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2023 Fresno State Bulldogs football
New Mexico Bowl champion
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record9–4 (4–4 MW)
Head coach
  • Jeff Tedford (5th season; regular season)
  • Tim Skipper (bowl game)
Offensive coordinatorPat McCann (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorKevin Coyle (6th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumValley Children's Stadium
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →
2023 Mountain West Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
UNLV y   6 – 2     9 – 5  
Boise State y$   6 – 2     8 – 6  
San Jose State   6 – 2     7 – 6  
Air Force   5 – 3     9 – 4  
Wyoming   5 – 3     9 – 4  
Fresno State   4 – 4     9 – 4  
Utah State   4 – 4     6 – 7  
Hawaii   3 – 5     5 – 8  
Colorado State   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Nevada   2 – 6     2 – 10  
New Mexico   2 – 6     4 – 8  
San Diego State   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Championship: Boise State 44, UNLV 20
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant

The 2023 Fresno State Bulldogs football team [1] represented California State University, Fresno as a member of the Mountain West Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bulldogs were led by head coach Jeff Tedford in his fifth overall season with the program. The Bulldogs played home games at Valley Children's Stadium on the university's Fresno, California campus.

Schedule[edit]

The Bulldogs' home opener on September 9 against Eastern Washington was the first game in FBS history with linear television coverage exclusively in Spanish. The only options for English-language viewers were streaming outlets, none of which provided their own commentary; all English commentary was a simulcast of Fresno State's (English) radio coverage.[2]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 29:00 a.m.at Purdue*
BTNW 39–3554,898
September 96:00 p.m.Eastern Washington*
UniMás/MW NetworkW 34–31 2OT41,031
September 167:30 p.m.at Arizona State*
FS1W 29–046,723
September 237:30 p.m.Kent State*
  • Valley Children's Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
CBSSNW 53–1038,728
September 307:30 p.m.NevadaNo. 25
  • Valley Children's Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
FS1W 27–939,246
October 75:00 p.m.at WyomingNo. 24
FOXL 19–2420,788
October 136:00 p.m.at Utah State
CBSSNW 37–3217,220
October 287:30 p.m.UNLVdagger
  • Valley Children's Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
FS1W 31–2441,031
November 47:00 p.m.Boise State
  • Valley Children's Stadium
  • Fresno, CA (rivalry)
CBSSNW 37–3041,031
November 117:30 p.m.at San Jose State
CBSSNL 18–4218,886
November 187:30 p.m.New Mexico
  • Valley Children's Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
FS1L 17–2538,569
November 257:30 p.m.at San Diego State
FS1L 18–3322,000
December 162:45 p.m.vs. New Mexico State
ESPNW 37–1030,822

Game summaries[edit]

At Purdue[edit]

See also: 2023 Purdue Boilermakers football team
Fresno State Bulldogs at Purdue Boilermakers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Bulldogs 7 10 81439
Boilermakers 7 14 7735

at Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, Indiana

  • Date: September 2
  • Game time: 9:00 a.m. PDT/12:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 79 °F (26 °C) • Wind: SW 6mph
  • Game attendance: 54,898
  • Referee: Ron Snodgrass
  • TV announcers (BTN): Cory Provus (play-by-play) & Jake Butt (analyst) & Brooke Fletcher (sideline)
  • Pregame line: Purdue −3.5
Game information
First quarter
  • (11:40) PUR – Deion Burks 84-yard pass from Hudson Card, Ben Freehill kick (Drive: 3 plays, 92 yards, 1:15; Purdue 7–0)
  • (7:26) FRES – Erik Brooks 29-yard pass from Mikey Keene, Dylan Lynch kick (Drive: 6 plays, 55 yards, 2:22; Tied 7–7)
Second quarter
  • (14:57) PUR – Tyrone Tracy Jr. 1-yard run, Ben Freehill kick (Drive: 8 plays, 17 yards, 4:01; Purdue 14–7)
  • (12:29) FRES – Jalen Moss 8-yard pass from Mikey Keene, Dylan Lynch kick (Drive: 6 plays, 60 yards, 2:28; Tied 14–14)
  • (9:05) PUR – Deion Burks 17-yard pass from Hudson Card, Ben Freehill kick (Drive: 6 plays, 59 yards, 3:20; Purdue 21–14)
  • (0:00) FRES – Dylan Lynch 52-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 20 yards, 0:22; Purdue 21–17)
Third quarter
  • (14:49) PUR – Tyrone Tracy Jr. 98-yard kickoff return, Ben Freehill kick (Purdue 28–17)
  • (6:44) FRES – Jaelen Gill 18-yard pass from Mikey Keene, Jalen Moss–Mikey Keene pass (Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, 3:59; Purdue 28–25)
Fourth quarter
  • (13:44) FRES – Malik Sherrod 1-yard run, Dylan Lynch kick (Drive: 14 plays, 85 yards, 5:44; Fresno State 32–28)
  • (4:36) PUR – Devin Mockobee 11-yard run, Ben Freehill kick (Drive: 2 plays, 55 yards, 0:41; Purdue 35–32)
  • (0:59) FRES – Erik Brooks 22-yard pass from Mikey Keene, Dylan Lynch kick (Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards, 3:31; Fresno State 39–35)
Statistics FRES PUR
First downs 27 19
Plays–yards 81–487 61–363
Rushes–yards 37–116 30–109
Passing yards 371 254
Passing: comp–att–int 32–45–1 17–30–0
Time of possession 36:33 23:27
Team Category Player Statistics
Fresno State Passing Mikey Keene 31/44, 365 yards, 4 TD, INT
Rushing Elijah Gilliam 20 rushes, 93 yards
Receiving Erik Brooks 9 receptions, 170 yards, 2 TD
Purdue Passing Hudson Card 17/30, 254 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Devin Mockobee 16 rushes, 60 yards, TD
Receiving Deion Burks 4 receptions, 152 yards, 2 TD

