1980 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

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1980 Fresno State Bulldogs football
Conference Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Record5–6 (1–4 PCAA)
Head coach
Home stadium Bulldog Stadium
Seasons
←  1979
1981  →
1980 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Long Beach State $ 5 –0 –08 –3 –0
Utah State 4 –1 –06 –5 –0
San Jose State 3 –2 –07 –4 –0
Fresno State 1 –4 –05 –6 –0
Cal State Fullerton 1 –4 –04 –7 –0
Pacific (CA) 1 –4 –04 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1980 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented California State University, Fresno as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA) during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Jim Sweeney, who returned for his third season as head coach after a two-year hiatus, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 1–4 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the PCAA.

Contents

The 1980 season saw the opening of a new on-campus football stadium, Bulldog Stadium. This increased the seating capacity for Fresno State football from 13,000 to 30,000. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6at Cal State Fullerton
L 25–397,282 [2]
September 13at UNLV *
L 6–3519,085 [3]
September 20 Southwestern Louisiana *
W 16–1412,283 [4]
September 27at Utah *
L 12–2725,358 [5]
October 4 Cal Poly *
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 31–2515,221 [6]
October 11at San Jose State
L 14–2614,120 [7]
October 18 Pacific (CA)
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 27–312,782 [8]
October 25 Utah State
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
L 0–1410,482 [9]
November 1 Long Beach State
  • Ratcliffe Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
L 9–348,228 [10]
November 8at Southern Illinois *
W 31–149,800 [11]
November 15 Montana State *
W 21–1425,684 [12]
  • *Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1981 NFL draft. [16] [17]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
Anthony Washington Defensive back244 Pittsburgh Steelers

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References

  1. ↑ "Bulldog Stadium". Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
  2. ↑ "For openers, it was smashing". The Los Angeles Times. September 7, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "UNLV triumphs". The Daily Spectrum. September 14, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "FSU's offense comes alive; USL falls, 16–14". The Fresno Bee. September 21, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Utes run by 'Dogs, 27–12". The Fresno Bee. September 28, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "'Dogs corral Mustangs, 31–25, with record throng watching". The Fresno Bee. October 5, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Heady Spartans whip Fresno St. in 26–14 romp". The San Francisco Examiner. October 12, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Long Beach St., Fresno State win". The Hanford Sentinel. October 20, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Aggies keep winning ways alive". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 26, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Even in the sunshine, Bulldogs see no daylight". The Fresno Bee. November 2, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Fresno State sacks hapless Salukis". The Belleville News-Democrat. November 9, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Fresno shades Bobcats". Great Falls Tribune. November 16, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
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  14. ↑ "1980 Football Schedule". Fresno State Athletics. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
  15. ↑ "Fresno State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Fresno State Athletics. p. 122. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
  16. ↑ "1981 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com . Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  17. ↑ "Fresno St. Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com . Archived from the original on December 29, 2016. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
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