1964 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

1964 Fresno State Bulldogs football
Conference	California Collegiate Athletic Association
Record	4–6 (1–3 CCAA)
Head coach	Phil Krueger (1st season)
Home stadium	Ratcliffe Stadium

1964 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No.3/1 Cal St Los Angeles $	5	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	0
No.5/7 San Diego State	4	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Long Beach State	3	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Fresno State	1	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Valley State	1	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Cal Poly	0	–	5	–	0			0	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP/UPI small college polls

The 1964 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented Fresno State College—now known as California State University, Fresno—as a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) during the 1964 NCAA College Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Phil Krueger, Fresno State compiled an overall record of 4–6 with a mark of 1–3 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the CCAA. The Bulldogs played home games at Ratcliffe Stadium on the campus of Fresno City College in Fresno, California.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	South Dakota State*	Ratcliffe Stadium Fresno, CA	W 20–14	8,802
September 26	at Montana State*	Gatton Field Bozeman, MT	L 13–27	5,500–8,000	[1][2]
October 3	Hawaii*	Ratcliffe Stadium Fresno, CA (rivalry)	W 28–0	8,891
October 10	at Idaho State*	Spud Bowl Pocatello, ID	L 12–20	6,100–6,400	[3][4]
October 17	Cal Poly	Ratcliffe Stadium Fresno, CA	W 23–13	9,525–10,500	[5]
October 24	at No. 5 Cal State Los Angeles	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	L 12–32	8,000	[6]
October 31	at No. 7 San Diego State	Aztec Bowl San Diego, CA (rivalry)	L 6–44	12,000	[7]
November 7	Long Beach State	Ratcliffe Stadium Fresno, CA	L 20–21	5,743–6,500	[8]
November 14	Pacific (CA)*	Ratcliffe Stadium Fresno, CA	W 54–7	5,585	[9]
November 21	at San Jose State*	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA (rivalry)	L 14–26	15,214
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1965 NFL draft.^[11][12]

Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL team
Dave Plump	Defensive back	12	156	San Francisco 49ers

References

1. "Montana State profits on breaks, beats Fresno 27–13". The Sacramento Bee. September 27, 1964. Retrieved December 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Montana State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
3. "Idaho State University beats Fresno 20–12". Great Falls Tribune. October 11, 1964. Retrieved December 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Idaho State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
5. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Cal Poly)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
6. "LA Diablos Crush FSC Bulldogs, 32-12". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. October 25, 1964. p. 1-S. Retrieved January 20, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Howard Hagen (November 1, 1964). "Aztecs Rip Fresno". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. G-1.
8. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Long Beach State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
9. "Diablos Win CCAA Crown By Beating L.B. State, 7-0". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 15, 1964. p. D-4. Retrieved January 20, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
11. "1965 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 22, 2007. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
12. "Fresno St. Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 12, 2016.