1961 Fresno State Bulldogs football team information
American college football season
1961Fresno State Bulldogs football
CCAA champion
Mercy Bowl, W 36–6 vs. Bowling Green
Conference
California Collegiate Athletic Association
Ranking
Coaches
No. 5 (UPI small college)
AP
No. 3 (AP small college)
Record
10–0 (5–0 CCAA)
Head coach
Cecil Coleman (3rd season)
Home stadium
Ratcliffe Stadium
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →
1961 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 3/5 Fresno State $
5
–
0
–
0
10
–
0
–
0
Cal Poly
3
–
2
–
0
4
–
4
–
0
San Diego State
2
–
2
–
1
7
–
2
–
1
Los Angeles State
2
–
2
–
1
4
–
4
–
1
Long Beach State
2
–
3
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
UC Santa Barbara
0
–
5
–
0
2
–
8
–
0
$ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP/UPI small college polls
The 1961 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 1961 NCAA College Division football season. Led by third-year head coach Cecil Coleman, Fresno State compiled an overall record of 10–0 with a mark of 5–0 in conference play, winning the CCAA title for the fourth consecutive year. The Bulldogs played home games at Ratcliffe Stadium on the campus of Fresno City College in Fresno, California.
At the end of the season, Fresno State took part in a charity bowl game, the Mercy Bowl against Bowling Green. The game was played as a fundraiser in memory of 16 Cal Poly Mustangs football players killed in a plane crash following a game against Bowling Green a year earlier.[1]
^"L.A.'s Last Bowl? 1961 Mercy Bowl". January 5, 2012. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
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