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FRESNO STATE FOOTBALL - 2016 GAME NOTES - Football Contact: Matt Burkholder, Director of Communications Office: 559-278-6186 (direct) Cell: (559) 862-3771 Twitter: FresnoStateFB E-mail: [email protected] Website: gobulldogs.com Instagram: Fresno_State_Football Secondary Football Contact: Josh Mitchell, Assistant Director of Communications Office: 559-278-7301 (direct) Cell: (559) 389-1960 E-mail: [email protected] Fresno State (0-0, 0-0 MW) at Nebraska (0-0, 0-0 Big Ten) Game No. 1 Sept. 3, 2016 • Memorial Stadium (86,047) - Lincoln, Neb. / 5 p.m. PT

Radio: Bulldog Sports Network | TV: Big Ten Network | Live Stats: gobulldogs.com

QUICK FACTS Media Coverage COACHES: TELEVISION: Big Ten Network Tim DeRuyter (Air Force, 1985) Play-by-Play: Joe Beninati; Analyst: Glen Mason; Sideline: Damon Benning Fresno State Record...... 29-23 (5th Season) ; Gameday Live (2 p.m.); Pregame Show (4 p.m.) Career Record...... Same RADIO: 940 AM ESPN Radio vs. Nebraska...... 0-1 Play-by-Play: Paul Loeffler;Analyst : ; Sideline: Cameron Worrell Mike Riley (Alabama, 1975) ESPN Deportes (1600 AM) in Spanish Nebraska Record...... 6-7 (2nd Season) Play-by-Play: Jesse Beltran; Analyst: Jose Luis Gonzalez Jr. Career Record...... 99-87 (16th Season) vs. Fresno State (in 2003 at Ore. St)...... 0-1 SATELLITE RADIO: Sirius Ch. 81, XM Ch. 81, and Sirius/XM Internet Ch. 81 SERIES: How to Watch BTN: AT&T UVerse Ch. 650 (1650); Comcast Ch. 403; 2-0, Nebraska Leads DirecTV Ch. 610; Dish Network Ch. 405, 410 in Lincoln, Neb...... 1-0, Nebraska Last Meeting...... No. 21 Neb. 55, FS 19 - 9/13/14 Headlines → Fresno State head coach Tim DeRuyter opens his fifth season at the helm of the program, OFFENSIVE QUICK FACTS: he is 3-1 in season openers and Nebraska will be third Power Five program the ‘Dogs will Fresno St. Nebraska Scoring 22.2 32.8 open against in the last five years. Over the past 25 years, Fresno State is 16-9 in season Rushing 136.8 180.0 openers - six of those nine losses were at the hands of ranked opponents. Passing 178.3 266.9 → Fresno State will have six new assistants on its sidelines to open 2016; it includes offensive Total 315.2 446.9 coordinator (Alabama, 2015) and defensive coordinator Lorezno Ward (South KO Return 20.3 18.2 Carolina, 2009-15). 3rd Down Conv. 37% 45% 4th Down Conv. 31% 62% → On Aug. 22, seniors Jeff Camilli, Tyquwan Glass and Aaron Peck, along with redshirt freshman Chason Virgil were named the 2016 captains, as voted upon by the team. Virgil DEFENSIVE QUICK FACTS: was later named the starting quarterback on Aug. 25. Fresno St. Nebraska Scoring 38.1 27.8 → Saturday’s contest will be the final game of a three-game contract with Nebraska. The Rushing 234.7 109.8 Huskers won the first two meetings in the series, 42-29 in 2011 in Lincoln and 55-19 in 2014 Passing 211.5 290.5 in Fresno. Both pairings are the only two meetings between the two schools. Total 446.2 400.4 → The last lead Fresno State held against a ranked opponent at halftime was the Bulldogs Net Punting 37.3 38.3 Opp. 3rd Down Conv. 46% 34% 2011 contest in Lincoln vs. then-ranked No. 10 Nebraska, 17-14. Opp. 4th Down Conv. 58% 36% → The Bulldogs return 12 starters (six offense, five defense and one special teams) and 31 letterwinners to their 2016 squad. * Stats reflect 2015 season marks → Fresno State sports 67 student-athletes that are either in their freshman or sophomore seasons. The senior class is made up of 15. → Fresno State was voted by league media to finish in fourth place in the West Division in the 2016 Mountain West preseason poll. 2016 Fresno State Schedule Opponent Opp. ‘15 Date Opponent Ranking* Time/Result Record Series Note Sept. 3 at Nebraska - TV - [BTN] - 5 p.m. 6-7 0-2 Back in ‘11 at Nebraska, `Dogs held halftime