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: Clark Van Galder Conference: California Collegiate Athletic- 
 
	 
  
	
	
	
	
	
				
				 
				
				  
				
				 
				
				 
				
				 
			
		    	
				 
  
				
				 
				
				  
	  
 
 
 
 
	
		
1955 Season Highlights  
 Clark Van Galder enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Fresno State.  
    
		
		
1955 Season  
 Date   
 Opponent   Score   
   
 Fri., Sep. 23   @ San Francisco State  
    
   	 20  
   	 12  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Oct. 1   vs. Willamette (OR)  
    
   	 33  
   	 7  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Oct. 8   vs. San Diego NTC (CA)  
    
   	 52  
   	 0  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Oct. 15   vs.
Nevada 
  
    
   	 42  
   	 9  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Oct. 22   vs. San Diego Marines (CA)  
    
   	 20  
   	 0  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Oct. 29   @
Utah State 
  
    
   	 13  
   	 39  
     L   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Nov. 5   vs.
San Diego State 
  
    
   	 20  
   	 6  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Fri., Nov. 11   @ Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo  
    
   	 34  
   	 6  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Fri., Nov. 18   vs.
San Jose State 
  
    
   	 19  
   	 13  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Nov. 26   @
Hawaii 
  
    
   	 20  
   	 18  
     W   
    
   	   
   	  
 
 
		   	
	
1955 Season Totals  
  Record 9-1
  
  Points Scored 273  
  Scoring Average 27.3  
  Points Allowed 110  
  Defense Average 11.0  
  Opponents Record 20-26
  
  Conference Record 0-0  
  Home Record 6-0
  
  Away Record 3-1
     
  
 
		
1955 NCAA Final Rankings  
 Rank   
 Record   
 Source   
  was not ranked.   
  
        
 
        
  
        
        
    
 
1955 All American Awards  
  Player   
  Position   
 Class   
 Ht.   
 Wt.   
 Award   
 Team   
 Source   
 Coming Someday   
 
1955 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 the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.