List of Fresno State Bulldogs bowl games - wikipedia List of Fresno State Bulldogs bowl games 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 ( MWC ). Since the establishment of the team in 1921, Fresno State has appeared in 27 bowl games. The latest bowl occurred on December 24, 2017, when Fresno State won over Houston 33 -- 27 in the Hawai ʻi Bowl. The win in that game brought the Bulldogs ' overall bowl record to thirteen wins and fourteen losses ( 13 -- 14 ). Contents 1 Key 2 Bowl games 3 Notes 4 References Key General Bowl game record attendance Former bowl game record attendance Results Win Loss Bowl games List of bowl games showing bowl played in, score, date, season, opponent, stadium, location, attendance and head coach # Bowl Score Date Season Opponent Stadium Location Attendance Head coach Charity Bowl W 01 ! W 27 -- 26 000000001937 - 12 - 25 - 0000 December 25, 1937 1937 Central Arkansas Bears Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles 005,000 ! 5,000 Bradshaw, James James Bradshaw Pineapple Bowl W 03 ! W 3 -- 0 000000001941 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 1, 1941 1940 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Honolulu Stadium Honolulu N / A Bradshaw, James James Bradshaw Raisin Bowl L 01 ! L 13 -- 12 000000001946 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 1, 1946 1945 Drake Bulldogs Ratcliffe Stadium Fresno 010,000 ! 10,000 Pierson, Alvin Alvin Pierson Mercy Bowl W 30 ! W 36 -- 6 000000001961 - 11 - 23 - 0000 November 23, 1961 1961 Bowling Green Falcons Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles 033,145 ! 33,145 Coleman, Cecil Cecil Coleman Mercy Bowl L 03 ! L 17 -- 14 000000001971 - 12 - 11 - 0000 December 11, 1971 1971 Cal State Fullerton Titans Anaheim Stadium Anaheim 016,854 ! 16,854 Rogers, Darryl Darryl Rogers 6 California Bowl W 01 ! W 29 -- 28 000000001982 - 12 - 18 - 0000 December 18, 1982 1982 Bowling Green Falcons Bulldog Stadium Fresno 030,000 ! 30,000 Sweeney, Jim Jim Sweeney 7 California Bowl W 44 ! W 51 -- 7 000000001985 - 12 - 14 - 0000 December 14, 1985 1985 Bowling Green Falcons Bulldog Stadium Fresno 032,554 ! 32,554 Sweeney, Jim Jim Sweeney 8 California Bowl W 05 ! W 35 -- 30 000000001988 - 12 - 10 - 0000 December 10, 1988 1988 Western Michigan Broncos Bulldog Stadium Fresno 031,272 ! 31,272 Sweeney, Jim Jim Sweeney 9 California Bowl W 21 ! W 27 -- 6 000000001989 - 12 - 09 - 0000 December 9, 1989 1989 Ball State Cardinals Bulldog Stadium Fresno 031,610 ! 31,610 Sweeney, Jim Jim Sweeney 10 California Bowl L 07 ! L 28 -- 21 000000001991 - 12 - 14 - 0000 December 14, 1991 1991 Bowling Green Falcons Bulldog Stadium Fresno 034,825 ! 34,825 Sweeney, Jim Jim Sweeney 11 Freedom Bowl W 17 ! W 24 -- 7 000000001992 - 12 - 29 - 0000 December 29, 1992 1992 USC Trojans Anaheim Stadium Anaheim 050,745 ! 50,745 Sweeney, Jim Jim Sweeney 12 Aloha Bowl L 11 ! L 41 -- 30 000000001993 - 12 - 25 - 0000 December 25, 1993 1993 Colorado Buffaloes Aloha Stadium Honolulu 044,009 ! 44,009 Sweeney, Jim Jim Sweeney 13 Las Vegas Bowl L 01 ! L 17 -- 16 000000001999 - 12 - 18 - 0000 December 18, 1999 1999 Utah Utes Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney 028,227 ! 28,227 Hill, Pat Pat Hill 14 Silicon Valley Football Classic L 03 ! L 37 -- 34 000000002000 - 12 - 31 - 0000 December 31, 2000 2000 Air Force Falcons Spartan Stadium San Jose 026,542 ! 26,542 Hill, Pat Pat Hill 15 Silicon Valley Football Classic L 09 ! L 44 -- 35 000000002001 - 12 - 31 - 0000 December 31, 2001 2001 Michigan State Spartans Spartan Stadium San Jose 030,456 ! 30,456 Hill, Pat Pat Hill 16 Silicon Valley Football Classic W 09 ! W 30 -- 21 000000002002 - 12 - 31 - 0000 December 31, 2002 2002 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Spartan Stadium San Jose 010,132 ! 10,132 Hill, Pat Pat Hill 17 Silicon Valley Football Classic W 08 ! W 17 -- 9 000000002003 - 12 - 30 - 0000 December 30, 2003 2003 UCLA Bruins Spartan Stadium San Jose 020,126 ! 