1976 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

1976 Fresno State Bulldogs football
ConferencePacific Coast Athletic Association
Record5–6 (3–1 PCAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDennis Erickson (1st season)
Home stadiumRatcliffe Stadium
Seasons
← 1975
1977 →
1976 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
San Jose State $ 4 – 0 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Fresno State 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Long Beach State 2 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Cal State Fullerton 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 7 – 1
Pacific (CA) 0 – 4 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1976 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented California State University, Fresno as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA) during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. Led by first-year head coach Jim Sweeney, Fresno State compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 3–1 in conference play, placing second in the PCAA. The Bulldogs played their home games at Ratcliffe Stadium on the campus of Fresno City College in Fresno, California.

While Fresno State lost its opener on the road to Southwestern Louisiana, the game was subsequently forfeited due to the use of ineligible players. The won-loss record is not adjusted.[1]

An experienced head coach, Sweeney was hired in December 1975, shortly after his resignation from Washington State University.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8] He had led the Cougars of the Pac-8 Conference for eight seasons, preceded by five at Montana State in the Big Sky Conference.

  1. ^ "Louisiana-Lafayette 2014 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 14, 2016.
  2. ^ Derrick, Merle (December 9, 1975). "Sweeney takes Fresno post". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 31.
  3. ^ Missildine, Harry (December 10, 1975). "Sweeney to Fresno". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 25.
  4. ^ "Sweeney goes south". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. December 10, 1975. p. 2D.
  5. ^ "Jim Sweeney named Fresno State coach". The Bulletin. (Bend, Oregon). Associated Press. December 10, 1975. p. 12.
  6. ^ "Sweeney uses option, quits as WSU boss". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). wire services. December 1, 1975. p. 1B.
  7. ^ Missildine, Harry (December 1, 1975). "Cougar coach Jim Sweeney resigns". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 14.
  8. ^ "Cougar coach Jim Sweeney calls it quits". The Bulletin. (Bend, Oregon). Associated Press. December 1, 1975. p. 10.