2019 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

2019 Fresno State Bulldogs football
ConferenceMountain West Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record4–8 (2–6 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRyan Grubb (1st season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorBert Watts (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumBulldog Stadium
Seasons
← 2018
2020 →
2019 Mountain West Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Mountain Division
No. 23 Boise State xy$   8 0     12 2  
No. 22 Air Force   7 1     11 2  
Utah State   6 2     7 6  
Wyoming   4 4     8 5  
Colorado State   3 5     4 8  
New Mexico   0 8     2 10  
West Division
Hawaii xy   5 3     10 5  
San Diego State x   5 3     10 3  
Nevada   4 4     7 6  
San Jose State   2 6     5 7  
UNLV   2 6     4 8  
Fresno State   2 6     4 8  
Championship: Boise State 31, Hawaii 10
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2019 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented California State University, Fresno in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bulldogs were led by third year head coach Jeff Tedford and played their games at Bulldog Stadium as a member of the Mountain West Conference in the West Division.[1] They finished the season 4–8, 2–6 in Mountain West play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place in the West Division.

On December 6, head coach Jeff Tedford resigned citing health reasons.[2] He finished at Fresno State with a three-year record of 26–14.

Preseason[edit]

Mountain West media days[edit]

The Mountain West media days will be held on July 23–24 at the Cosmopolitan on the Las Vegas Strip.

Media poll[edit]

The preseason poll was released at the Mountain West media days on July 23, 2019. The Bulldogs were predicted to finish in first place in the MW West Division.[3]

Mountain
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Boise State 120 (15)
2 Utah State 108 (6)
3 Air Force 73
4 Wyoming 66
5 Colorado State 52
6 New Mexico 22
West
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Fresno State 122 (17)
2 San Diego State 106 (3)
3 Nevada 74
4 Hawaii 67 (1)
5 UNLV 51
6 San Jose State 21

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 317:30 p.m.at USC*ESPNL 23–3157,329
September 77:30 p.m.Minnesota*CBSSNL 35–38 2OT34,790
September 217:00 p.m.Sacramento State*
  • Bulldog Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
Stadium on FacebookW 34–2031,034
September 285:00 p.m.at New Mexico State*FloSports/FSNAZ+W 30–178,872
October 124:00 p.m.at Air ForceCBSSNL 24–4322,544
October 187:00 p.m.UNLV
  • Bulldog Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
CBSSNW 56–2726,256
October 264:30 p.m.Colorado Statedagger
  • Bulldog Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
ESPNUL 31–4132,890
November 29:00 p.m.at HawaiiKAIL/SPEC HI[4]W 41–3822,058
November 94:00 p.m.Utah State
  • Bulldog Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
CBSSNL 35–3732,037
November 156:30 p.m.at San Diego StateESPN2L 7–1726,876
November 237:30 p.m.Nevada
  • Bulldog Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
ESPN2L 28–3532,303
November 307:30 p.m.at San Jose StateESPN2L 16–1712,835
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

Source:[5]

Game summaries[edit]

At USC[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 3 7 3 10 23
Trojans 14 3 14 0 31

Minnesota[edit]

1 2 3 4OT2OT Total
Golden Gophers 7 7 0 1473 38
Bulldogs 0 10 11 770 35

Sacramento State[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 6 6 0 8 20
Bulldogs 7 7 0 20 34

At New Mexico State[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 7 17 6 0 30
Aggies 0 3 7 7 17

At Air Force[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 14 10 0 0 24
Falcons 7 15 7 14 43

UNLV[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Rebels 3 14 3 7 27
Bulldogs 7 21 7 21 56

Colorado State[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 14 3 7 17 41
Bulldogs 7 7 14 3 31

At Hawaii[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 7 7 17 10 41
Rainbow Warriors 0 24 0 14 38

Utah State[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 7 14 10 6 37
Bulldogs 7 7 14 7 35

At San Diego State[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 7 0 0 0 7
Aztecs 7 3 0 7 17

Nevada[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Wolf Pack 14 0 14 7 35
Bulldogs 7 14 7 0 28

At San Jose State[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 14 2 0 0 16
Spartans 3 0 7 7 17

Players drafted into the NFL[edit]

Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
4 119 Mykal Walker ILB Atlanta Falcons
6 181 Netane Muti OG Denver Broncos

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Fresno State Bulldogs Article". Fresnobee.com. February 4, 2019. Retrieved February 4, 2019.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Fresno State coach Jeff Tedford steps down after 3 seasons". Archived from the original on December 11, 2019. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
  3. ^ "Boise State, Fresno State Picked to Win 2019 Mountain West Football Divisional Titles". TheMW.com. July 23, 2019. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  4. ^ "Fresno State, KAIL-TV to broadcast games on local television".
  5. ^ 2019 Fresno State Bulldogs football schedule. FBSchedules.com Retrieved March 26, 2019.