1980 Fresno State Bulldogs football team
| 1980 Fresno State Bulldogs football | |
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| Conference | Pacific Coast Athletic Association |
| Record | 5–6 (1–4 PCAA) |
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| Home stadium | Bulldog Stadium |
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| Long Beach State $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Fullerton | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific (CA) | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1980 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented California State University, Fresno as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA) during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Jim Sweeney, who returned for his third season as head coach after a two-year hiatus, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 1–4 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the PCAA.
The 1980 season saw the opening of a new on-campus football stadium, Bulldog Stadium. This increased the seating capacity for Fresno State football from 13,000 to 30,000.[1]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 6 | at Cal State Fullerton | L 25–39 | 7,282 | [2] | |
| September 13 | at UNLV* | L 6–35 | 19,085 | [3] | |
| September 20 | Southwestern Louisiana* | W 16–14 | 12,283 | [4] | |
| September 27 | at Utah* | L 12–27 | 25,358 | [5] | |
| October 4 | Cal Poly* |
| W 31–25 | 15,221 | [6] |
| October 11 | at San Jose State | L 14–26 | 14,120 | [7] | |
| October 18 | Pacific (CA) |
| W 27–3 | 12,782 | [8] |
| October 25 | Utah State |
| L 0–14 | 10,482 | [9] |
| November 1 | Long Beach State |
| L 9–34 | 8,228 | [10] |
| November 8 | at Southern Illinois* | W 31–14 | 9,800 | [11] | |
| November 15 | Montana State* |
| W 21–14 | 25,684 | [12] |
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Team players in the NFL
[edit]The following were selected in the 1981 NFL draft.[14][15]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
| Anthony Washington | Defensive back | 2 | 44 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
References
[edit]- ^ "Bulldog Stadium". Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
- ^ "For openers, it was smashing". The Los Angeles Times. September 7, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UNLV triumphs". The Daily Spectrum. September 14, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "FSU's offense comes alive; USL falls, 16–14". The Fresno Bee. September 21, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Utes run by 'Dogs, 27–12". The Fresno Bee. September 28, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "'Dogs corral Mustangs, 31–25, with record throng watching". The Fresno Bee. October 5, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Heady Spartans whip Fresno St. in 26–14 romp". The San Francisco Examiner. October 12, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Long Beach St., Fresno State win". The Hanford Sentinel. October 20, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Aggies keep winning ways alive". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 26, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Even in the sunshine, Bulldogs see no daylight". The Fresno Bee. November 2, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fresno State sacks hapless Salukis". The Belleville News-Democrat. November 9, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fresno shades Bobcats". Great Falls Tribune. November 16, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1980 Fresno State Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
- ^ "1981 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
- ^ "Fresno St. Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 29, 2016. Retrieved December 12, 2016.