1926 Fresno State Bulldogs football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record5–3–1 (1–2–1 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumFresno State College Stadium
Seasons
← 1925
1927 →
1926 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Saint Mary's $ 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

The 1926 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented Fresno State Normal School—now known as California State University, Fresno—during the 1926 college football season.

Fresno State competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).[note 1] 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 2] 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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25at Stanford*
L 7–44[1]
October 2Santa Barbara State*
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*
W 28–7[2]
November 6at San Jose State*
W 34–0
November 11Cal Aggies
  • Fresno State College Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 23–7
November 19Saint Mary's
  • Fresno State College Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
L 0–16> 3,000[3]
November 25at Pacific (CA)
T 0–0
  • *Non-conference game

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Notes

  1. ^ The Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) was known as the Far Western Conference (FWC) from its founding in 1925 to 1982.
  2. ^ Ratcliffe Stadium was known as Fresno State College Stadium from 1926 to 1940.
  3. ^ 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.

References

  1. ^ "Stanford Wins From Fresno State, 44 To 7: Bulldogs Put Up Stubborn Fight in Opening Tilt". The Fresno Bee. September 26, 1926. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ Ralph Moradian (November 20, 1926). "St. Mary's Subdues Fresno State 16-0: Solid Defense Keeps Stars of Invasion at Bay; Breaks Play Prominent Role In Scoring Of Two Touchdowns". The Fresno Morning Republican. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.


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