2013 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

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2013 Fresno State Bulldogs football
Fresno State wordmark.png
Mountain West champion
MW West Division champion
Las Vegas Bowl, L 20–45 vs. USC
Conference Mountain West Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record11–2 (7–1 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Dave Schramm (2nd season)
Offensive scheme Spread
Defensive coordinatorNick Toth (2nd season)
Base defense 3–4
Home stadium Bulldog Stadium
Seasons
  2012
2014  
2013 Mountain West Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
Mountain Division
Utah State x  7 1   9 5  
Boise State  6 2   8 5  
Colorado State  5 3   8 6  
Wyoming  3 5   5 7  
New Mexico  1 7   3 9  
Air Force  0 8   2 10  
West Division
Fresno State x$  7 1   11 2  
San Diego State  6 2   8 5  
UNLV  5 3   7 6  
San Jose State  5 3   6 6  
Nevada  3 5   4 8  
Hawaii  0 8   1 11  
Championship: Fresno State 24, Utah State 17
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2013 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented California State University, Fresno in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bulldogs were by second-year head coach Tim DeRuyter and played their home games at Bulldog Stadium. They were members of the Mountain West Conference in the West Division. They finished the season 11–2, 7–1 in Mountain West play to win the West Division. They defeated Utah State in the inaugural Mountain West Championship Game to be crowned Mountain West champions. They were invited to the Las Vegas Bowl where they were defeated by USC.

Contents

Personnel

Coaching staff

NamePositionSeasons at
Fresno State
Alma Mater
Tim DeRuyter Head coach2nd Air Force (1985)
Dave Schramm Offensive coordinator/Quarterbacks2nd Adams State (1984)
Nick TothDefensive coordinator/Inside linebackers2nd Ohio (1999)
Ron AntoineWide receivers2nd Colorado State (1997)
David BrownSecondary1st Cal Poly (1996)
Phil EarleyRecruiting Coordinator/Tight ends/Inside Receivers2nd Pacific Lutheran University (1980)
Pete GermanoDefensive Line/Special Teams Coordinator2nd Ohio Wesleyan (1982)
Cameron NorcrossOffensive Line2nd Nevada (2000)
Jordan Peterson Secondary2nd Texas A&M (2009)
Joe WadeRunningbacks2nd Linfield College (1991)
Joey BoeseStrength & Conditioning2nd Wisconsin (2002)
Chris CalvinGraduate Assistant3rd
Michael HodgesGraduate Assistant (Defense)2nd Texas A&M (2010)
Clayton JohnsonGraduate Assistant (Offense)2nd Nevada (2009)
Darrick YrayFootball Operations Assistant Fresno State (2011)
David StenklyftGraduate Assistant/Football Operations Assistant
Source: [1]

Roster

Depth chart

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 297:30 pm Rutgers * ESPNU W 52–51 OT33,098
September 77:00 pmNo. 12 (FCS) Cal Poly *
  • Bulldog Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
ESPN3 W 41–2533,260
September 1411:00 amat Colorado * P12N Cancelled A
September 206:00 pm Boise State
ESPNW 41–4041,031
September 289:00 pmat Hawaii No. 25 KSEE W 42–3728,755
October 52:00 pmat Idaho *No. 23KSEEW 61–1414,747
October 197:00 pm UNLV Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 17
  • Bulldog Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 38–1437,604
October 267:30 pmat San Diego State No. 15 ESPN2 W 35–28 OT32,707
November 27:30 pm Nevada No. 16
  • Bulldog Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
ESPNUW 41–2341,031
November 97:15 pmat Wyoming No. 17ESPN2W 48–1015,700
November 234:00 pm New Mexico No. 15
  • Bulldog Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
ESPNews W 69–2841,031
November 2912:30 pmat San Jose State No. 16 CBSSN L 52–6223,574
December 78:00 pm Utah State No. 24
CBS W 24–1731,362
December 2112:30 pmvs. USC *No. 21 ABC L 20–4542,178
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

[2]

Game summaries

Rutgers

1234OTTotal
Scarlet Knights10101114651
Bulldogs714717752

Cal Poly

1234Total
No. 12 (FCS) Mustangs00101525
Bulldogs10247041

At Colorado

1234Total
Bulldogs0
Buffaloes0

This game was canceled due to effects from the Boulder Creek flash floods.

Boise State

1234Total
Broncos10971440
No. 25 Bulldogs101410741

At Hawaii

1234Total
No. 23 Bulldogs14721042
Warriors03142037

At Idaho

1234Total
No. 21 Bulldogs28197761
Vandals0001414

UNLV

1234Total
Rebels0140014
No. 19 Bulldogs141410038

At San Diego State

1234OTTotal
No. 15 Bulldogs70714735
Aztecs07714028

Nevada

1234Total
Wolf Pack709723
No. 18 Bulldogs141001741

At Wyoming

1234Total
No. 17 Bulldogs014142048
Cowboys1000010

New Mexico

1234Total
Lobos0021728
No. 16 Bulldogs142128669

At San Jose State

1234Total
No. 13 Bulldogs27143852
Spartans2121101062

Utah State

1234Total
Aggies0701017
No. 22 Bulldogs3147024

USC–Las Vegas Bowl

1234Total
Trojans14213745
No. 20 Bulldogs607720

USC technically vacated the win in 2005. This is the second time the two teams have met in a bowl game with the other coming in the 1992 Freedom Bowl. Tracy Jones of the American Athletic Conference is the referee.

1st quarter scoring: USC - Marqise Lee 10-yard pass from Cody Kessler (Andre Heidari kick); FS - Isaiah Burse 8-yard pass from Derek Carr (Colin McGuire kick blocked); USC - Nelson Agholor 40-yard pass from Kessler (Heidari kick)

2nd quarter scoring: USC - Agholor 17-yard pass from Kessler (Heidari kick); USC - Javorius Allen 24-yard run (Heidari kick); USC - Lee 40-yard pass from Kessler (Heidari kick)

3rd quarter scoring: FS - Davante Adams 23-yard pass from Carr (McGuire kick); USC - Heidari 39-yard field goal

4th quarter scoring: FS - Derron Smith 41-yard interception return (McGuire kick); USC - Allen 1-yard run (Heidari kick)

Statistics

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP RVRVRVRV252321171516171615162421RV
Coaches RVRVRV25232122191818171416132220RV
Harris Not released181818171314132220Not released
BCS Not released1716161415162320Not released

References

  1. "2013 Football Roster".
  2. "2013 Schedule". Fresno State Athletics. Archived from the original on November 14, 2013. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
  3. CBS Sports. Retrieved 2014-Sep-22.