lead before falling 42-29 Sept. 10 Sacramento State - 7 p.m. 2-9 2-0 DeRuyter’s Bulldogs have beaten FCS schools by average of 26 points Sept. 17 at Toledo - TV [KSEE-24/ESPN3] - 12 p.m. 10-2 2-0 Fresno State won 55-54 in 2OT in its only trip to the Glass Bowl back in 2008 Sept. 24 Tulsa - TV [MWN] - 1:30 p.m. 6-7 4-2 Tulsa visits FS for first time since ‘02, `Dogs are 2-0 at home in the series Oct. 1 ^at UNLV- TV [CBSSN] - 7:30 p.m. 3-9 13-5 Bulldogs have won 11 of last 12, 1 loss came in last trip to Las Vegas in 2014 Oct. 8 ^at Nevada - TV [ESPN Networks] - TBA 7-6 27-19-1 FS has won 2-straight at Nevada, forcing 3 turnovers in both of the victories Oct. 14 ^San Diego State - HC - TV [CBSSN] - 7 p.m. 11-3 23-28-4 FS has not lost to SDSU at home in MW play Oct. 22 ^at Utah State - TV [CBSSN] - 7:30 p.m. 6-7 17-11-1 `Dogs are 6-2 vs. USU in intra-conference play (6-1 in WAC, 0-1 in MW) Oct. 28 ^Air Force - TV [ESPN2] - 7:30 p.m. 8-6 3-5 Last time AF visited the `Dogs won 48-15 in season-high attendance (36,240) Nov. 5 ^at Colorado State - TV [ROOT] - 12:30 p.m. 7-6 25-21-1 In 2 MW meetings FS has outgained CSU 105.5 ypg, but only has 1-1 record Nov. 19 ^Hawai`i - TV [MWN] - 4 p.m. 3-10 26-21-1 FS has won 5-straight in series-tied for longest win streak against any MW team Nov. 26 ^San Jose State - TV [CBSSN] - 12:30 p.m. 6-7 40-36-3 Bulldogs had a season-high 6 sacks vs. SJSU last season All times Pacific. Key: *AP Poll/USA Today Coaches Poll; ^ MW Game; HC-Homecoming; REFERENCE: “Fresno State” (never: FSU, FRES, CSUF, Fresno State University or just “Fresno”); ABBREVIATIONS: Fresno St. or FS 2016 Fresno State Football

MEDIA INFORMATION Start of a New Season Media Availability Fresno State begins its 95th season of football and Saturday’s season opener will be the Interviews for Bulldog players and coaches will 1,021th game played in Bulldog history. When it comes to season openers, Fresno State has a be coordinated through the Fresno State Athletics 16-9 record in those games in the last 25 years and six of those nine losses were at the hands Communications Office 24 hours in advance to of ranked opponents. Of the last 25 season openers, 13 of those have been played at home ensure availability. Contact Matt Burkholder at (559) 278-6186 to make arrangements for interviews with and 12 have been on the road. student-athletes and coaches. Freshman (both true and redshirt) along with any other newcomers to the Going back to 1998 with the start of the BCS era, and now moving into the program will not be allowed to do interviews until after they play in their first game, per team rules. Playoff era where you have the Power-5 and Group of 5, Fresno State has seen many of its season openers played against the power programs. In 11 of the 18 seasons since the In-Season Interview Schedule BCS formed, Fresno State has opened up the year against a power program. Those schools Sunday: No media. Practice closed. Monday: Head coach Tim DeRuyter and select include California, Cincinnati, Colorado (twice), Ohio State, Rutgers (twice), Tennessee, USC, player(s) at weekly press conference. Player’s day off. Washington, Wisconsin and now Nebraska. Tuesday: Head Coach & offensive players/staff after practice. Anybody, Anytime, Anywhere Wednesday: Head Coach & defensive players/staff after practice. Since 1998 Fresno State has played in 76 nonconference games and 46 of them have been Thursday: Head coach after practice, only. No against teams from a Power 5 conference. The Bulldogs have a 15-31 record in those games player availability. with wins over California, Cincinnati, Colorado (twice), Illinois (twice), Kansas State (twice), Friday: No media. Walk-thru closed. Oregon State (twice), Rutgers (twice), UCLA, Washington and Wisconsin. Saturday: Post-game only.

