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: Alvin Pierson Conference: California Collegiate Athletic-
1949 Season Highlights
Alvin Pierson enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Fresno State.
1949 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 24 vs. Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo
20
7
W
Sat., Oct. 1 @ Santa Clara
0
53
L
Sat., Oct. 8 vs. Loyola Marymount
13
52
L
Fri., Oct. 14 @ California-Santa Barbara
7
14
L
Sat., Oct. 22 vs.
Nevada
13
34
L
Sat., Oct. 29 vs. Alameda NAS (CA)
55
30
W
Sat., Nov. 5 vs.
San Diego State
7
18
L
Fri., Nov. 11 vs. Pepperdine
20
7
W
Fri., Nov. 18 @ Pacific
0
45
L
Thu., Nov. 24 vs.
San Jose State
7
43
L
Fri., Dec. 2 @
Hawaii
14
41
L
1949 Season Totals
Record 3-8
Points Scored 156
Scoring Average 14.2
Points Allowed 344
Defense Average 31.3
Opponents Record 26-15
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 3-4
Away Record 0-4
1949 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1949 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1949 All California Collegiate Athletic Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
In 1905, 18 men were killed in college football games, and 159 were permanently injured.