno City College in Fresno, California. They finished the season with the best record in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) for the second consecutive year, but no champion was named. The team had a record of nine wins and one loss (9–1, 2–0 CCAA).
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | |||||
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September 23 | at San Francisco State[note 2]* | Cox Stadium • San Francisco, CA | W 20–12 | ||||||
October 1 | Willamette* | Ratcliffe Stadium • Fresno, CA | W 33–7 | 7,307 | |||||
October 8 | San Diego Navy[1]* | Ratcliffe Stadium • Fresno, CA | W 52–0[2] | 6,035 | |||||
October 15 | Nevada* | Ratcliffe Stadium • Fresno, CA | W 42–9[3] | 6,454 | |||||
October 22 | San Diego Marines[note 3]* | Ratcliffe Stadium • Fresno, CA | W 20–0 | 7,194 | |||||
October 29 | at Utah State[note 4]* | Romney Stadium[note 5] • Logan, UT | L 14–39[4] | 4,000 | |||||
November 5 | San Diego State[note 6] | Ratcliffe Stadium • Fresno, CA (Rivalry) | W 20–6[5] | 6,228 | |||||
November 12 | at Cal Poly[note 7] | Mustang Stadium • San Luis Obispo, CA | W 34–6 | 7,500 | |||||
November 18 | San Jose State[note 8]* | Ratcliffe Stadium • Fresno, CA (Rivalry) | W 19–13 | 11,145 | |||||
November 26 | at Hawaii* | Honolulu Stadium • Honolulu, HI (Rivalry) | W 20–18 | 18,000 | |||||
*Non-conference game. |
Team players in the NFL
No Fresno State Bulldogs were selected in the 1956 NFL Draft.[8][9]
Notes
- ↑ California State University, Fresno was known as Fresno State College from 1949 to 1971.
- ↑ San Francisco State University was known as San Francisco State College from 1935 to 1971.
- ↑ The Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) in San Diego fielded a team that played against colleges and other military teams from 1922 to 1964.
- ↑ Utah State University was known as Utah State Agricultural College from 1929 to 1957.
- ↑ This stadium is the predecessor to the current Maverik Stadium (Romney Stadium) that has served as the home of the Aggies since 1968
- ↑ San Diego State University was known as San Diego State College from 1935 to 1971.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ San Jose State University was known as San Jose State College from 1935 to 1971.
References
- ↑ "Military Glory: Service Teams, in Their Heyday, Won Championships, Thrilled the Fans". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. June 13, 1986. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
- ↑ "Football Scores". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. October 9, 1955. p. 43. Retrieved October 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Football Scores". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. October 16, 1955. p. 45. Retrieved October 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Football Scores". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. October 30, 1955. p. 25. Retrieved October 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Fresno Tips State, 20-6". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. November 6, 1955. p. B-2.
- ↑ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
- ↑ "Fresno State Yearly Results". Retrieved January 7, 2017.
- ↑ "1956 NFL Draft". Retrieved December 7, 2016.
- ↑ "Fresno St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved December 12, 2016.
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