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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.

2016 Fresno State Bulldogs football
ConferenceMountain West Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record1–11 (0–8 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorEric Kiesau (1st season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorLorenzo Ward (1st season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumBulldog Stadium
Seasons
← 2015
2017 →
2016 Mountain West Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Mountain Division
Wyoming xy   6 – 2     8 – 6  
Boise State x   6 – 2     10 – 3  
New Mexico x   6 – 2     9 – 4  
Air Force   5 – 3     10 – 3  
Colorado State   5 – 3     7 – 6  
Utah State   1 – 7     3 – 9  
West Division
No. 25 San Diego State xy$   6 – 2     11 – 3  
Hawaii   4 – 4     7 – 7  
Nevada   3 – 5     5 – 7  
San Jose State   3 – 5     4 – 8  
UNLV   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Fresno State   0 – 8     1 – 11  
Championship: San Diego State 27, Wyoming 24
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 35:00 pmat Nebraska*
BTNL 10–4390,013
September 107:00 pmSacramento State*
W 31–331,817
September 1712:00 pmat Toledo*
ESPN3L 17–5219,379
September 241:30 pmTulsa*
  • Bulldog Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
MW NetL 41–48 2OT23,273
October 17:30 pmat UNLV
CBSSNL 20–4517,811
October 84:00 pmat Nevada
ESPN3L 22–2722,411
October 147:00 pmSan Diego State
CBSSNL 3–1724,731
October 227:30 pmat Utah State
CBSSNL 20–3815,067
October 287:30 pmAir Force
  • Bulldog Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
ESPN2L 21–3125,197
November 512:30 pmat Colorado State
RTRML 0–3723,187
November 194:00 pmHawaii
MW NetL 13–1426,951
November 2612:30 pmSan Jose State
CBSSNL 14–1620,991

Source[2]

Game summaries edit

At Nebraska edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 10 0 0 10
Cornhuskers 7 7 7 22 43
See also: 2016 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

Sacramento State edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 0 3 0 0 3
Bulldogs 7 3 0 21 31
See also: 2016 Sacramento State Hornets football team

At Toledo edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 0 7 10 17
Rockets 14 10 14 14 52
See also: 2016 Toledo Rockets football team

Tulsa edit

1 2 3 4OT2OT Total
Golden Hurricane 0 21 7 1307 48
Bulldogs 21 10 3 700 41
See also: 2016 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

At UNLV edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 7 10 3 20
Rebels 0 21 10 14 45
See also: 2016 UNLV Rebels football team

At Nevada edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 6 0 7 9 22
Wolf Pack 7 14 0 6 27
See also: 2016 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

San Diego State edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Aztecs 3 7 7 0 17
Bulldogs 0 0 3 0 3
See also: 2016 San Diego State Aztecs football team and Fresno State–San Diego State football rivalry

At Utah State edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 7 7 3 3 20
Aggies 7 10 7 14 38
See also: 2016 Utah State Aggies football team

Head coach Tim DeRuyter was fired the following day and replaced by offensive coordinator Eric Kiesau.[1]

Air Force edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 0 7 10 14 31
Bulldogs 7 7 7 0 21
See also: 2016 Air Force Falcons football team

At Colorado State edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 0 0 0 0
Rams 10 13 14 0 37
See also: 2016 Colorado State Rams football team

Hawaii edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Rainbow Warriors 0 7 0 7 14
Bulldogs 0 7 3 3 13
See also: 2016 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team and Fresno State–Hawaii football rivalry

San Jose State edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 7 0 6 3 16
Bulldogs 0 14 0 0 14
See also: 2016 San Jose State Spartans football team and Fresno State–San Jose State football rivalry

References edit

  1. ^ a b Robert Kuwada, Tim DeRuyter fired as Fresno State football coach, Fresno Bee, October 23, 2016.
  2. ^ "2016 Fresno State Bulldogs Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
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