1946 Fresno State Bulldogs football team
American college football season
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The 1946 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented Fresno State Normal School—now known as California State University, Fresno—during the 1946 college football season.
| 1946 Fresno State Bulldogs football | |
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| Conference | California Collegiate Athletic Association |
| Record | 8–4 (2–2 CCAA) |
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| Home stadium | Ratcliffe Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific (CA) | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Santa Barbara | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Fresno State competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). The team was led by eighth-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 with a record of eight wins and four losses (8–4, 2–2 CCAA). The Bulldogs outscored their opponents 177–129 for the season.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 28 | Santa Clara* | W 20–7 | 14,694 | [1] | |
| October 5 | Honolulu All-Stars (HI)* |
| W 13–6 | 11,613 | [2] |
| October 12 | at Oklahoma City* | L 7–46 | |||
| October 19 | at Santa Barbara |
| W 20–13 | ||
| October 26 | at San Diego State | L 0–7 | 8,000 | [3][4] | |
| November 2 | Loyola (CA)* |
| W 28–0 | 6,540 | [5] |
| November 11 | Hawaii* |
| L 2–7 | 11,057 | |
| November 16 | Pacific (CA) |
| W 13–12 | 6,809 | |
| November 22 | at San Jose State | L 2–13 | 7,500 | ||
| November 28 | Idaho* |
| W 13–12 | 6,827 | |
| December 5 | at Moihli Bears (HI)* | W 41–0 | |||
| December 11 | at Wahiawa Leilehua HS Alumni (HI)* |
| W 18–6 | 12,000 | |
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Team players in the NFL
The following Fresno State Bulldog players were selected in the 1947 NFL draft.[7][8]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
| Gene Lamoure | Guard | 22 | 197 | Boston Yanks |
The following Fresno State Bulldog players finished their college career in 1946, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.
| Player | Position | First NFL team |
| Dick Handley | Center – Linebacker | 1947 Baltimore Colts |
