American college football season
The 1980 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented California State University, Fresno as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA) during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season . Led by Jim Sweeney , who returned for his third season as head coach after a two-year hiatus, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 1–4 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the PCAA.
The 1980 season saw the opening of a new on-campus football stadium, Bulldog Stadium . This increased the seating capacity for Fresno State football from 13,000 to 30,000.[ 1]
Schedule
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance September 6 at Cal State Fullerton L 25–397,282
September 13 at UNLV * L 6–3519,085
September 20 Southwestern Louisiana * W 16–1412,283
September 27 at Utah * L 12–2725,358
October 4 Cal Poly * Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA W 31–2515,221
October 11 at San Jose State L 14–2614,120
October 18 Pacific (CA) Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA W 27–312,782
October 25 Utah State Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA L 0–1410,482
November 11 Long Beach State Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA L 9–348,228
November 18 at Southern Illinois * W 31–149,800
November 25 Montana State * Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA W 21–1425,684
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Team players in the NFL
The following were selected in the 1981 NFL draft .[ 4] [ 5]
References
^ "Bulldog Stadium" . Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 15, 2016 .
^ "Fresno State 1980 Schedule" . Archived from the original on February 4, 2017. Retrieved December 12, 2016 .
^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 8, 2016 .
^ "1981 NFL Draft" . Pro-Football-Reference.com . Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved December 7, 2016 .
^ "Fresno St. Players/Alumni" . Pro-Football-Reference.com . Archived from the original on December 29, 2016. Retrieved December 12, 2016 .
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