Fresno State

FBS

Pacific-12 · Fresno, Fresno, California

431-337-6

All-time

0.557

Win %

National titles

Conf titles

Major bowls

Playoff apps

Weeks at #1

Heismans

Greatest games

Fresno State's top games of all time by Game Score.

#1 · 2005 · Nov 19, 2005

0.89

#16 Fresno State 42-50 #1 USC

Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California

#2 · 1991 · Dec 14, 1991

0.64

California Bowl

Fresno State 21-28 Bowling Green

Bulldog Stadium, Fresno, California

#3 · 1985 · Dec 14, 1985

0.62

California Bowl

Fresno State 51-7 #20 Bowling Green

Bulldog Stadium, Fresno, California

#4 · 2018 · Dec 1, 2018

0.58

Mountain West Championship Game

#25 Fresno State 19-16 #19 Boise State (OT)

Albertsons Stadium, Boise, Idaho

Conf Title

#5 · 1989 · Nov 4, 1989

0.53

#25 Fresno State 31-30 San Jose State

Bulldog Stadium, Fresno, California

Conf Game

#6 · 2005 · Sep 17, 2005

0.52

#23 Fresno State 34-37 Oregon

Autzen Stadium, Eugene, Oregon

#7 · 2008 · Sep 13, 2008

0.52

#21 Fresno State 10-13 #10 Wisconsin

Bulldog Stadium, Fresno, California

#8 · 2023 · Oct 7, 2023

0.51

#24 Fresno State 19-24 Wyoming

Wyoming War Memorial Stadium, Laramie, Wyoming

Conf Game

#9 · 1988 · Dec 10, 1988

0.51

California Bowl

Fresno State 35-30 Western Michigan

Bulldog Stadium, Fresno, California

#10 · 2010 · Nov 13, 2010

0.50

Fresno State 34-35 #21 Nevada

Bulldog Stadium, Fresno, California

Conf Game

#	Date	Season	Bowl	Match	Designation	Game Score
1	Nov 19, 2005	2005		#16 Fresno State 42-50 #1 USC Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California		0.89
2	Dec 14, 1991	1991	California Bowl	Fresno State 21-28 Bowling Green Bulldog Stadium, Fresno, California		0.64
3	Dec 14, 1985	1985	California Bowl	Fresno State 51-7 #20 Bowling Green Bulldog Stadium, Fresno, California		0.62
4	Dec 1, 2018	2018	Mountain West Championship Game	#25 Fresno State 19-16 #19 Boise State (OT) Albertsons Stadium, Boise, Idaho Conf Title	Conf Title	0.58
5	Nov 4, 1989	1989		#25 Fresno State 31-30 San Jose State Bulldog Stadium, Fresno, California Conf Game	Conf Game	0.53
6	Sep 17, 2005	2005		#23 Fresno State 34-37 Oregon Autzen Stadium, Eugene, Oregon		0.52
7	Sep 13, 2008	2008		#21 Fresno State 10-13 #10 Wisconsin Bulldog Stadium, Fresno, California		0.52
8	Oct 7, 2023	2023		#24 Fresno State 19-24 Wyoming Wyoming War Memorial Stadium, Laramie, Wyoming Conf Game	Conf Game	0.51
9	Dec 10, 1988	1988	California Bowl	Fresno State 35-30 Western Michigan Bulldog Stadium, Fresno, California		0.51
10	Nov 13, 2010	2010		Fresno State 34-35 #21 Nevada Bulldog Stadium, Fresno, California Conf Game	Conf Game	0.50

Season by season (major seasons)

20260-0

Fresno State · Pacific-12

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

20259-4

Fresno State · Mountain West

Conf record

5-3

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Arizona Bowl (W)

20246-7

Fresno State · Mountain West

Conf record

4-3

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

20239-4

Fresno State · Mountain West

Conf record

4-4

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

#24

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

New Mexico Bowl (W)

202210-4

Fresno State · Mountain West (West)

Conf record

7-1

AP final

#24

Coach final

#24

AP high

#24

Champ game

✓

Conf champ

★

Bowl

LA Bowl (W)

202110-3

Fresno State · Mountain West (West)

Conf record

6-2

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

#18

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

New Mexico Bowl (W)

20203-3

Fresno State · Mountain West (West)

Conf record

3-3

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

20194-8

Fresno State · Mountain West (West)

Conf record

2-6

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

201812-2

Fresno State · Mountain West (West)

Conf record

7-1

AP final

#18

Coach final

#18

AP high

#16

Champ game

✓

Conf champ

★

Bowl

Las Vegas Bowl (W)

201710-4

Fresno State · Mountain West (West)

Conf record

5-1

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

#25

Champ game

✓

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Hawaii Bowl (W)

20161-11

Fresno State · Mountain West (West)

Conf record

0-8

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

20153-9

Fresno State · Mountain West (West)

