# 2013 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

The 2013 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented California State University, Fresno in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bulldogs were by second-year head coach Tim DeRuyter and played their home games at Bulldog Stadium. They were members of the Mountain West Conference in the West Division. They finished the season 11–2, 7–1 in Mountain West play to win the West Division. They defeated Utah State in the inaugural Mountain West Championship Game to be crowned Mountain West champions. They were invited to the Las Vegas Bowl where they were defeated by USC.

## Personnel
### Coaching staff

| Name | Position | Seasons at Fresno State | Alma Mater |
| Tim DeRuyter | Head coach | 2nd | Air Force (1985) |
| Dave Schramm | Offensive coordinator/Quarterbacks | 2nd | Adams State (1984) |
| Nick Toth | Defensive coordinator/Inside linebackers | 2nd | Ohio (1999) |
| Ron Antoine | Wide receivers | 2nd | Colorado State (1997) |
| David Brown | Secondary | 1st | Cal Poly (1996) |
| Phil Earley | Recruiting Coordinator/Tight ends/Inside Receivers | 2nd | Pacific Lutheran University (1980) |
| Pete Germano | Defensive Line/Special Teams Coordinator | 2nd | Ohio Wesleyan (1982) |
| Cameron Norcross | Offensive Line | 2nd | Nevada (2000) |
| Jordan Peterson | Secondary | 2nd | Texas A&M (2009) |
| Joe Wade | Runningbacks | 2nd | Linfield College (1991) |
| Joey Boese | Strength & Conditioning | 2nd | Wisconsin (2002) |
| Chris Calvin | Graduate Assistant | 3rd | |
| Michael Hodges | Graduate Assistant (Defense) | 2nd | Texas A&M (2010) |
| Clayton Johnson | Graduate Assistant (Offense) | 2nd | Nevada (2009) |
| Darrick Yray | Football Operations Assistant | | Fresno State (2011) |
| David Stenklyft | Graduate Assistant/Football Operations Assistant | | |
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### Depth chart
## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 29 | 7:30 pm | Rutgers* | | Bulldog StadiumFresno, CA | ESPNU | W 52–51 $^{OT}$ | 33,098 |
| September 7 | 7:00 pm | No. 12 (FCS) Cal Poly* | | Bulldog StadiumFresno, CA | ESPN3 | W 41–25 | 33,260 |
| September 14 | 11:00 am | at Colorado* | | Folsom FieldBoulder, CO | P12N | Cancelled | |
| September 20 | 6:00 pm | Boise State | | Bulldog StadiumFresno, CA (Battle for the Milk Can) | ESPN | W 41–40 | 41,031 |
| September 28 | 9:00 pm | at Hawaii | No. 25 | Aloha StadiumHonolulu, HI (rivalry) | KSEE | W 42–37 | 28,755 |
| October 5 | 2:00 pm | at Idaho* | No. 23 | Kibbie DomeMoscow, ID | KSEE | W 61–14 | 14,747 |
| October 19 | 7:00 pm | UNLV | No. 17 | Bulldog StadiumFresno, CA | | W 38–14 | 37,604 |
| October 26 | 7:30 pm | at San Diego State | No. 15 | Qualcomm StadiumSan Diego, CA (Battle for the Oil Can) | ESPN2 | W 35–28 $^{OT}$ | 32,707 |
| November 2 | 7:30 pm | Nevada | No. 16 | Bulldog StadiumFresno, CA | ESPNU | W 41–23 | 41,031 |
| November 9 | 7:15 pm | at Wyoming | No. 17 | War Memorial StadiumLaramie, WY | ESPN2 | W 48–10 | 15,700 |
| November 23 | 4:00 pm | New Mexico | No. 15 | Bulldog StadiumFresno, CA | ESPNews | W 69–28 | 41,031 |
| November 29 | 12:30 pm | at San Jose State | No. 16 | Spartan StadiumSan Jose, CA (Valley Cup) | CBSSN | L 52–62 | 23,574 |
| December 7 | 8:00 pm | Utah State | No. 24 | Bulldog StadiumFresno, CA (MW Championship Game) | CBS | W 24–17 | 31,362 |
| December 21 | 12:30 pm | vs. USC* | No. 21 | Sam Boyd StadiumWhitney, NV (Las Vegas Bowl) | ABC | L 20–45 | 42,178 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Pacific time ||||||||
* ^A September 15's game against Colorado was canceled due to effects from the Boulder Creek flash floods.

## Game summaries
### Rutgers

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Scarlet Knights | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 51 |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 52 |

### Cal Poly

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 12 (FCS) Mustangs | 0 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 25 |
| Bulldogs | 10 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 41 |

### At Colorado

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | | | | | 0 |
| Buffaloes | | | | | 0 |
This game was canceled due to effects from the Boulder Creek flash floods.

### Boise State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Broncos | 10 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 40 |
| No. 25 Bulldogs | 10 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 41 |

### At Hawaii

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 23 Bulldogs | 14 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 42 |
| Warriors | 0 | 3 | 14 | 20 | 37 |

### At Idaho

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 21 Bulldogs | 28 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 61 |
| Vandals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |

### UNLV

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rebels | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| No. 19 Bulldogs | 14 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 38 |

### At San Diego State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| No. 15 Bulldogs | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
| Aztecs | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 28 |

### Nevada

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wolf Pack | 7 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 23 |
| No. 18 Bulldogs | 14 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 41 |

### At Wyoming

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 17 Bulldogs | 0 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 48 |
| Cowboys | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |

### New Mexico

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lobos | 0 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 28 |
| No. 16 Bulldogs | 14 | 21 | 28 | 6 | 69 |

### At San Jose State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 13 Bulldogs | 27 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 52 |
| Spartans | 21 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 62 |

### Utah State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Aggies | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 17 |
| No. 22 Bulldogs | 3 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 24 |

### USC–Las Vegas Bowl

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Trojans | 14 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 45 |
| No. 20 Bulldogs | 6 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
USC technically vacated the win in 2005. This is the second time the two teams have met in a bowl game with the other coming in the 1992 Freedom Bowl. Tracy Jones of the American Athletic Conference is the referee.
1st quarter scoring: USC - Marqise Lee 10-yard pass from Cody Kessler (Andre Heidari kick); FS - Isaiah Burse 8-yard pass from Derek Carr (Colin McGuire kick blocked); USC - Nelson Agholor 40-yard pass from Kessler (Heidari kick)
2nd quarter scoring: USC - Agholor 17-yard pass from Kessler (Heidari kick); USC - Javorius Allen 24-yard run (Heidari kick); USC - Lee 40-yard pass from Kessler (Heidari kick)
3rd quarter scoring: FS - Davante Adams 23-yard pass from Carr (McGuire kick); USC - Heidari 39-yard field goal
4th quarter scoring: FS - Derron Smith 41-yard interception return (McGuire kick) ; USC - Allen 1-yard run (Heidari kick)

## Statistics

* Derek Carr 424/605, 4866 Yds, 50 TD, 8 INT

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
| AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 24 | 21 | RV |
| Coaches | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 22 | 20 | RV |
| Harris | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 22 | 20 | Not released |
| BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 23 | 20 | Not released |