American college football season
The1969 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented Fresno State College—now known asCalifornia State University, Fresno—as a member of thePacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA) during the1969 NCAA University Division football season.[1] Led by fourth-year head coachDarryl Rogers, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 6–4 with a mark of 1–3 in conference play, tying for fifth place in the PCAA. This was Fresno State's first year competing at theNCAA University Division level and the inaugural season for the PCAA. The Bulldogs played their home games atRatcliffe Stadium on the campus ofFresno City College inFresno, California.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 20 | | Cal Poly Pomona* | | W 27–7 | 9,500 | [2][3] |
| September 27 | | at No. 17Montana State* | | W 28–20 | 7,500 | [4][5] |
| October 4 | 8:00 p.m. | atPacific (CA) | | L 21–40 | 15,211 | [6] |
| October 11 | | atValley State* | | W 38–14 | 5,200 | [7] |
| October 18 | | atCal Poly* | | L 17–21 | 7,800 | [8][9] |
| October 25 | | Cal State Los Angeles | - Ratcliffe Stadium
- Fresno, CA
| W 24–0 | 9,303 | [10] |
| November 1 | | San Diego State | - Ratcliffe Stadium
- Fresno, CA (rivalry)
| L 20–48 | 9,501 | [11] |
| November 8 | | atLong Beach State | | L 7–37 | 6,000 | [12] |
| November 15 | | No. 9Northern Arizona* | - Ratcliffe Stadium
- Fresno, CA
| W 27–18 | 6,341 | [13] |
| November 22 | | Portland State* | - Ratcliffe Stadium
- Fresno, CA
| W 28–22 | 6,000 | [14] |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are inPacific time
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Team players in the NFL
[edit]The following were selected in the1970 NFL draft.[18][19]
- ^"NCAA Statistics". RetrievedApril 11, 2025.
- ^"Fresno State rambles".The Fresno Bee. September 21, 1969. RetrievedOctober 21, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^"Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Cal Poly Pomona)".National Collegiate Athletic Association. RetrievedMay 25, 2022.
- ^"Fresno outlasts Montana State, 28–20".The Montana Standard. September 28, 1969. RetrievedDecember 13, 2024 – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^"Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Montana State)".National Collegiate Athletic Association. RetrievedDecember 21, 2022.
- ^"Pacific Tigers rip Fresno State Bulldogs, 40–21".The Record. October 5, 1969. RetrievedOctober 21, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^"Cal Lutheran Takes 11th Straight".The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 12, 1969. p. D-18. RetrievedFebruary 21, 2017 – viaNewspapers.com.

- ^"Humboldt, Hayward, Hornets in tie for conference lead".Reno Gazette-Journal. Reno, Nevada. October 20, 1969. p. 15. RetrievedMarch 3, 2018 – viaNewspapers.com.

- ^"Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Cal Poly)".National Collegiate Athletic Association. RetrievedJune 11, 2022.
- ^John Wolf (October 26, 1969)."Not Loyola's Day: Loses First, 21–20".The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. D-12. RetrievedFebruary 19, 2017 – viaNewspapers.com.

- ^John Wolf (November 2, 1969)."Reserve QB Rallies Redlands to".The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. D-14. RetrievedFebruary 23, 2017 – viaNewspapers.com.

- ^"McKinney fires Long Beach St".The Register. November 9, 1969. RetrievedOctober 21, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^John Wolf (November 16, 1969)."Valley St. Toppled by Highlands, 23–19".The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. D-16. RetrievedFebruary 19, 2017 – viaNewspapers.com.

- ^"Bulldogs nip PSU, 28–22".The Sunday Oregonian. November 23, 1969. RetrievedOctober 21, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^"1969 Fresno State Bulldogs Schedule and Results".College Football at Sports-Reference.com.Sports Reference. RetrievedJanuary 29, 2025.
- ^"1969 Football Schedule". Fresno State Athletics. RetrievedJanuary 29, 2025.
- ^"Fresno State Football Media Guide"(PDF). Fresno State Athletics. p. 121. RetrievedJanuary 29, 2025.
- ^"1970 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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