1959 Fresno State Bulldogs football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
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{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1959
| team = Fresno State Bulldogs
| sport = football
| image =
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| conference = California Collegiate Athletic Association
| short_conf = CCAA
| record = 7–3
| conf_record = 5–0
| head_coach = Cecil Coleman
| hc_year = 1st
| captain =
| stadium = Ratcliffe Stadium
| champion = CCAA champion
}}
{{1959 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings}}
The 1959 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented Fresno State College—now known as California State University, Fresno—as a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) during the 1959 college football season.
Led by first-year head coach Cecil Coleman, Fresno State compiled an overall record of 7–3 with a mark of 5–0 in conference play, winning the CCAA title for the second consecutive year. The Bulldogs played home games at Ratcliffe Stadium on the campus of Fresno City College in Fresno, California.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 26
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = BYU
| site_stadium = Ratcliffe Stadium
| site_cityst = Fresno, CA
| score = 27–16
| attend = 8,234
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-ogden-standard-examiner-fresno-state/171308122/|newspaper=The Ogden Standard-Examiner|title=Fresno State edges Cougars on coast|date=September 27, 1959|accessdate=April 28, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 3
| w/l = w
| opponent = UC Santa Barbara
| site_stadium = Ratcliffe Stadium
| site_cityst = Fresno, CA
| score = 28–12
| attend = 7,929
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 10
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1959|team=San Diego Marines Devil Dogs|title=San Diego Marines}}The Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) in San Diego fielded a team that played against colleges and other military teams from 1922 to 1964.
| site_stadium = Ratcliffe Stadium
| site_cityst = Fresno, CA
| score = 6–13
| attend = 7,553
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 17
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = San Jose State
| site_stadium = Ratcliffe Stadium
| site_cityst = Fresno, CA
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 14–40
| attend = 10,907
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 24
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Cal Poly
| site_stadium = Mustang Stadium
| site_cityst = San Luis Obispo, CA
| score = 28–13
| attend = 8,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 31
| w/l = w
| opponent = San Diego State
| site_stadium = Ratcliffe Stadium
| site_cityst = Fresno, CA
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 38–13
| attend = 5,950
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 7
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Pacific (CA)
| site_stadium = Pacific Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Stockton, CA
| score = 13–18
| attend = 12,500
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 14
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Long Beach State
| site_stadium = Veterans Stadium
| site_cityst = Long Beach, CA
| score = 29–8
| attend = 3,500
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 21
| w/l = w
| opponent = Los Angeles State
| site_stadium = Ratcliffe Stadium
| site_cityst = Fresno, CA
| score = 21–0
| attend = 12,440
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 27
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Hawaii
| site_stadium = Honolulu Stadium
| site_cityst = Honolulu, HI
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 22–13
| attend = 10,011
}}
}}
Team players in the NFL
The following were selected in the 1960 NFL draft.{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1960.htm|title=1960 NFL Draft|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |access-date = December 7, 2016}}{{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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| Doug Brown | Defensive tackle | 12 | 134 | Los Angeles Rams |
Notes
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References
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