American college football season
The 2017 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented California State University, Fresno in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Bulldogs were led by first-year head coach Jeff Tedford and played their home games at Bulldog Stadium as a member of the Mountain West Conference in the West Division. They finished the season 10–4, 7–1 in Mountain West play to win the West Division. They lost to Mountain Division champion Boise State in the Mountain West Championship Game . They were invited to the Hawaii Bowl where they defeated Houston . They became only the second team in college football history to win ten games the year after they lost ten or more games (1–11 in 2016).
In a twist of irony, Tedford, who was the head coach at California from 2002 to 2011, took over for Tim DeRuyter, who was hired to be the defensive coordinator at California for the 2017 season.
The Bulldogs signed a total of 23 recruits.
US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date Marc-David Bien-Aime OL Montreal, Quebec, Canada Montmorency CC 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 365 lb (166 kg) Jan 22, 2017 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : Matthew Boateng DB Ajax, Ontario, Canada Arizona Western CC 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Dec 11, 2016 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : Dontae Bull OL Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Belmont HS 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 305 lb (138 kg) Jan 18, 2017 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : Richard Cage DL Corona, California Eleanor Roosevelt HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jan 22, 2017 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : Earl Chambers DL Brooklyn, New York UAB 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Feb 1, 2017 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : Sherman Coleman DB Houston, Texas Cisco CC 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Dec 11, 2016 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : Chris Coleman ATH Bakersfield, California Garces Memorial HS 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jan 7, 2017 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A Damien DeGruy DL Harvey, Louisiana McDonogh HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jan 29, 2017 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : Wylan Free DB Compton, California Lynwood HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jan 21, 2017 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Derrion Grim WR Stockton, California San Joaquin Delta CC 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Dec 29, 2016 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Gunner Javernick TE Cañon City, Colorado Ventura CC 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 250 lb (110 kg) Nov 27, 2016 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN : Patrick Jeune WR Inglewood, California Morningside High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Aug 1, 2016 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : T.J. Mauga DL Fallon, Nevada Churchill County HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 280 lb (130 kg) Jan 31, 2017 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : Jordan Mims RB East Palo Alto, California Menlo-Atherton HS 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jan 17, 2017 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : Daniel Moraga ATH Oxnard, California Pacifica HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jan 30, 2017 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : Arron Mosby DB Sanger, California Sanger High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jan 28, 2017 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : Emeka Ndoh DL Reedley, California De Anza CC 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Dec 11, 2016 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : Zane Pope ATH Moorpark, California Moorpark High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jan 22, 2017 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : Jorge Reyna QB Downey, California West Los Angeles CC 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Nov 28, 2016 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : Ronnie Rivers RB Brentwood, California Freedom HS 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Dec 5, 2016 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : Syrus Tuitele OL Chico, California Pleasant Valley HS 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 290 lb (130 kg) Jan 22, 2017 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : Zelan Tupuola OL Carson, California JSerra Catholic HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 310 lb (140 kg) Jan 15, 2017 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : Quireo Woodley OL Murrieta, California Fresno CC 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 312 lb (142 kg) Nov 11, 2015 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : N/A 247Sports : Overall recruiting rankings: Note : In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources:
