1940 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

1940 Fresno State Bulldogs football
Pineapple Bowl, W 20–0 vs. Hawaii
Conference	California Collegiate Athletic Association
Record	9–2–1 (1–1–1 CCAA)
Head coach	James Bradshaw (5th season)
Home stadium	Fresno State College Stadium

1940 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
San Jose State $	3	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
Fresno State	1	–	1	–	1			9	–	2	–	1
San Diego State	1	–	1	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Santa Barbara State	0	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1940 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented Fresno State Normal School—now known as California State University, Fresno—during the 1940 college football season.

Fresno State competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). The team was led by fifth-year head coach James Bradshaw and played home games at Fresno State College Stadium^{[note 1]} on the campus of Fresno City College in Fresno, California. They finished the season with a record of nine wins, two losses and one tie (9–2–1, 1–1–1 CCAA). The Bulldogs outscored their opponents 132–52 for the season, including six shutouts and holding the other team to less than 10 points in 10 of 12 games.

At the end of the season, the Bulldogs made a two-game trip to Hawaii, including the January 1, 1941 Pineapple Bowl game against Hawaii. Fresno State did not give up a point in either of the two games in Hawaii.

Fresno State was ranked at No. 126 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28	Whittier*	Fresno State College Stadium Fresno, CA	W 13–7	7,946	[2]
October 5	Santa Barbara State	Fresno State College Stadium Fresno, CA	W 20–0	7,596	[3]
October 12	West Texas State*	Fresno State College Stadium Fresno, CA	W 15–6	9,625	[4]
October 18	at Pacific (CA)*	Baxter Stadium Stockton, CA	W 3–0	10,000	[5]
October 25	at San Diego State	Balboa Stadium San Diego, CA (rivalry)	T 0–0	4,000	[6]
November 2	Nevada*	Fresno State College Stadium Fresno, CA	W 7–6	5,732	[7]
November 11	Texas Mines*	Fresno State College Stadium Fresno, CA	W 16–6	10,024	[8]
November 16	San Jose State	Fresno State College Stadium Fresno, CA (rivalry)	L 7–14	12,276	[9]
November 21	Colorado Mines*	Fresno State College Stadium Fresno, CA	W 28–0	7,256	[10]
December 7	at Arkansas State Teachers*	Estes Stadium Little Rock, AR	L 0–13	2,500	[11]
December 25	at Healani Athletic Club*	Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii	W 20–0	13,000	[12]
January 1	at Hawaii*	Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii (Pineapple Bowl, rivalry)	W 3–0	22,000	[13]
*Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

The following Fresno State Bulldog players were selected in the 1941 NFL draft.^[15][16]

Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL team
Jack Mulkey	End	15	139	Chicago Bears

Notes

1. Ratcliffe Stadium was known as Fresno State College Stadium from 1926 to 1940.

References

1. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Fresno Victor Over Whittier". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. September 29, 1940. p. 19. Retrieved February 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Ed Orman (October 6, 1940). "FSC Bulldogs Wallop Gauchos, 20 To 0". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. p. 1C. Retrieved February 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Ed Orman (October 13, 1940). "Fresno State Whips West Texas State, 15-6". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. p. 1C. Retrieved February 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Ed Orman (October 19, 1940). "Mulkey Kicks Goal As 'Dogs Beat COP, 3 To 0; COP Jinx Is Discarded". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. p. 2B. Retrieved February 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "San Diego State Holds Fresno State Bulldogs To A Scoreless Draw". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. October 26, 1940. p. 2B. Retrieved February 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Ed Orman (November 3, 1940). "Fresno State Edges Nevada, 7 To 6". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. p. 1C. Retrieved February 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Ed Orman (November 12, 1940). "FSC Bulldogs Roll Over Texans, 160 To 6, Point To San Jose Next". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. p. 2B. Retrieved February 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Ed W. Orman (November 17, 1940). "San Jose Beats Fresno State, 14 To 7". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. p. 1C. Retrieved February 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Ed Orman (November 22, 1940). "Bulldogs Take Well Earned Rest After Thumping Miners". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. p. 2B. Retrieved February 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Ed W. Orman (December 8, 1940). "Conway Passes Beat Bulldogs, 13 to 0". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. p. 1C. Retrieved February 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Bulldogs Bowl Over Healani Athletic Club In Game In Honolulu". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. December 26, 1940. p. 2B. Retrieved February 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "Fourth Quarter Field Goal Gives Bulldogs 3-0 Win Over Hawaii". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. January 2, 1941. p. 2B. Retrieved February 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
14. "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
15. "1941 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on October 25, 2009. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
16. "Fresno St. Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 12, 2016.