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.

1960 Fresno State Bulldogs football
CCAA champion
ConferenceCalifornia Collegiate Athletic Association
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9 (UPI small college)
1960 record9–1 (5–0 CCAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumRatcliffe Stadium
(Capacity: 13,000)
1960 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from College Division poll

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

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 24Hawaii*W 17–79,601
September 30at UC Santa Barbara
W 33–15
October 8Abilene Christian*
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 20–198,479
October 15Cal Poly[note 2]
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 33–011,320
October 22at Los Angeles State[note 3]W 35–13
October 29San Diego State[note 4]
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA (rivalry)
W 60–06,500
November 5Long Beach State[note 5]No. 8
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 21–35,194
November 11at San Jose State[note 6]*No. 8W 27–129,000
November 19Montana State*No. 6
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
L 20–2212,440
November 26Pacific (CA)[note 7]*
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 32–710,011
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[1][2]

Team players in the NFL/AFL

The following were selected in the 1961 NFL Draft.[3][4]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
Dale MesserHalfback452San Francisco 49ers

The following were selected in the 1961 AFL Draft.[3]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallAFL team
Dale MesserHalfback13103San 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).

PlayerPositionFirst AFL team
John MattoxTackle – Defensive tackle1961 Denver Broncos
Nick PapacQuarterback1961 Oakland Raiders

Notes

  1. California State University, Fresno was known as Fresno State College from 1949 to 1971.
  2. 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.
  3. California State University, Los Angeles (Cal State LA) was known as Los Angeles State College of Applied Arts and Sciences from 1947 to 1963.
  4. San Diego State University was known as San Diego State College from 1935 to 1971.
  5. California State University, Long Beach was known as Long Beach State College from 1950 to 1963.
  6. San Jose State University was known as San Jose State College from 1935 to 1971.
  7. University of the Pacific (UOP) was known as College of the Pacific from 1911 to 1961.

References

  1. "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  2. "Fresno State Yearly Results". Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  3. "1961 NFL Draft". Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  4. "Fresno St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved December 12, 2016.
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