Conf record

2-6

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

20146-8

Fresno State · Mountain West (West)

Conf record

5-3

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

✓

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Hawaii Bowl (L)

201311-2

Fresno State · Mountain West (West)

Conf record

7-1

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

#15

Champ game

✓

Conf champ

★

Bowl

Las Vegas Bowl (L)

20129-4

Fresno State · Mountain West

Conf record

7-1

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

★

Bowl

Hawaii Bowl (L)

20114-9

Fresno State · Western Athletic

Conf record

3-4

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

20108-5

Fresno State · Western Athletic

Conf record

5-3

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Humanitarian Bowl (L)

20098-5

Fresno State · Western Athletic

Conf record

6-2

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

New Mexico Bowl (L)

20087-6

Fresno State · Western Athletic

Conf record

4-4

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

#21

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

New Mexico Bowl (L)

20079-4

Fresno State · Western Athletic

Conf record

6-2

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Humanitarian Bowl (W)

20064-8

Fresno State · Western Athletic

Conf record

4-4

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

20058-5

Fresno State · Western Athletic

Conf record

6-2

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

#16

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Liberty Bowl (L)

20049-3

Fresno State · Western Athletic

Conf record

5-3

AP final

#22

Coach final

#22

AP high

#17

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

MPC Computers Bowl (W)

20039-5

Fresno State · Western Athletic

Conf record

6-2

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Silicon Valley Classic (W)

20029-5

Fresno State · Western Athletic

Conf record

6-2

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Silicon Valley Classic (W)

200111-3

Fresno State · Western Athletic

Conf record

6-2

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Silicon Valley Classic (L)

20007-5

Fresno State · Western Athletic

Conf record

6-2

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Silicon Valley Classic (L)

19998-5

Fresno State · Western Athletic

Conf record

5-2

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

★

Bowl

Las Vegas Bowl (L)

19985-6

Fresno State · Western Athletic (Pacific)

Conf record

5-3

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19976-6

Fresno State · Western Athletic (Pacific)

Conf record

5-3

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19964-7

Fresno State · Western Athletic (Pacific)

Conf record

3-5

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19955-7

Fresno State · Western Athletic

Conf record

2-6

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19945-7-1

Fresno State · Western Athletic

Conf record

3-4-1

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19938-4

Fresno State · Western Athletic

Conf record

6-2

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

#25

Champ game

—

Conf champ

★

Bowl

Aloha Bowl (L)

19929-4

Fresno State · Western Athletic

Conf record

6-2

AP final

#24

Coach final

#22

AP high

#24

Champ game

—

Conf champ

★

Bowl

Freedom Bowl (W)

199110-2

Fresno State · Big West

Conf record

6-1

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

#25

Champ game

—

Conf champ

★

Bowl

California Bowl (L)

19908-2-1

Fresno State · Big West

Conf record

5-1-1

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

#24

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

198911-1

Fresno State · Big West

Conf record

7-0

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

#23

Champ game

—

Conf champ

★

Bowl

California Bowl (W)

198810-2

Fresno State · Big West

Conf record

7-0

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

★

Bowl

California Bowl (W)

19876-5

Fresno State · Pacific Coast

Conf record

4-3

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19869-2

Fresno State · Pacific Coast

Conf record

6-1

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

#19

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

198511-0-1

Fresno State · Pacific Coast

Conf record

7-0

AP final

—

Coach final

#16

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

★

Bowl

California Bowl (W)

19846-6

Fresno State · Pacific Coast

Conf record

3-4

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19836-5

Fresno State · Pacific Coast

Conf record

2-4

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

198211-1

Fresno State · Pacific Coast

Conf record

6-0

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

★

Bowl

California Bowl (W)

