1978 Fresno State Bulldogs football team
American college football season
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The 1978 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented California State University, Fresno as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA) during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach Bob Padilla, Fresno State compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 1–4 in conference play, tying for fifth place in the PCAA. The Bulldogs played their home games at Ratcliffe Stadium on the campus of Fresno City College in Fresno, California.
ConferencePacific Coast Athletic Association
Record3–8 (1–4 PCAA)
Headcoach
- Bob Padilla (1st season)
OffensivecoordinatorDennis Erickson (3rd season)
| 1978 Fresno State Bulldogs football | |
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| Conference | Pacific Coast Athletic Association |
| Record | 3–8 (1–4 PCAA) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Dennis Erickson (3rd season) |
| Home stadium | Ratcliffe Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific (CA) | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Fullerton | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long Beach State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 9 | at McNeese State* | L 16–21 | 14,125 | [1] | |
| September 16 | Weber State* | W 55–14 | 11,373 | [2] | |
| September 23 | at Utah State | L 22–45 | 15,507 | [3] | |
| September 30 | Cal Poly* |
| L 12–24 | 12,287 | [4] |
| October 7 | at San Diego State* | L 14–31 | 42,424 | [5] | |
| October 14 | Pacific (CA) |
| L 7–27 | 8,279 | [6] |
| October 21 | at San Jose State | L 16–26 | 11,410 | [7] | |
| October 28 | Cal State Fullerton |
| L 8–37 | 7,928 | [8] |
| November 4 | Long Beach State |
| W 42–41 | 8,963 | [9] |
| November 11 | Montana State* |
| L 14–35 | 7,258 | [10] |
| November 18 | at Idaho* | W 41–28 | 5,500 | [11] | |
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Team players in the NFL
The following were selected in the 1979 NFL draft.[15][16]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
| Bob Rippentrop | Tight end | 11 | 281 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| Mike Mince | Defensive back | 11 | 282 | New York Giants |
The following finished their college career in 1978, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.
| Player | Position | First NFL team |
| Wyatt Henderson | Defensive back | 1981 San Diego Chargers |
