# 2020 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

The 2020 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented California State University, Fresno in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bulldogs were led by first–year head coach Kalen DeBoer and played their games at Bulldog Stadium as a member of the Mountain West Conference.
On August 10, 2020, the Mountain West Conference suspended all fall sports competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
On September 24, 2020, the Mountain West Conference resumed all fall sports competitions.

## Schedule

Fresno State had non-conference games scheduled against Colorado and Texas A&M. They were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
On November 19, the game vs. San Jose State scheduled for November 21 was canceled because of a positive COVID-19 test and contact tracing within the Fresno State program.
On November 22, the game vs. San Diego State scheduled for November 27 was canceled due to COVID-19 protocols within the Fresno State football program.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| October 24 | 4:30 p.m. | Hawaii | Bulldog StadiumFresno, CA (rivalry) | KSEE | L 19–34 | 0 |
| October 29 | 7:00 p.m. | Colorado State | Bulldog StadiumFresno, CA | CBSSN | W 38–17 | 0 |
| November 7 | 12:30 p.m. | at UNLV | Allegiant StadiumParadise, NV | CBSSN | W 40–27 | 2,000 |
| November 14 | 11:30 a.m. | at Utah State | Maverik StadiumLogan, UT | FS2 | W 35–16 | 0 |
| November 21 | 4:00 p.m. | San Jose State | Bulldog StadiumFresno, CA (rivalry) | CBSSN | No Contest | |
| November 27 | 6:00 p.m. | San Diego State | Bulldog StadiumFresno, CA (rivalry) | FS1 | No Contest | |
| December 5 | 6:00 p.m. | at Nevada | Mackay StadiumReno, NV | FS2 | L 26–37 | 50 |
| December 12 | 7:30 p.m. | at New Mexico | Sam Boyd StadiumWhitney, NV | FS1 | L 39–49 | 250 |
| HomecomingAll times are in Pacific time |||||||

## Game summaries
### Hawaii

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rainbow Warriors | 7 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 34 |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 |
at Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, California
* Date: Saturday, October 24, 2020
* Game time: 4:30 p.m. PST
* Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 77 °F (25 °C) • Wind: NW 6 mph
* Game attendance: 0
* TV announcers (KSEE): Mark Demsky (play-by-play), Andrew Marden (analyst)
* Pregame line: Fresno State –2.5
| Statistics | HAW | FRES |
| First downs | 27 | 22 |
| Plays–yards | 87–552 | 70–409 |
| Rushes–yards | 53–323 | 37–120 |
| Passing yards | 229 | 289 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 20–30–0 | 17–31–3 |
| Time of possession | 32:56 | 27:04 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Hawaii | Passing | Chevan Cordeiro | 20/30, 239 yards |
| Hawaii | Rushing | Chevan Cordeiro | 13 carries, 116 yards, 2 TD |
| Hawaii | Receiving | Jared Smart | 7 receptions, 89 yards |
| Fresno State | Passing | Jake Haener | 17/31, 289 yards TD, 3 INT |
| Fresno State | Rushing | Ronnie Rivers | 18 carries, 79 yards, TD |
| Fresno State | Receiving | Keric Wheatfall | 3 receptions, 73 yards |

### Colorado State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
at Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, California
* Date: Thursday, October 26, 2020
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. PST
* Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 66 °F (19 °C) • Wind: WNW 5 mph
* Game attendance: 0
* TV announcers (CBSSN): Ben Holden (play-by-play), Ross Tucker (analyst)
* Pregame line: Colorado State –2.5
| Statistics | CSU | FRES |
| First downs | 21 | 24 |
| Plays–yards | 73–381 | 80–432 |
| Rushes–yards | 39–158 | 43–84 |
| Passing yards | 223 | 348 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 17–33–0 | 25–36–0 |
| Time of possession | 24:10 | 35:50 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Colorado State | Passing | Todd Centeio | 10/23, 141 yards |
| Colorado State | Rushing | Todd Centeio | 12 carries, 89 yards |
| Colorado State | Receiving | Trey McBride | 8 receptions, 130 yards, TD |
| Fresno State | Passing | Jake Haener | 22/32, 311 yards, 3 TD |
| Fresno State | Rushing | Ronnie Rivers | 23 carries, 95 yards, 2 TD |
| Fresno State | Receiving | Keric Wheatfall | 5 receptions, 87 yards |

