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] 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).
General † Bowl game record attendance ‡ Former bowl game record attendance
List of bowl games showing bowl played in, score, date, season, opponent, stadium, location, attendance and head coach[ A 1] # Bowl Score[ A 2] Date Season[ A 3] Opponent[ A 4] Stadium Location Attendance[ 2] Head coach 1 Charity Bowl [ A 5] W 27–26 December 25, 1937 1937 Central Arkansas Bears Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA 5,000 James Bradshaw 2 Pineapple Bowl [ A 6] W 3–0 January 1, 1941 1940 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, HI N/A James Bradshaw 3 Raisin Bowl L 13–12 January 1, 1946 1945 Drake Bulldogs Ratcliffe Stadium Fresno, CA 10,000 Alvin Pierson 4 Mercy Bowl W 36–6 November 23, 1961 1961 Bowling Green Falcons Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles CA 33,145 Cecil Coleman 5 Mercy Bowl [ A 7] L 17–14 December 11, 1971 1971 Cal State Fullerton Titans Anaheim Stadium Anaheim, CA 16,854 Darryl Rogers 6 California Bowl W 29–28 December 18, 1982 1982 Bowling Green Falcons Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA 30,000 ‡ Jim Sweeney 7 California Bowl W 51–7 December 14, 1985 1985 Bowling Green Falcons Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA 32,554 ‡ Jim Sweeney 8 California Bowl W 35–30 December 10, 1988 1988 Western Michigan Broncos Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA 31,272 Jim Sweeney 9 California Bowl W 27–6 December 9, 1989 1989 Ball State Cardinals Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA 31,610 Jim Sweeney 10 California Bowl L 28–21 December 14, 1991 1991 Bowling Green Falcons Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA 34,825 † Jim Sweeney 11 Freedom Bowl W 24–7 December 29, 1992 1992 USC Trojans Anaheim Stadium Anaheim, CA 50,745 † Jim Sweeney 12 Aloha Bowl L 41–30 December 25, 1993 1993 Colorado Buffaloes Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI 44,009 Jim Sweeney 13 Las Vegas Bowl L 17–16 December 18, 1999 1999 Utah Utes Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV 28,227 ‡ Pat Hill 14 Silicon Valley Football Classic L 37–34 December 31, 2000 2000 Air Force Falcons Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA 26,542 ‡ Pat Hill 15 Silicon Valley Football Classic L 44–35 December 31, 2001 2001 Michigan State Spartans Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA 30,456 † Pat Hill 16 Silicon Valley Football Classic W 30–21 December 31, 2002 2002 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA 10,132 Pat Hill 17 Silicon Valley Football Classic W 17–9 December 30, 2003 2003 UCLA Bruins Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA 20,126 Pat Hill 18 MPC Computers Bowl W 37–34 December 27, 2004 2004 Virginia Cavaliers Bronco Stadium Boise, ID 28,516 Pat Hill 19 Liberty Bowl L 31–24 December 31, 2005 2005 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN 54,894 Pat Hill 20 Humanitarian Bowl W 40–28 December 31, 2007 2007 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Bronco Stadium Boise, ID 27,062 Pat Hill 21 New Mexico Bowl L 40–35 December 20, 2008 2008 Colorado State Rams University Stadium Albuquerque, NM 24,735 Pat Hill 22 New Mexico Bowl L 35–28 December 19, 2009 2009 Wyoming Cowboys University Stadium Albuquerque, NM 24,898 Pat Hill 23 Humanitarian Bowl L 40–17 December 18, 2010 2010 Northern Illinois Huskies Bronco Stadium Boise, ID 25,449 Pat Hill 24 Hawaiʻi Bowl L 43–10 December 24, 2012 2012 SMU Mustangs Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI 30,024 Tim DeRuyter 25 Las Vegas Bowl L 45–20 December 21, 2013 2013 USC Trojans Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV 42,178 Tim DeRuyter 26 Hawaiʻi Bowl L 30–6 December 24, 2014 2014 Rice Owls Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI 25,365 Tim DeRuyter 27 Hawaiʻi Bowl W 33–27 December 24, 2017 2017 Houston Cougars Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI 20,546 Jeff Tedford 28 Las Vegas Bowl W 31–20 December 15, 2018 2018 Arizona State Sun Devils Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV 37,146 Jeff Tedford 29 New Mexico Bowl W 31–24 December 18, 2021 2021 UTEP Miners University Stadium Albuquerque, NM 16,422 Lee Marks 30 LA Bowl W 29–6 December 17, 2022 2022 Washington State Cougars SoFi Stadium Inglewood, CA 32,405 Jeff Tedford 31 New Mexico Bowl W 37–10 December 16, 2023 2023 New Mexico State Aggies University Stadium Albuquerque, NM 30,822 Tim Skipper [ 5]
^ Statistics correct as of 2011–12 NCAA football bowl games . ^ Results are sortable first by whether the result was a Fresno State win, loss or tie and then second by the margin of victory . ^ Links to the season article for the Fresno State team that competed in the bowl for that year. ^ Links to the season article for the opponent that Fresno State competed against in the bowl for that year when available or to their general page when unavailable. ^ The Charity Bowl was unsanctioned by the NCAA. As such, the 1937 appearance in the game is not included in the official NCAA bowl listing for Fresno State.[ 3] ^ The Pineapple Bowl was unsanctioned by the NCAA. As such, the 1941 appearance in the game is not included in the official NCAA bowl listing for Fresno State.[ 4] ^ The 1971 Mercy Bowl was unsanctioned by the NCAA, and as such the 1971 appearance in the game is not included in the official NCAA bowl listing for Fresno State.[ 4] General National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). "Bowl/All-Star Game Records" (PDF) . 2011 NCAA Division I Football Records . NCAA.org. Retrieved December 13, 2011 . Specific ^ Bowl/All-Star Game Records, p. 18 ^ Bowl/All-Star Game Records, pp. 32–38 ^ Bowl/All-Star Game Records, p. 111 ^ a b Bowl/All-Star Game Records, p. 112 ^ "Tim Skipper - Football Coach" .
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