1975 Fresno State

3–⁠8 (1–⁠4 Pacific Coast Athletic Association), coached by J.R. Boone. The season’s Wikipedia article records 5–⁠7, over 12 games to the 11 on file here.

Schedule and results

Fresno State in 1975, game by game: won at Cal State Fullerton 49–7; lost at New Mexico 0–29; lost vs. Cal State Northridge 7–13; won at Montana State 34–17; lost at Cal Poly-Pomona 7–24; lost vs. San Diego State 0–29; lost at Long Beach State 17–47; lost at Pacific 28–45; lost vs. San José State 7–21; lost at Wichita State 11–28; won vs. Cal State Los Angeles 59–14+45−30Won 49–7 at Cal State Fullerton+42Cal State Fulle…Lost 0–29 at New Mexico-29New MexicoLost 7–13 vs. Cal State Northridge-6Cal State North…Won 34–17 at Montana State+17Montana StateLost 7–24 at Cal Poly-Pomona-17Cal Poly-PomonaLost 0–29 vs. San Diego State-29San Diego StateLost 17–47 at Long Beach State-30Long Beach StateLost 28–45 at Pacific-17PacificLost 7–21 vs. San José State-14San José StateLost 11–28 at Wichita State-17Wichita StateWon 59–14 vs. Cal State Los Angeles+45Cal State Los A…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Cal State Los Angeles 59–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.

In program history: The 58th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 97 on file).

Record
3–⁠8
Conference
1–⁠4 5th in Pacific Coast Athletic Association
AP final
Unranked
Points
219–⁠274
Coach
J.R. Boone
Elo
1279 −102 this season
SP+ rating
-18.1 No. 121 of 132; offense No. 100, defense No. 125
SRS
−16.6 No. 122 of 137 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1976

The 1976 draft
Rd 6Calvin Lane DBSan Diego Chargers

1975 Pacific Coast Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
San José State5–⁠09–⁠2
Long Beach State4–⁠19–⁠2
San Diego State3–⁠28–⁠3
Pacific2–⁠35–⁠6–⁠1
Fresno State1–⁠43–⁠8
Cal State Fullerton0–⁠52–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.