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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).
General
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Bowl game record attendance
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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 (Interim)
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 (Acting Head Coach)
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^ 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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