1947 Fresno State Bulldogs football team
The 1947 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented Fresno State Normal School[note 1] during the 1947 college football season.
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| Conference | California Collegiate Athletic Association |
| 1947 record | 3–6–2 (2–1–2 CCAA) |
| Head coach | Ken Gleason (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Ratcliffe Stadium (Capacity: 13,000) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 2 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Santa Barbara | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Fresno State competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). The team was led by first-year head coach Ken Gleason 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 three wins, six losses and two ties (3–6–2, 2–1–2 CCAA). The Bulldogs were outscored 133–236 for the season.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 20 | Oklahoma City* | L 2–27 | 13,758 | ||
| September 27 | Moiliili Bears (HI)* |
| W 18–7 | 7,704 | |
| October 4 | Santa Clara* |
| L 19–20 | 10,780 | |
| October 11 | Cal Poly[note 2] |
| W 14–6 | 6,085 | |
| October 18 | Honolulu All-Stars (HI)* |
| L 7–34 | 7,862 | |
| November 1 | San Diego State[note 3] |
| T 7–7 | 4,307 | [1] |
| November 8 | at New Mexico* | L 3–34 | 7,500 | ||
| November 15 | at Santa Barbara[note 4] |
| T 7–7 | 5,000 | |
| November 21 | at Pacific (CA)[note 5]* |
| L 22–47 | ||
| November 27 | at San Jose State[note 6] |
| W 21–20 | 8,500 | |
| December 6 | at Hawaii* | L 13–27 | 26,000 | [2] | |
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Team players in the NFL
No Fresno State Bulldog players were selected in the 1948 NFL Draft.[5][6]
The following Fresno State Bulldog players finished their college career in 1947, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.
| Player | Position | First NFL team |
| Floyd Collier | Tackle | 1948 San Francisco 49ers |
Notes
- California State University, Fresno (Fresno State) was known as Fresno State Normal School from 1911 to 1948
- The official name of Cal Poly has been California Polytechnic State University since 1947. However, it is more commonly known as either Cal Poly San Luis Obispo or just Cal Poly.
- San Diego State University was known as San Diego State College from 1935 to 1971.
- University of California, Santa Barbara was known as Santa Barbara College of the University of California from 1944 to 1958.
- University of the Pacific (UOP) was known as College of the Pacific from 1911 to 1961.
- San Jose State University was known as San Jose State College from 1935 to 1971.
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References
- "Fresno State, Aztecs Tied". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. November 2, 1947. p. 2-B.
- "Hawaii Rainbow Warrior Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). p. 131. Retrieved February 15, 2007.
- "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
- "Fresno State Yearly Results". Retrieved January 7, 2017.
- "1948 NFL Draft". Retrieved December 7, 2016.
- "Fresno St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved December 12, 2016.
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