1939 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

The 1939 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented Fresno State Normal School—now known as California State University, Fresno—during the 1939 college football season.

1939 Fresno State Bulldogs football
ConferenceCalifornia Collegiate Athletic Association
1939 record10–1 (1–1 CCAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumFresno State College Stadium
(capacity: 13,000)
1939 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
San Jose State $ 3 –0 –013 –0 –0
Fresno State 1 –1 –010 –1 –0
Santa Barbara State 1 –2 –05 –4 –1
San Diego State 0 –2 –02 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

Fresno State competed in the inaugural year of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). They had previously been part of the Far Western Conference (FWC) from 1925–1938. The team was led by fourth-year head coach James Bradshaw and played home games at Fresno State College Stadium[note 1] on the campus of Fresno City College in Fresno, California. They finished the season with a record of ten wins and one loss (10–1, 1–1 CCAA). The Bulldogs outscored their opponents 244–98 for the season.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30Texas Mines*
W 10–78,597[1]
October 6at Santa Barbara State<
W 13–6[2]
October 14Nevada*
  • Fresno State College Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 45–09,533[3]
October 21California JV*
  • Fresno State College Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 28–75,044[4]
October 28San Francisco*
  • Fresno State College Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 21–28,506[5]
November 4Pacific (CA)*
  • Fresno State College Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 7–011,227[6]
November 11Portland*
  • Fresno State College Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 27–139,310[7]
November 17at Whittier*
W 27–13[8]
November 23at San Jose State
L 7–4211,311[9]
December 2at Hawaii*
W 38–222,000[10]
December 6at Healani Athletic Club (HI)*
  • Honolulu Stadium
  • Honolulu, HI
W 21–6[11]
  • *Non-conference game

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Notes
  1. Ratcliffe Stadium was known as Fresno State College Stadium from 1926 to 1940.

References
  1. "Rice Defeated by Vanderbilt". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. October 1, 1939. p. 19. Retrieved February 3, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Bulldogs Whip Santa Barbara by 13-6 Score". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 7, 1939. p. I-10. Retrieved February 3, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Fresno Crushes Nevada Wolves". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. October 15, 1939. p. 18. Retrieved February 3, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Fresno State Whips Bear Ramblers, 28-7". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. October 22, 1939. p. 12-A. Retrieved February 3, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Fresno State Wallops San Francisco". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. October 29, 1939. p. 23. Retrieved February 3, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Fresno State Whips Pacific". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. November 5, 1939. p. 23. Retrieved February 3, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Fresno in Victory Over Portland, 27-13". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. November 12, 1939. p. 14-A. Retrieved February 3, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Bob Smyser (November 18, 1939). "Fresno State Crushes Poets". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. Sports 1. Retrieved February 3, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Dick Hyland (November 24, 1939). "Riot Climaxes San Jose's 42-7 Win". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. II-9. Retrieved February 3, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Fresno State Winner 38-2 Over Hawaii". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. December 3, 1939. p. 17. Retrieved February 3, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Fresno Beats Healani, 21-6". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. December 7, 1939. p. D 36. Retrieved February 3, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
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