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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1921  <-- 1955 <- 1956 -> 1957 --> 2024
1956 Season Highlights
 Clark Van Galder enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Fresno State.
 
1956 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 22  @ Brigham Young  26   13   W       
 Sat., Sep. 29  @ Willamette (OR)  27   12   W       
 Fri., Oct. 5  vs. San Diego Marines (CA)  2   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 13  vs. Pacific  14   21   L       
 Sat., Oct. 20  vs. San Francisco State  28   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 27  vs. Hawaii  39   20   W       
 Sat., Nov. 3  vs. Idaho  12   24   L       
 Sat., Nov. 10  vs. Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo  21   13   W       
 Sat., Nov. 17  @ San Diego State  50   7   W       
 Thu., Nov. 22  @ San Jose State  30   14   W       
 
1956 Season Totals
  Record8-2
  Points Scored249
  Scoring Average24.9
  Points Allowed124
  Defense Average12.4
  Opponents Record15-20
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record4-2
  Away Record4-0
1956 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1956 California Collegiate Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Fresno State 8-2249124   Clark Van Galder
Hawaii 7-3291113   Hank Vasconcellos
San Diego State 4-3-2149217   Paul Governali

1956 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1956 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

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.