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List of Fresno State Bulldogs football seasons

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This is a list of seasons completed by the Fresno State Bulldogs football program since the team's conception in 1921. The list documents season-by-season records.

Seasons

Conference champions * Division champions † Bowl game berth ^
Season Head coach Conference Season results Bowl result Final ranking
Conference finish Division finish Wins Losses Ties AP poll Coaches Poll
Fresno State Bulldogs
1921 Arthur W. Jones Independent N/A N/A 4 4 0 — N/A N/A
1922 * CCC 1st N/A 7 1 2 — N/A N/A
1923 * CCC 1st N/A 7 2 0 — N/A N/A
1924 CCC 2nd N/A 7 2 0 — N/A N/A
1925 FWC 5th N/A 2 6 1 — N/A N/A
1926 FWC 3rd N/A 5 3 1 — N/A N/A
1927 FWC 3rd N/A 3 3 2 — N/A N/A
1928 FWC 5th N/A 2 5 1 — N/A N/A
1929 Stanley Borleske FWC 6th N/A 1 7 0 — N/A N/A
1930 * FWC 1st N/A 8 0 0 — N/A N/A
1931 FWC 5th N/A 4 6 0 — N/A N/A
1932 FWC 6th N/A 3 5 2 — N/A N/A
1933 Leo Harris FWC 4th N/A 5 4 0 — N/A N/A
1934 * FWC T–1st N/A 7 2 1 — N/A N/A
1935 * FWC 1st N/A 6 3 0 — N/A N/A
1936 James Bradshaw FWC 2nd N/A 5 3 1 — N/A N/A
1937 * FWC 1st N/A 8 1 1 Won Charity Bowl against Arkansas State Bears 27–26 ^ N/A N/A
1938 FWC 2nd N/A 7 3 0 — N/A N/A
1939 CCAA 2nd N/A 9 1 0 — N/A N/A
1940 CCAA 2nd N/A 9 2 1 Won Pineapple Bowl against Hawaii Rainbow Warriors 20–0 ^ N/A N/A
1941 * CCAA 1st N/A 4 3 2 — N/A N/A
1942 Independent N/A 9 1 0 N/A N/A N/A
1943 No team
1944 Earl Wight Independent N/A N/A 0 6 0 — N/A N/A
1945 Alvin Pierson Independent N/A N/A 4 6 2 Lost Raisin Bowl to Drake Bulldogs 12–13 ^ N/A N/A
1946 James Bradshaw CCAA 2nd N/A 8 4 0 — N/A N/A
1947 Ken Gleason CCAA 3rd N/A 3 6 2 — N/A N/A
1948 CCAA 4th N/A 3 6 1 — N/A N/A
1949 Alvin Pierson CCAA 4th N/A 3 8 0 — N/A N/A
1950 Duke Jacobs CCAA 4th N/A 2 6 1 — N/A N/A
1951 Independent N/A N/A 5 5 0 — N/A N/A
1952 Clark Van Galder Independent N/A N/A 8 2 0 — N/A N/A
1953 CCAA 3rd N/A 4 4 2 — N/A N/A
1954 * CCAA 1st N/A 7 3 0 — N/A N/A
1955 * CCAA 1st N/A 9 1 0 — N/A N/A
1956 * CCAA 1st N/A 8 2 0 — N/A N/A
1957 CCAA 3rd N/A 5 5 0 — N/A N/A
1958 * CCAA T–1st N/A 5 5 0 — N/A —
1959 * Cecil Coleman CCAA 1st N/A 7 3 0 — N/A —
1960 * CCAA 1st N/A 9 1 0 — — 9
1961 * CCAA 1st N/A 10 0 0 Won Mercy Bowl against Bowling Green Falcons 36–6 ^ 3 5
1962 CCAA 2nd N/A 7 3 0 — 8 7
1963 CCAA 4th N/A 4 6 0 — — —
1964 Phil Krueger CCAA T–3rd N/A 4 6 0 — — —
1965 CCAA 4th N/A 6 4 0 — — —
1966 Darryl Rogers CCAA 2nd N/A 7 3 0 — — —
1967 CCAA 4th N/A 3 8 0 — — —
1968 * CCAA 1st N/A 7 4 0 Lost Camellia Bowl to Humboldt State Lumberjacks 14–29 ^ — 18
1969 PCAA 6th N/A 6 4 0 — — —
1970 PCAA 3rd N/A 8 4 0 — — —
1971 PCAA 3rd N/A 6 5 0 — — —
1972 PCAA 3rd N/A 6 4 1 — — —
1973 J. R. Boone PCAA 4th N/A 2 9 0 — — —
1974 PCAA 5th N/A 5 7 0 — — —
1975 PCAA 5th N/A 3 8 0 — — —
1976 Jim Sweeney PCAA 2nd N/A 5 6 0 — — —
1977 * PCAA 1st N/A 9 2 0 — — —
1978 Bob Padilla PCAA T–5th N/A 3 8 0 — — —
1979 PCAA 4th N/A 4 7 0 — — —
1980 Jim Sweeney PCAA T–4th N/A 5 6 0 — — —
1981 PCAA T–3rd N/A 5 6 0 — — —
1982 * PCAA 1st N/A 11 1 0 Won California Bowl against Bowling Green Falcons 29–28 ^ — —
1983 PCAA 6th N/A 6 5 0 — — —
1984 PCAA T–4th N/A 6 6 0 — — —
1985 * PCAA 1st N/A 11 0 1 Won California Bowl against Bowling Green Falcons 51–7 ^ — —
1986 PCAA 2nd N/A 9 2 0 — — —
1987 PCAA T–2nd N/A 6 5 0 — — —
1988 * BWC 1st N/A 10 2 0 Won California Bowl against Western Michigan Broncos 35–30 ^ — —
1989 * BWC 1st N/A 11 1 0 Won California Bowl against Ball State Cardinals 27–6 ^ — —
1990 BWC T–2nd N/A 8 2 1 — — —
1991 * BWC T–1st N/A 10 2 0 Lost California Bowl to Bowling Green Falcons 21–28 ^ — —
