List of Fresno State Bulldogs bowl games

The Fresno State Bulldogs college football team competes as part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), representing California State University, Fresno in the Mountain West Conference (MWC). Since the establishment of the team in 1921, Fresno State has appeared in 26 bowl games.^[1] The latest bowl occurred on December 24, 2014, when Fresno State lost to Rice 30–6 in the Hawaiʻi Bowl.^[1] The loss in that game brought the Bulldogs' overall bowl record to twelve wins and fourteen losses (12–14).

Key

General Bowl game record attendance Former bowl game record attendance

Results W Win L Loss

Bowl games

List of bowl games showing bowl played in, score, date, season, opponent, stadium, location, attendance and head coach^{[A 1]}

#	Bowl	Score[A 2]	Date	Season[A 3]	Opponent[A 4]	Stadium	Location	Attendance[2]	Head coach
1	Charity Bowl[A 5]	W 27–26	December 25, 1937	1937	Central Arkansas Bears	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	Los Angeles	5,000	Bradshaw, JamesJames Bradshaw
2	Pineapple Bowl[A 6]	W 3–0	January 1, 1941	1940	Hawaii Rainbow Warriors	Honolulu Stadium	Honolulu	N/A	Bradshaw, JamesJames Bradshaw
3	Raisin Bowl	L 13–12	January 1, 1946	1945	Drake Bulldogs	Ratcliffe Stadium	Fresno	10,000	Pierson, AlvinAlvin Pierson
4	Mercy Bowl	W 36–6	November 23, 1961	1961	Bowling Green Falcons	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	Los Angeles	33,145	Coleman, CecilCecil Coleman
5	Mercy Bowl[A 7]	L 17–14	December 11, 1971	1971	Cal State Fullerton Titans	Anaheim Stadium	Anaheim	16,854	Rogers, DarrylDarryl Rogers
6	California Bowl	W 29–28	December 18, 1982	1982	Bowling Green Falcons	Bulldog Stadium	Fresno	30,000	Sweeney, JimJim Sweeney
7	California Bowl	W 51–7	December 14, 1985	1985	Bowling Green Falcons	Bulldog Stadium	Fresno	32,554	Sweeney, JimJim Sweeney
8	California Bowl	W 35–30	December 10, 1988	1988	Western Michigan Broncos	Bulldog Stadium	Fresno	31,272	Sweeney, JimJim Sweeney
9	California Bowl	W 27–6	December 9, 1989	1989	Ball State Cardinals	Bulldog Stadium	Fresno	31,610	Sweeney, JimJim Sweeney
10	California Bowl	L 28–21	December 14, 1991	1991	Bowling Green Falcons	Bulldog Stadium	Fresno	34,825	Sweeney, JimJim Sweeney
11	Freedom Bowl	W 24–7	December 29, 1992	1992	USC Trojans	Anaheim Stadium	Anaheim	50,745	Sweeney, JimJim Sweeney
12	Aloha Bowl	L 41–30	December 25, 1993	1993	Colorado Buffaloes	Aloha Stadium	Honolulu	44,009	Sweeney, JimJim Sweeney
13	Las Vegas Bowl	L 17–16	December 18, 1999	1999	Utah Utes	Sam Boyd Stadium	Whitney	28,227	Hill, PatPat Hill
14	Silicon Valley Football Classic	L 37–34	December 31, 2000	2000	Air Force Falcons	Spartan Stadium	San Jose	26,542	Hill, PatPat Hill
15	Silicon Valley Football Classic	L 44–35	December 31, 2001	2001	Michigan State Spartans	Spartan Stadium	San Jose	30,456	Hill, PatPat Hill
16	Silicon Valley Football Classic	W 30–21	December 31, 2002	2002	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	Spartan Stadium	San Jose	10,132	Hill, PatPat Hill
17	Silicon Valley Football Classic	W 17–9	December 30, 2003	2003	UCLA Bruins	Spartan Stadium	San Jose	20,126	Hill, PatPat Hill
18	MPC Computers Bowl	W 37–34	December 27, 2004	2004	Virginia Cavaliers	Bronco Stadium	Boise	28,516	Hill, PatPat Hill
19	Liberty Bowl	L 31–24	December 31, 2005	2005	Tulsa Golden Hurricane	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium	Memphis	54,894	Hill, PatPat Hill
20	Humanitarian Bowl	W 40–28	December 31, 2007	2007	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	Bronco Stadium	Boise	27,062	Hill, PatPat Hill
21	New Mexico Bowl	L 40–35	December 20, 2008	2008	Colorado State Rams	University Stadium	Albuquerque	24,735	Hill, PatPat Hill
22	New Mexico Bowl	L 35–28	December 19, 2009	2009	Wyoming Cowboys	University Stadium	Albuquerque	24,898	Hill, PatPat Hill
23	Humanitarian Bowl	L 40–17	December 18, 2010	2010	Northern Illinois Huskies	Bronco Stadium	Boise	25,449	Hill, PatPat Hill
24	Hawaiʻi Bowl	L 43–10	December 24, 2012	2012	SMU Mustangs	Aloha Stadium	Honolulu	30,024	DeRuyter, TimTim DeRuyter
25	Las Vegas Bowl	L 45–20	December 21, 2013	2013	USC Trojans	Sam Boyd Stadium	Whitney	42,178	DeRuyter, TimTim DeRuyter
26	Hawaiʻi Bowl	L 30-6	December 24, 2014	2014	Rice Owls	Aloha Stadium	Honolulu	25,365	DeRuyter, TimTim DeRuyter

Notes

1. Statistics correct as of 2011–12 NCAA football bowl games.
2. Results are sortable first by whether the result was a Fresno State win, loss or tie and then second by the margin of victory.
3. Links to the season article for the Fresno State team that competed in the bowl for that year.
4. Links to the season article for the opponent that Fresno State competed against in the bowl for that year when available or to their general page when unavailable.
5. The Charity Bowl was unsanctioned by the NCAA. As such, the 1937 appearance in the game is not included in the official NCAA bowl listing for Fresno State.^[3]
6. The Pineapple Bowl was unsanctioned by the NCAA. As such, the 1941 appearance in the game is not included in the official NCAA bowl listing for Fresno State.^[4]
7. The 1971 Mercy Bowl was unsanctioned by the NCAA, and as such the 1971 appearance in the game is not included in the official NCAA bowl listing for Fresno State.^[4]

References

General

• National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). "Bowl/All-Star Game Records" (PDF). 2011 NCAA Division I Football Records. NCAA.org. Retrieved December 13, 2011.

Specific

1. Bowl/All-Star Game Records, p. 18
2. Bowl/All-Star Game Records, pp. 32–38
3. Bowl/All-Star Game Records, p. 111
4. Bowl/All-Star Game Records, p. 112