Tim DeRuyter Weekly Media Conference There is no sign of backing off its tradition of playing against the best competition in the Tim DeRuyter’s weekly media conference will be nation. Fresno State will play at Alabama and Washington in 2017 while also hosting BYU held at 11 a.m. in the Josephine Theater inside the that year. Other future games include 2018 tilts at Minnesota and UCLA, a 2019 home game Duncan Building on Monday’s during the football vs. Minnesota and a game at USC, 2020 games at Colorado and Texas A&M, 2021 games at season. Select player(s) will be brought in to the Oregon and at UCLA, a 2022 contest at USC, a 2023 contest at Arizona State and another tilt weekly press conference. The press conference is at USC in 2025. open to credentialed members of the media only. The media conference can be viewed live via the Mountain West Network. 2012 and 2016 Resemblance Back in 2012 Fresno State was coming off a 4-9 season and had an entire new coaching staff, Tim DeRuyter Radio Show The weekly Tim DeRuyter radio show airs live on at the helm of that staff was head coach Tim DeRuyter who took over for Pat Hill. DeRuyter ESPN Radio (940 AM) with host Paul Loeffler. The and company turned the tables and went 9-4 in 2012, capturing a share of the Mountain West Dog House on Shaw Ave. hosts the show from 6–7 title and appearing in the Sheraton Hawai`i Bowl. Those nine wins were the most by any first- p.m. each Wednesday of a game week. It is also streamed live over the Mountain West Network. year head coach at Fresno State. Also, the five-game improvement from 2011 to 2012 marked as the sixth-best turnaround in the FBS that season. Football E-Mail List If you would like to be added to the Bulldog football Now the ‘Dogs look to do much of the same in 2016. DeRuyter, entering year five at the E-mail list to receive breaking news about the team, please contact Matt Burkholder. helm of the program, has brought in six new assistant coaches to his staff including all three coordinators (Eric Kiesau - Offense; Lorenzo Ward - Defense; Dave Ungerer - Special Fresno State Athletic Communications Teams). The Bulldogs are looking to rebound from its 3-9 campaign in 2015. In the past 20 5305 N. Campus Drive NG 27 Fresno, CA 93740 seasons, Fresno State has won eight or more games 11 times and had only five losing seasons. Phone: (559) 278-6873 Fax: (559) 347-9415 → Fresno State, along with Utah State and Western Kentucky are the only three FBS schools Tickets: (559) 278-DOGS (3647) Press Box: (559) 278-5959 who has a returning head coach with as many as six new assistant coaches. USC – who had an interim coach last year, which was retained and given the head coaching position, has seven ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS: new assistants. FB Contact...... Matt Burkholder Email...... [email protected] Office...... 559-278-6186 Did You Know Cell...... 559-862-3771 • Did you know that the Bulldogs are one of just 26 Football Bowl Subdivision programs and Secondary Contact...... Josh Mitchell one of just two in the Mountain West that has made at least 12 bowl appearances in the last Email...... [email protected] Office...... 559-278-7301 15 years? Cell...... 559-389-1960 • Did you know that Fresno State is one of just seven FBS programs that have three or fewer head coaches in the last 36 years going back to 1980?