1992 * WAC T–1st N/A 9 4 0 Won Freedom Bowl against USC Trojans 24–7 ^ 24 22
1993 * WAC T–1st N/A 8 4 0 Lost Aloha Bowl to Colorado Buffaloes 30–41 ^ — —
1994 WAC 7th N/A 5 7 1 — — —
1995 WAC T–7th N/A 5 7 0 — — —
1996 WAC — T–5th 4 7 — — — —
1997 Pat Hill WAC — 3rd 6 6 — — — —
1998 WAC — T–2nd 5 6 — — — —
1999 * WAC T–1st N/A 8 5 — Lost Las Vegas Bowl to Utah Utes 16–17 ^ — —
2000 WAC 2nd N/A 7 5 — Lost Silicon Valley Football Classic to Air Force Falcons 34–37 ^ — —
2001 WAC 2nd N/A 11 3 — Lost Silicon Valley Football Classic to Michigan State Spartans 30–21 ^ — —
2002 WAC 3rd N/A 9 5 — Won Silicon Valley Football Classic against Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 35–44 ^ — —
2003 WAC T–2nd N/A 9 5 — Won Silicon Valley Football Classic against UCLA Bruins 17–9 ^ — —
2004 WAC T–3rd N/A 9 3 — Won MPC Computers Bowl against Virginia Cavaliers 37–34 ^ 22 22
2005 WAC T–2nd N/A 8 5 — Lost Liberty Bowl to Tulsa Golden Hurricane 31–24 ^ — —
2006 WAC 4th N/A 4 8 — — — —
2007 WAC 3rd N/A 9 4 — Won Humanitarian Bowl against Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 40–28 ^ — —
2008 WAC T–3rd N/A 7 6 — Lost New Mexico Bowl to Colorado State Rams 35–40 ^ — —
2009 WAC 3rd N/A 8 5 — Lost New Mexico Bowl to Wyoming Cowboys 28–35 ^ — —
2010 WAC 2nd N/A 8 5 — Lost Humanitarian Bowl to Northern Illinois Huskies 17–40 ^ — —
2011 WAC T–4th N/A 4 9 — — — —
2012 * Tim DeRuyter MWC T–1st N/A 9 4 — Lost Hawaii Bowl to SMU Mustangs 10–43 ^ — —
2013 * † MWC 1st 1st 11 2 — Lost Las Vegas Bowl to USC Trojans 20–45 ^ — —
2014 † MWC 2nd 1st 6 8 — Lost Hawaii Bowl to Rice Owls 6–30 ^ — —
2015 MWC — T–4th 3 9 — — — —
2016 MWC — 6th 1 11 — — — —
2017 † Jeff Tedford MWC 2nd 1st 10 4 — Won Hawaii Bowl against Houston Cougars 33–27 ^ — —
2018 * † MWC 1st 1st 12 2 — Won Las Vegas Bowl against Arizona State Sun Devils 31–20 ^ 18 18
2019 MWC — 6th 4 8 — — — —
2020 Kalen DeBoer MWC 6th N/A 3 3 — — — —
2021 MWC — 2nd 10 3 — Won New Mexico Bowl against UTEP Miners 31–24 ^ — —
2022 * † Jeff Tedford MWC 1st 1st 10 4 — Won LA Bowl against Washington State Cougars 29-6 ^ 24 24
2023 MWC T–6th N/A 9 4 — Won New Mexico Bowl against New Mexico State 37-10 ^ — —
Total 629 433 27 (only includes regular season games)
17 14 0 (only includes bowl games)
646 447 27 (all games)

Notes

  1. Due to WWII, the CCAA was on hiatus and no conference games were played.
  2. The UPI small college football ratings started in 1958.
  3. The AP small college football ratings started in 1960.
  4. By moving to the PCAA, Fresno State moved from the College Division to the University Division, making the university eligible for the University Division AP Poll.
  5. By moving to the PCAA, Fresno State moved from the College Division to the University Division, making the university eligible for the University Division UPI Poll.
  6. Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the years since.

References

  1. "Fresno State 2017 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved February 24, 2019.
  2. "Fresno State Bulldogs Football Record By Year". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
  3. "Poll 1958 0925 Small UPI First". Tucson Daily Citizen. September 25, 1958. p. 20. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
  4. "Poll 1960 1006 Small AP". The Daily Reporter. October 6, 1960. p. 18. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
  5. "USATODAY.com - Overtime system still excites coaches". usatoday30.usatoday.com. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
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