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: Duke Jacobs Conference: Independent-
1951 Season Highlights
Duke Jacobs enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Fresno State.
1951 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 22 @ California-Davis
27
0
W
Sat., Sep. 29 vs. Pepperdine
33
14
W
Sat., Oct. 6 vs.
San Jose State
6
32
L
Fri., Oct. 12 vs. California-Santa Barbara
22
23
L
Sat., Oct. 20 vs. Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo
42
19
W
Sat., Oct. 27 vs. Occidental (CA)
27
6
W
Sat., Nov. 3 vs.
San Diego State
7
13
L
Sat., Nov. 10 @ Whittier (CA)
28
0
W
Sat., Nov. 17 @
North Texas
0
62
L
Sat., Nov. 24 vs. San Francisco State
7
20
L
1951 Season Totals
Record 5-5
Points Scored 199
Scoring Average 19.9
Points Allowed 189
Defense Average 18.9
Opponents Record 19-11
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 3-4
Away Record 2-1
1951 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1951 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1951 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
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