1952 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

1952 Fresno State Bulldogs football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–2
Head coach
Home stadiumRatcliffe Stadium
1952 Western college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
  –   8 – 2 – 0
Pacific (CA)   –   7 – 3 – 1
San Jose State   –   6 – 3 – 0
La Verne   –   5 – 3 – 1
Hawaii   –   5 – 5 – 2
Cal Poly San Dimas   –   4 – 4 – 0
Nevada   –   2 – 2 – 0
Santa Clara   –   2 – 6 – 1

The 1952 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented Fresno State College—now known as California State University, Fresno—as an independent during the 1952 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Clark Van Galder, the Bulldogs compiled a record of 8–2. Fresno State played home games at Ratcliffe Stadium on the campus of Fresno City College in Fresno, California.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20Cal Aggies
W 41–77,524
October 4Pepperdine
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 60–78,198
October 10at San Jose State
L 6–40
October 18Utah State
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 27–219,266–13,000[1]
October 24at Occidental
W 20–9
November 1at San Diego State
W 49–3318,000[2]
November 8at Nevada
W 59–32
November 15Pacific (CA)
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
L 0–507,155
November 22San Francisco State
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 48–205,119
November 29Whittier
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 21–145,949

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Team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1953 NFL draft.[5][6]

Player Position Round Overall NFL team
Larry Willoughby Back 23 276 Los Angeles Rams

Notes

  1. ^ This stadium is the predecessor to the current Mackay Stadium, which was opened for the 1966 season.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Fresno State upsets Ags for 27 to 21 triumph". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 19, 1952. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Howard Hagen (November 2, 1952). "Bulldogs Whip Aztecs in 49 to 33 Scoring Spree". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. B-1.
  3. ^ "Mackay Stadium". University of Nevada, Reno. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  4. ^ "Fresno State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Fresno State Athletics. p. 119. Retrieved January 27, 2025.
  5. ^ "1953 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on October 30, 2010. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  6. ^ "Fresno St. Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
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