1952 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

The 1952 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented Fresno State College[note 1] during the 1952 college football season. The Bulldogs competed as an Independent in the 1952 season.

1952 Fresno State Bulldogs football
ConferenceIndependent
1952 record8–2
Head coach
Home stadiumRatcliffe Stadium
(Capacity: 13,000)

The team was led by first-year head coach Clark Van Galder 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 two losses (8–2).

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 20Cal Aggies[note 2]
W 41–77,524
October 4Pepperdine[note 3]
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 60–78,198
October 10at San Jose State[note 4]
L 6–40
October 18Utah State[note 5]
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 27–219,266
October 24at Occidental
W 20–9
November 1at San Diego State[note 6]
W 49–33[2]18,000
November 8at Nevada
W 59–32
November 15Pacific (CA)[note 8]
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
L 0–507,155
November 22San Francisco State[note 9]
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 48–205,119
November 29Whittier
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 21–145,949

[3][4]

Team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1953 NFL Draft.[5][6]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
Larry WilloughbyBack23276Los Angeles Rams

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. Naval Air Station Terminal Island was one of several names for the Naval air station and repair facility located on Terminal Island in Los Angeles County, California from 1938 to 1997
  4. San Jose State University was known as San Jose State College from 1935 to 1971.
  5. Utah State University was known as Utah State Agricultural College from 1929 to 1957.
  6. San Diego State University was known as San Diego State College from 1935 to 1971.
  7. This stadium is the predecessor to the current Mackay Stadium, which was opened for the 1966 season."University of Nevada, Reno; Mackay Stadium". Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  8. University of the Pacific (UOP) was known as College of the Pacific from 1911 to 1961.
  9. San Francisco State University was known as San Francisco State College from 1935 to 1971.

References
  1. "San Diego State Yearly Results". Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  2. Howard Hagen (November 2, 1952). "Bulldogs Whip Aztecs in 49 to 33 Scoring Spree". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. B-1.
  3. "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  4. "Fresno State Yearly Results". Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  5. "1953 NFL Draft". Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  6. "Fresno St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved December 12, 2016.


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