1942 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

1942 Fresno State Bulldogs football
1942 Fresno State Bulldogs football
CCAA champion
Conference	California Collegiate Athletic Association
Record	9–1 (2–0 CCAA)
Head coach	James Bradshaw (7th season);
Home stadium	Ratcliffe Stadium
	Seasons ← 1941 1944 →

1942 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Fresno State $	2	–	0	–	0	9	–	1	–	0
San Jose State	1	–	1	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
San Diego State	0	–	2	–	0	0	–	6	–	1

$ – Conference champion

The 1942 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented Fresno State Normal School—now known as California State University, Fresno—during the 1942 college football season.

Fresno State competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). The team was led by seventh-year head coach James Bradshaw and played home games at Ratcliffe Stadium on the campus of Fresno City College in Fresno, California. They finished the season as champions of the CCAA, with a record of nine wins and one loss (9–1, 2–0 CCAA). The Bulldogs outscored their opponents 362–45 for the season, including shutting out their opponents seven times.

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.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	Whittier*		Ratcliffe Stadium Fresno, CA	W 51–0	4,272	^[2]
October 3	Occidental*		Ratcliffe Stadium Fresno, CA	W 53–6	3,925	^[3]
October 11	at San Diego State		Aztec Bowl San Diego, CA (rivalry)	W 66–0	6,500	^[4]
October 18	March Field*		Ratcliffe Stadium Fresno, CA	W 20–0	7,521	^[5]
October 25	Fort Ord^{[note 1]}*		Ratcliffe Stadium Fresno, CA	W 80–0	5,979	^[6]
October 31	at Pacific (CA)*		Baxter Stadium Stockton, CA	W 13–0	3,500	^[7]
November 7	Nevada*	No. 18	Ratcliffe Stadium Fresno, CA	W 33–0	4,271	^[8]
November 11	San Francisco*		Ratcliffe Stadium Fresno, CA	L 13–33	12,519	^[9]
November 26	San Jose State		Ratcliffe Stadium Fresno, CA (rivalry)	W 6–0	10,142	^[10]
November 29	at Loyola (CA)*		Gilmore Stadium Los Angeles, CA	W 27–6	10,000	^[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

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Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked ( ) = First-place votes
	Week
Poll	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Final
AP	—	—	—	18 (1)	—	—	—	—

Team players in the NFL

The following Fresno State Bulldog players were selected in the 1944 NFL draft.^[13]^[14]

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

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

References

^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Fresno State Beats Poets by Big Score". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. September 27, 1942. p. 17. Retrieved February 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Fresno Crushes Oxy". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. October 4, 1942. p. 16. Retrieved February 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Ed Orman (October 12, 1942). "FSC Drubs San Diego, 66 To 0, Leads Nation In Collegiate Scoring". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. p. 2-B. Retrieved February 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Ed Orman (October 19, 1942). "FSC Passes Acid Test In Romping Over March Field Eleven, 20 to 0". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. p. 2-B. Retrieved February 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "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.
^ 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.
^ Ed Orman (November 8, 1942). "Bulldog Star Ruins Nevada Team With His Flossy Flinging". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. p. 1C. Retrieved February 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
^ 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.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
^ "1944 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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[6] Fort Ord was an Army post on Monterey Bay, California from 1917 to 1994.

[1] Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.

[2] "Fresno State Beats Poets by Big Score". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. September 27, 1942. p. 17. Retrieved February 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.

[3] "Fresno Crushes Oxy". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. October 4, 1942. p. 16. Retrieved February 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.

[4] Ed Orman (October 12, 1942). "FSC Drubs San Diego, 66 To 0, Leads Nation In Collegiate Scoring". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. p. 2-B. Retrieved February 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.

[5] Ed Orman (October 19, 1942). "FSC Passes Acid Test In Romping Over March Field Eleven, 20 to 0". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. p. 2-B. Retrieved February 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.

[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.

[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.

[9] Ed Orman (November 8, 1942). "Bulldog Star Ruins Nevada Team With His Flossy Flinging". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. p. 1C. Retrieved February 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.

[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.

[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.

[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.

[13] "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.

[Draft-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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