American college football season
The1978 Fresno State Bulldogs football team representedCalifornia State University, Fresno as a member of thePacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA) during the1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coachBob Padilla, Fresno State compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 1–4 in conference play, tying for fifth place in the PCAA. The Bulldogs played their home games atRatcliffe Stadium on the campus ofFresno City College inFresno, California.
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 9 | atMcNeese State* | | L 16–21 | 14,125 | [1] |
| September 16 | Weber State* | | W 55–14 | 11,373 | [2] |
| September 23 | atUtah State | | L 22–45 | 15,507 | [3] |
| September 30 | Cal Poly* | - Ratcliffe Stadium
- Fresno, CA
| L 12–24 | 12,287 | [4] |
| October 7 | atSan Diego State* | | L 14–31 | 42,424 | [5] |
| October 14 | Pacific (CA) | - Ratcliffe Stadium
- Fresno, CA
| L 7–27 | 8,279 | [6] |
| October 21 | atSan Jose State | | L 16–26 | 11,410 | [7] |
| October 28 | Cal State Fullerton | - Ratcliffe Stadium
- Fresno, CA
| L 8–37 | 7,928 | [8] |
| November 4 | Long Beach State | - Ratcliffe Stadium
- Fresno, CA
| W 42–41 | 8,963 | [9] |
| November 11 | Montana State* | - Ratcliffe Stadium
- Fresno, CA
| L 14–35 | 7,258 | [10] |
| November 18 | atIdaho* | | W 41–28 | 5,500 | [11] |
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Team players in the NFL
[edit]The following were selected in the1979 NFL draft.[15][16]
The following finished their college career in 1978, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.
- ^"Cajun country jinx sticks with Bulldogs".The Fresno Bee. September 10, 1978. RetrievedMarch 3, 2023 – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^"Yancy fancy, 'Dogs blast past Weber".The Fresno Bee. September 17, 1978. RetrievedSeptember 9, 2024 – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^"Utah St. Wins PCAA Opener, 45-22".The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 24, 1978. p. III-16. RetrievedMarch 31, 2017 – viaNewspapers.com.

- ^"Kingsmen Win Despite Errors".The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 1, 1978. p. III-18. RetrievedMarch 31, 2017 – viaNewspapers.com.

- ^"Aztecs sweep past Bulldogs, 31–14".The Fresno Bee. October 8, 1978. RetrievedOctober 20, 2024 – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^"UOP's Parker too much for Fresno State".Santa Cruz Sentinel. October 15, 1978. RetrievedOctober 20, 2024 – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^"SJS staggers to unimpressive win".Santa Cruz Sentinel. October 22, 1978. RetrievedOctober 20, 2024 – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^"Redlands Blasts Pomona".The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 29, 1978. p. III-14. RetrievedFebruary 24, 2017 – viaNewspapers.com.

- ^"Maglione Leads Cal State Northridge".The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 5, 1978. p. III-20. RetrievedFebruary 21, 2017 – viaNewspapers.com.

- ^"MSU romps 35–14".The Independent-Record. November 12, 1978. RetrievedOctober 20, 2024 – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^"Fresno State captures 41–28 victory over Idaho".The Idaho Statesman. November 19, 1978. RetrievedOctober 20, 2024 – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^"1978 Fresno State Bulldogs Schedule and Results".College Football at Sports-Reference.com.Sports Reference. RetrievedJanuary 29, 2025.
- ^"1978 Football Schedule". Fresno State Athletics. RetrievedJanuary 29, 2025.
- ^"Fresno State Football Media Guide"(PDF). Fresno State Athletics. p. 121. RetrievedJanuary 29, 2025.
- ^"1979 NFL Draft".Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived fromthe original on December 21, 2007. RetrievedDecember 7, 2016.
- ^"Fresno St. Players/Alumni".Pro-Football-Reference.com. RetrievedDecember 12, 2016.
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