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1940 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

1940 Fresno State Bulldogs football
Fresno State wordmark.png
Pineapple Bowl, W 20–0 vs. Hawaii
Conference California Collegiate Athletic Association
1940 record 9–2–1 (1–1–1 CCAA)
Head coach James Bradshaw (5th season)
Home stadium Fresno State College Stadium
(Capacity: 13,000)
Seasons
← 1939
1941 →
1940 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
San Jose State $ 3 0 0     11 1 0
Fresno State 1 1 1     9 2 1
San Diego State 1 1 1     5 3 1
Santa Barbara State 0 3 0     5 5 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1940 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented Fresno State Normal School during the 1940 college football season.

Fresno State competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). The team was led by fifth-year head coach James Bradshaw and played home games at Fresno State College Stadium on the campus of Fresno City College in Fresno, California. They finished the season with a record of nine wins, two losses and one tie (9–2–1, 1–1–1 CCAA). The Bulldogs outscored their opponents 132–52 for the season, including six shutouts and holding the other team to less than 10 points in 10 of 12 games.

At the end of the season, the Bulldogs made a two-game trip to Hawaii, including the January 1, 1941 Pineapple Bowl game vs. Hawaii. Fresno State did not give up a point in either of the two games in Hawaii.

The following Fresno State Bulldog players were selected in the 1941 NFL Draft.


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