2019 Fresno State Bulldogs football team
The 2019 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented California State University, Fresno in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bulldogs were led by third year head coach Jeff Tedford and played their games at Bulldog Stadium as a member of the Mountain West Conference in the West Division.[1] They finished the season 4–8, 2–6 in Mountain West play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place in the West Division.
2019 Fresno State Bulldogs football | |
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Conference | Mountain West Conference |
West Division | |
Record | 4–8 (2–6 MW) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Ryan Grubb (1st season) |
Offensive scheme | Pro-style |
Defensive coordinator | Bert Watts (2nd season) |
Base defense | 4–3 |
Home stadium | Bulldog Stadium |
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No. 23 Boise State xy$ | 8 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 22 Air Force | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah State | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wyoming | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado State | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico | 0 | – | 8 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hawaii xy | 5 | – | 3 | 10 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Diego State x | 5 | – | 3 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nevada | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Jose State | 2 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNLV | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fresno State | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Boise State 31, Hawaii 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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On December 6, head coach Jeff Tedford resigned citing health reasons.[2] He finished at Fresno State with a three-year record of 26–14.
Preseason
editMountain West media days
editThe Mountain West media days will be held on July 23–24 at the Cosmopolitan on the Las Vegas Strip.
Media poll
editThe preseason poll was released at the Mountain West media days on July 23, 2019. The Bulldogs were predicted to finish in first place in the MW West Division.[3]
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Boise State | 120 (15) |
2 | Utah State | 108 (6) |
3 | Air Force | 73 |
4 | Wyoming | 66 |
5 | Colorado State | 52 |
6 | New Mexico | 22 |
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Fresno State | 122 (17) |
2 | San Diego State | 106 (3) |
3 | Nevada | 74 |
4 | Hawaii | 67 (1) |
5 | UNLV | 51 |
6 | San Jose State | 21 |
Schedule
editDate | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 31 | 7:30 p.m. | at USC* | ESPN | L 23–31 | 57,329 | |
September 7 | 7:30 p.m. | Minnesota* | CBSSN | L 35–38 2OT | 34,790 | |
September 21 | 7:00 p.m. | Sacramento State* |
| Stadium on Facebook | W 34–20 | 31,034 |
September 28 | 5:00 p.m. | at New Mexico State* | FloSports/FSNAZ+ | W 30–17 | 8,872 | |
October 12 | 4:00 p.m. | at Air Force | CBSSN | L 24–43 | 22,544 | |
October 18 | 7:00 p.m. | UNLV |
| CBSSN | W 56–27 | 26,256 |
October 26 | 4:30 p.m. | Colorado State |
| ESPNU | L 31–41 | 32,890 |
November 2 | 9:00 p.m. | at Hawaii | KAIL/SPEC HI[4] | W 41–38 | 22,058 | |
November 9 | 4:00 p.m. | Utah State |
| CBSSN | L 35–37 | 32,037 |
November 15 | 6:30 p.m. | at San Diego State | ESPN2 | L 7–17 | 26,876 | |
November 23 | 7:30 p.m. | Nevada |
| ESPN2 | L 28–35 | 32,303 |
November 30 | 7:30 p.m. | at San Jose State | ESPN2 | L 16–17 | 12,835 | |
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Source:[5]
Game summaries
editAt USC
edit1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bulldogs | 3 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 23 |
Trojans | 14 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 31 |
Minnesota
edit1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total | |
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Golden Gophers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 38 |
Bulldogs | 0 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 35 |
Sacramento State
edit1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Hornets | 6 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 20 |
Bulldogs | 7 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 34 |
At New Mexico State
edit1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bulldogs | 7 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 30 |
Aggies | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
At Air Force
edit1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bulldogs | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
Falcons | 7 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 43 |
UNLV
edit1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Rebels | 3 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 27 |
Bulldogs | 7 | 21 | 7 | 21 | 56 |
Colorado State
edit1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Rams | 14 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 41 |
Bulldogs | 7 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 31 |
At Hawaii
edit1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bulldogs | 7 | 7 | 17 | 10 | 41 |
Rainbow Warriors | 0 | 24 | 0 | 14 | 38 |
Utah State
edit1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Aggies | 7 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 37 |
Bulldogs | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
At San Diego State
edit1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bulldogs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Aztecs | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
Nevada
edit1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Wolf Pack | 14 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
Bulldogs | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
At San Jose State
edit1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bulldogs | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
Spartans | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
Players drafted into the NFL
editRound | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Club |
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4 | 119 | Mykal Walker | ILB | Atlanta Falcons |
6 | 181 | Netane Muti | OG | Denver Broncos |
References
edit- ^ "Fresno State Bulldogs Article". Fresnobee.com. February 4, 2019. Retrieved February 4, 2019.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Fresno State coach Jeff Tedford steps down after 3 seasons". Archived from the original on December 11, 2019. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
- ^ "Boise State, Fresno State Picked to Win 2019 Mountain West Football Divisional Titles". TheMW.com. July 23, 2019. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
- ^ "Fresno State, KAIL-TV to broadcast games on local television".
- ^ 2019 Fresno State Bulldogs football schedule. FBSchedules.com Retrieved March 26, 2019.