2004 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

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2004 Fresno State Bulldogs football
Fresno State Wordmark.gif
MPC Computers Bowl champion
MPC Computers Bowl, W 37–34 OT vs. Virginia
Conference Western Athletic Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 22
APNo. 22
Record93 (53 WAC)
Head coach
  • Pat Hill (8th as HC, 14th overall season)
Offensive coordinator Frank Cignetti Jr. (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorDan Brown (3rd as DC, 8th overall season)
Home stadium Bulldog Stadium
(Capacity: 41,031)
Seasons
  2003
2005  
2004 Western Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 12 Boise State $  8 0   11 1  
UTEP  6 2   8 4  
No. 22 Fresno State  5 3   9 3  
Louisiana Tech  5 3   6 6  
Hawaii  4 4   8 5  
Nevada  3 5   5 7  
Tulsa  3 5   4 8  
SMU  3 5   3 8  
Rice  2 6   3 8  
San Jose State  1 7   2 9  
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2004 Fresno State football team represented California State University, Fresno in the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at Bulldog Stadium in Fresno, California and were coached by Pat Hill.

Contents

Personnel

Coaching Staff

NamePositionSeasons at
Fresno State
Alma Mater
Pat Hill Head coach8 UC Riverside (1973)
Frank Cignetti Jr. Offensive coordinator3 Indiana (PA) (1988)
Dan BrownDefensive coordinator8
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Roster

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 52:30 pmat Washington * FSN W 35–1665,345
September 119:00 amat No. 13 Kansas State *FSNW 45–2146,468
September 187:00 pm Portland State *No. 19W 27–1742,662
October 24:00 pmat Louisiana Tech No. 17 BSN L 21–2818,330
October 97:00 pm UTEP
  • Bulldog Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
L 21–2440,407
October 237:15 pmat No. 19 Boise State ESPN2 L 16–3330,623
October 307:00 pm SMU
  • Bulldog Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 42–037,604
November 612:00 pmat Rice BSNW 52–2118,407
November 127:30 pm Hawaii
  • Bulldog Stadium
  • Fresno, CA (rivalry)
ESPN W 70–1438,956
November 206:00 pm Nevada
  • Bulldog Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
BSNW 54–1739,256
November 272:00 pmat San Jose State BSNW 62–2828,867
December 2711:00 amvs. No. 18 Virginia *ESPNW 37–34 OT28,516
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

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Game summaries

At Washington

1234Total
Bulldogs0772135
Huskies073616

At No. 13 Kansas State

1234Total
Bulldogs14177745
No. 13 Wildcats770721

Portland State

1234Total
Vikings073717
Bulldogs7170327

At Louisiana Tech

1234Total
Fresno State Bulldogs1030821
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs0771428

UTEP

1234Total
Miners7100724
Bulldogs707721

At No. 16 Boise State

1234Total
Bulldogs037616
No. 16 Broncos7971033

SMU

1234Total
Mustangs00000
Bulldogs14217042

At Rice

1234Total
Bulldogs21724052
Owls070714

Hawaii

1234Total
Warriors007714
Bulldogs212871470

Nevada

1234Total
Wolfpack737017
Bulldogs132014754

At San Jose State

1234Total
Bulldogs142771462
Spartans777728

Vs. No. 18 Virginia (2004 MPC Computers Bowl)

1234OTTotal
No. 18 Cavaliers14737334
Bulldogs73714637

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References

  1. "Fresno State Official Athletic Site - Football". Archived from the original on November 19, 2012. Retrieved October 22, 2012.