gobulldogs.com Team-Coaches Head Coach (Years) Head Coach (Years) Head Coach (Years) Combined Record Florida State-2 (76-09) (2010-P.) - 338-99-4 (.766) Penn State-3 Joe Paterno (‘66-11) Bill O’Brien (‘12-13) James Franklin (14-P.) 308-130-2 (.700) Virginia Tech-3 Bill Dooley (‘78-86) Frank Beamer (‘87-16) Justin Fuente (2016) 293-145-3 (.664) Fresno State-3 Jim Sweeney (‘80-96) Pat Hill (‘97-11) Tim DeRuyter (‘12-P.) 270-170-3 (.609) Iowa-2 Hayden Fry (‘79-98) (‘99-P.) - 265-170-6 (.601) Air Force-3 Ken Hatfield (‘79-83) Fisher DeBerry (‘94-06) Troy Calhoun (‘07-P.) 260-182-2 (.586) Middle Tenn.-3 Boots Donnelly (‘79-98) Andy McCollum (‘99-05) Rick Stockstill (‘06-P.) 237-184-1 (.562)

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Year Five at the Helm With Tim DeRuyter entering his fifth season at the helm of the program, he is now one of FRESNO STATE UNDER 14 coaches in Mountain West history to coach for five years or more in this conference, and TIM DERUYTER is joined this season by New Mexico’s Bob Davie who is also entering year five. DeRuyter Category...... 2015. Overall ushered the Bulldogs into the Mountain West back in 2012 when he was hired to lead Fresno Record...... 3-9...... 29-23 State into a new era. DeRuyter and the Bulldogs have had as much success as any team in the MW...... 2-6...... 21-11 Non-Conference...... 1-3...... 7-8 conference in that time, tying with San Diego State and Boise State for the most conference Home...... 2-4...... 19-6 titles won in the last four years (all with two). Since the MW Championship game formed in Away...... 1-5...... 10-14 Neutral...... 0-3 2013, the ‘Dogs have appeared in the title game in two of the three years, making Fresno State Day...... 0-3...... 8-12 the only team in the conference to have multiple appearances in the MW Championship game. Night (6 p.m. or later)...... 3-6...... 21-11 TV Games...... 2-7...... 23-21 CBS...... 1-1 What will year five hold for the Bulldogs? If you look at past history in the MW of head CBS Sports Network...... 0-5...... 3-9 coaches in their fifth year in the league there has been a showing of strong success in year ABC...... 0-1 ESPN...... 1-3 No. 5. Of the 12 previous coaches to reach five years in the league, four have won 10 or more ESPN2...... 1-2...... 4-3 games, eight have reached bowl games and two (Rocky Long at SDSU in 2015 and Gary ESPNU...... 2-0 Patterson at TCU in 2009) both won league titles. DeRuyter’s two predecessors at Fresno ESPNews...... 1-0 FOX...... 0-1 State - Jim Sweeney and Pat Hill - both won 11 games in their fifth seasons in charge of the KSEE-24...... 1-0...... 2-0 program. Sweeney, in 1982, set a new school record for wins in a year when his Bulldogs went NBC Sports Network...... 2-1 Pac-12 Network...... 0-2 11-1. Pat Hill matched that 11-win season in his fifth year at Fresno State, when he led the Time Warner Cable SportsNet...... 5-0 ‘Dogs to an 11-3 record in a magical season when he had the ‘Dogs ranked as high as No. 8 Local...... 2-0 in the national polls behind the eventual No. 1 overall draft pick in quarterback David Carr. Scoring First...... 2-3...... 22-6 David’s younger brother, Derek, now the starting quarterback for the Oakland Raiders, paired Opponent Scores First...... 1-6...... 7-17 with DeRuyter in 2013 for the fifth 11-win season in school history. Leading at Half...... 2-1...... 24-2 Trailing at Half...... 1-8...... 3-21 Tied at the Half...... 2-0 → Tim DeRuyter’s 29 wins in his first four seasons are the second most by any Bulldog head Leading after Third...... 2-0...... 26-0 Trailing after Third...... 1-9...... 2-23 coach after four years, trailing who won 33 games from 1959-62 in his first four Tied after Third...... 1-1 seasons with the ‘Dogs. The Cecil Coleman name might sound familiar in Big Ten country as Leading with 5:00 min. to go...... 2-0...... 