1956 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

1956 Fresno State Bulldogs football
1956 Fresno State Bulldogs football
Conference	California Collegiate Athletic Association
Record	8–2 (2–0 CCAA)
Head coach	Clark Van Galder (5th season);
Home stadium	Ratcliffe Stadium
	Seasons ← 1955 1957 →

1956 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Fresno State	2	–	0	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
San Diego State	2	–	1	–	0	4	–	3	–	2
Santa Barbara	1	–	1	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Los Angeles State	0	–	1	–	0	3	–	5	–	1
Cal Poly	0	–	2	–	0	7	–	3	–	0

No champion named for the 1956 season

The 1956 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 1956 college football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Clark Van Galder, Fresno State compiled an overall record of 8–2 with a mark of 2–0 in conference play, placing first in CCAA standings, but no champion was named. 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 22	at BYU*	Cougar Stadium^{[note 1]} Provo, UT	W 26–13	8,330
September 29	at Willamette*	McCulloch Stadium Salem, OR	W 27–12
October 5	San Diego Marines^{[note 2]}*	Ratcliffe Stadium Fresno, CA	W 2–0	7,800
October 13	Pacific (CA)*	Ratcliffe Stadium Fresno, CA	L 14–21	13,923
October 20	San Francisco State*	Ratcliffe Stadium Fresno, CA	W 28–0	6,719
October 27	Hawaii*	Ratcliffe Stadium Fresno, CA (rivalry)	W 39–20	8,430
November 3	Idaho*	Ratcliffe Stadium Fresno, CA	L 12–24	10,018
November 10	Cal Poly	Ratcliffe Stadium Fresno, CA	W 21–13	8,372
November 17	at San Diego State	Aztec Bowl San Diego, CA (rivalry)	W 50–7	11,000	^[1]
November 22	at San Jose State*	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA (rivalry)	W 30–14	7,000
*Non-conference game

The following were selected in the 1957 NFL draft.^[3]^[4]

The following finished their college career in 1956, were not drafted, but played in the AFL (prior to the merge with the NFL).

Player	Position	First AFL team
Bob Garner	Defensive back	1960 Los Angeles Chargers

^ This stadium is the predecessor to the current Cougar Stadium on the BYU campus, which was opened for the 1964 season
^ The Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) in San Diego fielded a team that played against colleges and other military teams from 1922 to 1964.

^ Howard Hagen (November 18, 1956). "Power-Laden Fresno Rips Aztecs, 50-7". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. F-1.
^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
^ "1957 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on May 1, 2009. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
^ "Fresno St. Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 12, 2016.