1945 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

The 1945 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented Fresno State Normal School—now known as California State University, Fresno—during the 1945 college football season.

1945 Fresno State Bulldogs football
Raisin Bowl, L 12–13 vs. Drake
ConferenceCalifornia Collegiate Athletic Association
Record4–6–2 (0–1 CCAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumRatcliffe Stadium
(capacity: 13,000)
1945 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
San Diego State 1 –0 –02 –5 –0
Fresno State 0 –1 –04 –6 –2
  • No champion named for the 1945 season

Fresno State competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). However, due to the impact of World War II, the Bulldogs only played one conference game in 1945. There was no conference champion crowned in 1945. Since some colleges were still not playing football in 1945, the Bulldogs played the College of Pacific twice and Cal Poly twice.

The team was led by first-year head coach Alvin Pierson 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 four wins, six losses and two ties (4–6–2, 0–1 CCAA). The Bulldogs outscored their opponents 113–92 for the season, including shutting out their opponents five times and being shut out three times. At the end of the season, Fresno State was invited to the Raisin Bowl, where they were defeated by the Drake Bulldogs, 12–13.

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15at Cal Poly*
T 6–6[1]
September 21at Pacific (CA)*
W 13–0
September 298:00 p.m.Minter Field*
T 0–06,782–9,000[2][3]
October 6at Arizona State–Flagstaff*
W 19–0[4]
October 13Cal Poly*
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 24–06,398
October 20Santa Barbara Marines*
L 0–6[5]
October 27San Diego State
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA (rivalry)
L 0–75,861[6]
November 3at Nevada*
L 4–715,000[8]
November 12Saint Mary's*
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
L 6–3213,357[9]
November 178:00 p.m.Camp Beale*
L 13–21[10][11]
November 22at Pacific (CA)*
W 16–0
January 1Drake*
L 12–1310,000
  • *Non-conference game

[12]

Notes
  1. This stadium is the predecessor to the current Mackay Stadium, which was opened for the 1966 season.[7]

References
  1. "FSC Opens Grid Season With 6-6 Tie With Cal Poly". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. September 16, 1945. p. 18. Retrieved February 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  2. Orman, Ed (September 29, 1945). "FSC Bulldogs To Meet Big Minter Eleven Tonight". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. p. 6. Retrieved April 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  3. "Minter Fliers, Bulldogs Fight Scoreless Tie". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. September 30, 1945. p. 18. Retrieved April 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  4. "Fresno State Trips Axman Eleven, 19-0". Arizona Republic. October 7, 1945. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Marines Finally Break Bulldogs' Streak, 6 To 0". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. October 21, 1945. p. 20. Retrieved April 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  6. "Aztecs Record 7 To 0 Upset Over Bulldogs". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. October 28, 1945. p. 3-B.
  7. "Mackay Stadium". University of Nevada, Reno. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  8. "After 13 Years, Nevada Beats Fresno". Nevada State Journal. November 4, 1945. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Gael Offensive Is Too Much; Down Bulldogs, 32 to 6". The Fresno Bee. November 13, 1945. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Beale Gridders Expect To Defeat Albany Navy". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. November 2, 1945. p. 22. Retrieved April 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  11. "Beale Gridders Defeat Navy 24-7 Yesterday". Appeal-Democrat. Marysville, California. November 5, 1945. p. 8. Retrieved April 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  12. "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.


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