20,126 Hill, Pat Pat Hill 18 MPC Computers Bowl W 03 ! W 37 -- 34 000000002004 - 12 - 27 - 0000 December 27, 2004 Virginia Cavaliers Bronco Stadium Boise 028,516 ! 28,516 Hill, Pat Pat Hill 19 Liberty Bowl L 07 ! L 31 -- 24 000000002005 - 12 - 31 - 0000 December 31, 2005 2005 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis 054,894 ! 54,894 Hill, Pat Pat Hill 20 Humanitarian Bowl W 12 ! W 40 -- 28 000000002007 - 12 - 31 - 0000 December 31, 2007 2007 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Bronco Stadium Boise 027,062 ! 27,062 Hill, Pat Pat Hill 21 New Mexico Bowl L 05 ! L 40 -- 35 000000002008 - 12 - 20 - 0000 December 20, 2008 2008 Colorado State Rams University Stadium Albuquerque 024,735 ! 24,735 Hill, Pat Pat Hill 22 New Mexico Bowl L 07 ! L 35 -- 28 000000002009 - 12 - 19 - 0000 December 19, 2009 2009 Wyoming Cowboys University Stadium Albuquerque 024,898 ! 24,898 Hill, Pat Pat Hill 23 Humanitarian Bowl L 23 ! L 40 -- 17 000000002010 - 12 - 18 - 0000 December 18, 2010 Northern Illinois Huskies Bronco Stadium Boise 025,449 ! 25,449 Hill, Pat Pat Hill 24 Hawai ʻi Bowl L 33 ! L 43 -- 10 000000002012 - 12 - 24 - 0000 December 24, 2012 2012 SMU Mustangs Aloha Stadium Honolulu 030,024 ! 30,024 DeRuyter, Tim Tim DeRuyter 25 Las Vegas Bowl L 25 ! L 45 -- 20 000000002013 - 12 - 21 - 0000 December 21, 2013 2013 USC Trojans Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney 042,178 ! 42,178 DeRuyter, Tim Tim DeRuyter 26 Hawai ʻi Bowl L 24 ! L 30 -- 6 000000002014 - 12 - 24 - 0000 December 24, 2014 2014 Rice Owls Aloha Stadium Honolulu 025,365 ! 25,365 DeRuyter, Tim Tim DeRuyter 27 Hawai ʻi Bowl W 06 ! W 33 -- 27 000000002017 - 12 - 24 - 0000 December 24, 2017 2017 Houston Cougars Aloha Stadium Honolulu 020,546 ! 20,546 Tedford, Jeff Jeff Tedford Notes Jump up ^ Statistics correct as of 2011 -- 12 NCAA football bowl games. Jump up ^ Results are sortable first by whether the result was a Fresno State win, loss or tie and then second by the margin of victory. Jump up ^ Links to the season article for the Fresno State team that competed in the bowl for that year. Jump up ^ 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. Jump up ^ 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. Jump up ^ 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. Jump up ^ 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. References 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 ^ Jump up to : Bowl / All - Star Game Records, p. 18 Jump up ^ Bowl / All - Star Game Records, pp. 32 -- 38 Jump up ^ Bowl / All - Star Game Records, p. 111 ^ Jump up to : Bowl / All - Star Game Records, p. 112 Fresno State Bulldogs bowl games 1937 Charity Bowl 1940 Pineapple Bowl 1946 Raisin Bowl 1961 Mercy Bowl 1971 Mercy Bowl 1982 California Bowl 1985 California Bowl 1988 California Bowl 1989 California Bowl 1991 California Bowl 1992 Freedom Bowl 1993 Aloha Bowl 1999 Las Vegas Bowl 2000 Silicon Valley Football Classic 2001 Silicon Valley Football Classic 2002 Silicon Valley Football Classic 2003 Silicon Valley Football Classic 2004 MPC Computers Bowl 2005 Liberty Bowl 2007 Humanitarian Bowl 2008 New Mexico Bowl 2009 New Mexico Bowl 2010 Humanitarian Bowl 2012 Hawaii Bowl 2013 Las Vegas Bowl 2014 Hawaii Bowl 2017 Hawaii Bowl Fresno State Bulldogs football Venues Ratcliffe Stadium ( 1926 -- 1979 ) Bulldog Stadium ( 1980 -- present ) Bowls & rivalries Bowl games Boise State Hawaii San Diego State San Jose State Culture & lore Timeout Bulldog Marching Band People Head coaches List Head Coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders Seasons 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1984 1985 1986 1988 1989 1992 1993 2001 2017 2018 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Fresno_State_Bulldogs_bowl_games&oldid=817048230 '' Categories : Lists of college bowl games by team Fresno State Bulldogs football bowl games California State University - related lists Hidden categories : Articles with hCards Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 25 December 2017, at 18 : 59. 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