### UNLV

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 6 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 40 |
| Rebels | 7 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 27 |
at Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, Nevada
* Date: Saturday, November 7, 2020
* Game time: 12:30 p.m. PST
* Game weather: Windy • Temperature: 60 °F (16 °C) • Wind: SW 25 mph
* Game attendance: 2,000
* TV announcers (CBSSN): Ben Holden (play-by-play), Ross Tucker (analyst)
* Pregame line: Fresno State –11.5
| Statistics | FRES | UNLV |
| First downs | 22 | 19 |
| Plays–yards | 73–487 | 79–402 |
| Rushes–yards | 36–243 | 46–242 |
| Passing yards | 244 | 160 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 20–35–0 | 15–31–2 |
| Time of possession | 29:35 | 30:25 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Fresno State | Passing | Jake Haener | 15/23, 164 yards, TD |
| Fresno State | Rushing | Ronnie Rivers | 19 carries, 133 yards, 3 TD |
| Fresno State | Receiving | Ronnie Rivers | 6 receptions, 99 yards, TD |
| UNLV | Passing | Max Gilliam | 15/31, 160 yards, TD, 2 INT |
| UNLV | Rushing | Max Gilliam | 16 carries, 139 yards, TD |
| UNLV | Receiving | Kyle Williams | 5 receptions, 52 yards |

### Utah State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 35 |
| Aggies | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
at Maverik Stadium • Logan, Utah
* Date: Saturday, November 14, 2020
* Game time: 11:30 a.m. PST
* Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 37 °F (3 °C) • Wind: W 14 mph
* Game attendance: 0
* TV announcers (FS2): Kevin Fitzgerald (play-by-play), Evan Moore (analyst)
* Pregame line: Fresno State –10.5
| Statistics | FRES | USU |
| First downs | 25 | 12 |
| Plays–yards | 75–541 | 60–343 |
| Rushes–yards | 37–119 | 35–199 |
| Passing yards | 422 | 144 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 29–38–1 | 9–24–0 |
| Time of possession | 33:49 | 26:11 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Fresno State | Passing | Jake Haener | 29/38, 422 yards, 4 TD, INT |
| Fresno State | Rushing | Ronnie Rivers | 25 carries 132 yards, TD |
| Fresno State | Receiving | Jalen Cropper | 10 receptions, 202 yards, 3 TD |
| Utah State | Passing | Jason Shelley | 9/24, 144 yards |
| Utah State | Rushing | Jaylen Warren | 9 carries, 136 yards, TD |
| Utah State | Receiving | Deven Thompkins | 3 receptions, 92 yards |

### Nevada

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 26 |
| Wolf Pack | 17 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 37 |
at Mackay Stadium • Reno, Nevada
* Date: Saturday, December 5, 2020
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. PST
* Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 44 °F (7 °C) • Wind: WNW 4 mph
* Game attendance: 50
* TV announcers (FS2): Anthony LaPanta (play-by-play), Ron Johnson (analyst)
* Pregame line: Nevada –6.5
| Statistics | FRES | NEV |
| First downs | 30 | 14 |
| Plays–yards | 105–599 | 62–416 |
| Rushes–yards | 40–114 | 22–62 |
| Passing yards | 485 | 354 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 41–65–0 | 23–39–2 |
| Time of possession | 35:01 | 24:59 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Fresno State | Passing | Jake Haener | 41/65, 485 yards, 2 TD |
| Fresno State | Rushing | Ronnie Rivers | 14 carries, 69 yards |
| Fresno State | Receiving | Keric Wheatfall | 6 receptions, 113 yards, TD |
| Nevada | Passing | Carson Strong | 23/39 354 yards, 5 TD, 2 INT |
| Nevada | Rushing | Toa Taua | 11 carries, 39 yards |
| Nevada | Receiving | Tory Horton | 5 receptions, 148 yards, 3 TD |

### New Mexico

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 39 |
| Lobos | 7 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 49 |
at Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, Nevada
* Date: Saturday, December 12, 2020
* Game time: 7:30 p.m. PST
* Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 50 °F (10 °C) • Wind: N 7 mph
* Game attendance: 250
* TV announcers (FS1): Guy Haberman (play-by-play), Charles Arbuckle (analyst)
* Pregame line: Fresno State –14.5
| Statistics | FRES | UNM |
| First downs | 23 | 24 |
| Plays–yards | 67–408 | 66–495 |
| Rushes–yards | 23–58 | 48–299 |
| Passing yards | 350 | 196 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 26–43–1 | 14–18–0 |
| Time of possession | 28:27 | 31:33 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Fresno State | Passing | Jake Haener | 26/43, 350 yards, 3 TD, INT |
| Fresno State | Rushing | Jordan Mims | 3 carries, 84 yards, TD |
| Fresno State | Receiving | Jalen Cropper | 12 receptions, 134 yards, TD |
| New Mexico | Passing | Isaiah Chavez | 14/18, 196 yards, TD |
| New Mexico | Rushing | Bobby Cole | 18 carries, 138 yards, 3 TD |
| New Mexico | Receiving | Marcus Williams | 3 receptions, 55 yards |