American college football season
The 2017 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented California State University, Fresno in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Bulldogs were led by first-year head coach Jeff Tedford and played their home games at Bulldog Stadium as a member of the Mountain West Conference in the West Division. They finished the season 10–4, 7–1 in Mountain West play to win the West Division. They lost to Mountain Division champion Boise State in the Mountain West Championship Game . They were invited to the Hawaii Bowl where they defeated Houston . They became only the second team in college football history to win ten games the year after they lost ten or more games (1–11 in 2016).
In a twist of irony, Tedford, who was the head coach at California from 2002 to 2011, took over for Tim DeRuyter, who was hired to be the defensive coordinator at California for the 2017 season.
Personnel [ ]
Position key [ ]
Recruiting class [ ]
The Bulldogs signed a total of 23 recruits.
US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Marc-David Bien-Aime OL
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Montmorency CC
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
365 lb (166 kg)
Jan 22, 2017
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Matthew Boateng DB
Ajax, Ontario, Canada
Arizona Western CC
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Dec 11, 2016
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Dontae Bull OL
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Belmont HS
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
305 lb (138 kg)
Jan 18, 2017
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Richard Cage DL
Corona, California
Eleanor Roosevelt HS
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
Jan 22, 2017
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Earl Chambers DL
Brooklyn, New York
UAB
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
Feb 1, 2017
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Sherman Coleman DB
Houston, Texas
Cisco CC
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
160 lb (73 kg)
Dec 11, 2016
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Chris Coleman ATH
Bakersfield, California
Garces Memorial HS
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Jan 7, 2017
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Damien DeGruy DL
Harvey, Louisiana
McDonogh HS
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
Jan 29, 2017
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Wylan Free DB
Compton, California
Lynwood HS
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Jan 21, 2017
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Derrion Grim WR
Stockton, California
San Joaquin Delta CC
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Dec 29, 2016
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Gunner Javernick TE
Cañon City, Colorado
Ventura CC
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
250 lb (110 kg)
Nov 27, 2016
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Patrick Jeune WR
Inglewood, California
Morningside High School
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Aug 1, 2016
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T.J. Mauga DL
Fallon, Nevada
Churchill County HS
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
280 lb (130 kg)
Jan 31, 2017
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Joradn Mims RB
East Palo Alto, California
Menlo-Atherton HS
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Jan 17, 2017
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Daniel Moraga ATH
Oxnard, California
Pacifica HS
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
Jan 30, 2017
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Arron Mosby DB
Sanger, California
Sanger High School
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Jan 28, 2017
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Emeka Ndoh DL
Reedley, California
De Anza CC
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
265 lb (120 kg)
Dec 11, 2016
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Zane Pope ATH
Moorpark, California
Moorpark High School
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Jan 22, 2017
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Jorge Reyna QB
Downey, California
West Los Angeles CC
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
208 lb (94 kg)
Nov 28, 2016
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Ronnie Rivers RB
Brentwood, California
Freedom HS
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Dec 5, 2016
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Syrus Tuitele OL
Chico, California
Pleasant Valley HS
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
290 lb (130 kg)
Jan 22, 2017
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Zelan Tupuola OL
Carson, California
JSerra Catholic HS
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
310 lb (140 kg)
Jan 15, 2017
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Quireo Woodley OL
Murrieta, California
Fresno CC
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
312 lb (142 kg)
Nov 11, 2015
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Overall recruiting rankings:
Note : In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.
