Fresno St. Bulldogs

Fresno State Bulldogs

Fresno St. Bulldogs

6-3 (5-1), 3rd Western Athletic

 Last Game
Nov 7, 2009 at Idaho, W 31-21 
 
 Next Game
Nevada Wolf Pack Nov 14, 2009 at Nevada, 4:05 pm 
Last Meeting: Nov 7, 2008, L 28-41 
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Fresno State holds off Idaho 31-21

Fresno State holds off Idaho 31-21
AP, Nov 8, 2009
Ryan Mathews ran for 143 yards and three touchdowns as Fresno State defeated Idaho 31-21 on Saturday night. The Bulldogs (6-3, 5-1 Western Athletic Conference) raced out to a 24-0 first-half lead before holding off a late surge by the Vandals (7-3, 4-2). Idaho's Brian Reader, who started in place of Nate Enderle who has an injured rotator cuff, threw for 239 yards and two scores and also ran... ...More
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Fresno State Team Report

Fresno State Team Report Nov 4, 2009

Everyone is aware of running back Ryan Mathews, the nation's leading rusher. And that includes opposing defensive coordinators who are crowding the line of scrimmage in an attempt to shut down Mathews, who is averaging 164.5 yards per game.

Fresno State is attempting to make teams pay for that focus on Mathews. Quarterback Ryan Colburn passed for 256 yards, including a 46-yard touchdown on Fresno State's first play.

No one expects defensive formulas to change anytime soon.

"If you were a defensive coordinator, wouldn't you do the same and focus on stopping him?" Colburn told the Fresno Bee.

So it will be up to Colburn and the Bulldogs' passing game to give opponents a reason to back off the line of scrimmage. ...More

 
 
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 Scores & Schedule - All postseason broadcasts are subject to availability
 Date Opponent Time/Result Audio/Video
 Sat, Sep 5 California-Davis W 51-0 --
 Sat, Sep 12 at Wisconsin L 31-34 --
 Fri, Sep 18 (10) Boise State L 34-51 --
 Sat, Sep 26 at (14) Cincinnati L 20-28 --
 Sat, Oct 10 at Hawaii W 42-17 --
 Sat, Oct 17 San Jose State W 41-21 --
 Sat, Oct 24 at New Mexico State W 34-3 --
 Sat, Oct 31 Utah State W 31-27 --
 Sat, Nov 7 at Idaho W 31-21 --
 Sat, Nov 14 at Nevada 4:05 pm --
 Sat, Nov 21 Louisiana Tech 5:00 pm --
 Sat, Dec 5 at Illinois 12:30 pm --
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 Western Athletic Standings
  Conf  All 
 Boise State (6) 4-0  9-0 
 Nevada 4-0  5-3 
 Fresno State 5-1  6-3 
 Idaho 4-2  7-3 
 Louisiana Tech 2-4  3-6 
 New Mexico State 1-3  3-6 
 Utah State 1-4  2-7 
 Hawaii 1-5  3-6 
 San Jose State 0-3  1-6 
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 Team Stats
  TDs Yds PassYds RushYds
 Offense37 442.6 191.7 250.9
 Defense23 383.3 213.7 169.7