Eastern Washington[edit]

See also: 2023 Eastern Washington Eagles football team
Eastern Washington Eagles at Fresno State Bulldogs – Game summary
Period 1 2 34OT2OTTotal
Eagles 3 0 1477031
Bulldogs 7 7 737334

at Valley Children's Stadium • Fresno, California

  • Date: September 9
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 95 °F (35 °C) • Wind: NW 6mph
  • Game attendance: 41,031
  • Referee: Patrick Foy
  • TV announcers (UniMás / MW Network): Jessi Losada (play-by-play) & Jaime Motta (analyst) & Alejandro Luna (sideline)
  • Pregame line: Fresno State −31.5
Game information
First quarter
  • (11:34) FRES – Elijah Gilliam 5-yard run, Dylan Lynch kick (Drive: 3 plays, 42 yards, 1:14; Fresno State 7–0)
  • (2:40) EWU – Soren McKee 24-yard field goal (Drive: 21 plays, 85 yards, 8:51; Fresno State 7–3)
Second quarter
  • (13:31) FRES – Jake Boust 6-yard pass from Mikey Keene, Dylan Lynch kick (Drive: 4 plays, 20 yards, 1:24; Fresno State 14–3)
Third quarter
  • (11:15) EWU – Michael Wortham 12-yard run, Soren McKee kick (Drive: 7 plays, 62 yards, 2:21; Fresno State 14–10)
  • (8:01) FRES – Erik Brooks 29-yard pass from Mikey Keene, Dylan Lynch kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:14; Fresno State 21–10)
  • (3:06) EWU – Efton Chism III 2-yard pass from Michael Wortham, Soren McKee kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:55; Fresno State 21–17)
Fourth quarter
  • (10:01) EWU – Justice Jackson 33-yard run, Soren McKee kick (Drive: 10 plays, 74 yards, 3:28; Eastern Washington 24–21)
  • (6:44) FRES – Dylan Lynch 44-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 44 yards, 3:17; Tied 24–24)
First overtime
  • (0:00) EWU – Anthony Stell, Jr. 1-yard pass from Kekoa Visperas, Soren Mckee kick (Drive: 4 plays, 25 yards; Eastern Washington 31–24)
  • (0:00) FRES – Elijah Gilliam 1-yard run, Abraham Montano kick (Drive: 4 plays, 25 yards; Tied 31–31)
Second overtime
  • (0:00) FRES – Dylan Lynch 25-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 18 yards; Fresno State 34–31)
Statistics EWU FRES
First downs 22 21
Plays–yards 84–336 73–364
Rushes–yards 38–133 34–141
Passing yards 233 223
Passing: comp–att–int 27–46–1 23–39–1
Time of possession 32:09 29:03
Team Category Player Statistics
Eastern Washington Passing Kekoa Visperas 23/41, 198 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Justice Jackson 11 rushes, 79 yards, TD
Receiving Anthony Stell, Jr. 7 receptions, 77 yards, TD
Fresno State Passing Mikey Keene 23/39, 223 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Elijah Gilliam 20 rushes, 86 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Erik Brooks 8 receptions, 95 yards, TD

At Arizona State[edit]

See also: 2023 Arizona State Sun Devils football team
Fresno State Bulldogs at Arizona State Sun Devils – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Bulldogs 10 6 10329
Sun Devils 0 0 000