24-1 he was the Director of Athletics at Illinois from 1972-79 (following his stint as AD at Fresno Trailing with 5:00 min to go...... 1-9...... 3-22 Tied with 5:00 min to go...... 1-0 State from 1963-70). Coleman was 37-13 (.740) in five seasons as head coach of the Bulldog Overtime Games...... 2-1 football team and still to this day has the second-highest winning percentage of any coach in school history (trailing James Bradshaw, 1936-42, who was 59-18-5, .750). Scoring less than 20 pts...... 0-5...... 0-12 Scoring 20-29 pts...... 0-3...... 4-9 Scoring 30+ pts...... 3-1...... 25-2 The Bulldogs Allowing less than 20 pts...... 2-0...... 13-0 Fresno State returns 31 letterwinners this season and will welcome 44 newcomers to its roster. Allowing 20-29 pts...... 2-1...... 9-4 Despite having a young team - 67 of its 103 players on the camp roster are freshmen or Allowing 30+ pts...... 0-8...... 7-18 sophomores and there are only 15 seniors on this 2016 team - the Bulldogs do have some Rushing for less than 100 yds...... 0-4...... 4-8 experience entering the year. Fresno State last season had 30 members on its roster play in Rushing for 100-199 yds...... 1-4...... 18-13 their first career game in a Bulldog uniform and had 21 that made their first career start. That Rushing for 200+ yds...... 2-1...... 14-1 Passing for less than 200 yds...... 1-8...... 3-12 number tied for the sixth-most first-time starters among any FBS program in 2015. Passing for 200-299 yds...... 2-1...... 10-6 Passing for 300+ yds...... 16-4 FEWEST SENIORS ON FBS ROSTERS Team (2015 record) # of Seniors on Offense # of Seniors on Roster Totaling less than 300 yds...... 0-5...... 0-7 Minnesota (6-7) 3 13 300-399 yds. of total offense...... 0-4...... 5-13 Old Dominion (5-7) 4 13 400+ yds of total offense...... 3-0...... 24-3 Florida (10-4) 4 13 Troy (4-8) 4 15 Allowing under 100 yds. rushing...... 1-0...... 10-0 South Carolina (3-9) 4 20 Allowing under 300 yds. total off...... 2-0...... 10-1 Penn State (7-6) 5 12 Allowing 300-400 yds. total off...... 0-2...... 17-6 Baylor (10-3) 5 12 Marshall (10-3) 5 13 Having 100-yd. rusher...... 2-1...... 17-6 Fresno State (3-9) 5 15 Opp. have 100-yd. rusher...... 1-6...... 6-12 FAU (3-9) 5 15 No turnovers...... 1-2...... 7-5 Kentucky (5-7) 6 11 1-2 turnovers...... 2-4...... 18-10 Wake Forest (3-9) 6 13 3 or more turnovers...... 0-4...... 4-8 Washington State (9-4) 6 15 No takeaways...... 1-0...... 4-3 Boston College (3-9) 6 17 1-2 takeaways...... 1-7...... 15-16 3 or more takeaways...... 1-2...... 10-4 Scouting Nebraska 30:00+ min. of possession...... 1-3...... 12-7 The Nebraska Cornhuskers are entering its second season under head coach Mike Riley, Under 30:00 min. of possession...... 2-6...... 17-16 Winning the coin toss...... 2-2...... 10-9 coming off a 6-7 2015 campaign that was the just the third losing season for the program Losing the coin toss...... 1-7...... 18-14 going all the way back to 1962. Riley’s second squad at Nebraska will be an experienced one. Receiving opening kickoff...... 0-5...... 8-9 The Huskers return 17 starters, including 12 players from last years team who enter 2016 Kicking off to start the game...... 3-4...... 21-14 with double-digit career start totals. The offense is highlighted by senior quarterback Tommy

