2025 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

2025 Fresno State Bulldogs football
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	2–1 (0–0 MW)
Head coach	Matt Entz (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Josh Davis (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Pistol
Defensive coordinator	Nick Benedetto (1st season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Home stadium	Valley Children's Stadium
Seasons ←  2024 2026 →

2025 Mountain West Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
UNLV		0	–	0					3	–	0
Wyoming		0	–	0					2	–	0
Air Force		0	–	0					1	–	0
Fresno State		0	–	0					2	–	1
Hawaii		0	–	0					2	–	1
Boise State		0	–	0					1	–	1
Colorado State		0	–	0					1	–	1
Nevada		0	–	0					1	–	1
New Mexico		0	–	0					1	–	1
San Diego State		0	–	0					1	–	1
Utah State		0	–	0					1	–	1
San Jose State		0	–	0					0	–	2
Championship: December 5, 2025
As of September 7, 2025 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2025 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represents California State University, Fresno as a member of the Mountain West Conference during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bulldogs are led by head coach Matt Entz in his first season with the program. The Bulldogs play their home games at Valley Children's Stadium on the university's Fresno, California campus. The 2025 season will be the final season in the Mountain West Conference as Fresno State will move to the Pac-12 Conference in 2026.

Offseason

Transfers

Outgoing

Player	Position	Destination
Tim Grear	WR	Akron
Jalen Moss	WR	Arizona State
Raylen Sharpe	WR	Arkansas
Phoenix Jackson	LB	Baylor
Malik Sherrod	RB	Boise State
Antoine Sullivan	WR	Cal Poly
Gavriel Lightfoot	DL	Colorado
Jack Jacobs	QB	East Texas A&M
Michael Eneh	IOL	Houston Christian
Joshua Wood	QB	Idaho
Chedon James	WR	Incarnate Word
Lyndon Ravare	WR	Kennesaw State
Jordan Pierro	CB	Louisiana Tech
Mikey Keene	QB	Michigan
Karim McCune II	WR	Northwood
Nathan Acevedo	WR	San Diego State
Julian Neal	DB	Stanford
Justin Houston	ATH	Utah Tech
Jacob Holmes	DL	Virginia
Charles Greer	RB	Unknown
Charlotin Charles	CB	Unknown
Ezra Christensen	DL	Unknown
Elijah Gilliam	RB	Withdrawn
Al'zillion Hamilton	DB	Withdrawn
Josiah Freeman	WR	Withdrawn
Kamron Beachem	TE	Withdrawn

Incoming

Player	Position	Previous school
Rayshon Luke	RB	Arizona
K'Vion Thunderbird	LB	Arizona State
Finn Claypool	DE	Drake
Steven Scott III	OT	Illinois
Kyson Van Vugt	OL	Iowa
Jahlil McClain	WR	Louisville
Ezekiel Avit	WR	Maryland
Martin Owusu	DL	Minnesota
Michael Jordan Jr.	DL	Northern Colorado
Ethan Tierney	S	Northern Illinois
Andre Cobb	DB	Northern Illinois
Bryson Harrington	DL	Pittsburgh
Luke Jones	WR	Purdue
E. J. Warner	QB	Rice
Carson Conklin	QB	Sacramento State
Marquise Thorpe-Taylor	IOL	UCLA
Gino Quinones	OL	USC
Sammie Hunter	CB	Utah
Simeon Harris	S	Utah State
Jadon Pearson	LB	Utah State
Josiah Ayon	WR	Western Colorado

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Coaching staff additions

Name	New Position	Previous Team	Previous Position	Source
Matt Entz	Head coach	USC	Assistant head coach (defense)/Linebackers	[5]
Josh Davis	Offensive coordinator	South Dakota	Offensive coordinator	[6]
Nick Benedetto	Defensive coordinator	Northern Illinois	Defensive coordinator/Safeties	[7]
Zach Crabtree	Offensive line	USC	Assistant offensive line	[8]
Adam Breske	Linebackers	Northern Illinois	Linebackers/Special teams	[9]
Brian Ferentz	Tight ends	Maryland	Senior offensive assistant	[10]
Jordan Gigli	Defensive line	Northern Illinois	Defensive line	[10]
Marcus Hall-Oliver	Edge	Stony Brook	Safeties	[10]

