1951 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

1951 Fresno State Bulldogs football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–5
Head coach	Duke Jacobs (2nd season)
Home stadium	Ratcliffe Stadium

1951 Western college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 14 San Francisco			–					9	–	0	–	0
La Verne			–					5	–	3	–	0
Pacific (CA)			–					6	–	5	–	0
Fresno State			–					5	–	5	–	0
Santa Clara			–					3	–	5	–	1
Hawaii			–					4	–	7	–	0
Loyola (CA)			–					3	–	6	–	0
San Jose State			–					2	–	7	–	1
Cal Poly San Dimas			–					1	–	6	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1951 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented Fresno State College—now known as California State University, Fresno—as an independent during the 1951 college football season. Led by Duke Jacobs in his second and final season as head coach, the Bulldogs compiled a record of 5–5. Fresno State played home games at Ratcliffe Stadium on the campus of Fresno City College in Fresno, California.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22		Cal Aggies	Ratcliffe Stadium Fresno, CA	W 27–0	2,000
September 29		Pepperdine	Ratcliffe Stadium Fresno, CA	W 33–14	8,945
October 6		San Jose State	Ratcliffe Stadium Fresno, CA (rivalry)	L 6–32	11,155
October 12		Santa Barbara	Ratcliffe Stadium Fresno, CA	L 22–23	6,152
October 20		Cal Poly	Ratcliffe Stadium Fresno, CA	W 42–19	6,427
October 27	8:00 p.m.	Occidental	Ratcliffe Stadium Fresno, CA	W 27–6	6,393–8,000	[1][2][3][4]
November 3		San Diego State	Ratcliffe Stadium Fresno, CA (rivalry)	L 7–13	8,121	[5]
November 10		at Whittier	Memorial Stadium Whittier, CA	W 28–0	3,500
November 17		at North Texas State	Eagle Field Denton, TX	L 0–62	5,000	[6]
November 24		San Francisco State	Ratcliffe Stadium Fresno, CA	L 7–20	5,433
All times are in Pacific time

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References

1. "Bulldogs Are Favored To Beat Occidental Tonight". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. October 27, 1951. p. 6A. Retrieved February 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
2. "Bulldogs Will Face Occidental Eleven Tonight (continued)". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. October 27, 1951. p. 7A. Retrieved February 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
3. Orman, Ed (October 28, 1951). "Fresno State Wallops Occidental Tigers, 27-6". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. p. 1S. Retrieved February 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
4. Orman, Ed (October 28, 1951). "Bulldogs Turn On Steam To Roll OVer Oxy Tigers, 27-6 (continued)". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. p. 2S. Retrieved February 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
5. Howard Hagen (November 4, 1951). "Aztecs Subdue Fresno, 13 to 7". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. B-2.
6. "North Texas State slaughters FSC Bulldogs, 62 to 0". The Fresno Bee. November 18, 1951. Retrieved November 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.