# 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 (MW). Since the establishment of the team in 1921, Fresno State has appeared in 32 bowl games. The latest bowl occurred on December 23, 2024, when Fresno State lost to the Northern Illinois Huskies 28–20 in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl. The loss in that game brought the Bulldogs' overall bowl record to seventeen wins and fifteen losses (17–15).

## Key

General :
| † | Bowl game record attendance |
| ‡ | Former bowl game record attendance |
Results :
| W | Win |
| L | 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 |
| 1 | Charity Bowl | W 27–26 | December 25, 1937 | 1937 | Central Arkansas Bears | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | Los Angeles, CA | 5,000 | James Bradshaw |
| 2 | Pineapple Bowl | 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 | 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) |
| 32 | Famous Idaho Potato Bowl | L 28–20 | December 23, 2024 | 2024 | Northern Illinois Huskies | Albertsons Stadium | Boise, ID | 10,359 | Tim Skipper (interim) |