Sources:
Schedule [ ]
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 2 7:00 p.m. Incarnate Word * W 66–039,447
September 9 12:30 p.m. at No. 1 Alabama * ESPN2 L 10–41101,127
September 16 6:30 p.m. at No. 6 Washington * P12N L 16–4868,384
September 30 7:00 p.m. Nevada Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA AT&T RM W 41–2127,434
October 7 4:30 p.m. at San Jose State ESPN3 W 27–1018,483
October 14 7:00 p.m. New Mexico Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA AT&T RM W 38–028,090
October 21 7:30 p.m. at San Diego State CBSSN W 27–343,243
October 28 7:00 p.m. UNLV Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA AT&T RM L 16–2627,922
November 4 7:45 p.m. BYU * Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA ESPN2 W 20–1329,370
November 11 8:00 p.m. at Hawaii KSEE /Spectrum OC16 W 31–2121,357
November 18 11:00 a.m. at Wyoming War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY AT&T RM W 13–715,440
November 25 12:30 p.m. No. 25 Boise State CBSSN W 28–1731,526
December 2 4:45 p.m. at Boise State No. 25 ESPN L 14–1724,515
5:30 p.m. vs. Houston * ESPN W 33–2720,546
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to game All times are in Pacific time
Schedule Source: 2017 Fresno State Bulldogs Football Schedule
Rankings [ ]
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll
Pre
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Final
AP
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
RV
25
RV
RV
Coaches
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
RV
RV
RV
RV
CFP
Not released
NR
NR
NR
NR
25
NR
Not released
Game summaries [ ]
Incarnate Word [ ]
Incarnate Word at Fresno State
1
2 3 4 Total
Cardinals
0
0 0 0
0
• Bulldogs
17
17 32 0
66
Date: September 2, 2017Location: Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA Game start: 7:06 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 1 minuteGame attendance: 39,447Game weather: Temperature: 102 °F (39 °C) • Weather: Fair • Wind: NW 6 MPH Referee: Mike CuttoneTV announcers (None): None
at Alabama [ ]
Fresno State at Alabama
1
2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs
3
0 0 7
10
• No. 1 Crimson Tide
14
14 3 10
41
Date: September 9, 2017Location: Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL Game start: 12:35 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 1 minuteGame attendance: 101,127Game weather: Temperature: 79 °F (26 °C) • Weather: Clear and Sunny • Wind: 9 MPH ENEReferee: Marc CurlesTV announcers (ESPN2 ): Adam Amin, Anthony Becht and Rocky Boiman (sideline)
at Washington [ ]
Fresno State at Washington
1
2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs
0
7 6 3
16
• No. 6 Huskies
27
14 7 0
48
Date: September 16, 2017Location: Husky Stadium Seattle, WA Game start: 6:40 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 6 minutesGame attendance: 68,384Game weather: Temperature: 76 °F (24 °C) • Weather: Hazy • Wind: NoneReferee: Michael MothershedTV announcers (P12N ): Ted Robinson , Yogi Roth and Jill Savage (sideline)
Nevada [ ]
Nevada at Fresno State
1
2 3 4 Total
Wolf Pack
0
14 0 7
21
• Bulldogs
10
21 7 3
41
Date: September 30, 2017Location: Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA Game start: 7:08 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 12 minutesGame attendance: 27,434Game weather: Temperature: 79 °F (26 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: 11 WNWReferee: David AlvarezTV announcers (AT&T RM ): Ari Wolfe , Sherdrick Bonner and Brad Thompson (sideline)
at San Jose State [ ]
Fresno State at San Jose State (Valley Cup )
1
2 3 4 Total
• Bulldogs
14
7 0 6
27
Spartans
0
0 7 3
10
Date: October 7, 2017Location: CEFCU Stadium San Jose, CA Game start: 4:36 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 10 minutesGame attendance: 18,483Game weather: Temperature: 82 °F (28 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: WNW 12 MPH Referee: Scott CampbellTV announcers (ESPN3 ): Drew Fellios and Forrest Conoly
New Mexico [ ]
New Mexico at Fresno State
1
2 3 4 Total
Lobos
0
0 0 0
0
• Bulldogs
14
7 10 7
38
Date: October 14, 2017Location: Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA Game start: 7:08 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 2 hours and 57 minutesGame attendance: 28,090Game weather: Temperature: 70 °F (21 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: 5 MPH Referee: Kevin BoitmannTV announcers (AT&T RM ): Ari Wolfe and Joel Dreessen
