1945 Fresno State Bulldogs football team
| 1945 Fresno State Bulldogs football | |
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Raisin Bowl, L 12–13 vs. Drake | |
| Conference | California Collegiate Athletic Association |
| Record | 4–6–2 (0–1 CCAA) |
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| Home stadium | Ratcliffe Stadium |
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| San Diego State | 1 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1945 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented Fresno State Normal School—now known as California State University, Fresno—during the 1945 college football season.
Fresno State competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). However, due to the impact of World War II, the Bulldogs only played one conference game in 1945. There was no conference champion crowned in 1945. Since some colleges were still not playing football in 1945, the Bulldogs played the College of Pacific twice and Cal Poly twice.
The team was led by first-year head coach Alvin Pierson and played home games at Ratcliffe Stadium on the campus of Fresno City College in Fresno, California. They finished the season with a record of four wins, six losses and two ties (4–6–2, 0–1 CCAA). The Bulldogs outscored their opponents 113–92 for the season, including shutting out their opponents five times and being shut out three times. At the end of the season, Fresno State was invited to the Raisin Bowl, where they were defeated by the Drake Bulldogs, 12–13.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 15 | at Cal Poly* | T 6–6 | [1] | |||
| September 21 | at Pacific (CA)* |
| W 13–0 | |||
| September 29 | 8:00 p.m. | Minter Field* | T 0–0 | 6,782–9,000 | [2][3] | |
| October 6 | at Arizona State–Flagstaff* |
| W 19–0 | [4] | ||
| October 13 | Cal Poly* |
| W 24–0 | 6,398 | ||
| October 20 | Santa Barbara Marines* |
| L 0–6 | [5] | ||
| October 27 | San Diego State |
| L 0–7 | 5,861 | [6] | |
| November 3 | at Nevada* | L 4–7 | 15,000 | [8] | ||
| November 12 | Saint Mary's* |
| L 6–32 | 13,357 | [9] | |
| November 17 | 8:00 p.m. | Camp Beale* |
| L 13–21 | [10][11] | |
| November 22 | at Pacific (CA)* |
| W 16–0 | |||
| January 1 | Drake* |
| L 12–13 | 10,000 | ||
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Notes
- ^ This stadium is the predecessor to the current Mackay Stadium, which was opened for the 1966 season.[7]
References
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- ^ "Aztecs Record 7 To 0 Upset Over Bulldogs". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. October 28, 1945. p. 3-B.
- ^ "Mackay Stadium". University of Nevada, Reno. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
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- ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
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