at Mountain America Stadium • Tempe, Arizona

  • Date: September 16
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. PDT/7:30 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 95 °F (35 °C) • Wind:
  • Game attendance: 46,723
  • Referee: John Love
  • TV announcers (FS1): Alex Faust (play-by-play) & Petros Papadakis (analyst)
  • Pregame line: Fresno State −4.0
Game information
First quarter
  • (11:27) FRES – Jalen Moss 19-yard pass from Mikey Keene, Dylan Lynch kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:33; Fresno State 7–0)
  • (5:50) FRES – Dylan Lynch 39-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 31 yards, 4:31; Fresno State 10–0)
Second quarter
  • (12:23) FRES – Dylan Lynch 30-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 56 yards, 5:08; Fresno State 13–0)
  • (10:25) FRES – Dylan Lynch 29-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 0:58; Fresno State 16–0)
Third quarter
  • (12:03) FRES – Jaelen Gill 42-yard pass from Mikey Keene, Dylan Lynch kick (Drive: 5 plays, 68 yards, 1:32; Fresno State 23–0)
  • (6:22) FRES – Dylan Lynch 50-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 0 yards, 3:57; Fresno State 26–0)
Fourth quarter
  • (14:31) FRES – Dylan Lynch 33-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 0 yards, 0:17; Fresno State 29–0)
Statistics FRES ASU
First downs 24 15
Plays–yards 83–350 64–230
Rushes–yards 34–69 27–42
Passing yards 281 188
Passing: comp–att–int 32–49–0 17–37–5
Time of possession 37:06 22:54
Team Category Player Statistics
Fresno State Passing Mikey Keene 32/49, 281 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Elijah Gilliam 18 rushes, 68 yards
Receiving Erik Brooks 11 receptions, 104 yards
Arizona State Passing Jacob Conover 6/16, 89 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Kyson Brown 5 rushes, 23 yards
Receiving Bryce Pierre 3 receptions, 35 yards

Kent State[edit]

See also: 2023 Kent State Golden Flashes football team
Kent State Golden Flashes at Fresno State Bulldogs – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Golden Flashes 7 3 0010
Bulldogs 22 14 14353

at Valley Children's Stadium • Fresno, California

  • Date: September 23
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 80 °F (27 °C) • Wind: NW 7mph
  • Game attendance: 38,728
  • Referee: Nolan Dumas
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Dave Ryan (play-by-play) & Donte Whitner (analyst)
  • Pregame line: Fresno State −27.5
Game information
First quarter
  • (12:06) FRES – Erik Brooks 40-yard pass from Mikey Keene, Logan Fife two-point run (Drive: 4 plays, 55 yards, 1:38; Fresno State 8–0)
  • (10:01) FRES – Elijah Gilliam 32-yard pass from Jaelen Gill, Daniel Lynch kick (Drive: 2 plays, 47 yards, 0:23; Fresno State 15–0)
  • (5:48) KENT – Xavier Williams 18-yard run, Andrew Glass kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 4:13; Fresno State 15–7)
  • (3:07) FRES – Elijah Gilliam 2-yard run, Daniel Lynch kick (Drive: 6 plays, 71 yards, 2:34; Fresno State 22–7)
Second quarter
  • (12:16) KENT – Andrew Glass 46-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 57 yards, 5:45; Fresno State 22–10)
  • (9:36) FRES – Jalen Moss 12-yard pass from Mikey Keene, Daniel Lynch kick (Drive: 7 plays, 72 yards, 2:32; Fresno State 29–10)
  • (0:37) FRES – Elijah Gilliam 1-yard run, Daniel Lynch kick (Drive: 8 plays, 66 yards, 3:22; Fresno State 36–10)
Third quarter
  • (9:06) FRES – Tre Watson 2-yard pass from Mikey Keene, Daniel Lynch kick (Drive: 12 plays, 74 yards, 5:46; Fresno State 43–10)
  • (1:26) FRES – Jalen Moss 23-yard pass from Mikey Keene, Jalen Moss fumble in endzone recovered by Jaelen Gill, Daniel Lynch kick (Drive: 10 plays, 76 yards, 4:34; Fresno State 50–10)
Fourth quarter
  • (10:05) FRES – Dylan Lynch 40-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 31 yards, 4:49; Fresno State 53–10)
Statistics KENT FRES
First downs 11 27
Plays–yards 52–231 67–513
Rushes–yards 37–129 33–143
Passing yards 102 370
Passing: comp–att–int 8–15–0 26–34–0
Time of possession 27:39 32:21
Team Category Player Statistics
Kent State Passing Michael Alaimo 8/15, 102 yards
Rushing Xavier Williams 15 rushes, 55 yards, TD
Receiving Jameel Gardner, Jr. 2 receptions, 49 yards
Fresno State Passing Mikey Keene 24/31, 325 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Malik Sherrod 10 rushes, 71 yards
Receiving Jalen Moss 7 receptions, 120 yards, TD

Nevada[edit]