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 2 7:00 p.m. Incarnate Word * W 66–039,447 September 9 12:30 p.m. at No. 1 Alabama * ESPN2 L 10–41101,127 September 16 6:30 p.m. at No. 6 Washington * P12N L 16–4868,384 September 30 7:00 p.m. Nevada Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA AT&T RM W 41–2127,434 October 7 4:30 p.m. at San Jose State ESPN3 W 27–1018,483 October 14 7:00 p.m. New Mexico Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA AT&T RM W 38–028,090 October 21 7:30 p.m. at San Diego State CBSSN W 27–343,243 October 28 7:00 p.m. UNLV Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA AT&T RM L 16–2627,922 November 4 7:45 p.m. BYU * Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA ESPN2 W 20–1329,370 November 11 8:00 p.m. at Hawaii KSEE /Spectrum OC16 W 31–2121,357 November 18 11:00 a.m. at Wyoming AT&T RM W 13–715,440 November 25 12:30 p.m. No. 23 Boise State CBSSN W 28–1731,526 December 2 4:45 p.m. at Boise State No. 25 ESPN L 14–1724,515 5:30 p.m. vs. Houston * ESPN W 33–2720,546
Schedule Source: 2017 Fresno State Bulldogs Football Schedule
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final AP — — — — — — — — — — — — RV 25 RV RV Coaches — — — — — — — — — — — — RV RV RV RV CFP Not released — — — — 25 — Not released
Incarnate Word at Fresno State 1 2 3 4 Total Cardinals 0 0 0 0 0 • Bulldogs 17 17 32 0 66
Date: September 2, 2017Location: Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA Game start: 7:06 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 1 minuteGame attendance: 39,447Game weather: Temperature: 102 °F (39 °C) • Weather: Fair • Wind: NW 6 MPH Referee: Mike CuttoneTV announcers (None): None
Fresno State at Alabama 1 2 3 4 Total Bulldogs 3 0 0 7 10 • No. 1 Crimson Tide 14 14 3 10 41
Fresno State at Washington 1 2 3 4 Total Bulldogs 0 7 6 3 16 • No. 6 Huskies 27 14 7 0 48
Date: September 16, 2017Location: Husky Stadium Seattle, WA Game start: 6:40 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 6 minutesGame attendance: 68,384Game weather: Temperature: 76 °F (24 °C) • Weather: Hazy • Wind: NoneReferee: Michael MothershedTV announcers (P12N ): Ted Robinson , Yogi Roth and Jill Savage (sideline)
Nevada at Fresno State 1 2 3 4 Total Wolf Pack 0 14 0 7 21 • Bulldogs 10 21 7 3 41
Date: September 30, 2017Location: Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA Game start: 7:08 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 12 minutesGame attendance: 27,434Game weather: Temperature: 79 °F (26 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: 11 WNWReferee: David AlvarezTV announcers (AT&T RM ): Ari Wolfe , Sherdrick Bonner and Brad Thompson (sideline)
Fresno State at San Jose State (Valley Cup ) 1 2 3 4 Total • Bulldogs 14 7 0 6 27 Spartans 0 0 7 3 10
Date: October 7, 2017Location: CEFCU Stadium San Jose, CA Game start: 4:36 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 10 minutesGame attendance: 18,483Game weather: Temperature: 82 °F (28 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: WNW 12 MPH Referee: Scott CampbellTV announcers (ESPN3 ): Drew Fellios and Forrest Conoly
New Mexico at Fresno State 1 2 3 4 Total Lobos 0 0 0 0 0 • Bulldogs 14 7 10 7 38
UNLV at Fresno State 1 2 3 4 Total • Rebels 3 6 7 10 26 Bulldogs 9 0 7 0 16
BYU at Fresno State 1 2 3 4 Total Cougars 0 6 7 0 13 • Bulldogs 10 0 3 7 20
Date: November 4, 2017Location: Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA Game start: 7:51 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 10 minutesGame attendance: 29,370Game weather: Temperature: 62 °F (17 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: NW 3 MPH Referee: Reggie SmithTV announcers (ESPN2 ): Roy Philpott and Tom Ramsey
Fresno State at Hawaii (Golden Screwdriver ) 1 2 3 4 Total • Bulldogs 0 21 10 0 31 Rainbow Warriors 7 0 0 14 21
Date: November 11, 2017Location: Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI Game start: 8:07 p.m. PST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 50 minutesGame attendance: 21,357Game weather: Temperature: 76 °F (24 °C) • Weather: 84% Humidity and Rain • Wind: NE 8 MPH Referee: Michael VanderVeldeTV announcers (KSEE /Spectrum OC16 ): Robert Kekaula, Rich Miano and Scott Robbs (sideline)
Fresno State at Wyoming 1 2 3 4 Total • Bulldogs 3 7 3 0 13 Cowboys 0 0 0 7 7
At Boise State (Mountain West Championship Game)[ edit ]
vs Houston (Hawaii Bowl)[ edit ] Fresno State vs Houston (Hawaii Bowl ) 1 2 3 4 Total • Bulldogs 0 13 7 13 33 Cougars 7 3 10 7 27
Date: Location: Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI Game start: 5:36 p.m. PST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 41 minutesGame attendance: 20,546Game weather: Temperature: 81 °F (27 °C) • Weather: Humidity – 45% • Wind: NE 13 MPH Referee: Jason AutreyTV announcers (ESPN ): Chris Cotter, Rod Gilmore and Shelley Smith (sideline)
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