1957 Fresno State Bulldogs football team
The 1957 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented Fresno State College[note 1] during the 1957 NCAA College Division football season.
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| Conference | California Collegiate Athletic Association |
| 1957 record | 5–5 (1–1 CCAA) |
| Head coach | Clark Van Galder (6th season) |
| Home stadium | Ratcliffe Stadium (Capacity: 13,000) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Santa Barbara | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Los Angeles State | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long Beach State | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team was led by sixth-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 a record of five wins and five losses (5–5, 1–1 CCAA).
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 21 | Montana State* | L 14–27 | 9,598 | |
| September 28 | at Pacific (CA)[note 2]* |
| L 12–34 | 20,500 |
| October 5 | San Diego Marines[note 3]* |
| L 0–53 | 6,050 |
| October 12 | at San Francisco State[note 4]* |
| W 27–7 | 3,000 |
| October 19 | at Cal Poly[note 5] |
| L 7–14 | 7,000 |
| October 26 | at Idaho* | L 6–20 | 5,000 | |
| November 3 | San Diego State[note 6] |
| W 27–0[1] | 3,761 |
| November 9 | BYU* |
| W 27–14 | 7,523 |
| November 16 | San Jose State[note 7]* |
| W 13–6 | 8,570 |
| November 22 | at Hawaii* |
| W 31–8 | 10,000 |
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Team players in the NFL
The following were selected in the 1958 NFL Draft.[4][5]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
| Dean Philpott | Fullback | 11 | 122 | Chicago Cardinals |
Notes
- California State University, Fresno was known as Fresno State College from 1949 to 1971.
- University of the Pacific (UOP) was known as College of the Pacific from 1911 to 1961.
- The Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) in San Diego fielded a team that played against colleges and other military teams from 1922 to 1964.
- San Francisco State University was known as San Francisco 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 Diego State University was known as San Diego State College from 1935 to 1971.
- San Jose State University was known as San Jose State College from 1935 to 1971.
References
- Johnny McDonald (November 3, 1957). "Fresno State Jolts Aztecs Again, 27-0". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. B-7.
- "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
- "Fresno State Yearly Results". Retrieved January 7, 2017.
- "1958 NFL Draft". Retrieved December 7, 2016.
- "Fresno St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved December 12, 2016.
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