1956 Fresno State Bulldogs football | |
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Conference | California Collegiate Athletic Association |
Record | 8–2 (2–0 CCAA) |
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Home stadium | Ratcliffe Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fresno State | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Diego State | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Santa Barbara | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Los Angeles State | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal Poly | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1956 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 1956 NCAA College Division football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Clark Van Galder, Fresno State compiled an overall record of 8–2 with a mark of 2–0 in conference play, placing first in CCAA standings, but no champion was named. The Bulldogs played home games at Ratcliffe Stadium on the campus of Fresno City College in Fresno, California
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 22 | at BYU* | W 26–13 | 8,330 | ||
September 29 | at Willamette* | W 27–12 | |||
October 5 | San Diego Marines[note 2]* | W 2–0 | 7,800 | ||
October 13 | Pacific (CA)* |
| L 14–21 | 13,923 | |
October 20 | San Francisco State* |
| W 28–0 | 6,719 | |
October 27 | Hawaii* |
| W 39–20 | 8,430 | |
November 3 | Idaho* |
| L 12–24 | 10,018 | |
November 10 | Cal Poly |
| W 21–13 | 8,372 | |
November 17 | at San Diego State | W 50–7 | 11,000 | [1] | |
November 22 | at San Jose State* | W 30–14 | 7,000 | ||
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The following were selected in the 1957 NFL Draft.[3][4]
Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
Bill Murphy | End | 10 | 120 | Chicago Bears |
Darryl Rogers | Back | 24 | 280 | Los Angeles Rams |
Nick Brown | Guard | 27 | 324 | Chicago Bears |
The following finished their college career in 1956, were not drafted, but played in the AFL (prior to the merge with the NFL).
Player | Position | First AFL team |
Bob Garner | Defensive back | 1960 Los Angeles Chargers |