1957 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

1957 Fresno State Bulldogs football
ConferenceCalifornia Collegiate Athletic Association
Record5–5 (1–1 CCAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumRatcliffe Stadium
Seasons
← 1956
1958 →
1957 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Cal Poly 3 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
UC Santa Barbara 2 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Fresno State 1 – 1 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Los Angeles State 1 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
San Diego State 0 – 1 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Long Beach State 0 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
  • No champion named for the 1957 season

The 1957 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 1957 college football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Clark Van Galder, Fresno State compiled an overall record of 5–5 with a mark of 1–1 in conference play, tying for third place in the CCAA. The Bulldogs played home games at Ratcliffe Stadium on the campus of Fresno City College in Fresno, California.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21Montana State*
L 14–279,598
September 28at Pacific (CA)*
L 12–3420,500
October 5San Diego Marines[note 1]*
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
L 0–536,050
October 12at San Francisco State*
W 27–73,000
October 19at Cal Poly
L 7–147,000
October 26at Idaho*
L 6–205,000
November 3San Diego State
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA (rivalry)
W 27–03,761[1]
November 9BYU*
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 27–147,523
November 16San Jose State*
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA (rivalry)
W 13–68,570
November 22at Hawaii*
W 31–810,000
  • *Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1958 NFL draft.[3][4]

Player Position Round Overall NFL team
Dean Philpott Fullback 11 122 Chicago Cardinals

Notes

  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

  1. ^ Johnny McDonald (November 3, 1957). "Fresno State Jolts Aztecs Again, 27-0". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. B-7.
  2. ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  3. ^ "1958 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on July 20, 2009. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  4. ^ "Fresno St. Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 12, 2016.


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