American college football season
The 1973 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented California State University, Fresno as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA) during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. Led by first-year head coach J. R. Boone, the Fresno State compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 1–3 in conference play, placing fourth in the PCAA. The Bulldogs played their home games at Ratcliffe Stadium on the campus of Fresno City College in Fresno, California.
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 8 | Cal Poly Pomona* | | L 9–17 | 8,223 | |
September 15 | San Jose State | - Ratcliffe Stadium
- Fresno, CA (rivalry)
| L 6–24 | 8,851 | |
September 22 | Hawaii* | - Ratcliffe Stadium
- Fresno, CA (rivalry)
| L 10–13 | 8,416 | |
September 29 | at Montana State* | | L 6–38 | 9,253–9,257 | [1][2] |
October 6 | Northern Illinois* | - Ratcliffe Stadium
- Fresno, CA
| L 15–24 | 6,496 | |
October 13 | at Wichita State* | | L 13–18 | 11,951 | [3] |
October 19 | at Long Beach State | | W 15–14 | | |
October 27 | at No. 3 Cal Poly* | | L 14–28 | 7,459 | [4] |
November 10 | at Pacific (CA) | | L 0–42 | | |
November 17 | San Diego State | - Ratcliffe Stadium
- Fresno, CA (rivalry)
| L 6–41 | 5,160 | |
November 24 | Cal State Northridge* | - Ratcliffe Stadium
- Fresno, CA
| W 54–24 | 3,941–9,000 | [5] |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from UPI Poll released prior to the game
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[6][7]
- ^ "Cats' ground attack blasts Fresno 38–6". Great Falls Tribune. September 30, 1973. Retrieved December 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Montana State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
- ^ "Wichita St. 18, Fresno St. 13". The Sacramento Bee. October 14, 1973. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Cal Poly)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
- ^ "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Cal State Northridge)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
- ^ "Fresno State 1973 Schedule". Retrieved December 12, 2016.
- ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
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