1940_Fresno_State_Bulldogs_football_team

1940 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

1940 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

American college football season

The 1940 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented Fresno State Normal School—now known as California State University, Fresno—during the 1940 college football season.

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Fresno State competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). The team was led by fifth-year head coach James Bradshaw and played home games at Fresno State College Stadium[note 1] on the campus of Fresno City College in Fresno, California. They finished the season with a record of nine wins, two losses and one tie (9–2–1, 1–1–1 CCAA). The Bulldogs outscored their opponents 132–52 for the season, including six shutouts and holding the other team to less than 10 points in 10 of 12 games.

At the end of the season, the Bulldogs made a two-game trip to Hawaii, including the January 1, 1941 Pineapple Bowl game against Hawaii. Fresno State did not give up a point in either of the two games in Hawaii.

Fresno State was ranked at No. 126 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[1]

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Team players in the NFL

The following Fresno State Bulldog players were selected in the 1941 NFL draft.[15][16]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
Jack MulkeyEnd15139Chicago Bears

Notes

  1. [N 1]
    Ratcliffe Stadium was known as Fresno State College Stadium from 1926 to 1940.

References

  1. [1]
    Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. [2]
    "Fresno Victor Over Whittier". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. September 29, 1940. p. 19. Retrieved February 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
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    Ed Orman (October 6, 1940). "FSC Bulldogs Wallop Gauchos, 20 To 0". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. p. 1C. Retrieved February 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
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    Ed Orman (October 13, 1940). "Fresno State Whips West Texas State, 15-6". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. p. 1C. Retrieved February 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
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    Ed Orman (October 19, 1940). "Mulkey Kicks Goal As 'Dogs Beat COP, 3 To 0; COP Jinx Is Discarded". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. p. 2B. Retrieved February 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
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    "San Diego State Holds Fresno State Bulldogs To A Scoreless Draw". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. October 26, 1940. p. 2B. Retrieved February 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
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    Ed Orman (November 3, 1940). "Fresno State Edges Nevada, 7 To 6". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. p. 1C. Retrieved February 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
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    Ed Orman (November 12, 1940). "FSC Bulldogs Roll Over Texans, 160 To 6, Point To San Jose Next". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. p. 2B. Retrieved February 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
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    Ed W. Orman (November 17, 1940). "San Jose Beats Fresno State, 14 To 7". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. p. 1C. Retrieved February 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
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    Ed Orman (November 22, 1940). "Bulldogs Take Well Earned Rest After Thumping Miners". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. p. 2B. Retrieved February 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
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    Ed W. Orman (December 8, 1940). "Conway Passes Beat Bulldogs, 13 to 0". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. p. 1C. Retrieved February 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
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    "Bulldogs Bowl Over Healani Athletic Club In Game In Honolulu". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. December 26, 1940. p. 2B. Retrieved February 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
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    "Fourth Quarter Field Goal Gives Bulldogs 3-0 Win Over Hawaii". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. January 2, 1941. p. 2B. Retrieved February 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  14. [14]
    "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  15. [15]
    "1941 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on October 25, 2009. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  16. [16]
    "Fresno St. Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
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