James Bradshaw (American football)
# James Bradshaw (American football)

James W. "Rabbit" Bradshaw was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Fresno State College—now known as California State University, Fresno—from 1936 to 1942 and again in 1946, compiling a record of 59–18–5. Bradshaw played college football at the University of Nevada. He began his coaching career at Galileo High School—now known as Galileo Academy of Science and Technology—in San Francisco before moving to Stanford University in 1928 as backfield coach. Bradshaw was considered for the position of head football coach at the University of Oregon in January 1938.

Bradshaw was inducted into the Fresno County Athletic Hall of Fame in 1964.

## Head coaching record

### College

| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Fresno State Bulldogs (Far Western Conference) (1936–1938) ||||||
| 1936 | Fresno State | 5–3–1 | 2–1 | 2nd | |
| 1937 | Fresno State | 8–1–1 | 4–0 | 1st | W Charity |
| 1938 | Fresno State | 7–3 | 2–1 | 2nd | |
| Fresno State Bulldogs (California Collegiate Athletic Association / Far Western Conference) (1939) ||||||
| 1939 | Fresno State | 10–1 | 1–1 / 2–0 | 2nd / 1st | |
| Fresno State Bulldogs (California Collegiate Athletic Association) (1940–1942) ||||||
| 1940 | Fresno State | 9–2–1 | 1–1–1 | T–2nd | W Pineapple |
| 1941 | Fresno State | 4–3–2 | 2–0–1 | T–1st | |
| 1942 | Fresno State | 9–1 | 2–0 | 1st | |
| Fresno State Bulldogs (California Collegiate Athletic Association) (1946) ||||||
| 1946 | Fresno State | 8–4 | 2–2 | T–2nd | |
| Fresno State: | Fresno State: | 59–18–5 | 18–6–2 | | |
| Total: | Total: | 59–18–5 | | | |
| National championship  Conference title  Conference division title or championship game berth ||||||
