1952 Fresno State Bulldogs football team
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The 1952 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented Fresno State College—now known as California State University, Fresno—as an independent during the 1952 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Clark Van Galder, the Bulldogs compiled a record of 8–2. Fresno State played home games at Ratcliffe Stadium on the campus of Fresno City College in Fresno, California.
| 1952 Fresno State Bulldogs football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 8–2 |
| Head coach |
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| Home stadium | Ratcliffe Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | – | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific (CA) | – | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | – | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| La Verne | – | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hawaii | – | 5 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly San Dimas | – | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nevada | – | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Santa Clara | – | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 20 | Cal Aggies | W 41–7 | 7,524 | ||
| October 4 | Pepperdine |
| W 60–7 | 8,198 | |
| October 10 | at San Jose State | L 6–40 | |||
| October 18 | Utah State |
| W 27–21 | 9,266 | |
| October 24 | at Occidental |
| W 20–9 | ||
| November 1 | at San Diego State | W 49–33 | 18,000 | [1] | |
| November 8 | at Nevada | W 59–32 | |||
| November 15 | Pacific (CA) |
| L 0–50 | 7,155 | |
| November 22 | San Francisco State |
| W 48–20 | 5,119 | |
| November 29 | Whittier |
| W 21–14 | 5,949 |
The following were selected in the 1953 NFL draft.[4][5]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
| Larry Willoughby | Back | 23 | 276 | Los Angeles Rams |
- This stadium is the predecessor to the current Mackay Stadium, which was opened for the 1966 season.[2]
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