Fresno State Football Team History
Fresno State Bulldogs
California State University at Fresno
Fresno, CA
Founded: 1911 Stadium: Bulldog Stadium Capacity: 41,031 Colors: Cardinal Red & Blue Coach: Jim Sweeney Conference: Big West-
1980 Season Highlights
Jim Sweeney enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Fresno State.
1980 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 6 vs. Fullerton State
25
39
L
Sat., Sep. 13 @
Nevada Las Vegas
6
35
L
Sat., Sep. 20 vs. Louisiana Lafayette
16
14
W
Sat., Sep. 27 @
Utah
12
27
L
Sat., Oct. 4 vs. Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo
31
25
W
Sat., Oct. 11 @
San Jose State
14
26
L
Sat., Oct. 18 vs. Pacific
27
3
W
Sat., Oct. 25 vs.
Utah State
0
14
L
Sat., Nov. 1 vs. Long Beach State
9
34
L
Sat., Nov. 8 @ Southern Illinois
31
14
W
Sat., Nov. 15 vs. Montana State
21
14
W
1980 Season Totals
Record 5-6
Points Scored 192
Scoring Average 17.5
Points Allowed 245
Defense Average 22.3
Opponents Record 25-18
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-3
Away Record 1-3
1980 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1980 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1980 All Big West Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.