2019 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

The 2019 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented California State University, Fresno in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bulldogs were led by third year head coach Jeff Tedford and played their games at Bulldog Stadium as a member of the Mountain West Conference in the West Division.^[1] They finished the season 4–8, 2–6 in Mountain West play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place in the West Division.

2019 Fresno State Bulldogs football
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Division	West Division
Record	4–8 (2–6 MW)
Head coach	Jeff Tedford (3rd as HC, 9th overall season)
Offensive coordinator	Ryan Grubb (1st as OC, 3rd overall season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-Style
Defensive coordinator	Bert Watts (2nd as DC, 3rd overall season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Bulldog Stadium (Capacity: 41,031)
Seasons ← 2018 2020 →

2019 Mountain West Conference football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Mountain Division
No. 23 Boise State xy$		8	–	0					12	–	2
No. 22 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 Division
Hawaii xy		5	–	3					10	–	5
San Diego State x		5	–	3					10	–	3
Nevada		4	–	4					7	–	6
San Jose State		2	–	6					5	–	7
UNLV		2	–	6					4	–	8
Fresno State		2	–	6					4	–	8
Championship: Boise State 31, Hawaii 10
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

On December 6, head coach Jeff Tedford resigned citing health reasons.^[2] He finished at Fresno State with a three-year record of 26–14.

Previous season

See also: 2018 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

The Bulldogs finished the season 12–2 overall 7–1 in Mountain West Play to win the West division for a 2nd straight year. They defeated the Boise State in the Mountain West Conference Championship Game. They were invited to the Las Vegas Bowl where they defeated Arizona State.

Preseason

Mountain West media days

The Mountain West media days will be held on July 23–24 at the Cosmopolitan on the Las Vegas Strip.

Media poll

The preseason poll was released at the Mountain West media days on July 23, 2019. The Bulldogs were predicted to finish in first place in the MW West Division.^[3]

Mountain

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Boise State	120 (15)
2	Utah State	108 (6)
3	Air Force	73
4	Wyoming	66
5	Colorado State	52
6	New Mexico	22

West

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Fresno State	122 (17)
2	San Diego State	106 (3)
3	Nevada	74
4	Hawaii	67 (1)
5	UNLV	51
6	San Jose State	21

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	7:30 p.m.	at USC*	LA Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	ESPN	L 23–31	57,329
September 7	7:30 p.m.	Minnesota*	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	CBSSN	L 35–38 ^2OT	34,790
September 21	7:00 p.m.	Sacramento State*	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	Stadium on Facebook	W 34–20	31,034
September 28	5:00 p.m.	at New Mexico State*	Aggie Stadium Las Cruces, NM	FloSports/FSNAZ+	W 30–17	8,872
October 12	4:00 p.m.	at Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	CBSSN	L 24–43	22,544
October 18	7:00 p.m.	UNLV	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	CBSSN	W 56–27	26,256
October 26	4:30 p.m.	Colorado State	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	ESPNU	L 31–41	32,890
November 2	9:00 p.m.	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI	KAIL/SPEC HI^[4]	W 41–38	22,058
November 9	4:00 p.m.	Utah State	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	CBSSN	L 35–37	32,037
November 15	6:30 p.m.	at San Diego State	SDCCU Stadium San Diego, CA	ESPN2	L 7–17	26,876
November 23	7:30 p.m.	Nevada	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	ESPN2	L 28–35	32,303
November 30	7:30 p.m.	at San Jose State	CEFCU Stadium San Jose, CA	ESPN2	L 16–17	12,835
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

Source:^[5]

Game summaries

at USC

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	3	7	3	10	23
Trojans	14	3	14	0	31

See also: 2019 USC Trojans football team

Minnesota

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
Golden Gophers	7	7	0	14	7	3	38
Bulldogs	0	10	11	7	7	0	35

See also: 2019 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

Sacramento State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	6	6	0	8	20
Bulldogs	7	7	0	20	34

See also: 2019 Sacramento State Hornets football team

at New Mexico State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	7	17	6	0	30
Aggies	0	3	7	7	17

See also: 2019 New Mexico State Aggies football team

at Air Force

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	14	10	0	0	24
Falcons	7	15	7	14	43

See also: 2019 Air Force Falcons football team

UNLV

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rebels	3	14	3	7	27
Bulldogs	7	21	7	21	56

See also: 2019 UNLV Rebels football team

Colorado State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	14	3	7	17	41
Bulldogs	7	7	14	3	31

See also: 2019 Colorado State Rams football team

at Hawaii

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	7	7	17	10	41
Rainbow Warriors	0	24	0	14	38

See also: 2019 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team

Utah State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	7	14	10	6	37
Bulldogs	7	7	14	7	35

See also: 2019 Utah State Aggies football team

at San Diego State

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

See also: 2019 San Diego State Aztecs football team and Fresno State–San Diego State football rivalry

Nevada

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolf Pack	14	0	14	7	35
Bulldogs	7	14	7	0	28

See also: 2019 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

at San Jose State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	14	2	0	0	16
Spartans	3	0	7	7	17

See also: 2019 San Jose State Spartans football team and Fresno State–San Jose State football rivalry

Players drafted into the NFL

See also: 2020 NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Club
4	119	Mykal Walker	ILB	Atlanta Falcons
6	181	Netane Muti	OG	Denver Broncos

References

1. "Fresno State Bulldogs Article". Fresnobee.com. February 4, 2019. Retrieved February 4, 2019.^{[permanent dead link]}
2. "Fresno State coach Jeff Tedford steps down after 3 seasons".
3. "Boise State, Fresno State Picked to Win 2019 Mountain West Football Divisional Titles". TheMW.com. July 23, 2019. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
4. "Fresno State, KAIL-TV to broadcast games on local television".
5. 2019 Fresno State Bulldogs football schedule. FBSchedules.com Retrieved March 26, 2019.