2018 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

2018 Fresno State Bulldogs football
Conference Mountain West Conference
Division West Division
2018 record 5–1 (2–0 MW)
Head coach Jeff Tedford (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator Kalen DeBoer (2nd season)
Offensive scheme Pro-style
Defensive coordinator Bert Watts (1st as DC 2nd season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Bulldog Stadium
(Capacity: 41,031)
2018 Mountain West football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Mountain Division
Utah State  2 0     5 1  
Boise State  2 1     4 2  
Colorado State  2 1     3 4  
New Mexico  1 1     3 3  
Air Force  0 3     2 4  
Wyoming  0 3     2 5  
West Division
Hawaii  3 0     6 2  
Fresno State  2 0     5 1  
San Diego State  2 0     5 1  
Nevada  1 2     3 4  
UNLV  0 2     2 4  
San Jose State  0 3     0 6  
Championship: December 1, 2018
As of October 15, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2018 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represents California State University, Fresno in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bulldogs are led by second-year head coach Jeff Tedford and play their home games at Bulldog Stadium. CSU Fresno is a member of the Mountain West Conference in the West Division.

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2017 season 10–4, 7–1 in Mountain West play to win the West Division. They lost to Mountain Division champion Boise State in the Mountain West Championship Game. They were invited to the Hawaii Bowl where they defeated Houston. They became only the second team in college football history to win ten games the year after they lost ten or more games (1–11 in 2016).

Recruiting

Position key

Back B Center C Cornerback CB Defensive back DB
Defensive end DE Defensive lineman DL Defensive tackle DT End E
Fullback FB Guard G Halfback HB Kicker K
Kickoff returner KR Offensive tackle OT Offensive lineman OL Linebacker LB
Long snapper LS Punter P Punt returner PR Quarterback QB
Running back RB Safety S Tight end TE Wide receiver WR

Recruits

The Bulldogs signed a total of 17 recruits.[1]

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award Player Position Year
Chuck Bednarik Award[2] Jeffrey Allison LB JR
Maxwell Award[3] Marcus McMaryion QB SR
Fred Biletnikoff Award[4] KeeSean Johnson WR SR
John Mackey Award[5] Jared Rice TE JR
Butkus Award[6] Jeffrey Allison LB JR
Wuerffel Trophy[7] Marcus McMaryion QB SR
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award[8] Marcus McMaryion QB SR

Mountain West media days

During the Mountain West media days held July 24–25 at the Cosmopolitan on the Las Vegas Strip, the Bulldogs were predicted as favorites to win the West Division title.[9]

Media poll

West Division
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Fresno State126 (16)
2San Diego State116 (6)
3UNLV78
4Nevada72
5Hawaii45
6San Jose State25

Preseason All-Mountain West Team

The Bulldogs had two players selected to the preseason all-Mountain West team.[10]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 17:00 p.m.Idaho*StadiumW 79–1331,170
September 84:30 p.m.at Minnesota*FS1L 14–2138,280
September 157:30 p.m.at UCLA*FS1W 38–1460,867
September 297:30 p.m.Toledo*
  • Bulldog Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
ESPNUW 49–2733,401
October 67:30 p.m.at NevadaESPNUW 21–315,367
October 137:30 p.m.Wyoming
  • Bulldog Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
ESPNUW 27–328,501
October 204:30 p.m.at New MexicoESPNU
October 27Hawaiidagger
  • Bulldog Stadium
  • Fresno, CA (Rivalry)
ESPN Networks
November 37:30 p.m.at UNLVCBSSN
November 97:15 p.m.at Boise StateESPN2
November 177:30 p.m.San Diego State
CBSSN
November 24San Jose State
ESPN Networks
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

Sources: [11][12][13][14]

Game summaries

Idaho

Overall record Last meeting Result
11–42013W 61–14
Idaho Vandals at Fresno State Bulldogs
1 2 34Total
Vandals 6 0 7013
Bulldogs 16 28 142179

at Bulldog Stadium, Fresno, California

Junior defensive back Jaron Bryant was named the Mountain West Special Teams Player of the Week after returning two blocked field goals for touchdowns.[17]

at Minnesota

Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting
Fresno State Bulldogs at Minnesota Golden Gophers
1 2 34Total
Bulldogs 0 0 7714
Golden Gophers 7 3 01121

at TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis

at UCLA

Overall record Last meeting Result
2–62008W 36–31
Fresno State Bulldogs at UCLA Bruins
1 2 34Total
Bulldogs 13 3 15738
Bruins 0 7 7014

at Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California

Toledo

Overall record Last meeting Result
2–12016L 17–52
Toledo Rockets at Fresno State Bulldogs
1 2 34Total
Rockets 7 6 01427
Bulldogs 7 21 21049

at Bulldog Stadium, Fresno, California

at Nevada

Overall record Last meeting Result
28–20–12017W 41–21
Fresno State Bulldogs at Nevada Wolf Pack
1 2 34Total
Bulldogs 0 7 7721
Wolf Pack 0 3 003

at Mackay Stadium, Reno, Nevada

Wyoming

Overall record Last meeting Result
6–52017W 13–7
Wyoming Cowboys at Fresno State Bulldogs
1 2 34Total
Cowboys 3 0 003
Bulldogs 6 7 14027

at Bulldog Stadium, Fresno, California

at New Mexico

Overall record Last meeting Result
12–42017W 38–0
Fresno State Bulldogs at New Mexico Lobos
1 2 34Total
Bulldogs 0 0 000
Lobos 0 0 000

at Dreamstyle Stadium, Albuquerque, New Mexico

  • Date: October 20, 2018

Hawaii

Overall record Last meeting Result
27–22–12017W 31–21
51st rivalry meeting: Hawaii Rainbow Warriors at Fresno State Bulldogs
1 2 34Total
Rainbow Warriors 0 0 000
Bulldogs 0 0 000

at Bulldog Stadium, Fresno, California

  • Date: October 27, 2018

at UNLV

Overall record Last meeting Result
14–62017L 16–26
Fresno State Bulldogs at UNLV Rebels
1 2 34Total
Bulldogs 0 0 000
Rebels 0 0 000

at Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada

  • Date: November 3, 2018
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. PDT
  • TV: CBSSN

at Boise State

Overall record Last meeting Result
6–142017L 14–17
Battle for the Milk Can: Fresno State Bulldogs at Boise State Broncos
1 2 34Total
Bulldogs 0 0 000
Broncos 0 0 000

at Albertsons Stadium, Boise, Idaho

  • Date: November 9, 2018
  • Game time: 8:15 p.m. MST
  • TV: ESPN2

San Diego State

Overall record Last meeting Result
24–29–42017W 27–3
Battle for the Old Oil Can: San Diego State Aztecs at Fresno State Bulldogs
1 2 34Total
Aztecs 0 0 000
Bulldogs 0 0 000

at Bulldog Stadium, Fresno, California

  • Date: November 17, 2018
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. PST
  • TV: CBSSN

San Jose State

Overall record Last meeting Result
41–37–32017W 27–10
Battle for the Valley Trophy: San Jose State Spartans at Fresno State Bulldogs
1 2 34Total
Spartans 0 0 000
Bulldogs 0 0 000

at Bulldog Stadium, Fresno, California

  • Date: November 24, 2018

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  3. "2018 Maxwell Award Watch List". July 16, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  4. "2018 Biletnikoff Award Watch List". July 19, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
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  6. "Butkus Award - 2018 Collegiate Watchlist". The Butkus Award. July 23, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
  7. "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2018 Watch List". July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  8. "Watch List for 2018 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award ® Presented by A. O. Smith Announced". August 14, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
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