The Bulldogs were led by first–year head coach Kalen DeBoer and played their games at Bulldog Stadium as a member of the Mountain West Conference .
On August 10, 2020, the Mountain West Conference suspended all fall sports competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic .
On September 24, 2020, the Mountain West Conference resumed all fall sports competitions.
Schedule
Fresno State had non-conference games scheduled against Colorado and Texas A&M . They were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic .
On November 19, the game vs. San Jose State scheduled for November 21 was canceled because of a positive COVID-19 test and contact tracing within the Fresno State program.
On November 22, the game vs. San Diego State scheduled for November 27 was canceled due to COVID-19 protocols within the Fresno State football program.
Game summaries
Hawaii Game One – Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (0–0) at Fresno State Bulldogs (0–0)
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Rainbow Warriors 7 10 7 10 34 Bulldogs 7 6 3 3 19
at Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, California
Date : Saturday, October 24, 2020Game time : 4:30 p.m. PST Game weather : Sunny • Temperature : 77 °F (25 °C) • Wind : NW 6 mphGame attendance : 0TV announcers (KSEE ) : Mark Demsky (play-by-play), Andrew Marden (analyst)Pregame line : Fresno State –2.5
Game information (11:34) FRES – Ronnie Rivers 7-yard run, Cesar Silva kick (Drive: 5 plays, 26 yards, 3:22; Fresno State 7–0 ) (4:00) HAW – Chevan Cordeiro 20-yard run, Matthew Shipley kick (Drive: 5 plays, 37 yards, 1:50; Tied 7–7 ) (7:12) HAW – Matthew Shipley 34-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 73 yards, 5:37; Hawaii 10–7 ) (1:50) FRES – Juan Rodriguez 18-yard pass from Jake Haener, kick missed (Drive: 2 plays, 33 yards, 0:11; Fresno State 13–10 ) (0:27) HAW – Chevan Cordeiro 3-yard run, Matthew Shipley kick (Drive: 6 plays, 72 yards, 1:17; Hawaii 17–13 ) (6:18) HAW – Calvin Turner 2-yard run, Matthew Shipley kick (Drive: 14 plays, 76 yards, 6:31; Hawaii 24–13 ) (3:41) FRES – Cesar Silva 22-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 2:37; Hawaii 24–16 ) (12:08) HAW – Matthew Shipley 24-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 62 yards, 2:53; Hawaii 27–16 ) (10:13) FRES – Cesar Silva 25-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 1:55; Hawaii 27–19 ) (4:52) HAW – Calvin Turner 4-yard run, Matthew Shipley kick (Drive: 12 plays, 70 yards, 5:15; Hawaii 34–19 )
Statistics HAW FRES First downs 27 22 Plays–yards 87–552 70–409 Rushes–yards 53–323 37–120 Passing yards 229 289 Passing: comp–att–int 20–30–0 17–31–3 Time of possession 32:56 27:04
Team Category Player Statistics Hawaii Passing Chevan Cordeiro 20/30, 239 yards Rushing Chevan Cordeiro 13 carries, 116 yards, 2 TD Receiving Jared Smart 7 receptions, 89 yards Fresno State Passing Jake Haener 17/31, 289 yards TD, 3 INT Rushing Ronnie Rivers 18 carries, 79 yards, TD Receiving Keric Wheatfall 3 receptions, 73 yards
Colorado State Game Two – Colorado State Rams (0–0) at Fresno State Bulldogs (0–1)
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Rams 3 7 0 7 17 Bulldogs 7 17 7 7 38
at Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, California
Date : Thursday, October 26, 2020Game time : 7:00 p.m. PST Game weather : Clear • Temperature : 66 °F (19 °C) • Wind : WNW 5 mphGame attendance : 0TV announcers (CBSSN ) : Ben Holden (play-by-play), Ross Tucker (analyst)Pregame line : Colorado State –2.5
