2019 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

The 2019 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented California State University, Fresno in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bulldogs were led by third year head coach Jeff Tedford and played their games at Bulldog Stadium as a member of the Mountain West Conference in the West Division.[1] They finished the season 4–8, 2–6 in Mountain West play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place in the West Division.

2019 Fresno State Bulldogs football
ConferenceMountain West Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record4–8 (2–6 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRyan Grubb (1st season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorBert Watts (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumBulldog Stadium
Seasons
← 2018
2020 →
2019 Mountain West Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Mountain Division
No. 23 Boise State xy$   8 0     12 2  
No. 22 Air Force   7 1     11 2  
Utah State   6 2     7 6  
Wyoming   4 4     8 5  
Colorado State   3 5     4 8  
New Mexico   0 8     2 10  
West Division
Hawaii xy   5 3     10 5  
San Diego State x   5 3     10 3  
Nevada   4 4     7 6  
San Jose State   2 6     5 7  
UNLV   2 6     4 8  
Fresno State   2 6     4 8  
Championship: Boise State 31, Hawaii 10
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

On December 6, head coach Jeff Tedford resigned citing health reasons.[2] He finished at Fresno State with a three-year record of 26–14.

Preseason

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Mountain West media days

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The Mountain West media days will be held on July 23–24 at the Cosmopolitan on the Las Vegas Strip.

Media poll

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The preseason poll was released at the Mountain West media days on July 23, 2019. The Bulldogs were predicted to finish in first place in the MW West Division.[3]

Mountain
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Boise State 120 (15)
2 Utah State 108 (6)
3 Air Force 73
4 Wyoming 66
5 Colorado State 52
6 New Mexico 22
West
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Fresno State 122 (17)
2 San Diego State 106 (3)
3 Nevada 74
4 Hawaii 67 (1)
5 UNLV 51
6 San Jose State 21

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 317:30 p.m.at USC*ESPNL 23–3157,329
September 77:30 p.m.Minnesota*CBSSNL 35–38 2OT34,790
September 217:00 p.m.Sacramento State*
  • Bulldog Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
Stadium on FacebookW 34–2031,034
September 285:00 p.m.at New Mexico State*FloSports/FSNAZ+W 30–178,872
October 124:00 p.m.at Air ForceCBSSNL 24–4322,544
October 187:00 p.m.UNLV
  • Bulldog Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
CBSSNW 56–2726,256
October 264:30 p.m.Colorado State 
  • Bulldog Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
ESPNUL 31–4132,890
November 29:00 p.m.at HawaiiKAIL/SPEC HI[4]W 41–3822,058
November 94:00 p.m.Utah State
  • Bulldog Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
CBSSNL 35–3732,037
November 156:30 p.m.at San Diego StateESPN2L 7–1726,876
November 237:30 p.m.Nevada
  • Bulldog Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
ESPN2L 28–3532,303
November 307:30 p.m.at San Jose StateESPN2L 16–1712,835
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

Source:[5]

Game summaries

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At USC

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 3 7 3 10 23
Trojans 14 3 14 0 31

Minnesota

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1 2 3 4OT2OT Total
Golden Gophers 7 7 0 1473 38
Bulldogs 0 10 11 770 35

Sacramento State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 6 6 0 8 20
Bulldogs 7 7 0 20 34

At New Mexico State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 7 17 6 0 30
Aggies 0 3 7 7 17

At Air Force

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 14 10 0 0 24
Falcons 7 15 7 14 43

UNLV

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1 2 3 4 Total
Rebels 3 14 3 7 27
Bulldogs 7 21 7 21 56

Colorado State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 14 3 7 17 41
Bulldogs 7 7 14 3 31

At Hawaii

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 7 7 17 10 41
Rainbow Warriors 0 24 0 14 38

Utah State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 7 14 10 6 37
Bulldogs 7 7 14 7 35

At San Diego State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 7 0 0 0 7
Aztecs 7 3 0 7 17

Nevada

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1 2 3 4 Total
Wolf Pack 14 0 14 7 35
Bulldogs 7 14 7 0 28

At San Jose State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 14 2 0 0 16
Spartans 3 0 7 7 17

Players drafted into the NFL

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Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
4 119 Mykal Walker ILB Atlanta Falcons
6 181 Netane Muti OG Denver Broncos

References

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  1. ^ "Fresno State Bulldogs Article". Fresnobee.com. February 4, 2019. Retrieved February 4, 2019.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Fresno State coach Jeff Tedford steps down after 3 seasons". Archived from the original on December 11, 2019. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
  3. ^ "Boise State, Fresno State Picked to Win 2019 Mountain West Football Divisional Titles". TheMW.com. July 23, 2019. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  4. ^ "Fresno State, KAIL-TV to broadcast games on local television".
  5. ^ 2019 Fresno State Bulldogs football schedule. FBSchedules.com Retrieved March 26, 2019.