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1954 Fresno State Bulldogs football
CCAA champion
ConferenceCalifornia Collegiate Athletic Association
Record7–3 (4–0 CCAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumRatcliffe Stadium
Seasons← 19531955 →
1954 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Fresno State $ 4 – 0 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Cal Poly 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
San Diego State 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Santa Barbara 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Los Angeles State 0 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 1
Pepperdine * 0 – 0 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Pepperdine had a record of 1–2 against conference opponents, but those games did not count in the CCAA standings.

The 1954 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 1954 college football season. Led by third-year head coach Clark Van Galder, Fresno State compiled an overall record of 7–3 with a mark of 4–0 in conference play, winning the CCAA title. The Bulldogs played home games at Ratcliffe Stadium on the campus of Fresno City College in Fresno, California.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Hawaii*L 20–259,871
October 2Los Angeles State
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 49–195,663
October 9Utah State*
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 23–137,204
October 16at Nevada*W 52–62,500
October 23at Santa BarbaraW 26–205,000
October 30at San Diego StateW 20–012,000
November 7Cal Poly
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 16–1312,789
November 10San Diego Marines*
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
L 0–206,339
November 19at San Jose State*L 0–2810,000
November 26San Francisco State*
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 39–204,085
  • *Non-conference game

Notes

  1. This stadium is the predecessor to the current Mackay Stadium, which was opened for the 1966 season.
  2. 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

  1. "Mackay Stadium". University of Nevada, Reno. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  2. Howard Hagen (October 31, 1954). "Fresno Blank Aztecs, 20-0". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. G-1.
  3. "Fresno State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Fresno State Athletics. p. 120. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
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