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.
| 1954 Fresno State Bulldogs football | |
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CCAA champion | |
| Conference | California Collegiate Athletic Association |
| Record | 7–3 (4–0 CCAA) |
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| Home stadium | Ratcliffe Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 25 | Hawaii* | L 20–25 | 9,871 | ||
| October 2 | Los Angeles State |
| W 49–19 | 5,663 | |
| October 9 | Utah State* |
| W 23–13 | 7,204 | |
| October 16 | at Nevada* | W 52–6 | 2,500 | ||
| October 23 | at Santa Barbara |
| W 26–20 | 5,000 | |
| October 30 | at San Diego State | W 20–0 | 12,000 | [2] | |
| November 7 | Cal Poly |
| W 16–13 | 12,789 | |
| November 10 | San Diego Marines[note 2]* |
| L 0–20 | 6,339 | |
| November 19 | at San Jose State* | L 0–28 | 10,000 | ||
| November 26 | San Francisco State* |
| W 39–20 | 4,085 | |
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Notes
edit- ^ This stadium is the predecessor to the current Mackay Stadium, which was opened for the 1966 season.[1]
- ^ 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- ^ "Mackay Stadium". University of Nevada, Reno. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
- ^ Howard Hagen (October 31, 1954). "Fresno Blank Aztecs, 20-0". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. G-1.
- ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.