1952 Fresno State Bulldogs football team
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{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1952
| team = Fresno State Bulldogs
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Independent
| record = 8–2
| head_coach = Clark Van Galder
| hc_year = 1st
| captain =
| stadium = Ratcliffe Stadium
}}
{{1952 Western college football independents records}}
The 1952 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented Fresno State College—now known as California State University, Fresno—as an independent during the 1952 college football season.
Led by first-year head coach Clark Van Galder, the Bulldogs compiled a record of 8–2. Fresno State played home games at Ratcliffe Stadium on the campus of Fresno City College in Fresno, California.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 20
| w/l = w
| opponent = Cal Aggies
| site_stadium = Ratcliffe Stadium
| site_cityst = Fresno, CA
| score = 41–7
| attend = 7,524
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 4
| w/l = w
| opponent = Pepperdine
| site_stadium = Ratcliffe Stadium
| site_cityst = Fresno, CA
| score = 60–7
| attend = 8,198
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 10
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = San Jose State
| site_stadium = Spartan Stadium
| site_cityst = San Jose, CA
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 6–40
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 18
| w/l = w
| opponent = Utah State
| site_stadium = Ratcliffe Stadium
| site_cityst = Fresno, CA
| score = 27–21
| attend = 9,266–13,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-salt-lake-tribune-fresno-state-upset/171559630/|work=The Salt Lake Tribune|title=Fresno State upsets Ags for 27 to 21 triumph|date=October 19, 1952|accessdate=April 5, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 24
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1952|team=Occidental Tigers|title=Occidental}}
| site_stadium = Occidental Stadium
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
| score = 20–9
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 1
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = San Diego State
| site_stadium = Balboa Stadium
| site_cityst = San Diego, CA
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 49–33
| attend = 18,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 8
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Nevada
| site_stadium = Mackay Stadium{{#tag:ref|This stadium is the predecessor to the current Mackay Stadium, which was opened for the 1966 season.{{cite web |author=|title=Mackay Stadium |url=http://www.unr.edu/around-campus/mackay-stadium |publisher=University of Nevada, Reno |access-date=January 4, 2017 }}|group=note}}
| site_cityst = Reno, NV
| score = 59–32
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 15
| w/l = l
| opponent = Pacific (CA)
| site_stadium = Ratcliffe Stadium
| site_cityst = Fresno, CA
| score = 0–50
| attend = 7,155
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 22
| w/l = w
| opponent = San Francisco State
| site_stadium = Ratcliffe Stadium
| site_cityst = Fresno, CA
| score = 48–20
| attend = 5,119
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 29
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1952|team=Whittier Poets|title=Whittier}}
| site_stadium = Ratcliffe Stadium
| site_cityst = Fresno, CA
| score = 21–14
| attend = 5,949
}}
}}
Team players in the NFL
The following were selected in the 1953 NFL draft.{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1953.htm|title=1953 NFL Draft|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |access-date=December 7, 2016|archive-date=October 30, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101030104143/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1953.htm|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/schools/fresnost/|title=Fresno St. Players/Alumni|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |access-date = December 12, 2016}}
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| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
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| Larry Willoughby | Back | 23 | 276 | Los Angeles Rams |
Notes
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References
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