2016 Fresno State Bulldogs football team
The 2016 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented California State University, Fresno in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bulldogs were led by fifth-year head coach Tim DeRuyter, but he was fired on October 23 after the team opened the season 1–7; offensive coordinator Eric Kiesau was named interim head coach for the remainder of the season.[1] The team played its home games at Bulldog Stadium and were members of the Mountain West Conference, in the West Division. They finished the season 1–11, 0–8 in Mountain West play to finish in last place in the West Division
Schedule
Date |
Time |
Opponent |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
September 3 |
5:00 PM |
at Nebraska* |
Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE |
BTN |
L 10–43 |
90,013 |
September 10 |
7:00 PM |
Sacramento State* |
Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA |
|
W 31–3 |
31,817 |
September 17 |
12:00 PM |
at Toledo* |
Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH |
ESPN3 |
L 17–52 |
19,379 |
September 24 |
1:30 PM |
Tulsa* |
Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA |
MW Net Twitter |
L 41–48 2OT |
23,273 |
October 1 |
7:30 PM |
at UNLV |
Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, NV |
CBSSN |
L 20–45 |
17,811 |
October 8 |
4:00 PM |
at Nevada |
Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV |
ESPN3 |
L 22–27 |
22,411 |
October 14 |
7:00 PM |
San Diego State |
Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA (Battle for the Oil Can) |
CBSSN |
L 3–17 |
24,731 |
October 22 |
7:30 PM |
at Utah State |
Maverik Stadium • Logan, UT |
CBSSN |
L 20–38 |
15,067 |
October 28 |
7:30 PM |
Air Force |
Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA |
ESPN2 |
L 21–31 |
25,197 |
November 5 |
12:30 PM |
at Colorado State |
Hughes Stadium • Fort Collins, CO |
RTRM |
L 0–37 |
23,187 |
November 19 |
4:00 PM |
Hawaii |
Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA |
MW Net |
L 13–14 |
26,951 |
November 26 |
12:30 PM |
San Jose State |
Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA (Valley Cup) |
CBSSN |
L 14–16 |
20,991 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time. |
Source[2]
Game notes
at Nebraska
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Bulldogs |
0 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
Cornhuskers |
7 |
7 |
7 |
22 |
43 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
0–2 |
2014 |
NEB, 55–19 |
Sacramento State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Hornets |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
Bulldogs |
7 |
3 |
0 |
21 |
31 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
First meeting |
at Toledo
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Bulldogs |
0 |
0 |
7 |
10 |
17 |
Rockets |
14 |
10 |
14 |
14 |
52 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
2–0 |
2008 |
FRES, 55–54 |
Tulsa
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 | OT | 2OT |
Total |
Golden Hurricane |
0 |
21 |
7 |
13 | 0 | 7 |
48 |
Bulldogs |
21 |
10 |
3 |
7 | 0 | 0 |
41 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
4–2 |
2012 |
TUL, 27–26 |
at UNLV
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Bulldogs |
0 |
7 |
10 |
3 |
20 |
Rebels |
0 |
21 |
10 |
14 |
45 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
13–5 |
2015 |
FRES, 31–28 |
at Nevada
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Bulldogs |
6 |
0 |
7 |
9 |
22 |
Wolf Pack |
7 |
14 |
0 |
6 |
27 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
27–19–1 |
2015 |
NEV, 30–16 |
San Diego State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Aztecs |
3 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
17 |
Bulldogs |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
23–28–4 |
2015 |
SDSU, 21–7 |
at Utah State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Bulldogs |
7 |
7 |
3 |
3 |
20 |
Aggies |
7 |
10 |
7 |
14 |
38 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
17–11–1 |
2015 |
USU, 56–14 |
Head coach Tim DeRuyter was fired the following day and replaced by offensive coordinator Eric Kiesau.[1]
Air Force
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Falcons |
0 |
7 |
10 |
14 |
31 |
Bulldogs |
7 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
21 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
3–5 |
2015 |
AF, 42–14 |
at Colorado State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Bulldogs |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Rams |
10 |
13 |
14 |
0 |
37 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
5–8 |
2015 |
CSU, 34–31 |
Hawaii
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Rainbow Warriors |
0 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
14 |
Bulldogs |
0 |
7 |
3 |
3 |
13 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
26–21–1 |
2015 |
FRES, 42–14 |
San Jose State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Spartans |
7 |
0 |
6 |
3 |
16 |
Bulldogs |
0 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
40–36–3 |
2015 |
SJSU, 49–23 |
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