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Armstrong, who has 33 career starts, and Jordan Westerkamp, who enters 2016 AROUND THE MOUNTAIN WEST with 129 receptions under his belt and 13 career catches. On the other side of the 2016 MW Preseason Predicted ball, the Huskers ranked ninth nationally in rushing defense last year by only allowing 109.9 Order of Finish yards per game on the ground. The Huskers were however 120th out of 127 FBS teams in passing defense in 2015 when they gave up 290.5 yards per game through the air. Mountain Division MW Overall W L W L Fresno State vs. Nebraska - The Series Boise State 0 0 0 0 Air Force 0 0 0 0 Fresno State and Nebraska have met twice before and Saturday’s season opener is the third Utah State 0 0 0 0 and final game of a three-game contract. The Huskers won the first two meetings inthe Colorado State 0 0 0 0 series, 42-29 in 2011 in Lincoln and 55-19 in 2014 in a game played in Bulldog Stadium. The New Mexico 0 0 0 0 2014 contest set a new Bulldog Stadium record for the highest grossing game in ticket sales in Wyoming 0 0 0 0 school history. (over $900k). West Division MW Overall W L W L It Happened Against Nebraska San Diego State 0 0 0 0 On Sept. 10, 2011 Fresno State went into Nebraska’s Memorial Stadium and opened the game Nevada 0 0 0 0 against the 10th-ranked Huskers with a bang. Wide receiver Devon Wylie (who is now in the San Jose State 0 0 0 0 Fresno State 0 0 0 0 CFL with the Toronto Argonauts) opened up the scoring in that game with a 67-yard punt UNLV 0 0 0 0 return for a touchdown just seven minutes into the contest. The Bulldogs, behind a 3-yard Hawai`i 0 0 0 0 touchdown run when went aerial over defenders and stretching the ball out across the pylon for a No. 2 play on ESPN’s top-plays, and a 22-yard Kevin Goessling field goal, held Mountain West Records a 17-14 lead at the half. That was the last time Fresno State led a ranked opponent after two (Since Fresno State Joined MW in 2012) quarters of play.

MW Overall Mike Riley vs. Fresno State W L W L Nebraska head coach Mike Riley has faced Fresno State once before in his career, which came San Diego State 26 6 35 18 Boise State 25 7 40 13 in the second game during his second stint at Oregon State. The Bulldogs were able to pull out Fresno State 21 11 29 23 the victory that day on Sept. 5, 2003 thanks to a 47-yard field goal from Brett Visintainer with Colorado State 19 13 29 22 31 seconds left to lift Fresno State to the 16-14 victory. Utah State* 18 6 25 16 Air Force 16 16 26 26 Nevada 15 17 25 26 After failing to move the ball for nearly the entire second half against Oregon State’s sturdy San Jose State* 11 14 15 22 defense, Fresno State mounted a desperate drive starting at its own 12 with 2:54 left and Wyoming 10 22 15 32 trailing 14-13. After the Bulldogs reached the Oregon State 30 with a series of gritty passes by UNLV 10 22 14 36 QB Jeff Grady, Visintainer easily split the uprights for his third field goal of the night. A vocal New Mexico 9 23 18 32 Hawai’i 4 28 11 39 crowd of 35,556 roared at its delight, and Visintainer - who missed a 46-yarder in the second quarter - was mobbed by teammates. Riley’s Beaver offense put up 406 yards of offense that * denotes team joined MW in 2013 day, but five interceptions by the Bulldog defense helped keep OSU from racking upthe points to go along with the yards. The five picks is one off the school record (6 set in 1961 against Bowling Green) and hasn’t been matched since Fresno State’s 2003 meeting against Mountain West Records - Mike Riley’s team. Home Games only (Since Fresno State Joined MW in 2012) Simplified Defense Overall Head coach Tim DeRuyter made changes on the defensive side of the ball, bringing in Lorenzo W L Pct. Ward as the new coordinator. Ward spent the last seven seasons as a defensive coordinator in Utah State* 15 3 .833 the SEC at South Carolina. He will also coach the Bulldog defensive backs, as he has a strong Boise State 22 3 .880 background in the secondary and has seen 16 of his defensive backs be drafted in to the NFL. Fresno State 19 6 .760 Air Force 19 6 .760 In his time as coordinator at South Carolina, he had the Gamecock defense ranked in the top San Diego State 21 7 .750 25 nationally in both scoring and total defense in four out of his