1926 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

The 1926 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented Fresno State Normal School[note 1] during the 1926 college football season.

1926 Fresno State Bulldogs football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
1926 record5–3–1 (1–2–1 FWC)
Head coachArthur W. Jones (6th season)
Home stadiumFresno State College Stadium
1926 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Saint Mary's (CA) $ 4 –0 –0  9 –0 –1
Nevada 3 –1 –0  4 –4 –0
Fresno State 1 –2 –1  5 –3 –1
Pacific (CA) 1 –2 –1  5 –3 –1
Cal Aggies 0 –4 –0  2 –6 –1
  • $ – Conference champion

Fresno State competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).[note 2] The 1926 team was led by head coach Arthur W. Jones in his sixth year at the helm. They played home games at Fresno State College Stadium[note 3] on the campus of Fresno City College in Fresno, California. They finished with a record of five wins, three losses and one tie (5–3–1, 1–2–1 FWC). The Bulldogs outscored their opponents 147–107 for the season.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResult
September 25at Stanford*
L 7–44
October 2Santa Barbara State[note 4]*
W 26–0
October 9Nevada
  • Fresno State College Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
L 7–26
October 16La Verne*
  • Fresno State College Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 22–7
October 30at San Diego State[note 5]*
W 28–7[1]
November 6at San Jose State[note 7]*
W 34–0
November 11Cal Aggies[note 8]
  • Fresno State College Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 23–7
November 19Saint Mary's
  • Fresno State College Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
L 0–16
November 25at Pacific (CA)[note 9]
T 0–0
  • *Non-conference game

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Notes
  1. California State University, Fresno (Fresno State) was known as Fresno State Normal School from 1911 to 1948.
  2. The Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) was known as the Far Western Conference (FWC) from its founding in 1925 to 1982.
  3. Ratcliffe Stadium was known as Fresno State College Stadium from 1926 to 1940.
  4. University of California, Santa Barbara was known as Santa Barbara State College from 1921 to 1943.
  5. San Diego State University was known as San Diego State Teachers College from 1924 to 1934.
  6. Navy "Sports" Field was the original name of what became Lane Field in downtown San Diego. It was converted to a baseball-only configuration in 1936.
  7. San Jose State University was known as State Teachers College at San Jose from 1921 to 1934.
  8. University of California, Davis was known as Northern Branch of the College of Agriculture from 1922 to 1959. In common usage, the sports teams were called the "Cal Aggies" from 1924 until the mid 1970s.
  9. University of the Pacific (UOP) was known as College of the Pacific from 1911 to 1961.
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References
  1. "Fresno Wins From San Diego State College, 28 to 7; Line, Running Attack Bests Aztec Defense". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. October 31, 1926.
  2. "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  3. "Fresno State Yearly Results". Retrieved January 7, 2017.


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