1951 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

The 1951 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented Fresno State College[note 1] during the 1951 college football season. The Bulldogs competed as an Independent in the 1951 season.

1951 Fresno State Bulldogs football
ConferenceIndependent
1951 record5–5
Head coachDuke Jacobs (2nd season)
Home stadiumRatcliffe Stadium
(Capacity: 13,000)

The team was led by second-year head coach Duke Jacobs 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 five wins and five losses (5–5).

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 22Cal Aggies[note 2]
W 27–02,000
September 29Pepperdine[note 3]
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 33–148,945
October 6San Jose State[note 4]
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA (rivalry)
L 6–3211,155
October 12Santa Barbara[note 5]
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
L 22–236,152
October 20Cal Poly[note 6]
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 42–196,427
October 27Occidental
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 27–66,393
November 3San Diego State[note 7]
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA (rivalry)
L 7–13[1]8,121
November 10at Whittier
W 28–03,500
November 17at North Texas State
L 0–625,000
November 24San Francisco State[note 8]
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
L 7–205,433

[2][3]

Team players in the NFL

No Fresno State Bulldogs were selected in the 1952 NFL Draft.[4][5]

Notes
  1. California State University, Fresno was known as Fresno State College from 1949 to 1971.
  2. 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.
  3. Pepperdine University was known as George Pepperdine College from 1937 to 1970.
  4. San Jose State University was known as San Jose State College from 1935 to 1971.
  5. University of California, Santa Barbara was known as Santa Barbara College of the University of California from 1944 to 1958.
  6. 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.
  7. San Diego State University was known as San Diego State College from 1935 to 1971.
  8. San Francisco State University was known as San Francisco State College from 1935 to 1971.
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References
  1. Howard Hagen (November 4, 1951). "Aztecs Subdue Fresno, 13 to 7". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. B-2.
  2. "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  3. "Fresno State Yearly Results". Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  4. "1952 NFL Draft". Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  5. "Fresno St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved December 12, 2016.


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