General
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Bowl game record attendance
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Former bowl game record attendance
List of bowl games showing bowl played in, score, date, season, opponent, stadium, location, attendance and head coach[ A 1]
#
Bowl
Score[ A 2]
Date
Season[ A 3]
Opponent[ A 4]
Stadium
Location
Attendance[ 2]
Head coach
1
Charity Bowl [ A 5]
W 27–26
December 25, 1937
1937
Central Arkansas Bears
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Los Angeles
5,000
James Bradshaw
2
Pineapple Bowl [ A 6]
W 3–0
January 1, 1941
1940
Hawaii Rainbow Warriors
Honolulu Stadium
Honolulu
N/A
James Bradshaw
3
Raisin Bowl
L 13–12
January 1, 1946
1945
Drake Bulldogs
Ratcliffe Stadium
Fresno
10,000
Alvin Pierson
4
Mercy Bowl
W 36–6
November 23, 1961
1961
Bowling Green Falcons
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Los Angeles
33,145
Cecil Coleman
5
Mercy Bowl [ A 7]
L 17–14
December 11, 1971
1971
Cal State Fullerton Titans
Anaheim Stadium
Anaheim
16,854
Darryl Rogers
6
California Bowl
W 29–28
December 18, 1982
1982
Bowling Green Falcons
Bulldog Stadium
Fresno
30,000 ‡
Jim Sweeney
7
California Bowl
W 51–7
December 14, 1985
1985
Bowling Green Falcons
Bulldog Stadium
Fresno
32,554 ‡
Jim Sweeney
8
California Bowl
W 35–30
December 10, 1988
1988
Western Michigan Broncos
Bulldog Stadium
Fresno
31,272
Jim Sweeney
9
California Bowl
W 27–6
December 9, 1989
1989
Ball State Cardinals
Bulldog Stadium
Fresno
31,610
Jim Sweeney
10
California Bowl
L 28–21
December 14, 1991
1991
Bowling Green Falcons
Bulldog Stadium
Fresno
34,825 †
Jim Sweeney
11
Freedom Bowl
W 24–7
December 29, 1992
1992
USC Trojans
Anaheim Stadium
Anaheim
50,745 †
Jim Sweeney
12
Aloha Bowl
L 41–30
December 25, 1993
1993
Colorado Buffaloes
Aloha Stadium
Honolulu
44,009
Jim Sweeney
13
Las Vegas Bowl
L 17–16
December 18, 1999
1999
Utah Utes
Sam Boyd Stadium
Whitney
28,227 ‡
Pat Hill
14
Silicon Valley Football Classic
L 37–34
December 31, 2000
2000
Air Force Falcons
Spartan Stadium
San Jose
26,542 ‡
Pat Hill
15
Silicon Valley Football Classic
L 44–35
December 31, 2001
2001
Michigan State Spartans
Spartan Stadium
San Jose
30,456 †
Pat Hill
16
Silicon Valley Football Classic
W 30–21
December 31, 2002
2002
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Spartan Stadium
San Jose
10,132
Pat Hill
17
Silicon Valley Football Classic
W 17–9
December 30, 2003
2003
UCLA Bruins
Spartan Stadium
San Jose
20,126
Pat Hill
18
MPC Computers Bowl
W 37–34
December 27, 2004
2004
Virginia Cavaliers
Bronco Stadium
Boise
28,516
Pat Hill
19
Liberty Bowl
L 31–24
December 31, 2005
2005
Tulsa Golden Hurricane
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
Memphis
54,894
Pat Hill
20
Humanitarian Bowl
W 40–28
December 31, 2007
2007
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Bronco Stadium
Boise
27,062
Pat Hill
21
New Mexico Bowl
L 40–35
December 20, 2008
2008
Colorado State Rams
University Stadium
Albuquerque
24,735
Pat Hill
22
New Mexico Bowl
L 35–28
December 19, 2009
2009
Wyoming Cowboys
University Stadium
Albuquerque
24,898
Pat Hill
23
Humanitarian Bowl
L 40–17
December 18, 2010
2010
Northern Illinois Huskies
Bronco Stadium
Boise
25,449
Pat Hill
24
Hawaiʻi Bowl
L 43–10
December 24, 2012
2012
SMU Mustangs
Aloha Stadium
Honolulu
30,024
Tim DeRuyter
25
Las Vegas Bowl
L 45–20
December 21, 2013
2013
USC Trojans
Sam Boyd Stadium
Whitney
42,178
Tim DeRuyter
26
Hawaiʻi Bowl
L 30–6
December 24, 2014
2014
Rice Owls
Aloha Stadium
Honolulu
25,365
Tim DeRuyter
27
Hawaiʻi Bowl
W 33–27
December 24, 2017
2017
Houston Cougars
Aloha Stadium
Honolulu
20,546
Jeff Tedford
28
Las Vegas Bowl
W 31–20
December 15, 2018
2018
Arizona State Sun Devils
Sam Boyd Stadium
Whitney
37,146
Jeff Tedford
29
New Mexico Bowl
W 31–24
December 18, 2021
2021
UTEP Miners
University Stadium
Albuquerque
16,422
Lee Marks (Interim)
30
LA Bowl
W 29–6
December 17, 2022
2022
Washington State Cougars
SoFi Stadium
Inglewood
32,405
Jeff Tedford
31
New Mexico Bowl
W 37–10
December 16, 2023
2023
New Mexico State Aggies
University Stadium
Albuquerque
30,822
Tim Skipper (Acting Head Coach)
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^ Statistics correct as of 2011–12 NCAA football bowl games .
^ Results are sortable first by whether the result was a Fresno State win, loss or tie and then second by the margin of victory .
^ Links to the season article for the Fresno State team that competed in the bowl for that year.
^ Links to the season article for the opponent that Fresno State competed against in the bowl for that year when available or to their general page when unavailable.
^ The Charity Bowl was unsanctioned by the NCAA. As such, the 1937 appearance in the game is not included in the official NCAA bowl listing for Fresno State.[ 3]
^ The Pineapple Bowl was unsanctioned by the NCAA. As such, the 1941 appearance in the game is not included in the official NCAA bowl listing for Fresno State.[ 4]
^ The 1971 Mercy Bowl was unsanctioned by the NCAA, and as such the 1971 appearance in the game is not included in the official NCAA bowl listing for Fresno State.[ 4]
General
National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). "Bowl/All-Star Game Records" (PDF) . 2011 NCAA Division I Football Records . NCAA.org. Retrieved December 13, 2011 .
Specific
^ Bowl/All-Star Game Records, p. 18
^ Bowl/All-Star Game Records, pp. 32–38
^ Bowl/All-Star Game Records, p. 111
^ a b Bowl/All-Star Game Records, p. 112
^ "Tim Skipper - Football Coach" .