Game information (6:44) FRES – Ronnie Rivers 13-yard pass from Jake Haener, Cesar Silva kick (Drive: 12 plays, 86 yards, 6:26; Fresno State 7–0 ) (4:07) CSU – Robert Liss 24-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 2:32; Fresno State 7–3 ) (13:57) CSU – Marcus McElroy Jr. 15-yard run, Robert Liss kick (Drive: 10 plays, 81 yards, 3:24; Colorado State 10–7 ) (11:00) FRES – Cesar Silva 34-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 2:50; Tied 10–10 ) (6:32) FRES – Ronnie Rivers 32-yard run, Cesar Silva kick (Drive: 6 plays, 68 yards, 2:38; Fresno State 17–10 ) (1:03) FRES – Jordan Mims 15-yard pass from Jake Haener, Cesar Silva kick (Drive: 10 plays, 91 yards, 3:14; Fresno State 24–10 ) (2:43) FRES – Ronnie Rivers 1-yard run, Cesar Silva kick (Drive: 12 plays, 67 yards, 4:56; Fresno State 31–10 ) (7:58) FRES – Jalen Moreno-Cropper 6-yard pass from Jake Haener, Cesar Silva kick (Drive: 5 plays, 17 yards, 2:41; Fresno State 38–10 ) (0:41) CSU – Trey McBride 20-yard pass from Patrick O'Brien, Robert Liss kick (Drive: 5 plays, 36 yards, 1:15; Fresno State 38–17 )
Statistics CSU FRES First downs 21 24 Plays–yards 73–381 80–432 Rushes–yards 39–158 43–84 Passing yards 223 348 Passing: comp–att–int 17–33–0 25–36–0 Time of possession 24:10 35:50
Team Category Player Statistics Colorado State Passing Todd Centeio 10/23, 141 yards Rushing Todd Centeio 12 carries, 89 yards Receiving Trey McBride 8 receptions, 130 yards, TD Fresno State Passing Jake Haener 22/32, 311 yards, 3 TD Rushing Ronnie Rivers 23 carries, 95 yards, 2 TD Receiving Keric Wheatfall 5 receptions, 87 yards
UNLV Game Three – Fresno State Bulldogs (1–1) at UNLV Rebels (0–2)
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Bulldogs 6 14 7 13 40 Rebels 7 10 10 0 27
at Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, Nevada
Date : Saturday, November 7, 2020Game time : 12:30 p.m. PST Game weather : Windy • Temperature : 60 °F (16 °C) • Wind : SW 25 mphGame attendance : 2,000TV announcers (CBSSN ) : Ben Holden (play-by-play), Ross Tucker (analyst)Pregame line : Fresno State –11.5
Game information (10:20) FRES – Jake Haener 54-yard run, kick failed (Drive: 5 plays, 78 yards, 2:16; Fresno State 6–0 ) (6:11) UNLV – Charles Williams 2-yard run, Daniel Gutierrez kick (Drive: 12 plays, 74 yards, 4:05; UNLV 7–6 ) (11:39) UNLV – Daniel Gutierrez 28-yard field goal (Drive: 18 plays, 74 yards, 6:13; UNLV 10–6 ) (9:34) FRES – Ronnie Rivers 5-yard run, Cesar Silva kick (Drive: 5 plays, 73 yards, 1:58; Fresno State 13–10 ) (6:12) UNLV – Tyleek Collins 43-yard pass from Max Gilliam, Daniel Gutierrez kick (Drive: 8 plays, 69 yards, 3:13; UNLV 17–13 ) (1:25) FRES – Ronnie Rivers 33-yard pass from Jake Haener, Cesar Silva kick (Drive: 5 plays, 63 yards, 0:42; Fresno State 20–17 ) (13:24) FRES – Ronnie Rivers 16-yard run, Cesar Silva kick (Drive: 3 plays, 25 yards, 0:25; Fresno State 27–17 ) (6:35) UNLV – Daniel Gutierrez 20-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 72 yards, 6:33; Fresno State 27–20 ) (3:41) UNLV – Max Gilliam 71-yard run, Daniel Gutierrez kick (Drive: 2 plays, 71 yards, 0:17; Tied 27–27 ) (14:55) FRES – Ronnie Rivers 10-yard run, Cesar Silva kick (Drive: 11 plays, 79 yards, 3:35; Fresno State 34–27 ) (7:14) FRES – Cesar Silva 35-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 1:43; Fresno State 37–27 ) (1:51) FRES – Cesar Silva 31-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 47 yards, 3:56; Fresno State 40–27 )
Statistics FRES UNLV First downs 22 19 Plays–yards 73–487 79–402 Rushes–yards 36–243 46–242 Passing yards 244 160 Passing: comp–att–int 20–35–0 15–31–2 Time of possession 29:35 30:25
