1939 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

1939 Fresno State Bulldogs football
ConferenceCalifornia Collegiate Athletic Association, Far Western Conference
Record10–1 (1–1 CCAA, 2–0 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumFresno State College Stadium
Seasons
← 1938
1940 →
1939 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
San Jose State $ 3 0 0 13 0 0
Fresno State 1 1 0 10 1 0
Santa Barbara State 1 2 0 5 4 1
San Diego State 0 2 0 2 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1939 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Fresno State 2 0 0 10 1 1
Nevada $ 3 1 0 5 4 0
Pacific (CA) 2 2 0 6 6 1
Chico State 1 2 0 2 4 2
Cal Aggies 0 3 0 4 4 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Fresno State was ineligible for the conference championship because they only played two league games.

The 1939 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented Fresno State Normal School—now known as California State University, Fresno—as a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) and Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1939 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach James Bradshaw, Fresno State compiled an overall record of 10–1 with a mark of 1–1 in CCAA, playing second behind conference champion San Jose State. The Bulldogs were also 2–0 in FWC play, but did not play enough league game to qualify for the conference title.[1] Fresno State outscored its opponents 244 to 98 for the season.

Fresno State was ranked at No. 59 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.[2]

The team played home games at Fresno State College Stadium on the campus of Fresno City College in Fresno, California.

  1. ^ "Pacific Reaches Tie With Nevada". Nevada State Journal. Reno, Nevada. November 27, 1939. p. 5. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ E. E. Litkenhous (December 31, 1939). "Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth". Johnson City Sunday Press. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.