1931 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

The 1931 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented Fresno State Normal School[note 1] during the 1931 college football season.

1931 Fresno State Bulldogs football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
1931 record4–6 (3–2 FWC)
Head coachStanley Borleske (3rd season)
Home stadiumFresno State College Stadium
1931 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Pacific (CA) 2 –1 –2  5 –2 –2
Cal Aggies 2 –1 –2  4 –2 –2
Chico State 2 –1 –1  3 –4 –1
Nevada 2 –1 –1  2 –5 –2
Fresno State 3 –2 –0  4 –6 –0
San Jose State 0 –5 –0  1 –8 –0
  • * No champion was named for the 1931 season.

Fresno State competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).[note 2] The 1931 team was led by third-year head coach Stanley Borleske and played home games at Fresno State College Stadium[note 3] on the campus of Fresno City College in Fresno, California. They finished the season with a record of four wins and six losses (4–6, 3–2 FWC). The Bulldogs were outscored by their opponents 98–123 for the season.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 26at Northern Arizona[note 4]*
L 2–26
October 3Whittier*
W 13–123,000
October 10La Verne*
  • Fresno State College Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
L 6–7
October 17at San Jose State[note 5]
W 32–0[1]
October 24at Nevada
L 13–315,000
November 7at Cal Aggies[note 7]Sacramento, CAW 20–7
November 11Arizona State[note 8]*
  • Fresno State College Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
L 0–76,000[2]
November 21at Chico State[note 9]
L 6–18[3]
November 26Pacific (CA)[note 10]
  • Fresno State College Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 6–0[4]
December 5San Diego State[note 11]*
  • Fresno State College Stadium
  • Fresno, CA (rivalry)
L 0–15[5]2,000
  • *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. Northern Arizona University was known as Arizona State Teachers College at Flagstaff from 1929 to 1944.
  5. San Jose State University was known as State Teachers College at San Jose from 1921 to 1934.
  6. This stadium is the predecessor to the current Mackay Stadium, which was opened for the 1966 season."University of Nevada, Reno; Mackay Stadium". Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  7. 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.
  8. Arizona State University was known as Arizona State Teachers College from 1929 to 1944.
  9. California State University, Chico (Chico State) was known as Chico State Teachers College from 1921 to 1934.
  10. University of the Pacific (UOP) was known as College of the Pacific from 1911 to 1961.
  11. San Diego State University was known as San Diego State Teachers College from 1924 to 1934.
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References
  1. "Davis Still Tied For Top In Grid Set". Woodland Daily Democrat. Woodland, California. November 3, 1931. p. 8. Retrieved November 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Tempe Teachers Beat Fresno State College Eleven, 7-0". Arizona Daily Star. Tucson, Arizona. November 12, 1931. p. 8. Retrieved March 7, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Chico State Upsets Fresno, 18 to 6". The Times. San Mateo, California. November 20, 1931. p. 9. Retrieved November 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Far Western in Four-Way Tie For Grid Honors". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. November 28, 1931. p. 10. Retrieved November 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Kenwood Bojens (December 6, 1931). "State Eleven Beats Fresno College". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California.
  6. "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  7. "Fresno State Yearly Results". Retrieved January 7, 2017.


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