1942 Fresno State Bulldogs football team
| 1942 Fresno State Bulldogs football | |
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CCAA champion | |
| Conference | California Collegiate Athletic Association |
| Record | 9–1 (2–0 CCAA) |
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| Home stadium | Ratcliffe Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State $ | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1942 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented Fresno State Normal School—now known as California State University, Fresno—during the 1942 college football season.
Fresno State competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). The team was led by seventh-year head coach James Bradshaw 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 CCAA, with a record of nine wins and one loss (9–1, 2–0 CCAA). The Bulldogs outscored their opponents 362–45 for the season, including shutting out their opponents seven times.
Fresno State was ranked at No. 43 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[1]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 26 | Whittier* | W 51–0 | 4,272 | [2] | ||
| October 3 | Occidental* |
| W 53–6 | 3,925 | [3] | |
| October 11 | at San Diego State | W 66–0 | 6,500 | [4] | ||
| October 18 | March Field* |
| W 20–0 | 7,521 | [5] | |
| October 25 | Fort Ord[note 1]* |
| W 80–0 | 5,979 | [6] | |
| October 31 | at Pacific (CA)* |
| W 13–0 | 3,500 | [7] | |
| November 7 | Nevada* | No. 18 |
| W 33–0 | 4,271 | [8] |
| November 11 | San Francisco* |
| L 13–33 | 12,519 | [9] | |
| November 26 | San Jose State |
| W 6–0 | 10,142 | [10] | |
| November 29 | at Loyola (CA)* |
| W 27–6 | 10,000 | [11] | |
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Rankings
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| Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Final |
| AP | — | — | — | 18 (1) | — | — | — | — |
Team players in the NFL
[edit]The following Fresno State Bulldog players were selected in the 1944 NFL draft.[13][14]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL Team |
| Jackie Fellows | Back | 6 | 50 | Washington Redskins |
| Jim Molich | End | 15 | 145 | Detroit Lions |
| Roy Renfro | Guard | 22 | 224 | New York Giants |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Fort Ord was an Army post on Monterey Bay, California from 1917 to 1994.
References
[edit]- ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fresno State Beats Poets by Big Score". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. September 27, 1942. p. 17. Retrieved February 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fresno Crushes Oxy". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. October 4, 1942. p. 16. Retrieved February 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Ed Orman (October 12, 1942). "FSC Drubs San Diego, 66 To 0, Leads Nation In Collegiate Scoring". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. p. 2-B. Retrieved February 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Ed Orman (October 19, 1942). "FSC Passes Acid Test In Romping Over March Field Eleven, 20 to 0". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. p. 2-B. Retrieved February 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fresno Wins, 80 to 0; Tops Nation in Scoring". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 26, 1942. p. II-9. Retrieved February 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Ed Orman (November 1, 1942). "COP Holds Fresno State To 13 To 0 Win". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. p. 1C. Retrieved February 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Ed Orman (November 8, 1942). "Bulldog Star Ruins Nevada Team With His Flossy Flinging". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. p. 1C. Retrieved February 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Ed Orman (November 12, 1942). "Fresno State Folds in Clutch AS USF Captures Holiday Game, 33 To 13". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. p. 2-B. Retrieved February 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fresno Scores Narrow 6-0 Win Over San Jose". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 27, 1942. p. II-9. Retrieved February 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fresno State Outclasses Loyola Gridders, 27-6". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 30, 1942. p. II-9. Retrieved February 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
- ^ "1944 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
- ^ "Fresno St. Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
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