See also: 2023 Nevada Wolf Pack football team
Nevada Wolf Pack at No. 25 Fresno State Bulldogs – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Wolf Pack 0 0 099
No. 25 Bulldogs 7 7 6727

at Valley Children's Stadium • Fresno, California

  • Date: September 30
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 68 °F (20 °C) • Wind: NW 7mph
  • Game attendance: 39,246
  • Referee: Patrick Foy
  • TV announcers (FS1): Dan Hellie (play-by-play) & Petros Papadakis (analyst)
  • Pregame line: Fresno State −24.5
Game information
First quarter
  • (2:12) FRES – Jaelen Gill 65-yard pass from Mikey Keene, Dylan Lynch kick (Drive: 6 plays, 88 yards, 3:30; Fresno State 7–0)
Second quarter
  • (4:15) FRES – Malik Sherrod 72-yard run, Dylan Lynch kick (Drive: 5 plays, 97 yards, 2:41; Fresno State 14–0)
Third quarter
  • (9:13) FRES – Dylan Lynch 48-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 30 yards, 2:22; Fresno State 17–0)
  • (4:51) FRES – Dylan Lynch 40-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 3:27; Fresno State 20–0)
Fourth quarter
  • (12:37) FRES – Jaelen Gill 12-yard pass from Mikey Keene, Dylan Lynch kick (Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 3:14; Fresno State 27–0)
  • (8:22) NEV – Nevada tackles Fresno State running back Elijah Gilliam in end zone for a safety (Fresno State 27–2)
  • (0:11) NEV – Spencer Curtis 12-yard pass from AJ Bianco, Brandon Talton kick (Drive: 8 plays, 90 yards, 2:31; Fresno State 27–9)
Statistics NEV FRES
First downs 17 19
Plays–yards 66–220 59–410
Rushes–yards 31–53 25–141
Passing yards 167 269
Passing: comp–att–int 19–35–2 26–34–2
Time of possession 30:33 29:27
Team Category Player Statistics
Nevada Passing A. J. Bianco 9/14, 97 yards, TD
Rushing Brendon Lewis 15 rushes, 31 yards
Receiving Spencer Curtis 8 receptions, 73 yards, TD
Fresno State Passing Mikey Keene 26/34, 269 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Malik Sherrod 12 rushes, 123 yards, TD
Receiving Jaelen Gill 8 receptions, 126 yards, 2 TD

At Wyoming[edit]

See also: 2023 Wyoming Cowboys football team
No. 24 Fresno State Bulldogs at Wyoming Cowboys – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 24 Bulldogs 0 7 3919
Cowboys 3 21 0024

at War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, Wyoming

  • Date: October 7
  • Game time: 5:00 p.m. PDT/6:00 p.m. MDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 61 °F (16 °C) • Wind: NE 10mph
  • Game attendance: 20,788
  • Referee: Nolan Dumas
  • TV announcers (Fox): Tim Brando (play-by-play) & Spencer Tillman (analyst) & Josh Sims (sideline)
  • Pregame line: Fresno State −5.5
Game information
First quarter
  • (6:59) WYO – John Hoyland 34-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 66 yards, 7:16; Wyoming 3–0)
Second quarter
  • (14:55) WYO – Wyatt Weiland 14-yard pass from Andrew Peasley, John Hoyland kick (Drive: 10 plays, 78 yards, 5:38; Wyoming 10–0)
  • (11:17) FRES – Jalen Moss 6-yard pass from Mikey Keene, Dylan Lynch kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:38; Wyoming 10–7)
  • (6:42) WYO – Wyatt Weiland 4-yard pass from Andrew Peasley, John Hoyland kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:35; Wyoming 17–7)
  • (0:31) WYO – Treyton Welch 12-yard pass from Andrew Peasley, John Hoyland kick (Drive: 11 plays, 88 yards, 2:23; Wyoming 24–7)
Third quarter
  • (5:36) FRES – Dylan Lynch 39-yard field goal (Drive: 15 plays, 63 yards, 6:40; Wyoming 24–10)
Fourth quarter
  • (8:31) FRES – Dylan Lynch 38-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 54 yards, 3:51; Wyoming 24–13)
  • (5:17) FRES – Mac Delena 8-yard pass from Logan Fife, two–point conversion failed (Drive: 7 plays, 48 yards, 3:14; Wyoming 24–19)
Statistics FRES WYO
First downs 16 27
Plays–yards 66–324 63–329
Rushes–yards 20–38 35–130
Passing yards 286 199
Passing: comp–att–int 30–46–1 20–28–0
Time of possession 27:48 32:12
Team Category Player Statistics
Fresno State Passing Mikey Keene 23/35, 218 yards, TD
Rushing Malik Sherrod 11 rushes, 48 yards
Receiving Jalen Moss 9 receptions, 115 yards, TD
Wyoming Passing Andrew Peasley 19/27, 183 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Harrison Waylee 22 rushes, 83 yards
Receiving Treyton Welch 6 receptions, 74 yards, TD

Utah State[edit]

