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 | |
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| Conference | Mountain West Conference |
| West Division | |
| 2016 record | 1–11 (0–8 MW) |
| Head coach | Tim DeRuyter (5th season: 1–7, fired) Eric Kiesau (1st season: 8–12, interim) |
| Offensive coordinator | Eric Kiesau (1st season) |
| Offensive scheme | Pro-style |
| Defensive coordinator | Lorenzo Ward (1st season) |
| Base defense | 3–4 |
| Home stadium | Bulldog Stadium (Capacity: 41,031) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 3 | 5:00 PM | at Nebraska* | BTN | L 10–43 | 90,013 | |
| September 10 | 7:00 PM | Sacramento State* | W 31–3 | 31,817 | ||
| September 17 | 12:00 PM | at Toledo* | ESPN3 | L 17–52 | 19,379 | |
| September 24 | 1:30 PM | Tulsa* |
| MW Net | L 41–48 2OT | 23,273 |
| October 1 | 7:30 PM | at UNLV | CBSSN | L 20–45 | 17,811 | |
| October 8 | 4:00 PM | at Nevada | ESPN3 | L 22–27 | 22,411 | |
| October 14 | 7:00 PM | San Diego State |
| CBSSN | L 3–17 | 24,731 |
| October 22 | 7:30 PM | at Utah State | CBSSN | L 20–38 | 15,067 | |
| October 28 | 7:30 PM | Air Force |
| ESPN2 | L 21–31 | 25,197 |
| November 5 | 12:30 PM | at Colorado State | RTRM | L 0–37 | 23,187 | |
| November 19 | 4:00 PM | Hawaii |
| MW Net | L 13–14 | 26,951 |
| November 26 | 12:30 PM | San Jose State |
| CBSSN | L 14–16 | 20,991 |
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Source[2]
Game summaries
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 |
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| 40–36–3 | 2015 | SJSU, 49–23 |
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References
- Robert Kuwada, Tim DeRuyter fired as Fresno State football coach, Fresno Bee, October 23, 2016.
- "2016 Fresno State Bulldogs Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
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