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1942 Fresno State Bulldogs football
ConferenceIndependent
Record9–1
Head coach
Home stadiumRatcliffe Stadium
Seasons← 19411944 →
1942 Western college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Fresno State   –   9 – 1 – 0
San Jose State   –   7 – 2 – 0
No. 17 Santa Clara   –   7 – 2 – 0
Portland   –   5 – 2 – 0
Idaho Southern Branch   –   4 – 2 – 0
Saint Mary's   –   6 – 3 – 1
San Francisco   –   6 – 4 – 0
Loyola (CA)   –   5 – 4 – 1
Nevada   –   4 – 3 – 1
Cal Poly   –   4 – 3 – 0
San Diego State   –   0 – 6 – 1
San Francisco State   –   0 – 6 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1942 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented Fresno State Normal School—now known as California State University, Fresno—as an independent during the 1942 college football season. Fresno State had been a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) in 1941, but the conference suspended operating during World War II. Led by seventh-year head coach James Bradshaw, the Bulldogs compiled a record of 9–1. They outscored opponents 362 to 45 for the season, and shut out opponents seven times. Fresno State played home games at Ratcliffe Stadium on the campus of Fresno City College in Fresno, California.

Fresno State was ranked at No. 43 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26WhittierW 51–04,272
October 3Occidental
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 53–63,925
October 11at San Diego StateW 66–06,500
October 18March Field
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 20–07,521
October 25Fort Ord
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 80–05,979
October 31at Pacific (CA)W 13–03,500
November 7NevadaNo. 18
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 33–04,271
November 11San Francisco
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
L 13–3312,519
November 26San Jose State
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA (rivalry)
W 6–010,142
November 29at Loyola (CA)W 27–610,000
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

See also: 1942 college football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked ( ) = First-place votes
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Team players in the NFL

The following Fresno State Bulldog players were selected in the 1944 NFL draft.

Player Position Round Overall NFL Team
Jackie Fellows Back 6 50 Washington Redskins
Jim Molich End 15 145 Detroit Lions
Roy Renfro Guard 22 224 New York Giants

Notes

  1. Fort Ord was an Army post on Monterey Bay, California from 1917 to 1994.

References

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  4. "Fresno Crushes Oxy". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. October 4, 1942. p. 16. Retrieved February 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.[REDACTED]
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  7. "Fresno Wins, 80 to 0; Tops Nation in Scoring". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 26, 1942. p. II-9. Retrieved February 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.[REDACTED]
  8. Ed Orman (November 1, 1942). "COP Holds Fresno State To 13 To 0 Win". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. p. 1C. Retrieved February 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.[REDACTED]
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  10. Ed Orman (November 12, 1942). "Fresno State Folds in Clutch AS USF Captures Holiday Game, 33 To 13". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. p. 2-B. Retrieved February 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.[REDACTED]
  11. "Fresno Scores Narrow 6-0 Win Over San Jose". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 27, 1942. p. II-9. Retrieved February 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.[REDACTED]
  12. "Fresno State Outclasses Loyola Gridders, 27-6". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 30, 1942. p. II-9. Retrieved February 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.[REDACTED]
  13. "Fresno State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Fresno State Athletics. p. 119. Retrieved January 27, 2025.
  14. "1944 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  15. "Fresno St. Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
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