See also: 2023 Utah State Aggies football team
Game Seven – Fresno State Bulldogs (5–1) at Utah State Aggies (3–3)
Period 1 2 34Total
Bulldogs 7 7 14937
Aggies 7 7 31532

at Maverik Stadium • Logan, Utah

  • Date: Saturday, October 13, 2023
  • Game time: 5:00 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 57 °F (14 °C) • Wind:
  • Game attendance: 17,220
  • Referee: Christian Watson
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Chris Lewis (play-by-play) & Donte Whitner (analyst)
  • Pregame line: Fresno State −6.0
Game information
First quarter
  • (6:19) FRES – Malik Sherrod 5-yard run, Dylan Lynch kick (Drive: 14 plays, 98 yards, 5:19; Fresno State 7–0)
  • (3:42) USU – Jalen Royals 29-yard pass from Cooper Legas, Elliott Nimrod kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 2:37; Tied 7–7)
Second quarter
  • (2:45) FRES – Tre Watson 7-yard pass from Logan Fife, Dylan Lynch kick (Drive: 11 plays, 45 yards, 3:57; Fresno State 14–7)
  • (1:00) USU – Jalen Royals 52-yard pass from Cooper Legas, Elliott Nimrod kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 1:45; Tied 14–14)
Third quarter
  • (11:37) USU – Elliott Nimrod 37-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 55 yards, 3:23; Utah State 17–14)
  • (9:51) FRES – Malik Sherrod 46-yard run, Dylan Lynch kick (Drive: 4 plays, 57 yards, 1:45; Fresno State 21–17)
  • (4:51) FRES – Tre Watson 7-yard pass from Jaelen Gill, Dylan Lynch kick (Drive: 6 plays, 66 yards, 2:13; Fresno State 28–17)
Fourth quarter
  • (14:29) USU – Terrell Vaughn 43-yard pass from Cooper Legas, Jalen Royals two–point run (Drive: 5 plays, 69 yards, 1:16; Fresno State 28–25)
  • (9:50) FRES – Dylan Lynch 26-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 64 yards, 4:33; Fresno State 31–25)
  • (4:42) USU – Rahsul Faison 24-yard run, Elliott Nimrod kick (Drive: 5 plays, 85 yards, 2:00; Utah State 32–31)
  • (2:19) FRES – Malik Sherrod 11-yard run, two–point conversion failed (Drive: 5 plays, 72 yards, 2:16; Fresno State 37–32)
Statistics FRES USU
First downs 27 30
Plays–yards 80–461 82–568
Rushes–yards 40–151 42–205
Passing yards 310 363
Passing: comp–att–int 23–40–0 23–40–2
Time of possession 33:09 26:51
Team Category Player Statistics
Fresno State Passing Logan Fife 22/39, 291 yards, TD
Rushing Malik Sherrod 24 carries, 131 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Tre Watson 5 receptions, 76 yards, 2 TD
Utah State Passing Cooper Legas 23/40, 363 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Rahsul Faison 12 carries, 75 yards, TD
Receiving Jalen Royals 7 receptions, 125 yards, 2 TD

UNLV[edit]

See also: 2023 UNLV Rebels football team
Game Eight – UNLV Rebels (6–1) at Fresno State Bulldogs (6–1)
Period 1 2 34Total
Rebels 7 10 0724
Bulldogs 7 0 24031

at Valley Children's Stadium • Fresno, California

  • Date: Saturday, October 28, 2023
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 58 °F (14 °C) • Wind: SE 5mph
  • Game attendance: 41,031
  • Referee: Jonathan Noli
  • TV announcers (FS1): Alex Faust (play-by-play) & Petros Papadakis (analyst)
  • Pregame line: Fresno State −9.5
Game information
First quarter
  • (7:41) FRES – Tim Grear Jr. 31-yard pass from Mikey Keene, Dylan Lynch kick (Drive: 11 plays, 81 yards, 4:58; Fresno State 7–0)
  • (2:20) UNLV – Ricky White 41-yard pass from Jayden Maiava, Jose Pizano kick (Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:19; Tied 7–7)
Second quarter
  • (11:51) UNLV – Jose Pizano 30-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 23 yards, 2:08; UNLV 10–7)
  • (0:33) UNLV – Jai'Den Thomas 4-yard run, Jose Pizano kick (Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 1:16; UNLV 17–7)
Third quarter
  • (10:38) FRES – Mac Dalena 2-yard pass from Mikey Keene, Dylan Lynch kick (Drive: 5 plays, 15 yards, 2:34; UNLV 17–14)
  • (5:59) FRES – Erik Brooks 10-yard pass from Mikey Keene, Dylan Lynch kick (Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:54; Fresno State 21–17)
  • (2:23) FRES – Dylan Lynch 36-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 23 yards, 1:58; Fresno State 24–17)
  • (0:03) FRES – Malik Sherrod 2-yard pass from Mikey Keene, Dylan Lynch kick (Drive: 7 plays, 31 yards, 2:11; Fresno State 31–17)
Fourth quarter
  • (12:22) UNLV – Ricky White 15-yard pass from Jayden Maiava, Jose Pizano kick (Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 2:38; Fresno State 31–24)
Statistics UNLV FRES
First downs 22 15
Plays–yards 78–424 61–312
Rushes–yards 43–156 20–56
Passing yards 268 256
Passing: comp–att–int 21–35–2 27–41–2
Time of possession 31:14 28:46
Team Category Player Statistics
UNLV Passing Jayden Maiava 21/35, 268 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Vincent Davis Jr. 12 carries, 68 yards
Receiving Ricky White 7 receptions, 152 yards, 2 TD
Fresno State Passing Mikey Keene 27/41, 256 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Malik Sherrod 17 carries, 56 yards
Receiving Jalen Moss 5 receptions, 99 yards

