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Fresno State Football Team History


Fresno State Bulldogs
California State University at Fresno
 Fresno, CA
Founded: 1911
Stadium: Bulldog Stadium
Capacity: 41,031
Colors: Cardinal Red & Blue
Coach: Pat Hill
Conference: Western Athletic-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1921  <-- 2001 <- 2002 -> 2003 --> 2024
2002 Season Highlights
 Pat Hill enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Fresno State.
 
2002 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Aug. 23  @ Wisconsin  21   23   L    @ Madison, WI   
 Thu., Aug. 29  vs. San Diego State  16   14   W       
 Sat., Sep. 7  @ Oregon  24   28   L       
 Sat., Sep. 21  @ Oregon State  19   59   L       
 Sat., Sep. 28  @ Rice  31   28   W       
 Fri., Oct. 4  vs. Colorado State  32   30   W       
 Sat., Oct. 12  vs. Southern Methodist  30   7   W       
 Fri., Oct. 18  @ Boise State  21   67   L       
 Fri., Oct. 25  vs. Hawaii  21   31   L       
 Sat., Nov. 9  vs. Tulsa  31   12   W       
 Sat., Nov. 16  vs. Nevada  38   30   W       
 Sat., Nov. 23  @ San Jose State  19   16   W       
 Thu., Dec. 5  @ Louisiana Tech  45   13   W       
 Tue., Dec. 31   Georgia Tech  30   21   W    @ San Jose, CA   Silicon Valley Bowl
 
2002 Season Totals
  Record9-5
  Points Scored378
  Scoring Average27.0
  Points Allowed379
  Defense Average27.1
  Opponents Record89-90
  Conference Record6-2
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record3-4
2002 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
2002 Western Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Boise State 12-1593240Won  34-167-0351108  Dan Hawkins
Hawaii 10-4502389Lost  28-367-1304202  June Jones
Fresno State 9-5378379Won  30-216-2236204  Pat Hill
San Jose State 6-7376467 4-4262271  Fitz Hill
Nevada 5-7331371 4-4248259  Chris Tormey
Rice 4-7253296 3-4181197  Ken Hatfield
Louisiana Tech 4-8320426 2-5210253  Jack Bicknell, Jr.
Southern Methodist 3-9207378 2-5122212  Phil Bennett
Texas El Paso 2-10220511 1-7147305  Gary Nord
Tulsa 1-11233417 0-7136279  Keith Burns

2002 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2002 All Western Athletic Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

While playing for the University of Hawaii from 2000 to 2004, quarterback Timmy Chang set an NCAA passing record with 17,072 yards.