1936 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

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1936 Fresno State Bulldogs football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record5–3–1 (2–1 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumFresno State College Stadium
Seasons
← 1935
1937 →
1936 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Pacific (CA) $ 4 – 0 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
Fresno State 2 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 1
Nevada 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Cal Aggies 1 – 2 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
Chico State 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 6 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1936 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented Fresno State Normal School—now known as California State University, Fresno—during the 1936 college football season.

Fresno State competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).[note 1] The 1936 team was led by first-year head coach James Bradshaw and played home games at Fresno State College Stadium[note 2] on the campus of Fresno City College in Fresno, California. They finished the season with a record of five wins, three losses and one tie (5–3–1, 2–1 FWC). The Bulldogs outscored their opponents 152–91 for the season.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26San Francisco*
L 0–146,169[1]
October 10Whittier*
  • Fresno State College Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 18–04,533[2]
October 17Arizona State–Flagstaff*
  • Fresno State College Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 31–6826[3]
October 24California JV*
  • Fresno State College Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 32–64,952[4]
October 31Chico State
  • Fresno State College Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 38–02,558[5]
November 7Willamette*
  • Fresno State College Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
T 14–144,132[6]
November 13at Pacific (CA)
L 0–177,000[7]
November 26Nevada
  • Fresno State College Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 13–66,521[8]
December 5vs. Hardin–Simmons*
L 6–282,000[9]
  • *Non-conference game

[10]

Notes

  1. ^ The Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) was known as the Far Western Conference (FWC) from its founding in 1925 to 1982.
  2. ^ Ratcliffe Stadium was known as Fresno State College Stadium from 1926 to 1940.

References

  1. ^ Ed W. Orman (September 27, 1936). "S.F.U. Turns Back Fresno State By 14-0 Count; Drive In Second Half Gives Dons Victory Margin". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. p. 1-C. Retrieved March 6, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  2. ^ Ed W. Orman (October 11, 1936). "Fresno State Bulldogs Lace Whittier, 18 To 0; Bradshaw Men Roll Up Early Margin To Win". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. p. 1-C. Retrieved March 6, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  3. ^ Ed W. Orman (October 18, 1936). "Fresno State Smothers Arizona State, 31 To 6; Bulldogs Pile Up Early Lead on Wet Ground". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. p. 1-C. Retrieved March 6, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  4. ^ Ed W. Orman (October 25, 1936). "Fresno State Tramples U.C. Ramblers, 32 to 6; Bulldogs Score Three Times In First Stanza To End Berkeley Jinx". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. p. 1-C. Retrieved March 6, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  5. ^ "Fresno State Bulldogs Drub Chico, 38 To 0; Visitors Fail To Solve Repeated Scoring Threats". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. November 1, 1936. p. 1-C. Retrieved March 6, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  6. ^ Ed W. Orman (November 8, 1936). "Fresno State And Willamette Stage 14-14 Tie; Walt Byrd Runs 71 Yards In First Scoring Thrill". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. p. 1-C. Retrieved March 6, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  7. ^ Ed W. Orman (November 14, 1936). "Pacific Routs Fresno 17-0 And Wins Conference Title; Bulldogs Are Rudely Upset By Underrated Stockton Grid Team". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. p. 1-C. Retrieved March 6, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  8. ^ Ed W. Orman (November 27, 1936). "Fresno State Trims Nevada Team By 13 To 6 Score; Bulldogs Ring Down Curtain In Victorious Style". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. p. 1-C. Retrieved March 6, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  9. ^ Ed W. Orman (December 6, 1936). "Cowboys Overpower Fresno State 28-6 In Texas; Hardin–Simmons Crushes Repeated Bulldog Threats". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. p. 1-D. Retrieved March 6, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  10. ^ "Fresno State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Fresno State Athletics. p. 118. Retrieved January 27, 2025.


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