The 1959 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 1959 college football season.
| 1959 Fresno State Bulldogs football | |
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CCAA champion | |
| Conference | California Collegiate Athletic Association |
| Record | 7–3 (5–0 CCAA) |
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| Home stadium | Ratcliffe Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Los Angeles State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Santa Barbara | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long Beach State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Led by first-year head coach Cecil Coleman, Fresno State compiled an overall record of 7–3 with a mark of 5–0 in conference play, winning the CCAA title for the second consecutive year. The Bulldogs played home games at Ratcliffe Stadium on the campus of Fresno City College in Fresno, California.
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 26 | BYU* | W 27–16 | 8,234 | [1] | |
| October 3 | UC Santa Barbara |
| W 28–12 | 7,929–10,000 | [2] |
| October 10 | San Diego Marines[note 1]* |
| L 6–13 | 7,553 | |
| October 17 | San Jose State* |
| L 14–40 | 10,907 | |
| October 24 | at Cal Poly | W 28–13 | 8,000 | ||
| October 31 | San Diego State |
| W 38–13 | 5,950 | [3] |
| November 7 | at Pacific (CA)* | L 13–18 | 12,500 | ||
| November 14 | at Long Beach State | W 29–8 | 3,500 | ||
| November 21 | Los Angeles State |
| W 21–0 | 12,440 | |
| November 27 | at Hawaii* | W 22–13 | 10,011 | ||
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Team players in the NFL
editThe following were selected in the 1960 NFL draft.[5][6]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
| Doug Brown | Defensive tackle | 12 | 134 | Los Angeles Rams |
Notes
edit- ↑ The Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) in San Diego fielded a team that played against colleges and other military teams from 1922 to 1964.
References
edit- ↑ "Fresno State edges Cougars on coast". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. September 27, 1959. Retrieved April 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1959 UC Santa Barbara)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 27, 2025.
- ↑ Howard Hagen (November 1, 1959). "Fresno Stomps Aztecs, 38-13". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. B-1.
- ↑ "Fresno State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Fresno State Athletics. p. 120. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
- ↑ "1960 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
- ↑ "Fresno St. Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
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