American college football season
The 2013 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented California State University, Fresno in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Bulldogs were by second-year head coach Tim DeRuyter and played their home games at Bulldog Stadium . They were members of the Mountain West Conference in the West Division. They finished the season 11–2, 7–1 in Mountain West play to win the West Division. They defeated Utah State in the inaugural Mountain West Championship Game to be crowned Mountain West champions. They were invited to the Las Vegas Bowl where they were defeated by USC .
Name Position Seasons at Fresno State Alma Mater Tim DeRuyter Head coach 2nd Air Force (1985) Dave Schramm Offensive coordinator/Quarterbacks 2nd Adams State (1984) Nick Toth Defensive coordinator/Inside linebackers 2nd Ohio (1999) Ron Antoine Wide receivers 2nd Colorado State (1997) David Brown Secondary 1st Cal Poly (1996) Phil Earley Recruiting Coordinator/Tight ends/Inside Receivers 2nd Pacific Lutheran University (1980) Pete Germano Defensive Line/Special Teams Coordinator 2nd Ohio Wesleyan (1982) Cameron Norcross Offensive Line 2nd Nevada (2000) Jordan Peterson Secondary 2nd Texas A&M (2009) Joe Wade Runningbacks 2nd Linfield College (1991) Joey Boese Strength & Conditioning 2nd Wisconsin (2002) Chris Calvin Graduate Assistant 3rd Michael Hodges Graduate Assistant (Defense) 2nd Texas A&M (2010) Clayton Johnson Graduate Assistant (Offense) 2nd Nevada (2009) Darrick Yray Football Operations Assistant Fresno State (2011) David Stenklyft Graduate Assistant/Football Operations Assistant Source:[ 1]
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance August 29 7:30 pm Rutgers * ESPNU W 52–51 OT 33,098 September 7 7:00 pm No. 12 (FCS ) Cal Poly * Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA ESPN3 W 41–2533,260 September 14 11:00 am at Colorado * P12N Cancelled A September 20 6:00 pm Boise State ESPN W 41–4041,031 September 28 9:00 pm at Hawaii No. 25 KSEE W 42–3728,755 October 5 2:00 pm at Idaho * No. 23 KSEE W 61–1414,747 October 19 7:00 pm UNLV No. 17 Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA W 38–1437,604 October 26 7:30 pm at San Diego State No. 15 ESPN2 W 35–28 OT 32,707 November 2 7:30 pm Nevada No. 16 Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA ESPNU W 41–2341,031 November 9 7:15 pm at Wyoming No. 17 ESPN2 W 48–1015,700 November 23 4:00 pm New Mexico No. 15 Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA ESPNews W 69–2841,031 November 29 12:30 pm at San Jose State No. 16 CBSSN L 52–6223,574 December 7 8:00 pm Utah State No. 24 CBS W 24–1731,362 December 21 12:30 pm vs. USC * No. 21 ABC L 20–4542,178 *Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time
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1 2 3 4 OT Total Scarlet Knights 10 10 11 14 6 51 Bulldogs 7 14 7 17 7 52
1 2 3 4 Total No. 12 (FCS) Mustangs 0 0 10 15 25 Bulldogs 10 24 7 0 41
1 2 3 4 Total Bulldogs 0 Buffaloes 0
This game was canceled due to effects from the Boulder Creek flash floods.
1 2 3 4 Total Broncos 10 9 7 14 40 No. 25 Bulldogs 10 14 10 7 41
1 2 3 4 Total No. 23 Bulldogs 14 7 21 0 42 Warriors 0 3 14 20 37
1 2 3 4 Total No. 21 Bulldogs 28 19 7 7 61 Vandals 0 0 0 14 14
1 2 3 4 Total Rebels 0 14 0 0 14 No. 19 Bulldogs 14 14 10 0 38
1 2 3 4 OT Total No. 15 Bulldogs 7 0 7 14 7 35 Aztecs 0 7 7 14 0 28
1 2 3 4 Total Wolf Pack 7 0 9 7 23 No. 18 Bulldogs 14 10 0 17 41
1 2 3 4 Total No. 17 Bulldogs 0 14 14 20 48 Cowboys 10 0 0 0 10
1 2 3 4 Total Lobos 0 0 21 7 28 No. 16 Bulldogs 14 21 28 6 69
1 2 3 4 Total No. 13 Bulldogs 27 14 3 8 52 Spartans 21 21 10 10 62
1 2 3 4 Total Aggies 0 7 0 10 17 No. 22 Bulldogs 3 14 7 0 24
1 2 3 4 Total Trojans 14 21 3 7 45 No. 20 Bulldogs 6 0 7 7 20
USC technically vacated the win in 2005. This is the second time the two teams have met in a bowl game with the other coming in the 1992 Freedom Bowl . Tracy Jones of the American Athletic Conference is the referee.
1st quarter scoring: USC - Marqise Lee 10-yard pass from Cody Kessler (Andre Heidari kick); FS - Isaiah Burse 8-yard pass from Derek Carr (Colin McGuire kick blocked); USC - Nelson Agholor 40-yard pass from Kessler (Heidari kick)
2nd quarter scoring: USC - Agholor 17-yard pass from Kessler (Heidari kick); USC - Javorius Allen 24-yard run (Heidari kick); USC - Lee 40-yard pass from Kessler (Heidari kick)
3rd quarter scoring: FS - Davante Adams 23-yard pass from Carr (McGuire kick); USC - Heidari 39-yard field goal
4th quarter scoring: FS - Derron Smith 41-yard interception return (McGuire kick) ; USC - Allen 1-yard run (Heidari kick)
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking RV = Received votes Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Final AP RV RV RV RV 25 23 21 17 15 16 17 16 15 16 24 21 RV Coaches RV RV RV 25 23 21 22 19 18 18 17 14 16 13 22 20 RV Harris Not released 18 18 18 17 13 14 13 22 20 Not released BCS Not released 17 16 16 14 15 16 23 20 Not released
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