seven seasons. His goal with Colorado State 16 8 .667 the Bulldog defense was to take the 3-4 scheme previously installed and simplify it so those on Nevada 13 11 .542 the field can play faster. San Jose State* 8 9 .471 Wyoming 10 14 .417 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 Hawai’i 10 16 .385 Category Stats Stats Stats Stats Stats Stats Stats New Mexico 10 16 .385 Rushing Yards/Game 217.4 (109) 212.2 (105) 153.8 (50) 120.7 (17) 136.0 (45) 112.4 (12) 137.7 (52) UNLV 10 16 .385 Passing Yards/Game 212.4 (50) 220.5 (52) 196.2(12) 194.9 (21) 131.7 (2) 241.9 (97) 163.0 (8) Total Defense 429.8 (94) 432.7 (92) 350.0 (19) 315.5 (11) 267.7 (3) 354.4 (46) 300.7 (15) Scoring Defense 27.5 (71) 30.4 (89) 20.3 (12) 18.2 (13) 18.4 (11) 23.1 (43) 20.4 (24) Opp 3RD-DN Conver. 47.0 (121) 42.0 (86) 37.3 (47) 37.0 (42) 35.3 (26) 40.4 (67) 37.7 (46) Sacks 20 (94) 14 (118) 20 (94) 43 (5) 31 (26) 41 (7) 28 (46) Interceptions 12 (58) 11 (68) 12 (56) 15 (26) 19 (6) 10 (79) 6 (111) Fumbles Recovered 8 (66) 8 (78) 8 (66) 9 (73) 13 (26) 16 (3) 11 (39) Turnovers Gained 20 (67) 19 (74) 20 (67) 24 (42) 32 (7) 26 (30) 17 (99) National rank in parenthesis 4 | 2016 FRESNO STATE FOOTBALL 2016 Fresno State Football

Matchup to Watch Saturday QUICK FACTS Pitting one team strength against another team strength, one matchup to follow in Saturday’s GENERAL INFORMATION: season opener is Nebraska veteran receiving corps and three-year starting quarterback Tommy Location...... Fresno, Calif. Founded...... 1911 Armstrong going up again Fresno State’s . Jamal Ellis has 20 career starts under Enrollment...... 24,136 his belt - the most of any player on the team - while Tyquwan Glass, a JC transfer to Fresno President...... Dr. Joseph I. Castro State last year, made quite the impression in his first season as a Bulldog with a team-high four Director of Athletics...... Jim Bartko interceptions and 62 tackles - the most by a Bulldog CB since Desia Dunn had 65 in 2010. Senior Woman Administrator...... Carrie Coll Colors...... Red and Blue Nickname...... Bulldogs Nebraska’s returning receivers and tight ends have combined for 318 career receptions and Conference...... Mountain West 34 - some big-time production for Armstrong to work with. In the 2014 meeting between Nebraska and Fresno State, Armstrong was 12-for-21 passing for 260 yards and three TEAM HISTORY: First Year of Football...... 1921 touchdowns against no interceptions. Jordan Westerkamp, who has 129 receptions and 13 Seasons...... 94 touchdowns in a Husker uniform, had two catches for 85 yards and a TD in the 2014 game. All-Time Record...... 586-407-27 (.575) All-Time Home Record...... 374-165-14 (.676) Ellis did not play in that 2014 game vs. Nebraska and Glass was not here yet, but the two had Away Record...... 207-280-13 (.414) Neutral Record (not including bowl games).... 5-13 (.278) great ends to their 2015 campaigns. Ellis over his last five games a year ago recorded 22 tackles, All-Time Mountain West Games Only...... 21-11 (.656) 4.5 tackles for a loss, three pass breakups, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery. Glass in Conference Championships...... 27 that same time frame had 35 tackles, three interceptions and three pass breakups. Last Conference Championship...... 2013-Mountain West Bowl Appearances...... 26 Last Bowl...... 2014 Hawai‘i Bowl → This will be the first time in Tim DeRuyter’s tenure that he returns both starters from the All-Time Bowl Record...... 11-15 year before who are entering their senior years. STADIUM INFORMATION: New Direction on Offense Name...... Bulldog Stadium (41,031) Surface...... FieldTurf Eric Kiesau was hired as Fresno State’s new offensive coordinator this offseason, coming in Completed...... 