2020 Fresno State Bulldogs football team
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Conference | Mountain West Conference |
Record | 3–3 (3–3 MW) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Ryan Grubb (2nd season) |
Offensive scheme | Air raid |
Defensive coordinator | William Inge (1st season) |
Base defense | Multiple 4–2–5 |
Home stadium | Bulldog Stadium |
Seasons |
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No. 24 San Jose State y$ | 7 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boise State y | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nevada | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Diego State | 4 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hawaii | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fresno State | 3 | – | 3 | 3 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Air Force | 2 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wyoming | 2 | – | 4 | 2 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico | 2 | – | 5 | 2 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado State | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah State | 1 | – | 5 | 1 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNLV | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: San Jose State 34, Boise State 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2020 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented California State University, Fresno in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bulldogs were led by first–year head coach Kalen DeBoer and played their games at Bulldog Stadium as a member of the Mountain West Conference.
On August 10, 2020, the Mountain West Conference suspended all fall sports competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]
On September 24, 2020, the Mountain West Conference resumed all fall sports competitions.
Schedule
Fresno State had non-conference games scheduled against Colorado and Texas A&M. They were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3][4]
On November 19, the game vs. San Jose State scheduled for November 21 was canceled because of a positive COVID-19 test and contact tracing within the Fresno State program.[5]
On November 22, the game vs. San Diego State scheduled for November 27 was canceled due to COVID-19 protocols within the Fresno State football program.[6]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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October 24 | 4:30 p.m. | Hawaii![]() | KSEE | L 19–34 | 0 | |
October 29 | 7:00 p.m. | Colorado State |
| CBSSN | W 38–17 | 0 |
November 7 | 12:30 p.m. | at UNLV | CBSSN | W 40–27 | 2,000 | |
November 14 | 11:30 a.m. | at Utah State | FS2 | W 35–16 | 0 | |
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December 5 | 6:00 p.m. | at Nevada | FS2 | L 26–37 | 50 | |
December 12 | 7:30 p.m. | at New Mexico | FS1 | L 39–49 | 250 | |
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Game summaries
Hawaii
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Rainbow Warriors | 7 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 34 |
Bulldogs | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 |
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Statistics | HAW | FRES |
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First downs | 27 | 22 |
Plays–yards | 87–552 | 70–409 |
Rushes–yards | 53–323 | 37–120 |
Passing yards | 229 | 289 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 20–30–0 | 17–31–3 |
Time of possession | 32:56 | 27:04 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Hawaii | Passing | Chevan Cordeiro | 20/30, 239 yards |
Rushing | Chevan Cordeiro | 13 carries, 116 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Jared Smart | 7 receptions, 89 yards | |
Fresno State | Passing | Jake Haener | 17/31, 289 yards TD, 3 INT |
Rushing | Ronnie Rivers | 18 carries, 79 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Keric Wheatfall | 3 receptions, 73 yards |
Colorado State
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Rams | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
Bulldogs | 7 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
at Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, California
- Date: Thursday, October 26, 2020
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. PST
- Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 66 °F (19 °C) • Wind: WNW 5 mph
- Game attendance: 0
- TV announcers (CBSSN): Ben Holden (play-by-play), Ross Tucker (analyst)
- Pregame line: Colorado State –2.5
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Statistics | CSU | FRES |
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First downs | 21 | 24 |
Plays–yards | 73–381 | 80–432 |
Rushes–yards | 39–158 | 43–84 |
Passing yards | 223 | 348 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 17–33–0 | 25–36–0 |
Time of possession | 24:10 | 35:50 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Colorado State | Passing | Todd Centeio | 10/23, 141 yards |
Rushing | Todd Centeio | 12 carries, 89 yards | |
Receiving | Trey McBride | 8 receptions, 130 yards, TD | |
Fresno State | Passing | Jake Haener | 22/32, 311 yards, 3 TD |
Rushing | Ronnie Rivers | 23 carries, 95 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Keric Wheatfall | 5 receptions, 87 yards |
UNLV
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bulldogs | 6 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 40 |
Rebels | 7 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 27 |
at Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, Nevada
- Date: Saturday, November 7, 2020
- Game time: 12:30 p.m. PST
- Game weather: Windy • Temperature: 60 °F (16 °C) • Wind: SW 25 mph
- Game attendance: 2,000
- TV announcers (CBSSN): Ben Holden (play-by-play), Ross Tucker (analyst)
