List of Fresno State Bulldogs football seasons
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[1][2] | Bowl result | Final ranking | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conference finish | Division finish | Wins | Losses | Ties | Associated Press 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 * | CCAA | 1st | N/A | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
| 1943 | No Team | ||||||||||
| 1944 | Earl Wight | CCAA | N/A[Note 1] | N/A | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | |
| 1945 | Alvin Pierson | CCAA | 2nd | 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 | 1st | N/A | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | N/A | —[Note 2] | ||
| 1959 * | Cecil Coleman | CCAA | 1st | N/A | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | N/A | — | |
| 1960 * | CCAA | 1st | N/A | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | —[Note 3] | 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 | 4th | 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 | — | —[Note 4] | —[Note 5] | ||
| 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 | —[Note 6] | — | — | — | ||
| 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 37–34OT ^ | 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 28–35OT ^ | — | — | ||
| 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 | — | — | — | — | ||
| Total | 603 | 415 | 27 | (only includes regular season games) | |||||||
| 14 | 14 | 0 | (only includes bowl games) | ||||||||
| 617 | 429 | 27 | (all games) | ||||||||
Notes
- ^ Due to WWII, the CCAA was on hiatus and no conference games were played.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the years since.[5]
References
- ^ "Fresno State 2017 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved February 24, 2019.
- ^ "Fresno State Bulldogs Football Record By Year". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2019-02-25.
- ^ "Poll 1958 0925 Small UPI First". Tucson Daily Citizen. 1958-09-25. p. 20. Retrieved 2019-02-25.
- ^ "Poll 1960 1006 Small AP". The Daily Reporter. 1960-10-06. p. 18. Retrieved 2019-02-25.
- ^ "USATODAY.com - Overtime system still excites coaches". usatoday30.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2019-02-25.