List of Fresno State Bulldogs football seasons

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This is a list of seasons completed by the Fresno State Bulldogs football program since the team's conception in 1921. The list documents season-by-season records.

Contents

Seasons

Conference champions *Division champions †Bowl game berth ^
SeasonHead coachConferenceSeason results [1] [2] Bowl resultFinal ranking
Conference finishDivision finishWinsLossesTies AP poll Coaches Poll
Fresno State Bulldogs
1921 Arthur W. Jones IndependentN/AN/A440—N/AN/A
1922 * CCC 1stN/A712—N/AN/A
1923 *CCC1stN/A720—N/AN/A
1924 CCC2ndN/A720—N/AN/A
1925 FWC 5thN/A261—N/AN/A
1926 FWC3rdN/A531—N/AN/A
1927 FWC3rdN/A332—N/AN/A
1928 FWC5thN/A251—N/AN/A
1929 Stanley Borleske FWC6thN/A170—N/AN/A
1930 *FWC1stN/A800—N/AN/A
1931 FWC5thN/A460—N/AN/A
1932 FWC6thN/A352—N/AN/A
1933 Leo Harris FWC4thN/A540—N/AN/A
1934 *FWCT–1stN/A721—N/AN/A
1935 *FWC1stN/A630—N/AN/A
1936 James Bradshaw FWC2ndN/A531—N/AN/A
1937 *FWC1stN/A811Won Charity Bowl against Arkansas State Bears 27–26 ^N/AN/A
1938 FWC2ndN/A730—N/AN/A
1939 CCAA 2ndN/A910—N/AN/A
1940 CCAA2ndN/A921Won Pineapple Bowl against Hawaii Rainbow Warriors 20–0 ^N/AN/A
1941 *CCAA1stN/A432—N/AN/A
1942 IndependentN/A910N/A [Note 1] N/AN/A
1943No team
1944 Earl WightIndependentN/AN/A060—N/AN/A
1945 Alvin Pierson IndependentN/AN/A462Lost Raisin Bowl to Drake Bulldogs 12–13 ^N/AN/A
1946 James BradshawCCAA2ndN/A840—N/AN/A
1947 Ken Gleason CCAA3rdN/A362—N/AN/A
1948 CCAA4thN/A361—N/AN/A
1949 Alvin PiersonCCAA4thN/A380—N/AN/A
1950 Duke Jacobs CCAA4thN/A261—N/AN/A
1951 IndependentN/AN/A550—N/AN/A
1952 Clark Van Galder IndependentN/AN/A820—N/AN/A
1953 CCAA3rdN/A442—N/AN/A
1954 *CCAA1stN/A730—N/AN/A
1955 *CCAA1stN/A910—N/AN/A
1956 *CCAA1stN/A820—N/AN/A
1957 CCAA3rdN/A550—N/AN/A
1958 *CCAAT–1stN/A550—N/A— [Note 2]
1959 * Cecil Coleman CCAA1stN/A730—N/A—
1960 *CCAA1stN/A910—— [Note 3] 9
1961 *CCAA1stN/A1000Won Mercy Bowl against Bowling Green Falcons 36–6 ^35
1962 CCAA2ndN/A730—87
1963 CCAA4thN/A460———
1964 Phil Krueger CCAAT–3rdN/A460———
1965 CCAA4thN/A640———
1966 Darryl Rogers CCAA2ndN/A730———
1967 CCAA4thN/A380———
1968 *CCAA1stN/A740Lost Camellia Bowl to Humboldt State Lumberjacks 14–29 ^—18
1969 PCAA 6thN/A640—— [Note 4] — [Note 5]
1970 PCAA3rdN/A840———
1971 PCAA3rdN/A650———
1972 PCAA3rdN/A641———
1973 J. R. Boone PCAA4thN/A290———
1974 PCAA5thN/A570———
1975 PCAA5thN/A380———
1976 Jim Sweeney PCAA2ndN/A560———
1977 *PCAA1stN/A920———
1978 Bob Padilla PCAAT–5thN/A380———
1979 PCAA4thN/A470———
1980 Jim SweeneyPCAAT–4thN/A560———
1981 PCAAT–3rdN/A560———
1982 *PCAA1stN/A1110Won California Bowl against Bowling Green Falcons 29–28 ^——
1983 PCAA6thN/A650———
1984 PCAAT–4thN/A660———
1985 *PCAA1stN/A1101Won California Bowl against Bowling Green Falcons 51–7 ^——
1986 PCAA2ndN/A920———
1987 PCAAT–2ndN/A650———
1988 * BWC 1stN/A1020Won California Bowl against Western Michigan Broncos 35–30 ^——
1989 *BWC1stN/A1110Won California Bowl against Ball State Cardinals 27–6 ^——
1990 BWCT–2ndN/A821———
1991 *BWCT–1stN/A1020Lost California Bowl to Bowling Green Falcons 21–28 ^——
1992 * WAC T–1stN/A940Won Freedom Bowl against USC Trojans 24–7 ^2422
1993 *WACT–1stN/A840Lost Aloha Bowl to Colorado Buffaloes 30–41 ^——
1994 WAC7thN/A571———
1995 WACT–7thN/A570———