Preseason

Mountain West media poll

The Mountain West's preseason prediction poll was released on July 16, 2025. Fresno State was predicted to finish fifth. ^[11]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 23	3:30 p.m.	at Kansas *	David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	FOX	L 7–31	41,525
August 30	6:30 p.m.	Georgia Southern *	Valley Children's Stadium Fresno, CA	FS1	W 42–14	36,801
September 6	12:30 p.m.	at Oregon State *	Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR	The CW	W 36–27	28,068
September 13	7:00 p.m.	Southern *	Valley Children's Stadium Fresno, CA	KGPE
September 20	8:59 p.m.	at Hawaii	Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex Honolulu, HI (rivalry)	Spectrum Sports
October 4	7:30 p.m.	Nevada	Valley Children's Stadium Fresno, CA	CBSSN
October 10	6:00 p.m.	at Colorado State	Canvas Stadium Fort Collins, CO	CBSSN
October 25		San Diego State	Valley Children's Stadium Fresno, CA (rivalry)	FOX/FS1/FS2
November 1		at Boise State	Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID (rivalry)	FOX/FS1/FS2
November 15		Wyoming	Valley Children's Stadium Fresno, CA	FOX/FS1/FS2
November 22	7:30 p.m.	Utah State	Valley Children's Stadium Fresno, CA	CBSSN
November 29		at San Jose State	CEFCU Stadium San Jose, CA (Battle for the Valley)	FOX/FS1/FS2
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Pacific time

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Game summaries

at Kansas

See also: 2025 Kansas Jayhawks football team

Fresno State Bulldogs (0–0) vs Kansas Jayhawks (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	7	0	0	0	7
Jayhawks	14	10	7	0	31

at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS

• Date: August 23, 2025
• Game time: 5:30 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 82.9 °F (28.3 °C) • Wind: N 10 mph
• Game attendance: 41,525
• Referee: Nolan Dumas
• TV announcers (FOX): Tim Brando (play-by-play), Devin Gardner (analyst) and Josh Sims (sideline)

Game information

First quarter (11:06) KU – Cam Pickett 21-yard pass from Jalon Daniels, Laith Marjan kick (Drive: 9 plays, 86 yards, 3:49; Kansas 7–0) (7:25) FRES – Elijah Gilliam 3-yard run, Dylan Lynch kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:46; Tied 7–7) (2:16) KU – Leshon Williams 19-yard run, Laith Marjan kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:10; Kansas 14–7) Second quarter (11:06) KU – Cam Pickett 13-yard pass from Jalon Daniels, Laith Marjan kick (Drive: 5 plays, 59 yards, 1:53; Kansas 21–7) (1:00) KU – Laith Marjan 47-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 38 yards, 3:40; Kansas 24–7) Third quarter (7:51) KU – Keaton Kubecka 12-yard pass from Jalon Daniels, Laith Marjan kick (Drive: 5 plays, 49 yards, 2:11; Kansas 31–7) Fourth quarter No scoring plays

Statistics	FRES	KU
First downs	13	22
Total yards	216	383
Rushing yards	37	207
Passing yards	179	176
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	18–29–2	18–20–0
Time of possession	26:52	33:08

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Fresno State	Passing	E. J. Warner	18/29, 179 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Bryson Donelson	11 carries, 34 yards
	Receiving	Josiah Freeman	3 receptions, 43 yards
Kansas	Passing	Jalon Daniels	18/20, 176 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Daniel Hishaw Jr.	13 carries, 69 yards
	Receiving	Cam Pickett	6 receptions, 77 yards, 2 TD

Georgia Southern

See also: 2025 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

Georgia Southern Eagles (0–0) at Fresno State Bulldogs (0–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	7	7	0	0	14
Bulldogs	10	3	15	14	42

at Valley Children's Stadium • Fresno, CA

• Date: August 30, 2025
• Game time: 6:30 p.m. PDT
• Game weather: Sunny
• Game attendance: 36,801
• Referee: Christian Watson
• TV announcers (FS1): Dan Hellie (play-by-play) and Petros Papadakis (analyst)

