1966 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

The 1966 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented Fresno State College—now known as California State University, Fresno—as a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) during the 1966 NCAA College Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Darryl Rogers, Fresno State compiled an overall record of 7–3 with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, tying for second place in the CCAA. The Bulldogs played home games at Ratcliffe Stadium on the campus of Fresno City College in Fresno, California.

1966 Fresno State Bulldogs football
ConferenceCalifornia Collegiate Athletic Association
1966 record7–3 (3–2 CCAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumRatcliffe Stadium
(capacity: 13,000)
1966 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 AP / No.1 UPI San Diego State $ 5 0 011 0 0
Fresno State 3 2 07 3 0
Cal State Long Beach 3 2 06 3 0
Cal Poly 2 3 06 4 0
Cal State Los Angeles 2 3 04 6 0
Valley State 0 5 02 7 1
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from College Division poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17Hawaii*W 28–279,089
September 24Northern Arizona*
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 14–128,586
October 1at Montana State*
L 6–559,100
October 8Valley State
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 18–176,918
October 15Cal Poly
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 14–711,016
October 22at Cal State Los AngelesW 14–75,000[1]
October 29at No. 2 San Diego StateL 13–3415,178[2]
November 5Long Beach State
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
L 20–287,452
November 12Pacific (CA)*
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 16–148,429
November 19at San Jose State*W 15–13
  • *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 1967 NFL Draft.[4][5]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
Bill WilseyLinebacker10246Pittsburgh Steelers
Walt RichardsonDefensive tackle14356Los Angeles Rams

The following finished their college career in 1966, were not drafted, but played in the AFL.

PlayerPositionFirst AFL team
Curt FrazierDefensive back1968 Cincinnati Bengals

References

  1. "Bulldogs Triumph". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 23, 1966. p. D-13. Retrieved January 20, 2017 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Aztecs Roll, 34-14". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 30, 1966. p. D13. Retrieved November 15, 2017 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  4. "1967 NFL Draft". Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  5. "Fresno St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved December 12, 2016.
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