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Bowl games
List of bowl games showing bowl played in, score, date, season, opponent, stadium, location, attendance and head coach[A 1]
# |
Bowl |
Score[A 2] |
Date |
Season[A 3] |
Opponent[A 4] |
Stadium |
Location |
Attendance[2] |
Head coach |
1 |
Charity Bowl[A 5] |
W 27–26 |
December 25, 1937 |
1937 |
Central Arkansas Bears |
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
Los Angeles |
5,000 |
James Bradshaw |
2 |
Pineapple Bowl[A 6] |
W 3–0 |
January 1, 1941 |
1940 |
Hawaii Rainbow Warriors |
Honolulu Stadium |
Honolulu |
N/A |
James Bradshaw |
3 |
Raisin Bowl |
L 13–12 |
January 1, 1946 |
1945 |
Drake Bulldogs |
Ratcliffe Stadium |
Fresno |
10,000 |
Alvin Pierson |
4 |
Mercy Bowl |
W 36–6 |
November 23, 1961 |
1961 |
Bowling Green Falcons |
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
Los Angeles |
33,145 |
Cecil Coleman |
5 |
Mercy Bowl[A 7] |
L 17–14 |
December 11, 1971 |
1971 |
Cal State Fullerton Titans |
Anaheim Stadium |
Anaheim |
16,854 |
Darryl Rogers |
6 |
California Bowl |
W 29–28 |
December 18, 1982 |
1982 |
Bowling Green Falcons |
Bulldog Stadium |
Fresno |
30,000![double-dagger](../I/m/Double-dagger-14-plain.png) |
Jim Sweeney |
7 |
California Bowl |
W 51–7 |
December 14, 1985 |
1985 |
Bowling Green Falcons |
Bulldog Stadium |
Fresno |
32,554![double-dagger](../I/m/Double-dagger-14-plain.png) |
Jim Sweeney |
8 |
California Bowl |
W 35–30 |
December 10, 1988 |
1988 |
Western Michigan Broncos |
Bulldog Stadium |
Fresno |
31,272 |
Jim Sweeney |
9 |
California Bowl |
W 27–6 |
December 9, 1989 |
1989 |
Ball State Cardinals |
Bulldog Stadium |
Fresno |
31,610 |
Jim Sweeney |
10 |
California Bowl |
L 28–21 |
December 14, 1991 |
1991 |
Bowling Green Falcons |
Bulldog Stadium |
Fresno |
34,825![dagger](../I/m/Dagger-14-plain.png) |
Jim Sweeney |
11 |
Freedom Bowl |
W 24–7 |
December 29, 1992 |
1992 |
USC Trojans |
Anaheim Stadium |
Anaheim |
50,745![dagger](../I/m/Dagger-14-plain.png) |
Jim Sweeney |
12 |
Aloha Bowl |
L 41–30 |
December 25, 1993 |
1993 |
Colorado Buffaloes |
Aloha Stadium |
Honolulu |
44,009 |
Jim Sweeney |
13 |
Las Vegas Bowl |
L 17–16 |
December 18, 1999 |
1999 |
Utah Utes |
Sam Boyd Stadium |
Whitney |
28,227![double-dagger](../I/m/Double-dagger-14-plain.png) |
Pat Hill |
14 |
Silicon Valley Football Classic |
L 37–34 |
December 31, 2000 |
2000 |
Air Force Falcons |
Spartan Stadium |
San Jose |
26,542![double-dagger](../I/m/Double-dagger-14-plain.png) |
Pat Hill |
15 |
Silicon Valley Football Classic |
L 44–35 |
December 31, 2001 |
2001 |
Michigan State Spartans |
Spartan Stadium |
San Jose |
30,456![dagger](../I/m/Dagger-14-plain.png) |
Pat Hill |
16 |
Silicon Valley Football Classic |
W 30–21 |
December 31, 2002 |
2002 |
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets |
Spartan Stadium |
San Jose |
10,132 |
Pat Hill |
17 |
Silicon Valley Football Classic |
W 17–9 |
December 30, 2003 |
2003 |
UCLA Bruins |
Spartan Stadium |
San Jose |
20,126 |
Pat Hill |
18 |
MPC Computers Bowl |
W 37–34 |
December 27, 2004 |
2004 |
Virginia Cavaliers |
Bronco Stadium |
Boise |
28,516 |
Pat Hill |
19 |
Liberty Bowl |
L 31–24 |
December 31, 2005 |
2005 |
Tulsa Golden Hurricane |
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium |
Memphis |
54,894 |
Pat Hill |
20 |
Humanitarian Bowl |
W 40–28 |
December 31, 2007 |
2007 |
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets |
Bronco Stadium |
Boise |
27,062 |
Pat Hill |
21 |
New Mexico Bowl |
L 40–35 |
December 20, 2008 |
2008 |
Colorado State Rams |
University Stadium |
Albuquerque |
24,735 |
Pat Hill |
22 |
New Mexico Bowl |
L 35–28 |
December 19, 2009 |
2009 |
Wyoming Cowboys |
University Stadium |
Albuquerque |
24,898 |
Pat Hill |
23 |
Humanitarian Bowl |
L 40–17 |
December 18, 2010 |
2010 |
Northern Illinois Huskies |
Bronco Stadium |
Boise |
25,449 |
Pat Hill |
24 |
Hawaiʻi Bowl |
L 43–10 |
December 24, 2012 |
2012 |
SMU Mustangs |
Aloha Stadium |
Honolulu |
30,024 |
Tim DeRuyter |
25 |
Las Vegas Bowl |
L 45–20 |
December 21, 2013 |
2013 |
USC Trojans |
Sam Boyd Stadium |
Whitney |
42,178 |
Tim DeRuyter |
26 |
Hawaiʻi Bowl |
L 30–6 |
December 24, 2014 |
2014 |
Rice Owls |
Aloha Stadium |
Honolulu |
25,365 |
Tim DeRuyter |
27 |
Hawaiʻi Bowl |
W 33–27 |
December 24, 2017 |
2017 |
Houston Cougars |
Aloha Stadium |
Honolulu |
20,546 |
Jeff Tedford |
Notes
- ↑ Statistics correct as of 2011–12 NCAA football bowl games.
- ↑ Results are sortable first by whether the result was a Fresno State win, loss or tie and then second by the margin of victory.
- ↑ Links to the season article for the Fresno State team that competed in the bowl for that year.
- ↑ Links to the season article for the opponent that Fresno State competed against in the bowl for that year when available or to their general page when unavailable.
- ↑ The Charity Bowl was unsanctioned by the NCAA. As such, the 1937 appearance in the game is not included in the official NCAA bowl listing for Fresno State.[3]
- ↑ The Pineapple Bowl was unsanctioned by the NCAA. As such, the 1941 appearance in the game is not included in the official NCAA bowl listing for Fresno State.[4]
- ↑ The 1971 Mercy Bowl was unsanctioned by the NCAA, and as such the 1971 appearance in the game is not included in the official NCAA bowl listing for Fresno State.[4]
References
- General
- National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). "Bowl/All-Star Game Records" (PDF). 2011 NCAA Division I Football Records. NCAA.org. Retrieved December 13, 2011.
- Specific
- 1 2 Bowl/All-Star Game Records, p. 18
- ↑ Bowl/All-Star Game Records, pp. 32–38
- ↑ Bowl/All-Star Game Records, p. 111
- 1 2 Bowl/All-Star Game Records, p. 112
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