# 2014 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

The 2014 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented California State University, Fresno in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bulldogs were led by third-year head coach Tim DeRuyter and played their home games at Bulldog Stadium. They were members of the Mountain West Conference and completed in the West Division. They finished the season 6–8 overall and 5–3 in conference to tie for first place in the West Division, but due to their head-to-head win over San Diego State, they were crowned West Division champions. They lost to Mountain Division champion Boise State in the Mountain West Championship Game. They were invited to the Hawaii Bowl where they lost to Rice.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 30 | 4:30 pm | at No. 15 USC* | Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA | FOX | L 13–52 | 76,037 |
| September 6 | 12:00 pm | at Utah* | Rice-Eccles StadiumSalt Lake City, UT | P12N | L 27–59 | 45,864 |
| September 13 | 7:30 pm | Nebraska* | Bulldog StadiumFresno, CA | CBSSN | L 19–55 | 41,031 |
| September 20 | 7:00 pm | Southern Utah* | Bulldog StadiumFresno, CA | MWN | W 56–16 | 32,645 |
| September 26 | 5:00 pm | at New Mexico | University StadiumAlbuquerque, NM | ESPN2 | W 35–24 | 21,005 |
| October 3 | 7:00 pm | San Diego State | Bulldog StadiumFresno, CA (Battle for the Oil Can) | CBSSN | W 24–13 | 33,894 |
| October 10 | 7:00 pm | at UNLV | Sam Boyd StadiumWhitney, NV | CBSSN | L 27–30 $^{OT}$ | 15,398 |
| October 17 | 5:00 pm | at Boise State | Albertsons StadiumBoise, ID (Battle for the Milk Can) | ESPN | L 27–37 | 35,008 |
| November 1 | 7:45 pm | Wyoming | Bulldog StadiumFresno, CA | ESPN2 | L 17–45 | 32,164 |
| November 8 | 7:30 pm | San Jose State | Bulldog StadiumFresno, CA (Valley Cup) | CBSSN | W 38–24 | 36,909 |
| November 22 | 7:30 pm | at Nevada | Mackay StadiumReno, NV | ESPNU | W 40–20 | 21,446 |
| November 29 | 4:00 pm | Hawaii | Bulldog StadiumFresno, CA (rivalry) | MWN | W 28–21 | 32,580 |
| December 6 | 7:00 pm | at No. 22 Boise State | Albertsons StadiumBoise, ID (MWC Championship Game) | CBS | L 14–28 | 26,101 |
| December 24 | 5:00 pm | vs. Rice* | Aloha StadiumHonolulu, HI (Hawaii Bowl) | ESPN | L 6–30 | 25,365 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to gameAll times are in Pacific time |||||||
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## Game summaries
### At No. 15 USC

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
| No. 15 Trojans | 21 | 10 | 21 | 0 | 52 |

### At Utah

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 27 |
| Utes | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 59 |

### Nebraska

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cornhuskers | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 55 |
| Bulldogs | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 19 |

### Southern Utah

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Thunderbirds | 0 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 16 |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 56 |

### At New Mexico

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
| Lobos | 3 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 24 |

### San Diego State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Aztecs | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| Bulldogs | 10 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 24 |

### At UNLV

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 27 |
| Rebels | 3 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 30 |

### At Boise State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 10 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 27 |
| Broncos | 13 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 37 |

### Wyoming

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cowboys | 7 | 14 | 0 | 24 | 45 |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |

### San Jose State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Spartans | 14 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 38 |

### At Nevada

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 40 |
| Wolf Pack | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 20 |

### Hawai'i

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rainbow Warriors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 |
| Bulldogs | 21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 |

### At No. 22 Boise State (MWC Championship game)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| No. 22 Broncos | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 28 |

### Vs. Rice (Hawaii Bowl)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Owls | 16 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 30 |