The 1980 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented California State University, Fresno as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA) during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Jim Sweeney, who returned for his third season as head coach after a two-year hiatus, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 1–4 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the PCAA.
| 1980 Fresno State Bulldogs football | |
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| Conference | Pacific Coast Athletic Association |
| Record | 5–6 (1–4 PCAA) |
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| Home stadium | Bulldog Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long Beach State $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Fullerton | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific (CA) | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1980 season saw the opening of a new on-campus football stadium, Bulldog Stadium. This increased the seating capacity for Fresno State football from 13,000 to 30,000.[1]
Schedule edit
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 6 | at Cal State Fullerton | L 25–39 | 7,282 | |
| September 13 | at UNLV* | L 6–35 | 19,085 | |
| September 20 | Southwestern Louisiana* | W 16–14 | 12,283 | |
| September 27 | at Utah* | L 12–27 | 25,358 | |
| October 4 | Cal Poly* |
| W 31–25 | 15,221 |
| October 11 | at San Jose State | L 14–26 | 14,120 | |
| October 18 | Pacific (CA) |
| W 27–3 | 12,782 |
| October 25 | Utah State |
| L 0–14 | 10,482 |
| November 11 | Long Beach State |
| L 9–34 | 8,228 |
| November 18 | at Southern Illinois* | W 31–14 | 9,800 | |
| November 25 | Montana State* |
| W 21–14 | 25,684 |
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Team players in the NFL edit
The following were selected in the 1981 NFL Draft.[4][5]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
| Anthony Washington | Defensive back | 2 | 44 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
References edit
- ^ "Bulldog Stadium". Retrieved December 15, 2016.
- ^ "Fresno State 1980 Schedule". Retrieved December 12, 2016.
- ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
- ^ "1981 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
- ^ "Fresno St. Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 12, 2016.