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1931 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

The 1931 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented Fresno State Normal School—now known as California State University, Fresno—during the 1931 college football season.

1931 Fresno State Bulldogs football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record4–6 (3–2 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumFresno State College Stadium
Seasons
← 1930
1932 →
1931 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Pacific (CA) 2 – 1 – 2 5 – 2 – 2
Cal Aggies 2 – 1 – 2 4 – 2 – 2
Chico State 2 – 1 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
Nevada 2 – 1 – 1 2 – 5 – 2
Fresno State 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
San Jose State 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • No champion was named for the 1931 season.

Fresno State competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).[note 1] The 1931 team was led by third-year head coach Stanley Borleske and played home games at Fresno State College Stadium[note 2] on the campus of Fresno City College in Fresno, California. They finished the season with a record of four wins and six losses (4–6, 3–2 FWC). The Bulldogs were outscored by their opponents 98–123 for the season.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26at Arizona State–Flagstaff*
L 2–26[1]
October 3Whittier*
W 13–123,000
October 10La Verne*
  • Fresno State College Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
L 6–7
October 17at San Jose State
W 32–0[2]
October 24at Nevada
L 13–315,000
November 7at Cal Aggies
W 20–7[4]
November 11Arizona State*
  • Fresno State College Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
L 0–76,000[5]
November 21at Chico State
L 6–18[6]
November 26Pacific (CA)
  • Fresno State College Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 6–0[7]
December 5San Diego State*
  • Fresno State College Stadium
  • Fresno, CA (rivalry)
L 0–152,000[8]
  • *Non-conference game

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Notes

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  1. ^ The Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) was known as the Far Western Conference (FWC) from its founding in 1925 to 1982.
  2. ^ Ratcliffe Stadium was known as Fresno State College Stadium from 1926 to 1940.
  3. ^ This stadium is the predecessor to the current Mackay Stadium, which was opened for the 1966 season.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Arizona State defeats Bulldogs decisively". The Fresno Republican. September 27, 1931. Retrieved June 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Davis Still Tied For Top In Grid Set". Woodland Daily Democrat. Woodland, California. November 3, 1931. p. 8. Retrieved November 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  3. ^ "Mackay Stadium". University of Nevada, Reno. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  4. ^ "Aggies Meet Fresno States in Stadium To-morrow". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. November 6, 1931. p. 30. Retrieved April 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  5. ^ "Tempe Teachers Beat Fresno State College Eleven, 7-0". Arizona Daily Star. Tucson, Arizona. November 12, 1931. p. 8. Retrieved March 7, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  6. ^ "Chico State Upsets Fresno, 18 to 6". The Times. San Mateo, California. November 20, 1931. p. 9. Retrieved November 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  7. ^ "Far Western in Four-Way Tie For Grid Honors". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. November 28, 1931. p. 10. Retrieved November 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  8. ^ Kenwood Bojens (December 6, 1931). "State Eleven Beats Fresno College". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California.
  9. ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.


 

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