- Pregame line: Fresno State –11.5
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Statistics | FRES | UNLV |
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First downs | 22 | 19 |
Plays–yards | 73–487 | 79–402 |
Rushes–yards | 36–243 | 46–242 |
Passing yards | 244 | 160 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 20–35–0 | 15–31–2 |
Time of possession | 29:35 | 30:25 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Fresno State | Passing | Jake Haener | 15/23, 164 yards, TD |
Rushing | Ronnie Rivers | 19 carries, 133 yards, 3 TD | |
Receiving | Ronnie Rivers | 6 receptions, 99 yards, TD | |
UNLV | Passing | Max Gilliam | 15/31, 160 yards, TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Max Gilliam | 16 carries, 139 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Kyle Williams | 5 receptions, 52 yards |
Utah State
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bulldogs | 7 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 35 |
Aggies | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
at Maverik Stadium • Logan, Utah
- Date: Saturday, November 14, 2020
- Game time: 11:30 a.m. PST
- Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 37 °F (3 °C) • Wind: W 14 mph
- Game attendance: 0
- TV announcers (FS2): Kevin Fitzgerald (play-by-play), Evan Moore (analyst)
- Pregame line: Fresno State –10.5
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Statistics | FRES | USU |
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First downs | 25 | 12 |
Plays–yards | 75–541 | 60–343 |
Rushes–yards | 37–119 | 35–199 |
Passing yards | 422 | 144 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 29–38–1 | 9–24–0 |
Time of possession | 33:49 | 26:11 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Fresno State | Passing | Jake Haener | 29/38, 422 yards, 4 TD, INT |
Rushing | Ronnie Rivers | 25 carries 132 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Jalen Moreno-Cropper | 10 receptions, 202 yards, 3 TD | |
Utah State | Passing | Jason Shelley | 9/24, 144 yards |
Rushing | Jaylen Warren | 9 carries, 136 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Deven Thompkins | 3 receptions, 92 yards |
Nevada
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bulldogs | 7 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 26 |
Wolf Pack | 17 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 37 |
at Mackay Stadium • Reno, Nevada
- Date: Saturday, December 5, 2020
- Game time: 6:00 p.m. PST
- Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 44 °F (7 °C) • Wind: WNW 4 mph
- Game attendance: 50
- TV announcers (FS2): Anthony LaPanta (play-by-play), Ron Johnson (analyst)
- Pregame line: Nevada –6.5
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Statistics | FRES | NEV |
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First downs | 30 | 14 |
Plays–yards | 105–599 | 62–416 |
Rushes–yards | 40–114 | 22–62 |
Passing yards | 485 | 354 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 41–65–0 | 23–39–2 |
Time of possession | 35:01 | 24:59 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Fresno State | Passing | Jake Haener | 41/65, 485 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Ronnie Rivers | 14 carries, 69 yards | |
Receiving | Keric Wheatfall | 6 receptions, 113 yards, TD | |
Nevada | Passing | Carson Strong | 23/39 354 yards, 5 TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Toa Taua | 11 carries, 39 yards | |
Receiving | Tory Horton | 5 receptions, 148 yards, 3 TD |
New Mexico
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bulldogs | 7 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 39 |
Lobos | 7 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 49 |
at Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, Nevada
- Date: Saturday, December 12, 2020
- Game time: 7:30 p.m. PST
- Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 50 °F (10 °C) • Wind: N 7 mph
- Game attendance: 250
- TV announcers (FS1): Guy Haberman (play-by-play), Charles Arbuckle (analyst)
- Pregame line: Fresno State –14.5
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Statistics | FRES | UNM |
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First downs | 23 | 24 |
Plays–yards | 67–408 | 66–495 |
Rushes–yards | 23–58 | 48–299 |
Passing yards | 350 | 196 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 26–43–1 | 14–18–0 |
Time of possession | 28:27 | 31:33 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Fresno State | Passing | Jake Haener | 26/43, 350 yards, 3 TD, INT |
Rushing | Jordan Mims | 3 carries, 84 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Jalen Moreno-Cropper | 12 receptions, 134 yards, TD | |
New Mexico | Passing | Isaiah Chavez | 14/18, 196 yards, TD |
Rushing | Bobby Cole | 18 carries, 138 yards, 3 TD | |
Receiving | Marcus Williams | 3 receptions, 55 yards |
References
- ^ "WE'RE BACK". twitter.com/MountainWest. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
- ^ "Mountain West Postpones 2020 Fall Sports". TheMW.com. August 10, 2020. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
- ^ Bromberg, Nick. "Pac-12 follows Big Ten's lead and won't play non-conference games in 2020". Yahoo News. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- ^ Talty, John (July 30, 2020). "SEC moves to conference-only 2020 schedule, pushes back start of season". AL.com. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
- ^ a b Kuwada, Robert (November 20, 2020). "Fresno State game against San Jose State canceled due to contact tracing among Bulldogs". The Fresno Bee. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
- ^ "San Diego State at Fresno State Football Game Canceled". themw.com. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
- ^ "2020 Fresno State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved March 1, 2020.