1996 WAC—T–5th47— [Note 6] ———
1997 Pat Hill WAC—3rd66————
1998 WAC—T–2nd56————
1999 *WACT–1stN/A85—Lost Las Vegas Bowl to Utah Utes 16–17 ^——
2000 WAC2ndN/A75—Lost Silicon Valley Football Classic to Air Force Falcons 34–37 ^——
2001 WAC2ndN/A113—Lost Silicon Valley Football Classic to Michigan State Spartans 30–21 ^——
2002 WAC3rdN/A95—Won Silicon Valley Football Classic against Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 35–44 ^——
2003 WACT–2ndN/A95—Won Silicon Valley Football Classic against UCLA Bruins 17–9 ^——
2004 WACT–3rdN/A93—Won MPC Computers Bowl against Virginia Cavaliers 37–34OT ^2222
2005 WACT–2ndN/A85—Lost Liberty Bowl to Tulsa Golden Hurricane 31–24 ^——
2006 WAC4thN/A48————
2007 WAC3rdN/A94—Won Humanitarian Bowl against Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 40–28 ^——
2008 WACT–3rdN/A76—Lost New Mexico Bowl to Colorado State Rams 35–40 ^——
2009 WAC3rdN/A85—Lost New Mexico Bowl to Wyoming Cowboys 28–35OT ^——
2010 WAC2ndN/A85—Lost Humanitarian Bowl to Northern Illinois Huskies 17–40 ^——
2011 WACT–4thN/A49————
2012 * Tim DeRuyter MWC T–1stN/A94—Lost Hawaii Bowl to SMU Mustangs 10–43 ^——
2013 * †MWC1st1st112—Lost Las Vegas Bowl to USC Trojans 20–45 ^——
2014 † MWC2nd1st68—Lost Hawaii Bowl to Rice Owls 6–30 ^——
2015 MWC—T–4th39————
2016 MWC—6th111————
2017 † Jeff Tedford MWC2nd1st104—Won Hawaii Bowl against Houston Cougars 33–27 ^——
2018 * †MWC1st1st122—Won Las Vegas Bowl against Arizona State Sun Devils 31–20 ^1818
2019 MWC—6th48————
2020 Kalen DeBoer MWC6thN/A33————
2021 MWC—2nd103—Won New Mexico Bowl against UTEP Miners 31–24 ^——
2022 * †Jeff TedfordMWC1st1st104—Won LA Bowl against Washington State Cougars 29–6 ^2424
2023 MWCT–6thN/A94—Won New Mexico Bowl against New Mexico State 37–10 ^——
2024 Tim Skipper MWC4thN/A67—Lost Famous Idaho Potato Bowl against Northern Illinois 20–28 ^——
Total63543927(only includes regular season games)
17150(only includes bowl games)
65245427(all games)

Notes

  1. ↑ Due to WWII, the CCAA was on hiatus and no conference games were played.
  2. ↑ The UPI small college football ratings started in 1958. [3]
  3. ↑ The AP small college football ratings started in 1960. [4]
  4. ↑ By moving to the PCAA, Fresno State moved from the College Division to the University Division, making the university eligible for the University Division AP Poll.
  5. ↑ By moving to the PCAA, Fresno State moved from the College Division to the University Division, making the university eligible for the University Division UPI Poll.
  6. ↑ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the years since. [5]

References

  1. ↑ "Fresno State 2017 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved February 24, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Fresno State Bulldogs Football Record By Year". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Poll 1958 0925 Small UPI First". Tucson Daily Citizen. September 25, 1958. p. 20. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Poll 1960 1006 Small AP". The Daily Reporter. October 6, 1960. p. 18. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
  5. ↑ "USATODAY.com - Overtime system still excites coaches". usatoday30.usatoday.com. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
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