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Fresno State Football Team History


Fresno State Bulldogs
California State University at Fresno
 Fresno, CA
Founded: 1911
Stadium: Bulldog Stadium
Capacity: 41,031
Colors: Cardinal Red & Blue
Coach: Pat Hill
Conference: Western Athletic-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1921  <-- 1996 <- 1997 -> 1998 --> 2024
1997 Season Highlights
 Pat Hill enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Fresno State.
 
1997 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Aug. 30  vs. Portland State  35   7   W       
 Sat., Sep. 6  vs. Baylor  35   37   L       
 Sat., Sep. 13  @ Oklahoma State  0   35   L       
 Sat., Sep. 20  @ Oregon  40   43   L       
 Thu., Oct. 2  vs. Utah  27   13   W       
 Sat., Oct. 11  @ Hawaii  16   28   L       
 Sat., Oct. 18  @ Air Force  20   17   W       
 Sat., Oct. 25  vs. Nevada Las Vegas  46   28   W       
 Sat., Nov. 1  @ San Jose State  53   12   W       
 Sat., Nov. 8  @ Colorado State  3   41   L       
 Sat., Nov. 15  vs. San Diego State  19   20   L       
 Sat., Nov. 22  vs. Wyoming  24   7   W       
 
1997 Season Totals
  Record6-6
  Points Scored318
  Scoring Average26.5
  Points Allowed288
  Defense Average24.0
  Opponents Record66-65
  Conference Record5-3
  Home Record4-2
  Away Record2-4
1997 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1997 Western Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Colorado State 11-2477203Won  35-248-1341111  Sonny Lubick
New Mexico 9-4404274Lost  14-206-3271198  Dennis Franchione
Brigham Young 6-5250254 4-4175167  Lavell Edwards
Air Force 10-3279190Lost  13-416-2201129  Fisher DeBerry
Rice 7-4306285 5-3205189  Ken Hatfield
Fresno State 6-6318288 5-3208166  Pat Hill
Utah 6-5253200 5-3199127  Ron McBride
Wyoming 7-6322227 4-4175130  Dana Dimel
Southern Methodist 6-5247237 4-3157145  Mike Cavan
San Diego State 5-7257333 4-4171199  Ted Tollner
San Jose State 4-7225387 4-4191277  Dave Baldwin
Texas El Paso 4-7162311 3-5128201  Charlie Bailey
Nevada Las Vegas 3-8281332 2-6205260  Jeff Horton
Tulsa 2-9258426 2-5179263  Dave Rader
Hawaii 3-9189308 1-796238  Fred vonAppen
Texas Christian 1-10172325 1-5100192  Pat Sullivan

1997 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1997 All Western Athletic Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

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