College football's 100 best games of 2019: 80-61
In this second installment, we're focusing on the most exciting upsets and near upsets of the year, from Georgia State's shocking win over Tennessee to Notre Dame's escape against Virginia Tech.
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2020 Schedule
4-8, 4th in MW - West
Fresno State hires Indiana OC DeBoer as coach
Kalen DeBoer will take over at Fresno State, succeeding Jeff Tedford. DeBoer was Indiana's offensive coordinator in 2019.
Fresno St.'s Tedford steps down after 4-8 season
Fresno State coach Jeff Tedford, who spent the past three seasons at his alma mater, stepped down on Friday.
Packer, San Jose St. beat Fresno St. 17-16, snap 3-game skid
DeJon Packer had 128 total yards, including a 10-yard touchdown run with 2:11 left, and San Jose State rallied from a 14-point deficit to beat Fresno State 17-16 on Saturday night and snap a three-game skid.
Packer scores game-winning TD for San Jose State (0:20)
Nevada scores late to beat Fresno State 35-28
Toa Taua ran for 135 yards and scored on a 3-yard TD run with 12 seconds left to help Nevada beat Fresno State 35-28 on Saturday night.
Reyna connects with Rivers to score 34-yard Fresno State TD (0:24)
Cooks lunges to score 29-yard Nevada TD (0:45)
Agnew throws for 323 yards, San Diego St. beats Fresno St.
Ryan Agnew completed 33 of 47 passes for 323 yards, a touchdown and an interception, and San Diego State beat Fresno State 17-7 on Friday night.
SDSU's Barcoo keeps his feet inbounds for the INT (0:32)
Last-second FG lifts Utah State over Fresno State 37-35
Jordan Love passed for 388 yards and two touchdowns and Dominik Eberle kicked a 30-yard field goal as time expired to give Utah State a 37-35 win over Fresno State on Saturday night.
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Rivers' 2 TDs help Fresno State rally, beat Hawaii 41-38
Ronnie Rivers scored two third-quarter touchdowns as Fresno State scored 24 consecutive points, Cesar Silva made a 37-yard field as time expired, and the Bulldogs beat Hawaii 41-38 on Saturday night.
McBride scores 69-yard Fresno State TD (0:36)
Hokit runs for 3 TDs, Fresno State beats UNLV 56-27
Josh Hokit had two of his three touchdown runs in the fourth quarter to help Fresno State pull away from UNLV for a 56-27 win on Friday night.
Hammond's 2 TD runs help Air Force beat Fresno State 43-24
Donald Hammond III ran for two touchdowns and threw for another, Kyle Johnson returned an interception for a score and Air Force pulled away in the second half to beat Fresno State 43-24 Saturday night.
Fresno State beats New Mexico State 30-17
Jalen Cropper ran for 118 yards and a touchdown, Wylan Free caught two interceptions and Fresno State beat New Mexico State 30-17 on Saturday night.
Hokit's late TDs help Fresno St. beat Sacramento St. 20-12
Josh Hokit scored three times, including a pair of fourth-quarter touchdown runs, and Fresno State pulled away in the closing minutes to beat Sacramento State 34-20 on Saturday night.
Winfield's INT seals Minnesota's 38-35 OT win vs Fresno
Antoine Winfield Jr. intercepted a pass in the end zone in the second overtime to seal Minnesota's 38-35 come-from-behind victory over Fresno State on Saturday night.
Winfield's interception seals Minnesota's double-OT win (0:52)
Minnesota ties game late with TD on 4th-and-13 (0:53)
Rice breaks through defenders for 14-yard TD (0:23)
Reyna connects with Rivers for Fresno State TD (0:26)
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2019 Mountain West Standings
| MOUNTAIN | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Boise State | 8-0 | 12-2 |
| Air Force | 7-1 | 11-2 |
| Utah State | 6-2 | 7-6 |
| Wyoming | 4-4 | 8-5 |
| Colorado State | 3-5 | 4-8 |
| New Mexico | 0-8 | 2-10 |
| WEST | CONF | OVR |
| Hawai'i | 5-3 | 10-5 |
| San Diego State | 5-3 | 10-3 |
| Nevada | 4-4 | 7-6 |
| San Jose State | 2-6 | 5-7 |
| Fresno State | 2-6 | 4-8 |
| UNLV | 2-6 | 4-8 |
2019 Team Leaders
Team Stats
Passing Yards226.870th
Rushing Yards159.367th
Points For30.0Tied-142nd
Points Against30.1Tied-47th
2020 Recruits
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Lowe | DE | Signed | 74 |
| Julian Polendo | OT | Signed | 74 |
| Joseph Church | OT | Signed | 74 |
| Rory Hanson | TE-Y | Signed | 74 |
| Jamir Shepard | WR | Committed | 73 |
Awards
| YEAR | PLAYER | AWARD |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | D. Carr | Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award |