19815-6

Fresno State · Pacific Coast

Conf record

2-3

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19805-6

Fresno State · Pacific Coast

Conf record

1-4

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19794-7

Fresno State · Pacific Coast

Conf record

2-3

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19783-8

Fresno State · Pacific Coast

Conf record

1-4

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19779-2

Fresno State · Pacific Coast

Conf record

4-0

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

★

19765-6

Fresno State · Pacific Coast

Conf record

3-1

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19753-8

Fresno State · Pacific Coast

Conf record

1-4

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19745-7

Fresno State · Pacific Coast

Conf record

1-3

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19732-9

Fresno State · Pacific Coast

Conf record

1-3

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19726-4-1

Fresno State · Pacific Coast

Conf record

1-3

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19716-5

Fresno State · Pacific Coast

Conf record

3-2

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19708-4

Fresno State · Pacific Coast

Conf record

4-2

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19696-4

Fresno State · Pacific Coast

Conf record

1-3

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Year	School	Record	Conference	Div	Conf	Champ App	Conf Champ	AP	Coach	High	Bowl
2026	Fresno State	0-0	Pacific-12
2025	Fresno State	9-4	Mountain West		5-3						Arizona Bowl (W)
2024	Fresno State	6-7	Mountain West		4-3						Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
2023	Fresno State	9-4	Mountain West		4-4					#24	New Mexico Bowl (W)
2022	Fresno State	10-4	Mountain West	West	7-1	✓	★	#24	#24	#24	LA Bowl (W)
2021	Fresno State	10-3	Mountain West	West	6-2					#18	New Mexico Bowl (W)
2020	Fresno State	3-3	Mountain West	West	3-3
2019	Fresno State	4-8	Mountain West	West	2-6
2018	Fresno State	12-2	Mountain West	West	7-1	✓	★	#18	#18	#16	Las Vegas Bowl (W)
2017	Fresno State	10-4	Mountain West	West	5-1	✓				#25	Hawaii Bowl (W)
2016	Fresno State	1-11	Mountain West	West	0-8
2015	Fresno State	3-9	Mountain West	West	2-6
2014	Fresno State	6-8	Mountain West	West	5-3	✓					Hawaii Bowl (L)
2013	Fresno State	11-2	Mountain West	West	7-1	✓	★			#15	Las Vegas Bowl (L)
2012	Fresno State	9-4	Mountain West		7-1		★				Hawaii Bowl (L)
2011	Fresno State	4-9	Western Athletic		3-4
2010	Fresno State	8-5	Western Athletic		5-3						Humanitarian Bowl (L)
2009	Fresno State	8-5	Western Athletic		6-2						New Mexico Bowl (L)
2008	Fresno State	7-6	Western Athletic		4-4					#21	New Mexico Bowl (L)
2007	Fresno State	9-4	Western Athletic		6-2						Humanitarian Bowl (W)
2006	Fresno State	4-8	Western Athletic		4-4
2005	Fresno State	8-5	Western Athletic		6-2					#16	Liberty Bowl (L)
2004	Fresno State	9-3	Western Athletic		5-3			#22	#22	#17	MPC Computers Bowl (W)
2003	Fresno State	9-5	Western Athletic		6-2						Silicon Valley Classic (W)
2002	Fresno State	9-5	Western Athletic		6-2						Silicon Valley Classic (W)
2001	Fresno State	11-3	Western Athletic		6-2					#8	Silicon Valley Classic (L)
2000	Fresno State	7-5	Western Athletic		6-2						Silicon Valley Classic (L)
1999	Fresno State	8-5	Western Athletic		5-2		★				Las Vegas Bowl (L)
1998	Fresno State	5-6	Western Athletic	Pacific	5-3
1997	Fresno State	6-6	Western Athletic	Pacific	5-3
1996	Fresno State	4-7	Western Athletic	Pacific	3-5
1995	Fresno State	5-7	Western Athletic		2-6
1994	Fresno State	5-7-1	Western Athletic		3-4-1
1993	Fresno State	8-4	Western Athletic		6-2		★			#25	Aloha Bowl (L)
1992	Fresno State	9-4	Western Athletic		6-2		★	#24	#22	#24	Freedom Bowl (W)
1991	Fresno State	10-2	Big West		6-1		★			#25	California Bowl (L)
1990	Fresno State	8-2-1	Big West		5-1-1					#24
1989	Fresno State	11-1	Big West		7-0		★			#23	California Bowl (W)
1988	Fresno State	10-2	Big West		7-0		★				California Bowl (W)
1987	Fresno State	6-5	Pacific Coast		4-3
1986	Fresno State	9-2	Pacific Coast		6-1					#19
1985	Fresno State	11-0-1	Pacific Coast		7-0		★		#16		California Bowl (W)
1984	Fresno State	6-6	Pacific Coast		3-4
1983	Fresno State	6-5	Pacific Coast		2-4
1982	Fresno State	11-1	Pacific Coast		6-0		★				California Bowl (W)
1981	Fresno State	5-6	Pacific Coast		2-3
1980	Fresno State	5-6	Pacific Coast		1-4
1979	Fresno State	4-7	Pacific Coast		2-3
1978	Fresno State	3-8	Pacific Coast		1-4
1977	Fresno State	9-2	Pacific Coast		4-0		★
1976	Fresno State	5-6	Pacific Coast		3-1
1975	Fresno State	3-8	Pacific Coast		1-4
1974	Fresno State	5-7	Pacific Coast		1-3
1973	Fresno State	2-9	Pacific Coast		1-3
1972	Fresno State	6-4-1	Pacific Coast		1-3
1971	Fresno State	6-5	Pacific Coast		3-2
1970	Fresno State	8-4	Pacific Coast		4-2
1969	Fresno State	6-4	Pacific Coast		1-3

Award winners

2 major award winners and consensus All-Americans.

Phillip Thomas2012

Consensus All-AmericanDB

David Carr2001

Johnny Unitas Golden Arm AwardQB

Year	Player	Pos	Award
2012	Phillip Thomas	DB	Consensus All-American
2001	David Carr	QB	Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award