1929 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

The 1929 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented Fresno State Normal School[note 1] during the 1929 college football season.

1929 Fresno State Bulldogs football
Conference	Far Western Conference
1929 record	1–7 (1–4 FWC)
Head coach	Stanley Borleske (1st season)
Home stadium	Fresno State College Stadium

1929 Far Western Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Cal Aggies $	5	–	0	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Nevada	2	–	1	–	0			2	–	5	–	1
San Jose State	2	–	1	–	1			3	–	3	–	1
Pacific (CA)	1	–	3	–	1			3	–	4	–	1
Chico State	1	–	3	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Fresno State	1	–	4	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Fresno State competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).[note 2] The 1929 team was led by first-year head coach Stanley Borleske and played home games at Fresno State College Stadium[note 3] on the campus of Fresno City College in Fresno, California. They finished with a record of one win and seven losses (1–7, 1–4 FWC). The Bulldogs were outscored by their opponents 40–250 for the season and were shut out in six of the eight games.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 28	Loyola (CA)[note 4]*	Fresno State College Stadium Fresno, CA	L 0–20
October 5	at UCLA*	UCLA Athletic Field Westwood, CA	L 6–56
October 12	San Francisco Olympic Club (CA)*	Fresno State College Stadium Fresno, CA	L 0–60
October 19	at Nevada	Mackay Stadium [note 5] Reno, NV	L 0–48
October 26	at Chico State[note 6]	College Field Chico, CA	L 0–12[1]
November 11	at Cal Aggies[note 7]	Sacramento, CA	L 0–22[2]
November 16	San Jose State[note 8]	Fresno State College Stadium Fresno, CA (rivalry)	L 14–26
November 28	Pacific (CA)[note 9]	Fresno State College Stadium Fresno, CA	W 20–6
*Non-conference game

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Notes

1. California State University, Fresno (Fresno State) was known as Fresno State Normal School from 1911 to 1948.
2. The Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) was known as the Far Western Conference (FWC) from its founding in 1925 to 1982.
3. Ratcliffe Stadium was known as Fresno State College Stadium from 1926 to 1940.
4. Loyola Marymount University was known as Loyola College of Los Angeles from 1918 to 1929.
5. This stadium is the predecessor to the current Mackay Stadium, which was opened for the 1966 season."University of Nevada, Reno; Mackay Stadium". Retrieved January 4, 2017.
6. California State University, Chico (Chico State) was known as Chico State Teachers College from 1921 to 1934.
7. University of California, Davis was known as Northern Branch of the College of Agriculture from 1922 to 1959. In common usage, the sports teams were called the "Cal Aggies" from 1924 until the mid 1970s.
8. San Jose State University was known as State Teachers College at San Jose from 1921 to 1934.
9. University of the Pacific (UOP) was known as College of the Pacific from 1911 to 1961.

References

1. "Chico State Fresno State". Woodland Daily Democrat. Woodland, California. October 28, 1929. p. 4. Retrieved November 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Davis Gridders Have Easy Time With Teachers". Woodland Daily Democrat. Woodland, California. November 12, 1929. p. 4. Retrieved February 28, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
4. "Fresno State Yearly Results". Retrieved January 7, 2017.