2004 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

2004 Fresno State Bulldogs football
MPC Computers Bowl champion
MPC Computers Bowl, W 37–34 OT vs. Virginia
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 22
AP	No. 22
Record	9–3 (5–3 WAC)
Head coach	Pat Hill (8th season)
Offensive coordinator	Frank Cignetti Jr. (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Dan Brown (4th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Bulldog Stadium (Capacity: 41,031)
Seasons ←  2003 2005  →

2004 Western Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	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.

Personnel

Coaching Staff

Name	Position	Seasons at Fresno State	Alma Mater
Pat Hill	Head coach	8th as HC; 14th overall	UC Riverside (1973)
Frank Cignetti Jr.	Offensive coordinator	3rd	Indiana (PA) (1988)
Dan Brown	Defensive coordinator	8th	Boise State (1982)
Tom Mason	Linebackers	4th	Eastern Washington (1982)
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Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	2:30 pm	at Washington *		Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	FSN	W 35–16	65,345
September 11	9:00 am	at No. 13 Kansas State *		KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS	FSN	W 45–21	46,468
September 18	7:00 pm	Portland State *	No. 19	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA		W 27–17	42,662
October 2	4:00 pm	at Louisiana Tech	No. 17	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	BSN	L 21–28	18,330
October 9	7:00 pm	UTEP		Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA		L 21–24	40,407
October 23	7:15 pm	at No. 19 Boise State		Bronco Stadium Boise, ID (Battle for the Milk Can)	ESPN2	L 16–33	30,623
October 30	7:00 pm	SMU		Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA		W 42–0	37,604
November 6	12:00 pm	at Rice		Rice Stadium Houston, TX	BSN	W 52–21	18,407
November 12	7:30 pm	Hawaii		Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA (rivalry)	ESPN	W 70–14	38,956
November 20	6:00 pm	Nevada		Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	BSN	W 54–17	39,256
November 27	2:00 pm	at San Jose State		Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA (rivalry)	BSN	W 62–28	28,867
December 27	11:00 am	vs. No. 18 Virginia *		Bronco Stadium Boise, ID (MPC Computers Bowl)	ESPN	W 37–34 OT	28,516
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

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Rankings

Further information: 2004 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP Poll	—	RV	19	17	17	RV	—	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	22
Coaches Poll	—	RV	20	17	17	RV	—	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	22
BCS	Not released							—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released

Game summaries

At Washington

See also: 2004 Washington Huskies football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	7	7	21	35
Huskies	0	7	3	6	16

Statistics	FRES	WASH
First downs	11	20
Total yards	262	360
Rushing yards	137	170
Passing yards	142	201
Turnovers	2	5

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Fresno State	Passing	Paul Pinegar	13/21, 125 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Dwayne Wright	24 rushes, 109 yards, TD
	Receiving	Paul Williams	1 reception, 43 yards
Washington	Passing	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

See also: 2004 Kansas State Wildcats football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	14	17	7	7	45
No. 13 Wildcats	7	7	0	7	21

Statistics	FRES	KSU
First downs	18	11
Total yards	400	180
Rushing yards	156	59
Passing yards	245	133
Turnovers	3	2

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Fresno State	Passing	Paul Pinegar	17/30, 244 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
	Rushing	Dwayne Wright	27 rushes, 76 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Dwayne Wright	3 receptions, 65 yards
Kansas State	Passing	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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	0	7	3	7	17
No. 19 Bulldogs	7	17	0	3	27

Statistics	PRST	FRES
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Portland State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Fresno State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

At Louisiana Tech

See also: 2004 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 17 FRES Bulldogs	10	3	0	8	21
LT Bulldogs	0	7	7	14	28

Statistics	FRES	LT
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Fresno State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Louisiana Tech	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

UTEP

	1	2	3	4	Total
Miners	7	10	0	7	24
Bulldogs	7	0	7	7	21

See also: 2004 UTEP Miners football team

At No. 16 Boise State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	3	7	6	16
No. 16 Broncos	7	9	7	10	33

See also: 2004 Boise State Broncos football team and Milk Can (college football)

SMU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	0	0	0	0	0
Bulldogs	14	21	7	0	42

See also: 2004 SMU Mustangs football team

At Rice

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	21	7	24	0	52
Owls	0	7	0	7	14

See also: 2004 Rice Owls football team

Hawaii

See also: 2004 Hawaii Warriors football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Warriors	0	0	7	7	14
Bulldogs	21	28	7	14	70

Statistics	HAW	FRES
First downs	18	29
Total yards	273	679
Rushing yards	106	503
Passing yards	172	176
Turnovers	4	3

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Hawaii	Passing	Timmy Chang	26/43, 167 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Michael Brewster	14 rushes, 101 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jason Rivers	8 receptions, 54 yards, TD
Fresno State	Passing	Paul Pinegar	8/11, 176 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Bryson Sumlin	18 rushes, 220 yards, 3 TD
	Receiving	Matt Rivera	2 receptions, 60 yards

Nevada

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolf Pack	7	3	7	0	17
Bulldogs	13	20	14	7	54

See also: 2004 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

At San Jose State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	14	27	7	14	62
Spartans	7	7	7	7	28

See also: 2004 San Jose State Spartans football team and Fresno State–San Jose State football rivalry

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

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
No. 18 Cavaliers	14	7	3	7	3	34
Bulldogs	7	3	7	14	6	37

See also: 2004 Virginia Cavaliers football team and 2004 MPC Computers Bowl

References

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