List of Fresno State Bulldogs bowl games explained
The Fresno State Bulldogs college football team competes as part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), representing California State University, Fresno in the Mountain West Conference (MW). Since the establishment of the team in 1921, Fresno State has appeared in 31 bowl games.[1] The latest bowl occurred on December 16, 2023, when Fresno State won over New Mexico State 37–10 in the Isleta New Mexico Bowl. The win in that game brought the Bulldogs' overall bowl record to seventeen wins and fourteen losses (17–14).
Key
General | Bowl game record attendance |
| Former bowl game record attendance | |
Bowl games
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| Bowl | Score | Date | Season | Opponent | Stadium | Location | Attendance[2] | Head coach |
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| 1 | Charity Bowl | | | 1937 | | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | Los Angeles, CA | | |
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| 2 | Pineapple Bowl | | | 1940 | | Honolulu Stadium | Honolulu, HI | N/A | |
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| 3 | Raisin Bowl | | | 1945 | | Ratcliffe Stadium | Fresno, CA | | |
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| 4 | Mercy Bowl | | | 1961 | Bowling Green Falcons | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | Los Angeles CA | | |
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| 5 | Mercy Bowl | | | 1971 | Cal State Fullerton Titans | Anaheim Stadium | Anaheim, CA | | |
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| 6 | California Bowl | | | 1982 | Bowling Green Falcons | Bulldog Stadium | Fresno, CA | | |
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| 7 | California Bowl | | | 1985 | Bowling Green Falcons | Bulldog Stadium | Fresno, CA | | |
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| 8 | California Bowl | | | 1988 | Western Michigan Broncos | Bulldog Stadium | Fresno, CA | | |
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| 9 | California Bowl | | | 1989 | Ball State Cardinals | Bulldog Stadium | Fresno, CA | | |
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| 10 | California Bowl | | | 1991 | Bowling Green Falcons | Bulldog Stadium | Fresno, CA | | |
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| 11 | Freedom Bowl | | | 1992 | USC Trojans | Anaheim Stadium | Anaheim, CA | | |
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| 12 | Aloha Bowl | | | 1993 | Colorado Buffaloes | Aloha Stadium | Honolulu, HI | | |
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| 13 | Las Vegas Bowl | | | 1999 | Utah Utes | Sam Boyd Stadium | Whitney, NV | | |
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| 14 | Silicon Valley Football Classic | | | 2000 | Air Force Falcons | Spartan Stadium | San Jose, CA | | |
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| 15 | Silicon Valley Football Classic | | | 2001 | Michigan State Spartans | Spartan Stadium | San Jose, CA | | |
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| 16 | Silicon Valley Football Classic | | | 2002 | Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | Spartan Stadium | San Jose, CA | | |
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| 17 | Silicon Valley Football Classic | | | 2003 | UCLA Bruins | Spartan Stadium | San Jose, CA | | |
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| 18 | MPC Computers Bowl | | | 2004 | Virginia Cavaliers | Bronco Stadium | Boise, ID | | |
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| 19 | Liberty Bowl | | | 2005 | Tulsa Golden Hurricane | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium | Memphis, TN | | |
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| 20 | Humanitarian Bowl | | | 2007 | Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | Bronco Stadium | Boise, ID | | |
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| 21 | New Mexico Bowl | | | 2008 | Colorado State Rams | University Stadium | Albuquerque, NM | | |
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| 22 | New Mexico Bowl | | | 2009 | Wyoming Cowboys | University Stadium | Albuquerque, NM | | |
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| 23 | Humanitarian Bowl | | | 2010 | Northern Illinois Huskies | Bronco Stadium | Boise, ID | | |
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| 24 | Hawaiʻi Bowl | | | 2012 | SMU Mustangs | Aloha Stadium | Honolulu, HI | | |
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| 25 | Las Vegas Bowl | | | 2013 | USC Trojans | Sam Boyd Stadium | Whitney, NV | | |
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| 26 | Hawaiʻi Bowl | | | 2014 | Rice Owls | Aloha Stadium | Honolulu, HI | | |
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| 27 | Hawaiʻi Bowl | | | 2017 | Houston Cougars | Aloha Stadium | Honolulu, HI | | |
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| 28 | Las Vegas Bowl | | | 2018 | Arizona State Sun Devils | Sam Boyd Stadium | Whitney, NV | | |
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| 29 | New Mexico Bowl | | | 2021 | UTEP Miners | University Stadium | Albuquerque, NM | | (Interim) |
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| 30 | LA Bowl | | | 2022 | Washington State Cougars | SoFi Stadium | Inglewood, CA | 32,405 | |
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| 31 | New Mexico Bowl | | | 2023 | New Mexico State Aggies | University Stadium | Albuquerque, NM | 30,822 | (Acting Head Coach)[3] | |
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Notes
- Bowl/All-Star Game Records, p. 18
- Bowl/All-Star Game Records, pp. 32–38
- Web site: Tim Skipper - Football Coach .
References
- General
- Web site: Bowl/All-Star Game Records . National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) . 2011 NCAA Division I Football Records . NCAA.org . December 13, 2011 .
- Specific
