# 2016 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

The 2016 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented California State University, Fresno in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bulldogs were led by fifth-year head coach Tim DeRuyter, but he was fired on October 23 after the team opened the season 1–7; offensive coordinator Eric Kiesau was named interim head coach for the remainder of the season. The team played its home games at Bulldog Stadium and were members of the Mountain West Conference, in the West Division. They finished the season 1–11, 0–8 in Mountain West play to finish in last place in the West Division.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 3 | 5:00 pm | at Nebraska* | Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE | BTN | L 10–43 | 90,013 |
| September 10 | 7:00 pm | Sacramento State* | Bulldog StadiumFresno, CA | | W 31–3 | 31,817 |
| September 17 | 12:00 pm | at Toledo* | Glass BowlToledo, OH | ESPN3 | L 17–52 | 19,379 |
| September 24 | 1:30 pm | Tulsa* | Bulldog StadiumFresno, CA | MW Net | L 41–48 $^{2OT}$ | 23,273 |
| October 1 | 7:30 pm | at UNLV | Sam Boyd StadiumWhitney, NV | CBSSN | L 20–45 | 17,811 |
| October 8 | 4:00 pm | at Nevada | Mackay StadiumReno, NV | ESPN3 | L 22–27 | 22,411 |
| October 14 | 7:00 pm | San Diego State | Bulldog StadiumFresno, CA (Battle for the Oil Can) | CBSSN | L 3–17 | 24,731 |
| October 22 | 7:30 pm | at Utah State | Maverik StadiumLogan, UT | CBSSN | L 20–38 | 15,067 |
| October 28 | 7:30 pm | Air Force | Bulldog StadiumFresno, CA | ESPN2 | L 21–31 | 25,197 |
| November 5 | 12:30 pm | at Colorado State | Hughes StadiumFort Collins, CO | RTRM | L 0–37 | 23,187 |
| November 19 | 4:00 pm | Hawaii | Bulldog StadiumFresno, CA (Golden Screwdriver) | MW Net | L 13–14 | 26,951 |
| November 26 | 12:30 pm | San Jose State | Bulldog StadiumFresno, CA (Valley Cup) | CBSSN | L 14–16 | 20,991 |
| *Non-conference gameAll times are in Pacific time |||||||
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## Game summaries
### At Nebraska

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Cornhuskers | 7 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 43 |

### Sacramento State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hornets | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 31 |

### At Toledo

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 17 |
| Rockets | 14 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 52 |

### Tulsa

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total |
| Golden Hurricane | 0 | 21 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 48 |
| Bulldogs | 21 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 41 |

### At UNLV

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 20 |
| Rebels | 0 | 21 | 10 | 14 | 45 |

### At Nevada

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 6 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 22 |
| Wolf Pack | 7 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 27 |

### San Diego State

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

### At Utah State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 20 |
| Aggies | 7 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 38 |
Head coach Tim DeRuyter was fired the following day and replaced by offensive coordinator Eric Kiesau.

### Air Force

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 0 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 31 |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |

### At Colorado State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rams | 10 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 37 |

### Hawaii

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rainbow Warriors | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 13 |

### San Jose State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Spartans | 7 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 16 |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |