# 2019 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

The 2019 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented California State University, Fresno in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bulldogs were led by third year head coach Jeff Tedford and played their games at Bulldog Stadium as a member of the Mountain West Conference in the West Division. They finished the season 4–8, 2–6 in Mountain West play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place in the West Division.
On December 6, head coach Jeff Tedford resigned citing health reasons. He finished at Fresno State with a three-year record of 26–14.

## Preseason
### Mountain West media days

The Mountain West media days will be held on July 23–24 at the Cosmopolitan on the Las Vegas Strip.

#### Media poll

The preseason poll was released at the Mountain West media days on July 23, 2019. The Bulldogs were predicted to finish in first place in the MW West Division.
Mountain :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Boise State | 120 (15) |
| 2 | Utah State | 108 (6) |
| 3 | Air Force | 73 |
| 4 | Wyoming | 66 |
| 5 | Colorado State | 52 |
| 6 | New Mexico | 22 |
West :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Fresno State | 122 (17) |
| 2 | San Diego State | 106 (3) |
| 3 | Nevada | 74 |
| 4 | Hawaii | 67 (1) |
| 5 | UNLV | 51 |
| 6 | San Jose State | 21 |

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 31 | 7:30 p.m. | at USC* | LA Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA | ESPN | L 23–31 | 57,329 |
| September 7 | 7:30 p.m. | Minnesota* | Bulldog StadiumFresno, CA | CBSSN | L 35–38 $^{2OT}$ | 34,790 |
| September 21 | 7:00 p.m. | Sacramento State* | Bulldog StadiumFresno, CA | Stadium on Facebook | W 34–20 | 31,034 |
| September 28 | 5:00 p.m. | at New Mexico State* | Aggie StadiumLas Cruces, NM | FloSports/FSNAZ+ | W 30–17 | 8,872 |
| October 12 | 4:00 p.m. | at Air Force | Falcon StadiumColorado Springs, CO | CBSSN | L 24–43 | 22,544 |
| October 18 | 7:00 p.m. | UNLV | Bulldog StadiumFresno, CA | CBSSN | W 56–27 | 26,256 |
| October 26 | 4:30 p.m. | Colorado State | Bulldog StadiumFresno, CA | ESPNU | L 31–41 | 32,890 |
| November 2 | 9:00 p.m. | at Hawaii | Aloha StadiumHonolulu, HI (rivalry) | KAIL/SPEC HI | W 41–38 | 22,058 |
| November 9 | 4:00 p.m. | Utah State | Bulldog StadiumFresno, CA | CBSSN | L 35–37 | 32,037 |
| November 15 | 6:30 p.m. | at San Diego State | SDCCU StadiumSan Diego, CA | ESPN2 | L 7–17 | 26,876 |
| November 23 | 7:30 p.m. | Nevada | Bulldog StadiumFresno, CA | ESPN2 | L 28–35 | 32,303 |
| November 30 | 7:30 p.m. | at San Jose State | CEFCU StadiumSan Jose, CA (rivalry) | ESPN2 | L 16–17 | 12,835 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Pacific time |||||||
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## Game summaries
### At USC

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 3 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 23 |
| Trojans | 14 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 31 |

### Minnesota

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total |
| Golden Gophers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 38 |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 35 |

### Sacramento State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hornets | 6 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 20 |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 34 |

### At New Mexico State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 30 |
| Aggies | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |

### At Air Force

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Falcons | 7 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 43 |

### UNLV

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rebels | 3 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 27 |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 21 | 7 | 21 | 56 |

### Colorado State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 14 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 41 |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 31 |

### At Hawaii

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 7 | 17 | 10 | 41 |
| Rainbow Warriors | 0 | 24 | 0 | 14 | 38 |

### Utah State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Aggies | 7 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 37 |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 35 |

### At San Diego State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Aztecs | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |

### Nevada

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wolf Pack | 14 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 28 |

### At San Jose State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Spartans | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 |

## Players drafted into the NFL

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Club |
| 4 | 119 | Mykal Walker | ILB | Atlanta Falcons |
| 6 | 181 | Netane Muti | OG | Denver Broncos |