Boise State[edit]

See also: 2023 Boise State Broncos football team
Game Nine – Boise State Broncos (4–4) at Fresno State Bulldogs (7–1)
Period 1 2 34Total
Broncos 3 7 71330
Bulldogs 10 10 71037

at Valley Children's Stadium • Fresno, California

  • Date: Saturday, November 4, 2023
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 73 °F (23 °C) • Wind: N 2mph
  • Game attendance: 41,031
  • Referee: Nolan Dumas
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Jordan Kent (play-by-play) & Donte Whitner (analyst)
  • Pregame line: Fresno State −3.0
Game information
First quarter
  • (12:11) FRES – Tre Watson 25-yard pass from Mikey Keene, Dylan Lynch kick (Drive: 7 plays, 78 yards, 2:44; Fresno State 7–0)
  • (7:30) FRES – Dylan Lynch 48-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 35 yards, 3:39; Fresno State 10–0)
  • (2:16) BOIS – Jonah Dalmas 45-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 43 yards, 5:07; Fresno State 10–3)
Second quarter
  • (7:15) FRES – Dylan Lynch 22-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards, 1:49; Fresno State 13–3)
  • (0:07) BOIS – Billy Bowens 2-yard pass from Maddux Madsen, Jonah Dalmas kick (Drive: 12 plays, 64 yards, 1:37; Fresno State 13–10)
  • (0:00) FRES – Malik Sherrod 95-yard kickoff return, Dylan Lynch kick (Fresno State 20–10)
Third quarter
  • (6:31) FRES – Elijah Gilliam 1-yard run, Dylan Lynch kick (Drive: 14 plays, 68 yards, 7:25; Fresno State 27–10)
  • (3:35) BOIS – George Holani 1-yard run, Jonah Dalmas kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:56; Fresno State 27–17)
Fourth quarter
  • (12:42) BOIS – Jonah Dalmas 38-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 63 yards, 3:45; Fresno State 27–20)
  • (10:00) FRES – Dylan Lynch 24-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 55 yards, 2:32; Fresno State 30–20)
  • (4:40) BOIS – Maddux Madsen 27-yard run, Jonah Dalmas kick (Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 2:04; Fresno State 30–27)
  • (1:49) FRES – Malik Sherrod 52-yard run, Dylan Lynch kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:51; Fresno State 37–27)
  • (0:31) BOIS – Jonah Dalmas 52-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 41 yards, 1:13; Fresno State 37–30)
Statistics BOIS FRES
First downs 25 23
Plays–yards 80–488 69–441
Rushes–yards 34–177 29–138
Passing yards 311 303
Passing: comp–att–int 24–46–2 25–40–1
Time of possession 29:38 30:22
Team Category Player Statistics
Boise State Passing Maddux Madsen 22/42, 258 yards, TD, INT
Rushing George Holani 19 carries, 79 yards, TD
Receiving Eric McAlister 8 receptions, 85 yards
Fresno State Passing Mikey Keene 24/38, 290 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Malik Sherrod 21 carries, 132 yards, TD
Receiving Mac Dalena 6 receptions, 85 yards

San Jose State[edit]

See also: 2023 San Jose State Spartans football team
Game Ten – Fresno State Bulldogs (8–1) at San Jose State Spartans (4–5)
Period 1 2 34Total
Bulldogs 3 7 0818
Spartans 21 7 7742

at CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, California

  • Date: Saturday, November 11, 2023
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 61 °F (16 °C) • Wind:
  • Game attendance: 18,886
  • Referee: Christian Watson
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Rich Waltz (play-by-play) & Aaron Taylor (analyst) & Brandon Bishop (sideline)
  • Pregame line: San Jose State −2.5
Game information
First quarter
  • (12:34) SJSU – Malikhi Miller 25-yard pass from Chevan Cordeiro, Kyler Halvorsen kick (Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:26; San Jose State 7–0)
  • (6:04) FRES – Daniel Lynch 31-yard field goal (Drive: 15 plays, 60 yards, 6:30; San Jose State 7–3)
  • (2:55) SJSU – Isaac Jernagin 7-yard pass from Chevan Cordeiro, Kyler Halvorsen kick (Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 3:09; San Jose State 14–3)
  • (1:25) SJSU – Kairee Robinson 4-yard run, Kyler Halvorsen kick (Drive: 3 plays, 18 yards, 1:20; San Jose State 21–3)
Second quarter
  • (9:55) SJSU – Nick Nash 14-yard pass from Chevan Cordeiro, Kyler Halvorsen kick (Drive: 8 plays, 77 yards, 4:52; San Jose State 28–3)
  • (7:57) FRES – Mac Dalena 39-yard pass from Mikey Keene, Daniel Lynch kick (Drive: 7 plays, 72 yards, 1:54; San Jose State 28–10)
Third quarter
  • (2:55) SJSU – Michael Dansby 98-yard interception return, Kyler Halvorsen kick (San Jose State 35–10)
Fourth quarter
  • (11:07) SJSU – Kairee Robinson 5-yard run, Kyler Halvorsen kick (Drive: 2 plays, 52 yards, 0:55; San Jose State 42–10)
  • (9:01) FRES – Jalen Moss 11-yard pass from Logan Fife, Jake Boust–Logan Fife 2-point pass (Drive: 7 plays, 72 yards, 2:01; San Jose State 42–18)
Statistics FRES SJSU
First downs 19 21
Plays–yards 72–308 61–459
Rushes–yards 31–83 43–313
Passing yards 225 146
Passing: comp–att–int 23–41–2 9–18–0
Time of possession 27:40 32:20
Team Category Player Statistics
Fresno State Passing Logan Fife 11/21, 115 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Malik Sherrod 15 carries, 68 yards
Receiving Mac Dalena 6 receptions, 69 yards, TD
San Jose State Passing Chevan Cordeiro 9/18, 146 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Kairee Robinson 19 carries, 200 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Nick Nash 4 receptions, 66 yards, TD

New Mexico[edit]

See also: 2023 New Mexico Lobos football team
Game Eleven – New Mexico Lobos (3–7) at Fresno State Bulldogs (8–2)
Period 1 2 34Total
Lobos 3 9 6725
Bulldogs 7 7 0317

at Valley Children's Stadium • Fresno, California

  • Date: Saturday, November 18, 2023
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: Rain • Temperature: 57 °F (14 °C) • Wind: N 3mph
  • Game attendance: 38,569
  • Referee: Patrick Foy
  • TV announcers (FS1): Jordan Kent (play-by-play) & Will Blackmon (analyst)
  • Pregame line: Fresno State −23.0
Game information
First quarter
  • (9:53) UNM – Luke Drzewiecki 38-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 45 yards, 5:07; New Mexico 3–0)
  • (6:05) FRES – Logan Fife 1-yard run, Dylan Lynch kick (Drive: 8 plays, 77 yards, 3:42; Fresno State 7–3)
Second quarter
  • (11:06) FRES – Malik Sherrod 6-yard run, Dylan Lynch kick (Drive: 7 plays, 78 yards, 3:07; Fresno State 14–3)
  • (6:08) UNM – Luke Drzewiecki 38-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 54 yards, 4:58; Fresno State 14–6)
  • (2:19) UNM – Jacory Croskey-Merritt 50-yard run, two-point pass failed (Drive: 4 plays, 92 yards, 2:08; Fresno State 14–12)
Third quarter
  • (2:30) UNM – Jacory Croskey-Merritt 10-yard run, two-point pass failed (Drive: 10 plays, 93 yards, 5:25; New Mexico 18–14)
Fourth quarter
  • (8:57) UNM – Caleb Medford 33-yard pass from Devon Dampier, Luke Drzewiecki kick (Drive: 10 plays, 97 yards, 5:53; New Mexico 25–14)
  • (3:25) FRES – Dylan Lynch 44-yard field goal (Drive: 15 plays, 63 yards, 1:57; New Mexico 25–17)
Statistics UNM FRES
First downs 26 13
Plays–yards 72–528 49–235
Rushes–yards 51–345 19–34
Passing yards 183 195
Passing: comp–att–int 10–21–2 18–32–0
Time of possession 39:05 20:55
Team Category Player Statistics
New Mexico Passing Dylan Hopkins 8/18, 124 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Jacory Croskey-Merritt 21 carries, 209 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Caleb Medford 6 receptions, 122 yards, TD
Fresno State Passing Logan Fife 9/15, 137 yards
Rushing Malik Sherrod 13 carries, 50 yards, TD
Receiving Jalen Moss 1 reception, 53 yards

San Diego State[edit]

