1975 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

1975 Fresno State Bulldogs football
Conference	Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Record	5–7 (1–4 PCAA)
Head coach	J. R. Boone (3rd season)
Home stadium	Ratcliffe Stadium
Seasons ←  1974 1976  →

1975 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
San Jose State $	5	–	0	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Long Beach State	4	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
San Diego State	3	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Pacific (CA)	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	1
Fresno State	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Cal State Fullerton	0	–	5	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1975 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented California State University, Fresno as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA) during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. Led by J. R. Boone in his third and final season as head coach, Fresno State compiled an overall record of 5–7 with a mark of 1–4 in conference play, placing fifth in the PCAA. The Bulldogs played their home games at Ratcliffe Stadium on the campus of Fresno City College in Fresno, California.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 6	Cal State Fullerton	Ratcliffe Stadium Fresno, CA	W 49–7	10,143	[1]
September 13	at New Mexico *	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	L 0–29	19,139	[2]
September 20	Cal State Northridge *	Ratcliffe Stadium Fresno, CA	L 7–13	8,528–9,000	[3]
September 27	at Montana State *	Reno H. Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT	W 34–17	7,350–7,523	[4] [5]
October 4	at Cal Poly *	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	L 7–24	6,500–7,500	[6] [7]
October 11	San Diego State	Ratcliffe Stadium Fresno, CA (rivalry)	L 0–29	9,326	[8]
October 18	at Long Beach State	Veterans Stadium Long Beach, CA	L 17–47	5,850	[9] [10]
October 25	at Pacific (CA)	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	L 28–45	10,565	[11]
November 1	San Jose State	Ratcliffe Stadium Fresno, CA (rivalry)	L 7–21	6,979	[12]
November 8	at Wichita State *	Cessna Stadium Wichita, KS	L 11–28	8,640	[13]
November 15	Cal State Los Angeles *	Ratcliffe Stadium Fresno, CA	W 59–14	5,354	[14]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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Team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1976 NFL draft. ^{[18] [19]}

Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL Team
Calvin Lane	Defensive back	6	178	San Diego Chargers
Calvin Young	Running back	14	397	Oakland Raiders

The following finished their Fresno State career in 1975, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.

Player	Position	First NFL Team
Jack Wender	Running back	1977 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

References

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2. "New Mexico blanks punchless FSU 29–0". The Fresno Bee. September 14, 1975. Retrieved October 17, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Final 1975 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Cal State Northridge)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved May 29, 2022.
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6. "Lusk Scores Four TD's in Long Beach St. Win". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 5, 1975. p. III-16. Retrieved March 31, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Final 1975 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Cal Poly)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved June 13, 2022.
8. "Unbeaten Cal Lutheran Beats Northridge, 16-8". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 12, 1975. p. III-15. Retrieved March 15, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
9. "49ers bound back big to smother Fresno St". Independent Press-Telegram. October 19, 1975. Retrieved September 15, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
10. 1976 Media Guide; 49'er Football (pamphlet). Long Beach, California: CSULB Athletic Department. 1976.
11. "Pacific tops Fresno in error-filled tiff". Independent Press-Telegram. October 26, 1975. Retrieved September 15, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
12. "Spartans down Bulldogs, 21–7". The Times-Herald. November 2, 1975. Retrieved September 15, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
13. "Wichita State rolls past Fresno State". Arizona Daily Star. November 9, 1975. Retrieved February 13, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
14. "Brewer's 2 Touchdowns Spark 26-24 Win by 49ers". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 16, 1975. p. III-11. Retrieved February 23, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
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16. "1975 Football Schedule". Fresno State Athletics. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
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18. "1976 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved December 7, 2016.
19. "Fresno St. Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved December 12, 2016.