American college football season
2004 Fresno State Bulldogs football |
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MPC Computers Bowl champion |
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MPC Computers Bowl, W 37–34 OT vs. Virginia |
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Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
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Ranking |
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Coaches | No. 22 |
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AP | No. 22 |
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Record | 9–3 (5–3 WAC) |
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Head coach | |
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Offensive coordinator | Frank Cignetti Jr. (3rd season) |
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Offensive scheme | Pro-style |
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Defensive coordinator | Dan Brown (4th season) |
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Base defense | 4–3 |
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Home stadium | Bulldog Stadium (Capacity: 41,031) |
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Seasons |
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
Roster
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 5 | 2:30 pm | at Washington* | | | FSN | W 35–16 | 65,345 |
September 11 | 9:00 am | at No. 13 Kansas State* | | | FSN | W 45–21 | 46,468 |
September 18 | 7:00 pm | Portland State* | No. 19 | | | W 27–17 | 42,662 |
October 2 | 4:00 pm | at Louisiana Tech | No. 17 | | 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 | | | 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 | | | 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 | | | BSN | W 62–28 | 28,867 |
December 27 | 11:00 am | vs. No. 18 Virginia* | | | 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
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
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AP Poll | — | RV | 19 | 17 | 17 | RV | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | 22 |
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Coaches Poll | — | RV | 20 | 17 | 17 | RV | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | 22 |
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BCS | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |
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Game summaries
At Washington
| 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
| 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
| 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 |
At No. 16 Boise State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bulldogs | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 16 |
No. 16 Broncos | 7 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 33 |
SMU
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Mustangs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bulldogs | 14 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 42 |
At Rice
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bulldogs | 21 | 7 | 24 | 0 | 52 |
Owls | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Hawaii
| 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 |
At San Jose State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bulldogs | 14 | 27 | 7 | 14 | 62 |
Spartans | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
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 |
References
- ^ "Fresno State Official Athletic Site - Football". Archived from the original on November 19, 2012. Retrieved October 22, 2012.
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