The 1946 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented Fresno State Normal School—now known as California State University, Fresno—during the 1946 college football season.
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Conference | California Collegiate Athletic Association |
Record | 8–4 (2–2 CCAA) |
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Home stadium | Ratcliffe Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Jose State $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fresno State | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal Poly | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pacific (CA) | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Diego State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Santa Barbara | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Fresno State competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). The team was led by eighth-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 with a record of eight wins and four losses (8–4, 2–2 CCAA). The Bulldogs outscored their opponents 177–129 for the season.
Schedule edit
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 28 | Santa Clara* | W 20–7 | 14,694 | [1] | |
October 5 | Honolulu All-Stars (HI)* |
| W 13–6 | 11,613 | [2] |
October 12 | at Oklahoma City* | L 7–46 | |||
October 19 | at Santa Barbara |
| W 20–13 | ||
October 26 | at San Diego State | L 0–7 | 8,000 | [3][4] | |
November 2 | Loyola (CA)* |
| W 28–0 | 6,540 | [5] |
November 11 | Hawaii* |
| L 2–7 | 11,057 | |
November 16 | Pacific (CA) |
| W 13–12 | 6,809 | |
November 22 | at San Jose State | L 2–13 | 7,500 | ||
November 28 | Idaho* |
| W 13–12 | 6,827 | |
December 5 | at Moihli Bears (HI)* | W 41–0 | |||
December 11 | at Wahiawa Leilehua HS Alumni (HI)* |
| W 18–6 | 12,000 | |
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Team players in the NFL edit
The following Fresno State Bulldog players were selected in the 1947 NFL Draft.[7][8]
Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
Gene Lamoure | Guard | 22 | 197 | Boston Yanks |
The following Fresno State Bulldog players finished their college career in 1946, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.
Player | Position | First NFL team |
Dick Handley | Center – Linebacker | 1947 Baltimore Colts |
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References edit
- ^ "Fresno's Running Attack Too Much for Santa Clara's Team". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. September 29, 1946. p. 26 3. Retrieved January 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fresno State Tops Honolulu Stars". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 6, 1946. p. II-6. Retrieved January 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "S.D. State, Fresno Scoreless In First". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. October 27, 1946. p. 3-B.
- ^ Christy Gregg (October 28, 1946). "Heaton Emerges As Aztec Hero". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. 3-B.
- ^ Ed Orman (November 3, 1946). "Fresno Bulldogs Defeat Loyola By 28 To 0 Score". The Fresno Bee. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
- ^ "1947 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on October 31, 2010. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
- ^ "Fresno St. Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 12, 2016.