1960 Fresno State Bulldogs football team
The 1960 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented Fresno State College[note 1] during the 1960 NCAA College Division football season.
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CCAA champion | |
| Conference | California Collegiate Athletic Association |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 9 (UPI small college) |
| 1960 record | 9–1 (5–0 CCAA) |
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| Home stadium | Ratcliffe Stadium (Capacity: 13,000) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 UPI Fresno State $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long Beach State | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Los Angeles State | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Santa Barbara | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team was led by second-year head coach Cecil Coleman 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 California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) for the third consecutive year, with a record of nine wins and one loss (9–1, 5–0 CCAA). This was the sixth conference title in seven years for the Bulldogs.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 24 | Hawaii* | W 17–7 | 9,601 | ||
| September 30 | at UC Santa Barbara |
| W 33–15 | ||
| October 8 | Abilene Christian* |
| W 20–19 | 8,479 | |
| October 15 | Cal Poly[note 2] |
| W 33–0 | 11,320 | |
| October 22 | at Los Angeles State[note 3] | W 35–13 | |||
| October 29 | San Diego State[note 4] |
| W 60–0 | 6,500 | |
| November 5 | Long Beach State[note 5] | No. 8 |
| W 21–3 | 5,194 |
| November 11 | at San Jose State[note 6]* | No. 8 | W 27–12 | 9,000 | |
| November 19 | Montana State* | No. 6 |
| L 20–22 | 12,440 |
| November 26 | Pacific (CA)[note 7]* |
| W 32–7 | 10,011 | |
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Team players in the NFL/AFL
The following were selected in the 1961 NFL Draft.[3][4]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
| Dale Messer | Halfback | 4 | 52 | San Francisco 49ers |
The following were selected in the 1961 AFL Draft.[3]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | AFL team |
| Dale Messer | Halfback | 13 | 103 | San Diego Chargers |
The following finished their college career in 1960, were not drafted, but played in the AFL (prior to the merge with the NFL).
| Player | Position | First AFL team |
| John Mattox | Tackle – Defensive tackle | 1961 Denver Broncos |
| Nick Papac | Quarterback | 1961 Oakland Raiders |
Notes
- California State University, Fresno was known as Fresno State College from 1949 to 1971.
- The official name of Cal Poly has been California Polytechnic State University since 1947. However, it is more commonly known as either Cal Poly San Luis Obispo or just Cal Poly.
- California State University, Los Angeles (Cal State LA) was known as Los Angeles State College of Applied Arts and Sciences from 1947 to 1963.
- San Diego State University was known as San Diego State College from 1935 to 1971.
- California State University, Long Beach was known as Long Beach State College from 1950 to 1963.
- San Jose State University was known as San Jose State College from 1935 to 1971.
- University of the Pacific (UOP) was known as College of the Pacific from 1911 to 1961.
References
- "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
- "Fresno State Yearly Results". Retrieved January 7, 2017.
- "1961 NFL Draft". Retrieved December 7, 2016.
- "Fresno St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved December 12, 2016.