# 2017 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

The 2017 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented California State University, Fresno in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bulldogs were led by first-year head coach Jeff Tedford and played their home games at Bulldog Stadium as a member of the Mountain West Conference in the West Division. They finished the season 10–4, 7–1 in Mountain West play to win the West Division. They lost to Mountain Division champion Boise State in the Mountain West Championship Game. They were invited to the Hawaii Bowl where they defeated Houston. They became only the second team in college football history to win ten games the year after they lost ten or more games (1–11 in 2016).
In a twist of irony, Tedford, who was the head coach at California from 2002 to 2011, took over for Tim DeRuyter, who was hired to be the defensive coordinator at California for the 2017 season.

## Personnel
### Position key

| Back | B | Center | C | Cornerback | CB | Defensive back | DB |
| Defensive end | DE | Defensive lineman | DL | Defensive tackle | DT | End | E |
| Fullback | FB | Guard | G | Halfback | HB | Kicker | K |
| Kickoff returner | KR | Offensive tackle | OT | Offensive lineman | OL | Linebacker | LB |
| Long snapper | LS | Punter | P | Punt returner | PR | Quarterback | QB |
| Running back | RB | Safety | S | Tight end | TE | Wide receiver | WR |

### Recruiting class

The Bulldogs signed a total of 23 recruits.
US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Marc-David Bien-Aime OL | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | Montmorency CC | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 365 lb (166 kg) | Jan 22, 2017 |
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| Matthew Boateng DB | Ajax, Ontario, Canada | Arizona Western CC | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Dec 11, 2016 |
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| Dontae Bull OL | Victoria, British Columbia, Canada | Belmont HS | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 305 lb (138 kg) | Jan 18, 2017 |
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| Richard Cage DL | Corona, California | Eleanor Roosevelt HS | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Jan 22, 2017 |
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| Earl Chambers DL | Brooklyn, New York | UAB | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | Feb 1, 2017 |
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| Sherman Coleman DB | Houston, Texas | Cisco CC | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | Dec 11, 2016 |
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| Chris Coleman ATH | Bakersfield, California | Garces Memorial HS | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Jan 7, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A |||||||
| Damien DeGruy DL | Harvey, Louisiana | McDonogh HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | Jan 29, 2017 |
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| Wylan Free DB | Compton, California | Lynwood HS | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Jan 21, 2017 |
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| Derrion Grim WR | Stockton, California | San Joaquin Delta CC | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Dec 29, 2016 |
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| Gunner Javernick TE | Cañon City, Colorado | Ventura CC | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 250 lb (110 kg) | Nov 27, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: |||||||
| Patrick Jeune WR | Inglewood, California | Morningside High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Aug 1, 2016 |
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| T.J. Mauga DL | Fallon, Nevada | Churchill County HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 280 lb (130 kg) | Jan 31, 2017 |
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| Jordan Mims RB | East Palo Alto, California | Menlo-Atherton HS | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Jan 17, 2017 |
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| Daniel Moraga ATH | Oxnard, California | Pacifica HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | Jan 30, 2017 |
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| Arron Mosby DB | Sanger, California | Sanger High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Jan 28, 2017 |
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| Emeka Ndoh DL | Reedley, California | De Anza CC | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 265 lb (120 kg) | Dec 11, 2016 |
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| Zane Pope ATH | Moorpark, California | Moorpark High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Jan 22, 2017 |
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| Jorge Reyna QB | Downey, California | West Los Angeles CC | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 208 lb (94 kg) | Nov 28, 2016 |
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| Ronnie Rivers RB | Brentwood, California | Freedom HS | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Dec 5, 2016 |
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| Syrus Tuitele OL | Chico, California | Pleasant Valley HS | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 290 lb (130 kg) | Jan 22, 2017 |
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| Zelan Tupuola OL | Carson, California | JSerra Catholic HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 310 lb (140 kg) | Jan 15, 2017 |
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| Quireo Woodley OL | Murrieta, California | Fresno CC | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 312 lb (142 kg) | Nov 11, 2015 |
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| Overall recruiting rankings: |||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 5, 2017. |||||||

