# 2010 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

The 2010 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented California State University, Fresno in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bulldogs, led by 14th-year head coach Pat Hill, were members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) and played their home games at Bulldog Stadium in Fresno, California. They finished the season 8–5, 5–3 in WAC play and were invited to the Humanitarian Bowl where they were defeated by Northern Illinois 17–40.

## Personnel
### Coaching Staff

| Name | Position | Seasons at Fresno State | Alma Mater |
| Pat Hill | Head coach | 14th as HC; 20th overall | UC Riverside (1973) |
| Randy Stewart | Defensive coordinator | 4th | |
| Tim Skipper | Linebackers/Run game coordinator | 5th | Fresno State (2001) |
| Keith Williams | Wide receivers | 2nd | San Diego State (1996) |

### Roster
## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 4 | 7:00 pm | Cincinnati* | Bulldog StadiumFresno, CA | ESPN2 | W 28–14 | 37,238 |
| September 18 | 5:00 pm | at Utah State | Romney StadiumLogan, UT | WSN | W 41–24 | 19,059 |
| September 25 | 4:30 pm | at Ole Miss* | Vaught–Hemingway StadiumOxford, MS | CSS | L 38–55 | 55,267 |
| October 2 | 7:00 pm | Cal Poly* | Bulldog StadiumFresno, CA | | W 38–17 | 37,069 |
| October 9 | 7:00 pm | Hawaii | Bulldog StadiumFresno, CA (rivalry) | WSN | L 27–49 | 38,494 |
| October 16 | 7:00 pm | New Mexico State | Bulldog StadiumFresno, CA | ESPNU | W 33–10 | 32,334 |
| October 23 | 5:00 pm | at San Jose State | Spartan StadiumSan Jose, CA (rivalry) | WSN | W 33–18 | 11,314 |
| November 6 | 1:00 pm | at Louisiana Tech | Joe Aillet StadiumRuston, LA | WSN | W 40–34 | 17,057 |
| November 13 | 7:30 pm | No. 21 Nevada | Bulldog StadiumFresno, CA | ESPN | L 34–35 | 37,116 |
| November 19 | 6:30 pm | at No. 3 Boise State | Bronco StadiumBoise, ID (Battle for the Milk Can) | ESPN2 | L 0–51 | 33,454 |
| November 27 | 7:00 pm | Idaho | Bulldog StadiumFresno, CA | WSN | W 23–20 | 25,965 |
| December 3 | 7:15 pm | Illinois* | Bulldog StadiumFresno, CA | ESPN2 | W 25–23 | 30,625 |
| December 18 | 2:30 pm | vs. Northern Illinois* | Bronco StadiumBoise, ID (Humanitarian Bowl) | ESPN | L 17–40 | 25,449 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Pacific time |||||||

## Game summaries
### Cincinnati

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bearcats | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |

### At Utah State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 3 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 41 |
| Aggies | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 24 |

### At Ole Miss

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 38 |
| Rebels | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 55 |

### Cal Poly

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mustangs | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Bulldogs | 14 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 38 |

### Hawaii

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Warriors | 7 | 7 | 21 | 14 | 49 |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 27 |

### New Mexico State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Aggies | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Bulldogs | 16 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 33 |

### At San José State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 3 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 33 |
| Spartans | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 18 |

### At Louisiana Tech

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Fresno State Bulldogs | 7 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 40 |
| Louisiana Tech Bulldogs | 14 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 34 |

### No. 21 Nevada

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 21 Wolf Pack | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
| Bulldogs | 14 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 34 |

### At No. 3 Boise State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No. 3 Broncos | 3 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 51 |

### Idaho

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Vandals | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 20 |
| Bulldogs | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 23 |

### Illinois

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Fighting Illini | 0 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 23 |
| Bulldogs | 16 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 25 |

### Vs. Northern Illinois (Humanitarian Bowl)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Huskies | 6 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 40 |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |

## Awards
### All-WAC

First Team Offense
* OL Kenny Wiggins
First Team Defense
* DL Chris Carter
* DL Logan Harrell
* LB Ben Jacobs
First Team Specialist
* PK Kevin Goessling
Second Team Offense
* WR Jamel Hamler
* OL Bryce Harris
Second Team Defense
* LB Travis Brown
* DB Desia Dunn

### Player of the Year

Defense Chris Carter

## NFL Draft

5th Round, 162nd Overall Pick by the Pittsburgh Steelers—Sr. LB Chris Carter
7th Round, 210th Overall Pick by the Atlanta Falcons—Sr. G Andrew Jackson