1959 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

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.

1959 Fresno State Bulldogs football
CCAA champion
Conference	California Collegiate Athletic Association
Record	7–3 (5–0 CCAA)
Head coach	Cecil Coleman (1st season)
Home stadium	Ratcliffe Stadium
Seasons ← 1958 1960 →

1959 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Fresno State $	5	–	0	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Los Angeles State	3	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Cal Poly	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
UC Santa Barbara	2	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Long Beach State	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
San Diego State	0	–	5	–	0			1	–	6	–	1
$ – Conference champion

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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	BYU*	Ratcliffe Stadium Fresno, CA	W 27–16	8,234	[1]
October 3	UC Santa Barbara	Ratcliffe Stadium Fresno, CA	W 28–12	7,929–10,000	[2]
October 10	San Diego Marines[note 1]*	Ratcliffe Stadium Fresno, CA	L 6–13	7,553
October 17	San Jose State*	Ratcliffe Stadium Fresno, CA (rivalry)	L 14–40	10,907
October 24	at Cal Poly	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	W 28–13	8,000
October 31	San Diego State	Ratcliffe Stadium Fresno, CA (rivalry)	W 38–13	5,950	[3]
November 7	at Pacific (CA)*	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	L 13–18	12,500
November 14	at Long Beach State	Veterans Stadium Long Beach, CA	W 29–8	3,500
November 21	Los Angeles State	Ratcliffe Stadium Fresno, CA	W 21–0	12,440
November 27	at Hawaii*	Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, HI (rivalry)	W 22–13	10,011
*Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1960 NFL draft.^[5][6]

Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL team
Doug Brown	Defensive tackle	12	134	Los Angeles Rams

Notes

1. The Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) in San Diego fielded a team that played against colleges and other military teams from 1922 to 1964.