1962 Fresno State Bulldogs football team
1962 Fresno State Bulldogs football | |
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Conference | California Collegiate Athletic Association |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 7 (UPI small college) |
AP | No. 8 (AP small college) |
Record | 7–3 (4–1 CCAA) |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | Ratcliffe Stadium |
Seasons |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Diego State $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fresno State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Long Beach State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal Poly | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Valley State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UC Santa Barbara | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Los Angeles State | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1962 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented Fresno State College—now known as California State University, Fresno—as a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) during the 1962 NCAA College Division football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Cecil Coleman, Fresno State compiled an overall record of 7–3 with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, placing second in the CCAA. The Bulldogs played home games at Ratcliffe Stadium on the campus of Fresno City College in Fresno, California.
Fresno State started the year ranked No. 1 in the AP Small-College Football Poll. They never dropped out of the top 10 all season, finishing No. 7 in the final UPI poll and No. 8 in the final AP poll.[1][2]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 22 | Whitworth* | W 48–7 | 11,339 | |||
September 28 | at UC Santa Barbara* |
| W 37–0 | 6,000 | ||
October 6 | Abilene Christian* | No. 1 | L 14–26 | 8,500 | ||
October 13 | Cal Poly* | No. 6 |
| W 51–6 | 11,301 | |
October 20 | at Los Angeles State | No. 2 |
| W 34–0 | 4,630 | [3] |
October 27 | at San Diego State | No. 3 |
| L 26–29 | 13,000 | [4] |
November 3 | Long Beach State | No. 10 |
| W 50–0 | 8,092 | |
November 10 | at San Jose State | No. 9 |
| W 20–14 | 16,000 | |
November 17 | Pacific (CA)* | No. 6 |
| W 18–13 | 10,973 | |
November 24 | at Montana State* | No. 9 |
| L 20–21 | 10,425 | |
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Team players in the NFL/AFL
The following were selected in the 1963 NFL draft.[6][7]
Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
Jan Barrett | End | 6 | 84 | Green Bay Packers |
Monte Day | Tackle | 9 | 118 | Chicago Bears |
Paul Wicker | Tackle | 13 | 174 | Dallas Cowboys |
Herman Hamp | Back | 19 | 266 | Green Bay Packers |
The following were selected in the 1963 AFL Draft.[6]
Player | Position | Round | Overall | AFL team |
Jan Barrett | End | 9 | 72 | Kansas City Chiefs |
Jon Anabo | Quarterback | 23 | 177 | Oakland Raiders |
Monte Day | Tackle | 26 | 205 | Denver Broncos |
Herman Hamp | Halfback | 29 | 226 | San Diego Chargers |
Paul Wicker | Tackle | 29 | 227 | New York Jets |
References
- ^ "Small College Title Goes to Southern Mississippi". Medford Mail Tribune. Medford, Oregon. November 29, 1962. p. D 3. Retrieved January 24, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "AP Small College Football Poll". The Decatur Daily Review. Decatur, Illinois. November 30, 1962. p. 14. Retrieved January 24, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fresno State Breezes Past Diablos, 34-0". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 21, 1962. p. D-10. Retrieved January 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Howard Hagen (October 28, 1962). "Aztecs Outlast Bulldogs". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. G-1.
- ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
- ^ a b "1963 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on November 7, 2010. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
- ^ "Fresno St. Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 12, 2016.