at San Diego State [ ]
Fresno State at San Diego State (Battle for the Oil Can )
1
2 3 4 Total
• Bulldogs
7
10 10 0
27
Aztecs
0
3 0 0
3
Date: October 21, 2017Location: SDCCU Stadium San Diego, CA Game start: 7:37 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 2 minutesGame attendance: 43,243Game weather: Temperature: 68 °F (20 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: 2 NNWReferee: Stephen BaronTV announcers (CBSSN ): Carter Blackburn , Aaron Taylor and Jenny Dell (sideline)
UNLV [ ]
UNLV at Fresno State
1
2 3 4 Total
• Rebels
3
6 7 10
26
Bulldogs
9
0 7 0
16
Date: October 28, 2017Location: Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA Game start: 7:08 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 2 hours and 50 minutesGame attendance: 27,922Game weather: Temperature: 77 °F (25 °C) • Weather: Clear and Crisp • Wind: 2 MPH Referee: Daniel RomeoTV announcers (AT&T RM ): Drew Goodman , Sherdrick Bonner and Brad Thompson (sideline)
BYU [ ]
BYU at Fresno State
1
2 3 4 Total
Cougars
0
6 7 0
13
• Bulldogs
10
0 3 7
20
Date: November 4, 2017Location: Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA Game start: 7:51 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 10 minutesGame attendance: 29,370Game weather: Temperature: 62 °F (17 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: NW 3 MPH Referee: Reggie SmithTV announcers (ESPN2 ): Roy Philpott and Tom Ramsey
at Hawaii [ ]
Fresno State at Hawaii (Golden Screwdriver )
1
2 3 4 Total
• Bulldogs
0
21 10 0
31
Rainbow Warriors
7
0 0 14
21
Date: November 11, 2017Location: Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI Game start: 8:07 p.m. PST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 50 minutesGame attendance: 21,357Game weather: Temperature: 76 °F (24 °C) • Weather: 84% Humidity and Rain • Wind: NE 8 MPH Referee: Michael VanderVeldeTV announcers (KSEE /Spectrum OC16 ): Robert Kekaula, Rich Miano and Scott Robbs (sideline)
at Wyoming [ ]
Fresno State at Wyoming
1
2 3 4 Total
• Bulldogs
3
7 3 0
13
Cowboys
0
0 0 7
7
Date: November 18, 2017Location: War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY Game start: 11:07 a.m. PST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 2 minutesGame attendance: 15,440Game weather: Temperature: 27 °F (−3 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: WSW 22Referee: Brad Van VarkTV announcers (AT&T RM ): Drew Goodman , Sherdrick Bonner and Brad Thompson (sideline)
Boise State [ ]
Boise State at Fresno State (Battle for the Milk Can )
1
2 3 4 Total
No. 25 Broncos
7
0 3 7
17
• Bulldogs
7
3 6 12
28
Date: November 25, 2017Location: Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA Game start: 12:35 p.m. PST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 27 minutesGame attendance: 31,526Game weather: Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: SW 4 MPH Referee: David AlvarezTV announcers (CBSSN ): Rich Waltz , Jay Feely and Jenny Dell (sideline)
at Boise State (Mountain West Championship Game) [ ]
Fresno State at Boise State (Mountain West Conference Championship Game )
1
2 3 4 Total
No. 25 Bulldogs
0
14 0 0
14
• Broncos
3
7 0 7
17
Date: December 2, 2017Location: Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID Game start: 4:50 p.m. PST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 27 minutesGame attendance: 24,515Game weather: Temperature: 40 °F (4 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: E 4 MPH Referee: David AlvarezTV announcers (ESPN ): Adam Amin, Dusty Dvoracek and Molly McGrath (sideline)
vs Houston (Hawaii Bowl) [ ]
Fresno State vs Houston (Hawaii Bowl )
1
2 3 4 Total
• Bulldogs
0
13 7 13
33
Cougars
7
3 10 7
27
Date: Location: Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI Game start: 5:36 p.m. PST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 41 minutesGame attendance: 20,546Game weather: Temperature: 81 °F (27 °C) • Weather: Humidity – 45% • Wind: NE 13 MPH Referee: Jason AutreyTV announcers (ESPN ): Chris Cotter, Rod Gilmore and Shelley Smith (sideline)
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