1946 Fresno State Bulldogs football team
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Conference | California Collegiate Athletic Association |
Record | 8–4 (2–2 CCAA) |
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Home stadium | Ratcliffe Stadium |
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San Jose State $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fresno State | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal Poly | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pacific (CA) | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Diego State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Santa Barbara | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1946 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented Fresno State Normal School—now known as California State University, Fresno—during the 1946 college football season.
Fresno State competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). The team was led by eighth-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 with a record of eight wins and four losses (8–4, 2–2 CCAA). The Bulldogs outscored their opponents 177–129 for the season.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 28 | Santa Clara* |
| W 20–7 | 14,694 | [1] |
October 5 | Honolulu All-Stars (HI)* |
| W 13–6 | 11,613 | [2] |
October 12 | at Oklahoma City* | L 7–46 | |||
October 19 | at Santa Barbara |
| W 20–13 | ||
October 26 | at San Diego State | L 0–7 | 8,000 | [3][4] | |
November 2 | Loyola (CA)* |
| W 28–0 | 6,540 | [5] |
November 11 | Hawaii* |
| L 2–7 | 11,057 | |
November 16 | Pacific (CA) |
| W 13–12 | 6,809 | |
November 22 | at San Jose State |
| L 2–13 | 7,500 | |
November 28 | Idaho* |
| W 13–12 | 6,827 | |
December 5 | at Moihli Bears (HI)* | W 41–0 | |||
December 11 | at Wahiawa Leilehua HS Alumni (HI)* |
| W 18–6 | 12,000 | |
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Team players in the NFL
The following Fresno State Bulldog players were selected in the 1947 NFL draft.[7][8]
Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
Gene Lamoure | Guard | 22 | 197 | Boston Yanks |
The following Fresno State Bulldog players finished their college career in 1946, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.
Player | Position | First NFL team |
Dick Handley | Center – Linebacker | 1947 Baltimore Colts |
Notes
References
- ^ "Fresno's Running Attack Too Much for Santa Clara's Team". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. September 29, 1946. p. 26 3. Retrieved January 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fresno State Tops Honolulu Stars". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 6, 1946. p. II-6. Retrieved January 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "S.D. State, Fresno Scoreless In First". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. October 27, 1946. p. 3-B.
- ^ Christy Gregg (October 28, 1946). "Heaton Emerges As Aztec Hero". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. 3-B.
- ^ Ed Orman (November 3, 1946). "Fresno Bulldogs Defeat Loyola By 28 To 0 Score". The Fresno Bee. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
- ^ "1947 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on October 31, 2010. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
- ^ "Fresno St. Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
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