Game information

First quarter (7:35) FRES – Dylan Lynch 36-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 57 yards, 7:25; Fresno State 3–0) (4:52) FRES – Rayshon Luke 17-yard run, Dylan Lynch kick (Drive: 3 plays, 20 yards, 0:49; Fresno State 10–0) (1:17) GASO – Camden Brown 18-yard pass from JC French IV, Tripp Bryant kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:35; Fresno State 10–7) Second quarter (11:33) GASO – River Helms 4-yard pass from JC French IV, Tripp Bryant kick (Drive: 9 plays, 57 yards, 3:50; Georgia Southern 14–10) (0:00) FRES – Dylan Lynch 26-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 45 yards, 4:02; Georgia Southern 14–13) Third quarter (8:36) FRES – Bryson Donelson 6-yard run, Josiah Freeman two-point run (Drive: 8 plays, 55 yards, 4:24; Fresno State 21–14) (1:50) FRES – Rayshon Luke 12-yard run, Dylan Lynch kick (Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 4:47; Fresno State 28–14) Fourth quarter (10:02) FRES – Brandon Ramirez 3-yard run, Dylan Lynch kick (Drive: 8 plays, 90 yards, 4:46; Fresno State 35–14) (6:21) FRES – Rayshon Luke 29-yard run, Dylan Lynch kick (Drive: 5 plays, 71 yards, 3:93; Fresno State 42–14)

Statistics	GASO	FRES
First downs	13	29
Total yards	242	527
Rushing yards	84	351
Passing yards	158	176
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	17–28–1	20–27–2
Time of possession	21:59	38:01

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Georgia Southern	Passing	JC French IV	17/28, 158 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	OJ Arnold	9 carries, 41 yards
	Receiving	Camden Brown	4 receptions 55 yards, TD
Fresno State	Passing	E. J. Warner	20/27, 176 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Bryson Donelson	23 carries, 167 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jayon Farrar	3 receptions, 33 yards

at Oregon State

See also: 2025 Oregon State Beavers football team

Fresno State Bulldogs (1–1) at Oregon State Beavers (0–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	7	13	0	16	36
Beavers	6	9	6	6	27

at Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR

• Date: September 6, 2025
• Game time: 12:30 p.m. PDT
• Game attendance: 28,068
• Referee: John Love
• TV: The CW

Game information

First quarter (12:24) FRES – E.J. Warner 30-yard run, Dylan Lynch kick (Drive: 6 plays, 68 yards, 2:29; Fresno State 7–0) (7:24) ORST – Eddie Freauff 5-yard pass from Maalik Murphy, Two–point conversion failed (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:00; Fresno State 7–6) Second quarter (11:27) ORST – Malachi Durant 10-yard pass from Maalik Murphy, Two–point conversion failed (Drive: 7 plays, 79 yards, 3:19; Oregon State 12–7) (8:43) FRES – Rayshon Luke 44-yard run, Dylan Lynch kick (Drive: 5 plays, 72 yards, 2:38; Fresno State 14–12) (3:23) ORST – Caleb Ojeda 27-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 60 yards, 5:12; Oregon State 15–14) (0:45) FRES – Jaden Carrillo 42-yard punt return, Two–point conversion failed (Fresno State 20–15) Third quarter (3:44) ORST – Jake Reichie 4-yard pass from Maalik Murphy, Two–point conversion failed (Drive: 18 plays, 68 yards, 11:16; Oregon State 21–20) Fourth quarter (13:57) FRES – Dylan Lynch 34-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 50 yards, 4:47; Fresno State 23–21) (9:06) FRES – Dylan Lynch 28-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 11 yards, 2:12; Fresno State 26–21) (1:19) ORST – David Wells Jr. 34-yard pass from Maalik Murphy, Two–point conversion failed (Drive: 6 plays, 68 yards, 0:49; Oregon State 27–26) (0:29) FRES – Dylan Lynch 28-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 44 yards, 0:44; Fresno State 29–27) (0:04) FRES – Jaden Carrillo 45-yard punt return, Dylan Lynch kick (Fresno State 36–27)

