1975 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

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1975 Fresno State Bulldogs football
Conference Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Record5–7 (1–4 PCAA)
Head coach
Home stadium Ratcliffe Stadium
Seasons
  1974
1976  
1975 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
San Jose State $ 5 0 09 2 0
Long Beach State 4 1 09 2 0
San Diego State 3 2 08 3 0
Pacific (CA) 2 3 05 6 1
Fresno State 1 4 03 8 0
Cal State Fullerton 0 5 02 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.

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Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6 Cal State Fullerton W 49–710,143 [1]
September 13at New Mexico *L 0–2919,139 [2]
September 20 Cal State Northridge *
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
L 7–138,528–9,000 [3]
September 27at Montana State *W 34–177,350–7,523 [4] [5]
October 4at Cal Poly *L 7–246,500–7,500 [6] [7]
October 11 San Diego State
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA (rivalry)
L 0–299,326 [8]
October 18at Long Beach State L 17–475,850 [9] [10]
October 25at Pacific (CA) L 28–4510,565 [11]
November 1 San Jose State
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA (rivalry)
L 7–216,979 [12]
November 8at Wichita State *L 11–288,640 [13]
November 15 Cal State Los Angeles *Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 59–145,354 [14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

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Team players in the NFL

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

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL Team
Calvin LaneDefensive back6178 San Diego Chargers
Calvin YoungRunning back14397 Oakland Raiders

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

PlayerPositionFirst NFL Team
Jack WenderRunning 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.
  4. "Fresno keeps Cats in slump". The Montana Standard. September 28, 1975. Retrieved December 17, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
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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. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
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  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. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  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. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
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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.
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