2019 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

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2019 Fresno State Bulldogs football
Fresno State wordmark.png
Conference Mountain West Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record4–8 (2–6 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb (1st as OC, 3rd overall season)
Offensive scheme Pro-Style
Defensive coordinatorBert Watts (2nd as DC, 3rd overall season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Bulldog Stadium
Seasons
←  2018
2020  →
2019 Mountain West Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Mountain Division
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  
West Division
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
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Contents

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

Mountain West media days

The Mountain West media days will be held on July 23–24 at the Cosmopolitan on the Las Vegas Strip.

Media poll

The 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]

Mountain
Predicted finishTeamVotes (1st place)
1Boise State120 (15)
2Utah State108 (6)
3Air Force73
4Wyoming66
5Colorado State52
6New Mexico22
West
Predicted finishTeamVotes (1st place)
1Fresno State122 (17)
2San Diego State106 (3)
3Nevada74
4Hawaii67 (1)
5UNLV51
6San Jose State21

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 317:30 p.m.at USC *
 ESPN L 23–3157,329
September 77:30 p.m. Minnesota *
 CBSSN L 35–38 2OT34,790
September 217:00 p.m. Sacramento State *
  • Bulldog Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
 Stadium on Facebook W 34–2031,034
September 285:00 p.m.at New Mexico State *
 FloSports/FSNAZ+ W 30–178,872
October 124:00 p.m.at Air Force
CBSSNL 24–4322,544
October 187:00 p.m. UNLV
  • Bulldog Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
CBSSNW 56–2726,256
October 264:30 p.m. Colorado State Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Bulldog Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
 ESPNU L 31–4132,890
November 29:00 p.m.at Hawaii
KAIL/SPEC HI [4] W 41–3822,058
November 94:00 p.m. Utah State
  • Bulldog Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
CBSSNL 35–3732,037
November 156:30 p.m.at San Diego State
ESPN2L 7–1726,876
November 237:30 p.m. Nevada
  • Bulldog Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
 ESPN2 L 28–3532,303
November 307:30 p.m.at San Jose State
ESPN2L 16–1712,835
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

Source: [5]

Game summaries

At USC

1234Total
Bulldogs3731023
Trojans14314031

Minnesota

1234OT2OTTotal
Golden Gophers770147338
Bulldogs0101177035

Sacramento State

1234Total
Hornets660820
Bulldogs7702034

At New Mexico State

1234Total
Bulldogs7176030
Aggies037717

At Air Force

1234Total
Bulldogs14100024
Falcons71571443

UNLV

1234Total
Rebels3143727
Bulldogs72172156

Colorado State

1234Total
Rams14371741
Bulldogs7714331

At Hawaii

1234Total
Bulldogs77171041
Rainbow Warriors02401438

Utah State

1234Total
Aggies71410637
Bulldogs7714735

At San Diego State

1234Total
Bulldogs70007
Aztecs730717

Nevada

1234Total
Wolf Pack14014735
Bulldogs7147028

At San Jose State

1234Total
Bulldogs1420016
Spartans307717

Players drafted into the NFL

RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL Club
4119 Mykal Walker ILB Atlanta Falcons
6181 Netane Muti OG Denver Broncos

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References

  1. ↑ "Fresno State Bulldogs Article". Fresnobee.com. February 4, 2019. Retrieved February 4, 2019.[ permanent dead link ]
  2. ↑ "Fresno State coach Jeff Tedford steps down after 3 seasons". Archived from the original on December 11, 2019. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Boise State, Fresno State Picked to Win 2019 Mountain West Football Divisional Titles". TheMW.com. July 23, 2019. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Fresno State, KAIL-TV to broadcast games on local television".
  5. ↑ 2019 Fresno State Bulldogs football schedule. FBSchedules.com Retrieved March 26, 2019.
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