Statistics	FRES	ORST
First downs	15	30
Total yards	318	528
Rushing yards	197	140
Passing yards	121	388
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	13–18–1	32–49–2
Time of possession	22:34	37:35

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Fresno State	Passing	E.J. Warner	13/18, 121 yards, INT
	Rushing	Rayshon Luke	12 carries, 86 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Josiah Freeman	5 receptions, 82 yards
Oregon State	Passing	Maalik Murphy	31/48, 371 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Anthony Hankerson	25 carries, 136 yards
	Receiving	Taz Reddicks	11 receptions, 158 yards

Southern (FCS)

See also: 2025 Southern Jaguars football team

Southern Jaguars (FCS) (0–0) vs Fresno State Bulldogs (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars (FCS)	0	0	0	0	0
Bulldogs	0	0	0	0	0

at Valley Children's Stadium • Fresno, CA

• Date: September 13, 2025
• Game time: 7:00 p.m.
• TV: KGPE

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	SOU	FRES
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

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

at Hawaii (rivalry)

See also: 2025 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team and Fresno State–Hawaii football rivalry

Fresno State Bulldogs (0–0) vs Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	0	0	0	0
Rainbow Warriors	0	0	0	0	0

at Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI

• Date: September 20, 2025

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	FRES	HAW
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

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

Nevada

See also: 2025 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

Nevada Wolf Pack (0–0) vs Fresno State Bulldogs (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolf Pack	0	0	0	0	0
Bulldogs	0	0	0	0	0

at Valley Children's Stadium • Fresno, CA

• Date: October 4, 2025
• Game time: 7:30 p.m. PDT

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	NEV	FRES
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

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

at Colorado State

See also: 2025 Colorado State Rams football team

Fresno State Bulldogs (0–0) vs Colorado State Rams (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	0	0	0	0
Rams	0	0	0	0	0

at Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO

• Date: October 10, 2025
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. MDT

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	FRES	CSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

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

San Diego State (rivalry)

See also: 2025 San Diego State Aztecs football team and Fresno State–San Diego State football rivalry

San Diego State Aztecs (0–0) vs Fresno State Bulldogs (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Aztecs	0	0	0	0	0
Bulldogs	0	0	0	0	0

at Valley Children's Stadium • Fresno, CA

• Date: October 25, 2025

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	SDSU	FRES
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
San Diego State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Fresno State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Boise State (rivalry)

See also: 2025 Boise State Broncos football team and Boise State–Fresno State football rivalry

Fresno State Bulldogs (0–0) vs Boise State Broncos (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	0	0	0	0
Broncos	0	0	0	0	0

at Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID

• Date: November 1, 2025

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	FRES	BSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

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

Wyoming

See also: 2025 Wyoming Cowboys football team

Wyoming Cowboys (0–0) vs Fresno State Bulldogs (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	0	0	0	0	0
Bulldogs	0	0	0	0	0

at Valley Children's Stadium • Fresno, CA

• Date: November 15, 2025

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	WYO	FRES
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

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

Utah State

See also: 2025 Utah State Aggies football team

Utah State Aggies (0–0) vs Fresno State Bulldogs (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	0	0	0	0	0
Bulldogs	0	0	0	0	0

at Valley Children's Stadium • Fresno, CA

• Date: November 22, 2025
• Game time: 7:30 p.m. PST

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	USU	FRES
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

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

at San Jose State (Battle for the Valley)

See also: 2025 San Jose State Spartans football team and Battle for the Valley

Fresno State Bulldogs (0–0) vs San Jose State Spartans (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	0	0	0	0
Spartans	0	0	0	0	0

at CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA

• Date: November 29, 2025

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	FRES	SJSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Fresno State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
San Jose State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

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7. Stoeckle, Savannah (December 28, 2024). "Benedetto named defensive coordinator for Bulldogs". gobulldogs. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
8. Stoeckle, Savannah (December 20, 2024). "Crabtree hired as offensive line coach". gobulldogs. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
9. Stoeckle, Savannah (January 3, 2025). "Breske named linebackers coach". gobulldogs. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
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