1962 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

The 1962 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented Fresno State College[note 1] during the 1962 NCAA College Division football season.

1962 Fresno State Bulldogs football
ConferenceCalifornia Collegiate Athletic Association
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7 (UPI small college)
APNo. 8 (AP small college)
1962 record7–3 (4–1 CCAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumRatcliffe Stadium
(Capacity: 13,000)
1962 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
San Diego State $ 6 0 0  8 2 0
Fresno State 4 1 0  7 3 0
Long Beach State 3 3 0  5 5 0
Cal Poly 3 3 0  4 5 0
Valley State 2 3 0  3 6 0
UC Santa Barbara 2 4 0  2 8 0
Los Angeles State 0 6 0  2 8 0
  • $ Conference champion

The team was led by fourth-year head coach Cecil Coleman, and played home games at Ratcliffe Stadium on the campus of Fresno City College in Fresno, California. The Bulldogs started the year ranked No. 1 in the AP Small-College Football Poll. They never dropped out of the Top 10 all season, finishing No. 7 in the final UPI poll[1] and No. 8 in the final AP poll.[2] They finished the season with a record of seven wins and three losses (7–3, 4–1 CCAA).

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 22Whitworth*W 48–711,339
September 28at UC Santa Barbara*
W 37–06,000
October 6Abilene Christian*No. 1L 14–268,500
October 13Cal Poly[note 2]*No. 6
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 51–611,301
October 20at Los Angeles State[note 3]No. 2
W 34–0[3]4,630
October 27at San Diego State[note 4]No. 3L 26–29[4]13,000
November 3Long Beach State[note 5]No. 10
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 50–08,092
November 10at San Jose State[note 6]No. 9W 20–1416,000
November 17Pacific (CA)*No. 6
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 18–1310,973
November 24at Montana State*No. 9
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
L 20–2110,425
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Team players in the NFL/AFL

The following were selected in the 1963 NFL Draft.[7][8]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
Jan BarrettEnd684Green Bay Packers
Monte DayTackle9118Chicago Bears
Paul WickerTackle13174Dallas Cowboys
Herman HampBack19266Green Bay Packers

The following were selected in the 1963 AFL Draft.[7]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallAFL team
Jan BarrettEnd972Kansas City Chiefs
Jon AnaboQuarterback23177Oakland Raiders
Monte DayTackle26205Denver Broncos
Herman HampHalfback29226San Diego Chargers
Paul WickerTackle29227New York Jets

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.

References

  1. "Small College Title Goes to Southern Mississippi". Medford Mail Tribune. Medford, Oregon. November 29, 1962. p. D 3. Retrieved January 24, 2017 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "AP Small College Football Poll". The Decatur Daily Review. Decatur, Illinois. November 30, 1962. p. 14. Retrieved January 24, 2017 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Fresno State Breezes Past Diablos, 34-0". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 21, 1962. p. D-10. Retrieved January 21, 2017 via Newspapers.com.
  4. Howard Hagen (October 28, 1962). "Aztecs Outlast Bulldogs". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. G-1.
  5. "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  6. "Fresno State Yearly Results". Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  7. "1963 NFL Draft". Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  8. "Fresno St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved December 12, 2016.
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