See also: 2023 San Diego State Aztecs football team
Game Twelve – Fresno State Bulldogs (8–3) at San Diego State Aztecs (3–8)
Period 1 2 34Total
Bulldogs 7 3 0818
Aztecs 3 13 71033

at Snapdragon Stadium • San Diego, California

  • Date: Saturday, November 25, 2023
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 55 °F (13 °C) • Wind: 0mph
  • Referee: Michael Cuttone
  • TV announcers (FS1): Guy Haberman (play-by-play) & Will Blackmon (analyst)
  • Pregame line: Fresno State −5.0
Game information
First quarter
  • (9:19) FRES – Malik Sherrod 62-yard yard run, Dylan Lynch kick (Drive: 5 plays, 86 yards, 1:32; Fresno State 7–0)
  • (5:12) SDSU – Jake Browning 32-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 62 yards, 4:03; Fresno State 7–3)
Second quarter
  • (14:56) SDSU – Jake Browning 39-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 12 yards, 4:06; Fresno State 7–6)
  • (8:03) SDSU – Jalen Mayden 70-yard run, Jake Browning kick (Drive: 5 plays, 91 yards, 2:03; San Diego State 13–7)
  • (2:58) SDSU – Jake Browning 41-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 24 yards, 2:59; San Diego State 16–7)
  • (0:00) FRES – Dylan Lynch 43-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 48 yards, 0:45; San Diego State 16–10)
Third quarter
  • (8:55) SDSU – Jaylon Armstead 1-yard run, Jake Browning kick (Drive: 9 plays, 51 yards, 4:35; San Diego State 23–10)
Fourth quarter
  • (14:14) SDSU – Jake Browning 33-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 59 yards, 7:23; San Diego State 26–10)
  • (10:08) FRES – Malik Sherrod 1-yard run, two-point pass (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:06; San Diego State 26–18)
  • (2:54) SDSU – Leo Kemp 5-yard pass from Jalen Mayden, Jake Browning kick (Drive: 14 plays, 78 yards, 7:06; San Diego State 33–18)
Statistics FRES SDSU
First downs 17 21
Plays–yards 56–341 79–415
Rushes–yards 19–151 53–226
Passing yards 190 189
Passing: comp–att–int 21–37–1 17–26–0
Time of possession 19:09 40:51
Team Category Player Statistics
Fresno State Passing Mikey Keene 21/36, 190 yards, INT
Rushing Malik Sherrod 15 carries 138 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Erik Brooks 5 receptions, 53 yards
San Diego State Passing Jalen Mayden 17/26, 189 yards, TD
Rushing Jalen Mayden 14 carries, 96 yards, TD
Receiving Cameron Harpole 3 receptions, 46 yards

Vs. New Mexico State (New Mexico Bowl)[edit]

See also: 2023 New Mexico State Aggies football team
Game Thirteen – New Mexico State Aggies (10–4) vs. Fresno State Bulldogs (8–4)
Period 1 2 34Total
Aggies 0 3 7010
Bulldogs 10 7 31737

at University Stadium • Albuquerque, New Mexico

  • Date: Saturday, December 16, 2023
  • Game time: 2:45 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 12 °F (−11 °C) • Wind:
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Clay Matvick (play-by-play) & Rod Gilmore (analyst)
  • Pregame line: New Mexico State −3.5
Game information
First quarter
  • (6:17) FRES – Dylan Lynch 32-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 61 yards, 3:37; Fresno State 3–0)
  • (3:26) FRES – Josiah Freeman 26-yard pass from Mikey Keene, (Dylan Lynch kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 40 yards, 1:35; Fresno State 10–0)
Second quarter
  • (10:47) NMST – Ethan Albertson 45-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 1:26; Fresno State 10–3)
  • (7:02) FRES – Jaelen Gill 23-yard pass from Mikey Keene, (Dylan Lynch kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 82 yards, 3:45; Fresno State 17–3)
Third quarter
  • (11:50) FRES – Dylan Lynch 25-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 3:10; Fresno State 20–3)
  • (4:23) NMSU – Diego Pavia 14-yard run, (Ethan Albertson kick) (Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 7:27; Fresno State 20–10)
Fourth quarter
  • (13:20) FRES – Mikey Keene 4-yard run, (Dylan Lynch kick) (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:05; Fresno State 27–10)
  • (7:08) FRES – Dylan Lynch 38-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 44 yards, 4:25; Fresno State 30–10)
  • (4:40) FRES – Jalen Moss 9-yard pass from Mikey Keene, (Dylan Lynch kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 32 yards, 1:52; Fresno State 37–10)
Statistics NMST FRES
First downs 13 22
Plays–yards 60–200 65–491
Rushes–yards 35–142 25–111
Passing yards 58 380
Passing: comp–att–int 11–25–1 31–40–1
Time of possession 28:38 31:21
Team Category Player Statistics
New Mexico State Passing Diego Pavia 11/25, 58 yards, INT
Rushing Diego Pavia 18 carries, 72 yards, TD
Receiving Eli Stowers 3 receptions, 20 yards
Fresno State Passing Mikey Keene 31/39, 380 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing Malik Sherrod 20 carries, 90 yards
Receiving Malik Sherrod 8 receptions, 81 yards

Rankings[edit]

Further information: 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
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CFPNot released——————Not released

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2023 Fresno State Football Schedule".
  2. ^ "Fresno State Athletics Partners With Univision for Historic College Football Broadcast" (Press release). Fresno State Bulldogs. August 15, 2023. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
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