Team Category Player Statistics Fresno State Passing Jake Haener 15/23, 164 yards, TD Rushing Ronnie Rivers 19 carries, 133 yards, 3 TD Receiving Ronnie Rivers 6 receptions, 99 yards, TD UNLV Passing Max Gilliam 15/31, 160 yards, TD, 2 INT Rushing Max Gilliam 16 carries, 139 yards, TD Receiving Kyle Williams 5 receptions, 52 yards
Utah State Game Four – Fresno State Bulldogs (2–1) at Utah State Aggies (0–3)
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Bulldogs 7 21 0 7 35 Aggies 13 3 0 0 16
at Maverik Stadium • Logan, Utah
Date : Saturday, November 14, 2020Game time : 11:30 a.m. PST Game weather : Cloudy • Temperature : 37 °F (3 °C) • Wind : W 14 mphGame attendance : 0TV announcers (FS2 ) : Kevin Fitzgerald (play-by-play), Evan Moore (analyst)Pregame line : Fresno State –10.5
Game information (11:02) USU – Jaylen Warren 86-yard run, kick failed (Drive: 1 plays, 86 yards, 0:13; Utah State 6–0 ) (4:46) FRES – Jalen Moreno-Cropper 9-yard pass from Jake Haener, Cesar Silva kick (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:10; Fresno State 7–6 ) (4:43) USU – Savon Scarver 94-yard kick return, Connor Coles kick (Utah State 13–7 (12:27) FRES – Jalen Moreno-Cropper 59-yard pass from Jake Haener, Cesar Silva kick (Drive: 4 plays, 96 yards, 1:27; Fresno State 14–13 ) (5:41) FRES – Josh Kelly 71-yard pass from Jake Haener, Cesar Silva kick (Drive: 4 plays, 85 yards, 1:20; Fresno State 21–13 ) (1:59) USU – Connor Coles 38-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 44 yards, 3:35; Fresno State 21–16 ) (0:34) FRES – Ronnie Rivers 4-yard run, Cesar Silva kick (Drive: 7 plays, 74 yards, 1:25; Fresno State 28–16 ) (5:21) FRES – Jalen Moreno-Cropper 44-yard pass from Jake Haener, Cesar Silva kick (Drive: 7 plays, 72 yards, 3:12; Fresno State 35–16 )
Statistics FRES USU First downs 25 12 Plays–yards 75–541 60–343 Rushes–yards 37–119 35–199 Passing yards 422 144 Passing: comp–att–int 29–38–1 9–24–0 Time of possession 33:49 26:11
Team Category Player Statistics Fresno State Passing Jake Haener 29/38, 422 yards, 4 TD, INT Rushing Ronnie Rivers 25 carries 132 yards, TD Receiving Jalen Moreno-Cropper 10 receptions, 202 yards, 3 TD Utah State Passing Jason Shelley 9/24, 144 yards Rushing Jaylen Warren 9 carries, 136 yards, TD Receiving Deven Thompkins 3 receptions, 92 yards
Nevada Game Five – Fresno State Bulldogs (3–1) at Nevada Wolfpack (5–1)
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Bulldogs 7 13 0 6 26 Wolf Pack 17 7 0 13 37
at Mackay Stadium • Reno, Nevada
Date : Saturday, December 5, 2020Game time : 6:00 p.m. PST Game weather : Cloudy • Temperature : 44 °F (7 °C) • Wind : WNW 4 mphGame attendance : 50TV announcers (FS2 ) : Anthony LaPanta (play-by-play), Ron Johnson (analyst)Pregame line : Nevada –6.5
Game information (11:34) NEV – Brandon Talton 49-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 38 yards, 3:26; Nevada 3–0 ) (8:05) FRES – Josh Kelly 9-yard run, Mac Delena kick (Drive: 8 plays, 77 yards, 3:23; Fresno State 7–3 ) (5:12) NEV – Cole Turner 5-yard pass from Carson Strong, Brandon Talton kick (Drive: 4 plays, 40 yards, 1:00; Nevada 10–7 ) (3:30) NEV – Cole Turner 2-yard pass from Carson Strong, Brandon Talton kick (Drive: 3 plays, 21 yards, 1:19; Nevada 17–7 ) (12:03) FRES – Jake Haener 3-yard run, Mac Delena kick (Drive: 16 plays, 75 yards, 6:27; Nevada 17–14 ) (9:14) NEV – Tory Horton 17-yard pass from Carson Strong, Brandon Talton kick (Drive: 6 plays, 59 yards, 2:43; Nevada 24–14 ) (1:32) FRES – Keric Wheatfall 19-yard pass from Jake Haener, kick missed (Drive: 4 plays, 58 yards, 1:00; Nevada 24–20 ) (13:42) NEV – Tory Horton 85-yard pass from Carson Strong, kick missed (Drive: 3 plays, 85 yards, 0:53; Nevada 30–20 ) (5:32) NEV – Tory Horton 32-yard pass from Carson Strong, Brandon Talton kick (Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 2:40; Nevada 37–20 ) (1:39) FRES – Zane Pope 21-yard pass from Jake Haener, kick missed (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 3:53; Nevada 37–26 )
