1945 Fresno State Bulldogs football team
1945 Fresno State Bulldogs football | |
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Raisin Bowl, L 12–13 vs. Drake | |
Conference | California Collegiate Athletic Association |
Record | 4–6–2 (0–1 CCAA) |
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Home stadium | Ratcliffe Stadium |
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Fresno State | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1945 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented Fresno State Normal School—now known as California State University, Fresno—during the 1945 college football season.
Fresno State competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). However, due to the impact of World War II, the Bulldogs only played one conference game in 1945. There was no conference champion crowned in 1945. Since some colleges were still not playing football in 1945, the Bulldogs played the College of Pacific twice and Cal Poly twice.
The team was led by first-year head coach Alvin Pierson 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 four wins, six losses and two ties (4–6–2, 0–1 CCAA). The Bulldogs outscored their opponents 113–92 for the season, including shutting out their opponents five times and being shut out three times. At the end of the season, Fresno State was invited to the Raisin Bowl, where they were defeated by the Drake Bulldogs, 12–13.
Schedule
[edit]Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 15 | at Cal Poly* | T 6–6 | [1] | |||
September 21 | at Pacific (CA)* |
| W 13–0 | |||
September 29 | 8:00 p.m. | Minter Field* | T 0–0 | 6,782–9,000 | [2][3] | |
October 6 | at Arizona State–Flagstaff* |
| W 19–0 | [4] | ||
October 13 | Cal Poly* |
| W 24–0 | 6,398 | ||
October 20 | Santa Barbara Marines* |
| L 0–6 | [5] | ||
October 27 | San Diego State |
| L 0–7 | 5,861 | [6] | |
November 3 | at Nevada* | L 4–7 | 15,000 | [8] | ||
November 12 | Saint Mary's* |
| L 6–32 | 13,357 | [9] | |
November 17 | 8:00 p.m. | Camp Beale* |
| L 13–21 | [10][11] | |
November 22 | at Pacific (CA)* |
| W 16–0 | |||
January 1 | Drake* |
| L 12–13 | 10,000 | ||
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Notes
[edit]- ^ This stadium is the predecessor to the current Mackay Stadium, which was opened for the 1966 season.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "FSC Opens Grid Season With 6-6 Tie With Cal Poly". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. September 16, 1945. p. 18. Retrieved February 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Orman, Ed (September 29, 1945). "FSC Bulldogs To Meet Big Minter Eleven Tonight". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. p. 6. Retrieved April 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Minter Fliers, Bulldogs Fight Scoreless Tie". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. September 30, 1945. p. 18. Retrieved April 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Fresno State Trips Axman Eleven, 19-0". Arizona Republic. October 7, 1945. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Marines Finally Break Bulldogs' Streak, 6 To 0". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. October 21, 1945. p. 20. Retrieved April 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Aztecs Record 7 To 0 Upset Over Bulldogs". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. October 28, 1945. p. 3-B.
- ^ "Mackay Stadium". University of Nevada, Reno. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
- ^ "After 13 Years, Nevada Beats Fresno". Nevada State Journal. November 4, 1945. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gael Offensive Is Too Much; Down Bulldogs, 32 to 6". The Fresno Bee. November 13, 1945. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Beale Gridders Expect To Defeat Albany Navy". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. November 2, 1945. p. 22. Retrieved April 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Beale Gridders Defeat Navy 24-7 Yesterday". Appeal-Democrat. Marysville, California. November 5, 1945. p. 8. Retrieved April 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.