The 1926 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented Fresno State Normal School—now known as California State University, Fresno—during the 1926 college football season.
| 1926 Fresno State Bulldogs football | |
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| Conference | Far Western Conference |
| Record | 5–3–1 (1–2–1 FWC) |
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| Home stadium | Fresno State College Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Mary's $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nevada | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific (CA) | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Aggies | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Fresno State competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).[note 1] The 1926 team was led by head coach Arthur W. Jones in his sixth year at the helm. They played home games at Fresno State College Stadium[note 2] on the campus of Fresno City College in Fresno, California. They finished with a record of five wins, three losses and one tie (5–3–1, 1–2–1 FWC). The Bulldogs outscored their opponents 147–107 for the season.
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 25 | at Stanford* | L 7–44 | [1] | ||
| October 2 | Santa Barbara State* | W 26–0 | |||
| October 9 | Nevada |
| L 7–26 | ||
| October 16 | La Verne* |
| W 22–7 | ||
| October 30 | at San Diego State* |
| W 28–7 | [2] | |
| November 6 | at San Jose State* |
| W 34–0 | ||
| November 11 | Cal Aggies |
| W 23–7 | ||
| November 19 | Saint Mary's |
| L 0–16 | > 3,000 | [3] |
| November 25 | at Pacific (CA) |
| T 0–0 | ||
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Notes
edit- ^ The Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) was known as the Far Western Conference (FWC) from its founding in 1925 to 1982.
- ^ Ratcliffe Stadium was known as Fresno State College Stadium from 1926 to 1940.
- ^ Navy "Sports" Field was the original name of what became Lane Field in downtown San Diego. It was converted to a baseball-only configuration in 1936.
References
edit- ^ "Stanford Wins From Fresno State, 44 To 7: Bulldogs Put Up Stubborn Fight in Opening Tilt". The Fresno Bee. September 26, 1926. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fresno Wins From San Diego State College, 28 to 7; Line, Running Attack Bests Aztec Defense". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. October 31, 1926.
- ^ Ralph Moradian (November 20, 1926). "St. Mary's Subdues Fresno State 16-0: Solid Defense Keeps Stars of Invasion at Bay; Breaks Play Prominent Role In Scoring Of Two Touchdowns". The Fresno Morning Republican. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
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