Statistics FRES NEV First downs 30 14 Plays–yards 105–599 62–416 Rushes–yards 40–114 22–62 Passing yards 485 354 Passing: comp–att–int 41–65–0 23–39–2 Time of possession 35:01 24:59
Team Category Player Statistics Fresno State Passing Jake Haener 41/65, 485 yards, 2 TD Rushing Ronnie Rivers 14 carries, 69 yards Receiving Keric Wheatfall 6 receptions, 113 yards, TD Nevada Passing Carson Strong 23/39 354 yards, 5 TD, 2 INT Rushing Toa Taua 11 carries, 39 yards Receiving Tory Horton 5 receptions, 148 yards, 3 TD
New Mexico Game Six – Fresno State Bulldogs (3–2) at New Mexico Lobos (1–5)
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Bulldogs 7 17 7 8 39 Lobos 7 14 7 21 49
at Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, Nevada
Date : Saturday, December 12, 2020Game time : 7:30 p.m. PST Game weather : Clear • Temperature : 50 °F (10 °C) • Wind : N 7 mphGame attendance : 250TV announcers (FS1 ) : Guy Haberman (play-by-play), Charles Arbuckle (analyst)Pregame line : Fresno State –14.5
Game information (11:28) FRES – Jalen Moreno-Cropper 10-yard pass from Jake Haener, Asa Fuller kick (Drive: 6 plays, 44 yards, 1:46; Fresno State 7–0 ) (6:34) UNM – Isaiah Chavez 3-yard run, Donovan Murphree kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:54; Tied 7–7 ) (14:54) FRES – Zane Pope 16-yard pass from Jake Haener, Asa Fuller kick (Drive: 6 plays, 50 yards, 2:06; Fresno State 14–7 ) (11:54) UNM – Nathaniel Jones 3-yard run, Donovan Murphree kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:00; Tied 14–14 ) (10:27) FRES – Asa Fuller 39-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 56 yards, 1:22; Fresno State 17–14 ) (8:47) FRES – Jordan Mims 84-yard run, Asa Fuller kick (Drive: 1 play, 84 yards, 0:15; Fresno State 24–14 ) (8:47) UNM – Bobby Cole 74-yard run, Donovan Murphree kick (Drive: 7 plays, 71 yards, 3:20; Fresno State 24–21 ) (6:53) FRES – Jake Haener 3-yard run, Asa Fuller kick (Drive: 16 plays, 70 yards, 7:59; Fresno State 31–21 ) (4:49) UNM – Conner Kinslow 49-yard pass from Isaiah Chavez, Donovan Murphree kick (Drive: 5 plays, 77 yards, 1:58; Fresno State 31–28 ) (10:20) UNM – Nathaniel Jones 10-yard run, Donovan Murphree kick (Drive: 14 plays, 85 yards, 7:33; New Mexico 35–31 ) (7:26) UNM – Bobby Cole 35-yard run, Donovan Murphree kick (Drive: 1 play, 35 yards, 0:07; New Mexico 42–31 ) (2:33) UNM – Bobby Cole 9-yard run, Donovan Murphree kick (Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, 2:45; New Mexico 49–31 ) (1:08) FRES – Mac Delena 24-yard pass from Jake Haener, Jake Haener–Zane Pope 2-pont pass kick (Drive: 8 plays, 74 yards, 1:18; New Mexico 49–39 )
Statistics FRES UNM First downs 23 24 Plays–yards 67–408 66–495 Rushes–yards 23–58 48–299 Passing yards 350 196 Passing: comp–att–int 26–43–1 14–18–0 Time of possession 28:27 31:33
Team Category Player Statistics Fresno State Passing Jake Haener 26/43, 350 yards, 3 TD, INT Rushing Jordan Mims 3 carries, 84 yards, TD Receiving Jalen Moreno-Cropper 12 receptions, 134 yards, TD New Mexico Passing Isaiah Chavez 14/18, 196 yards, TD Rushing Bobby Cole 18 carries, 138 yards, 3 TD Receiving Marcus Williams 3 receptions, 55 yards
References
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