1960 Fresno State Bulldogs football team
| 1960 Fresno State Bulldogs football | |
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CCAA champion | |
| Conference | California Collegiate Athletic Association |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 9 (UPI small college) |
| Record | 9–1 (5–0 CCAA) |
| Head coach |
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| Home stadium | Ratcliffe Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Fresno State $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long Beach State | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Los Angeles State | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Santa Barbara | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1960 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 1960 NCAA College Division football season. Led by second-year head coach Cecil Coleman, Fresno State compiled an overall record of 9–1 with a mark of 5–0 in conference play, winning the CCAA title for the third consecutive year. The Bulldogs played home games at Ratcliffe Stadium on the campus of Fresno City College in Fresno, California.
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 24 | Hawaii* | W 17–7 | 9,601 | |||
| September 30 | at UC Santa Barbara |
| W 33–15 | |||
| October 8 | Abilene Christian* |
| W 20–19 | 8,479 | ||
| October 15 | Cal Poly |
| W 33–0 | 7,500–11,320 | [1] | |
| October 22 | at Los Angeles State | W 35–13 | ||||
| October 29 | San Diego State |
| W 60–0 | 6,500 | ||
| November 5 | Long Beach State | No. 8 |
| W 21–3 | 5,194 | |
| November 11 | at San Jose State* | No. 8 | W 27–12 | 9,000 | ||
| November 19 | Montana State* | No. 6 |
| L 20–22 | 12,440 | |
| November 26 | Pacific (CA)* |
| W 32–7 | 10,011 | ||
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Team players in the NFL/AFL[edit]
The following were selected in the 1961 NFL Draft.[3][4]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
| Dale Messer | Halfback | 4 | 52 | San Francisco 49ers |
The following were selected in the 1961 AFL Draft.[3]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | AFL team |
| Dale Messer | Halfback | 13 | 103 | San Diego Chargers |
The following finished their college career in 1960, were not drafted, but played in the AFL (prior to the merge with the NFL).
| Player | Position | First AFL team |
| John Mattox | Tackle – Defensive tackle | 1961 Denver Broncos |
| Nick Papac | Quarterback | 1961 Oakland Raiders |
Notes[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
- ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
- ^ a b "1961 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on November 9, 2010. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
- ^ "Fresno St. Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
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