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 2 | 7:00 p.m. | Incarnate Word* | | Bulldog StadiumFresno, CA | | W 66–0 | 39,447 |
| September 9 | 12:30 p.m. | at No. 1 Alabama* | | Bryant–Denny StadiumTuscaloosa, AL | ESPN2 | L 10–41 | 101,127 |
| September 16 | 6:30 p.m. | at No. 6 Washington* | | Husky StadiumSeattle, WA | P12N | L 16–48 | 68,384 |
| September 30 | 7:00 p.m. | Nevada | | Bulldog StadiumFresno, CA | AT&T RM | W 41–21 | 27,434 |
| October 7 | 4:30 p.m. | at San Jose State | | CEFCU StadiumSan Jose, CA (Valley Cup) | ESPN3 | W 27–10 | 18,483 |
| October 14 | 7:00 p.m. | New Mexico | | Bulldog StadiumFresno, CA | AT&T RM | W 38–0 | 28,090 |
| October 21 | 7:30 p.m. | at San Diego State | | SDCCU StadiumSan Diego, CA (Battle for the Oil Can) | CBSSN | W 27–3 | 43,243 |
| October 28 | 7:00 p.m. | UNLV | | Bulldog StadiumFresno, CA | AT&T RM | L 16–26 | 27,922 |
| November 4 | 7:45 p.m. | BYU* | | Bulldog StadiumFresno, CA | ESPN2 | W 20–13 | 29,370 |
| November 11 | 8:00 p.m. | at Hawaii | | Aloha StadiumHonolulu, HI (Golden Screwdriver) | KSEE/Spectrum OC16 | W 31–21 | 21,357 |
| November 18 | 11:00 a.m. | at Wyoming | | War Memorial StadiumLaramie, WY | AT&T RM | W 13–7 | 15,440 |
| November 25 | 12:30 p.m. | No. 23 Boise State | | Bulldog StadiumFresno, CA (Battle for the Milk Can) | CBSSN | W 28–17 | 31,526 |
| December 2 | 4:45 p.m. | at Boise State | No. 25 | Albertsons StadiumBoise, ID (MW Championship Game) | ESPN | L 14–17 | 24,515 |
| December 24 | 5:30 p.m. | vs. Houston* | | Aloha StadiumHonolulu, HI (Hawaii Bowl) | ESPN | W 33–27 | 20,546 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after October 31 released prior to gameAll times are in Pacific time ||||||||
Schedule Source: 2017 Fresno State Bulldogs Football Schedule

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | 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 | Final |
| AP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | 25 | RV | RV |
| Coaches | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV |
| CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | Not released |

## Game summaries
### Incarnate Word

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| • Bulldogs | 17 | 17 | 32 | 0 | 66 |

### At Alabama

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| • No. 1 Crimson Tide | 14 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 41 |

### At Washington

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 16 |
| • No. 6 Huskies | 27 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 48 |

### Nevada

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wolf Pack | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| • Bulldogs | 10 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 41 |

### At San Jose State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Bulldogs | 14 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 27 |
| Spartans | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 |

### New Mexico

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lobos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| • Bulldogs | 14 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 38 |

### At San Diego State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Bulldogs | 7 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 27 |
| Aztecs | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |

### UNLV

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Rebels | 3 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 26 |
| Bulldogs | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 16 |

### BYU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cougars | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
| • Bulldogs | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 20 |

### At Hawaii

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Bulldogs | 0 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 31 |
| Rainbow Warriors | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 |

### At Wyoming

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Bulldogs | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| Cowboys | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |

### Boise State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 25 Broncos | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| • Bulldogs | 7 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 28 |

### At Boise State (Mountain West Championship Game)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 25 Bulldogs | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| • Broncos | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |

### vs Houston (Hawaii Bowl)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Bulldogs | 0 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 33 |
| Cougars | 7 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 27 |