1958 Fresno State Bulldogs football team
The 1958 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented Fresno State College[note 1] during the 1958 NCAA College Division football season.
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CCAA champion | |
| Conference | California Collegiate Athletic Association |
| 1958 record | 5–5 (4–1 CCAA) |
| Head coach | Clark Van Galder (7th season) |
| Home stadium | Ratcliffe Stadium (Capacity: 13,000) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Cal Poly | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State $ | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Santa Barbara | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long Beach State | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Los Angeles State | 0 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team was led by seventh-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 as champions of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA), with a record of five wins and five losses (5–5, 4–1 CCAA). This started a string of four consecutive CCAA championships, and was the fourth title in five years.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 20 | at BYU* | L 7–29 | 7,155 | |
| September 27 | San Diego Marines[note 3]* | L 6–20 | 6,621 | |
| October 11 | at UC Santa Barbara |
| L 22–25 | 7,000 |
| October 18 | Cal Poly[note 4] |
| W 14–0 | 9,449 |
| October 25 | at Los Angeles State[note 5] | W 7–6 | 735 | |
| November 1 | San Diego State[note 6] |
| W 22–20[1] | 6,392 |
| November 8 | Long Beach State[note 7] |
| W 22–6 | 8,000 |
| November 15 | at San Jose State[note 8]* |
| L 6–48 | 12,000 |
| November 22 | San Francisco State[note 9]* |
| W 35–0 | 6,351 |
| November 29 | Pacific (CA)[note 10]* |
| L 6–52 | 9,768 |
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Team players in the NFL
No Fresno State Bulldogs were selected in the 1959 NFL Draft.[4][5]
Notes
- California State University, Fresno was known as Fresno State College from 1949 to 1971.
- This stadium is the predecessor to the current Cougar Stadium, which was opened for the 1964 season
- The Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) in San Diego fielded a team that played against colleges and other military teams from 1922 to 1964.
- 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.
- California State University, Los Angeles (Cal State LA) was known as Los Angeles State College of Applied Arts and Sciences from 1947 to 1963.
- San Diego State University was known as San Diego State College from 1935 to 1971.
- California State University, Long Beach was known as Long Beach State College from 1950 to 1963.
- San Jose State University was known as San Jose State College from 1935 to 1971.
- San Francisco State University was known as San Francisco State College from 1935 to 1971.
- University of the Pacific (UOP) was known as College of the Pacific from 1911 to 1961.
References
- Howard Hagen (November 2, 1958). "Fresno State Thwarts Aztecs' Upset Bid, 22-20". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. B-1.
- "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
- "Fresno State Yearly Results". Retrieved January 7, 2017.
- "1959 NFL Draft". Retrieved December 7, 2016.
- "Fresno St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved December 12, 2016.
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