1942 Fresno State Bulldogs football
CCAA champion
ConferenceCalifornia Collegiate Athletic Association
Record9–1 (2–0 CCAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumRatcliffe Stadium
Seasons
← 1941
1944 →
1942 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Fresno State $ 2 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
San Jose State 1 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
San Diego State 0 – 2 – 0 0 – 6 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1942 Fresno State Bulldogs football teamrepresented Fresno State Normal School—now known as California State University, Fresno—during the 1942 college football season.

Fresno State competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). The team was led by seventh-year head coach James Bradshaw and played home games at Ratcliffe Stadium on the campus of Fresno City College in Fresno, California. They finished the season as champions of the CCAA, with a record of nine wins and one loss (9–1, 2–0 CCAA). The Bulldogs outscored their opponents 362–45 for the season, including shutting out their opponents seven times.

Fresno State was ranked at No. 43 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Whittier*
W 51–04,272[2]
October 3Occidental*
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 53–63,925[3]
October 11at San Diego State
W 66–06,500[4]
October 18March Field*
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 20–07,521[5]
October 25Fort Ord[note 1]*
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 80–05,979[6]
October 31at Pacific (CA)*
W 13–03,500[7]
November 7Nevada*No. 18
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 33–04,271[8]
November 11San Francisco*
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
L 13–3312,519[9]
November 26San Jose State
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA (rivalry)
W 6–010,142[10]
November 29at Loyola (CA)*
W 27–610,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

[12]

Rankings

See also: 1942 NCAA football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked ( ) = First-place votes
Week
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AP———18 (1)————

Team players in the NFL

The following Fresno State Bulldog players were selected in the 1944 NFL draft.[13][14]

Player Position Round Overall NFL Team
Jackie Fellows Back 6 50 Washington Redskins
Jim Molich End 15 145 Detroit Lions
Roy Renfro Guard 22 224 New York Giants

Notes

  1. ^ Fort Ord was an Army post on Monterey Bay, California from 1917 to 1994.

References

  1. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Fresno State Beats Poets by Big Score". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. September 27, 1942. p. 17. Retrieved February 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  3. ^ "Fresno Crushes Oxy". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. October 4, 1942. p. 16. Retrieved February 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  4. ^ Ed Orman (October 12, 1942). "FSC Drubs San Diego, 66 To 0, Leads Nation In Collegiate Scoring". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. p. 2-B. Retrieved February 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  5. ^ Ed Orman (October 19, 1942). "FSC Passes Acid Test In Romping Over March Field Eleven, 20 to 0". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. p. 2-B. Retrieved February 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  6. ^ "Fresno Wins, 80 to 0; Tops Nation in Scoring". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 26, 1942. p. II-9. Retrieved February 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  7. ^ Ed Orman (November 1, 1942). "COP Holds Fresno State To 13 To 0 Win". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. p. 1C. Retrieved February 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  8. ^ Ed Orman (November 8, 1942). "Bulldog Star Ruins Nevada Team With His Flossy Flinging". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. p. 1C. Retrieved February 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  9. ^ Ed Orman (November 12, 1942). "Fresno State Folds in Clutch AS USF Captures Holiday Game, 33 To 13". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. p. 2-B. Retrieved February 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  10. ^ "Fresno Scores Narrow 6-0 Win Over San Jose". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 27, 1942. p. II-9. Retrieved February 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  11. ^ "Fresno State Outclasses Loyola Gridders, 27-6". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 30, 1942. p. II-9. Retrieved February 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  12. ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  13. ^ "1944 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  14. ^ "Fresno St. Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 12, 2016.


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