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
Record9–3 (5–3 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Frank Cignetti Jr. (3rd season)
Offensive scheme Pro-style
Defensive coordinatorDan Brown (4th season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Bulldog Stadium
(Capacity: 41,031)
Seasons
  2003
2005  
2004 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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 coach8th as HC;
14th overall
UC Riverside (1973)
Frank Cignetti Jr. Offensive coordinator3rd Indiana (PA) (1988)
Dan BrownDefensive coordinator8th Boise State (1982)
Tom Mason Linebackers4th Eastern Washington (1982)
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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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Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP Poll RV191717RVRVRVRVRV22
Coaches Poll RV201717RVRVRVRVRV22
BCS Not releasedNot released

Game summaries

At Washington

1234Total
Bulldogs0772135
Huskies073616
StatisticsFRESWASH
First downs1120
Total yards262360
Rushing yards137170
Passing yards142201
Turnovers25
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Fresno StatePassingPaul Pinegar13/21, 125 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Dwayne Wright 24 rushes, 109 yards, TD
Receiving Paul Williams 1 reception, 43 yards
WashingtonPassing Casey Paus 18/39, 183 yards, 3 INT
Rushing Kenny James 17 rushes, 95 yards, TD
Receiving Charles Frederick 9 receptions, 114 yards

At No. 13 Kansas State

1234Total
Bulldogs14177745
No. 13 Wildcats770721
StatisticsFRESKSU
First downs1811
Total yards400180
Rushing yards15659
Passing yards245133
Turnovers32
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Fresno StatePassingPaul Pinegar17/30, 244 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
RushingDwayne Wright27 rushes, 76 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingDwayne Wright3 receptions, 65 yards
Kansas StatePassing Dylan Meier 4/10, 91 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Darren Sproles 11 rushes, 37 yards
Receiving Davin Dennis 1 reception, 47 yards, TD

Portland State

1234Total
Vikings073717
No. 19 Bulldogs7170327
StatisticsPRSTFRES
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Portland StatePassing
Rushing
Receiving
Fresno StatePassing
Rushing
Receiving

At Louisiana Tech

1234Total
No. 17 FRES Bulldogs1030821
LT Bulldogs0771428
StatisticsFRESLT
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Fresno StatePassing
Rushing
Receiving
Louisiana TechPassing
Rushing
Receiving

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
StatisticsHAWFRES
First downs1829
Total yards273679
Rushing yards106503
Passing yards172176
Turnovers43
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
HawaiiPassing Timmy Chang 26/43, 167 yards, TD, INT
RushingMichael Brewster14 rushes, 101 yards, TD
Receiving Jason Rivers 8 receptions, 54 yards, TD
Fresno StatePassingPaul Pinegar8/11, 176 yards, TD, INT
RushingBryson Sumlin18 rushes, 220 yards, 3 TD
ReceivingMatt Rivera2 receptions, 60 yards

Nevada

1234Total
Wolf Pack737017
Bulldogs132014754

At San Jose State

1234Total
Bulldogs142771462
Spartans777728

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

1234OTTotal
No. 18 Cavaliers14737334
Bulldogs73714637

References

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