1980 (Beginning 36th Full Season) fresh off a national championship season at Alabama where he was an offensive analyst for the First Game...... Nov. 25, 1980 vs. Montana State Crimson Tide in 2015. Kiesau’s role at Alabama in 2015 was to help install an up-tempo aspect Record in Stadium...... 167-51-2 (.759) to the Tide’s offense. His impact was felt in the results with the national championship and the Largest Crowd...... 42,881 (5x in 2001) Number of 40,000-plus crowds...... 33 fact that Alabama’s offense produced the 2015 Heisman Trophy winner in running back Derrick Last 40,000-plus crowd....9/13/14 vs. Nebraska (41,031) Henry. The stats also showed his impact. Alabama ran the fifth-most plays of any FBS team last Press Box Phone...... (559) 278-5951 season, averaged 427.1 yards per game and ranked fourth in the SEC in scoring at 35.1 points per game. TEAM INFORMATION: 2015 Overall Record...... 3-9 2015 Mountain West Record (Finish).... 2-6 (T-4th, West) Kiesau has been an offensive coordinator before at Washington (2012-13) and Colorado (2009- 2015 Bowl...... Did not qualify 10). In 2014 at Kansas, he took over as a interim offensive coordinator for the last five games 2015 Final Ranking...... Unranked of that season. He has said that he see’s his 2016 Bulldog offense as being a blend of what he Starters Returning/Lost...... 13/12 Offense: 7/4 | Defense: 5/6 | Special Teams: 1/2 did when he was a coordinator at Washington and of Alabama’s offense last season. Lettermen Returning/Lost...... 32/21 Offense: 13/9 | Defense: 18/10 | Special Teams: 1/2 Here is Kiesau’s body of work during his time as a coordinator at Washington and Colorado, Base Offense...... Spread which shows great improvement from his first year to his second, and from his time at Alabama Base Defense...... Multiple 3-4 from 2014 before he arrived to 2015 in his one year there as an offensive analyst. |--- Alabama ---| | Washington ---| |---- Colorado ----| 2015 2014 2013 2012 2010 2009 Category Stats Stats Stats Stats Stats Stats Rushing Yards/Game 199.9 (32) 206.6 (35) 239.0 (15) 142.4 (84) 137.0 (85) 87.9 (113) Passing Yards/Game 227.1 (62) 248.5 (49) 260.3 (36) 212.9 (81) 222.7 (59) 226.4 (45) Total Offense 427.1 (45) 484.5 (17) 499.3 (13) 355.2 (97) 359.7 (79) 314.3 (104) Scoring Offense 35.1 (30) 36.9 (15) 37.9 (18) 24.0 (88) 24.2 (84) 22.3 (92) 3RD-DN Conversions 37.4 (86) 47.6 (17) 49.0 (11) 35.8 (92) 45.1 (28) 35.8 (89) Turnovers Lost 17 (31) 22 (61) 16 (13) 28 (100) 19 (31) 31 (115) National rank in parenthesis

Depth, Experience at Receiver Career Stats Entering 2015 Fresno State returns three starting wide receivers - Bulldog WRs sophomores Jamire Jordan and KeeSean Johnson and senior Da’Mari Scott - to its 2016 offense. Throw in Player (Year) Rec. Yards TDs the addition of fifth-year senior Aaron Peck, who Aaron Peck (RSr.) 47 581 3 missed the entire 2015 season after suffering a foot Jamire Jordan (So.) 46 540 5 KeeSean Johnson (So.) 37 337 2 injury in fall camp, and an anticipated role from Da’Mari Scott (Sr.) 34 597 2 Delvon Hardaway, who started seven games in 2014 Delvon Hardaway (Jr.) 32 367 2 and worked his way back from a knee injury suffered Totals 196 2,422 16 in the spring of 2015, and WR is one loaded position. 2016 FRESNO STATE FOOTBALL | 5 2016 Fresno State Football

Overall, the Bulldogs return 1,716 yards of the 2,140 yards (80 percent) gained during the 2015 FRESNO STATE @ #10 NEBRASKA season from their returning pass catchers, and 15 of their 20 touchdowns (75 percent) scored Game Info: through the air. Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011 → Did you know that last season Fresno State had the fourth-highest total number of receptions Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Neb. • Attendance: 85,101 by freshmen on any one team in the FBS? Last season, Fresno State had a total of 92 receptions Score by Quarters: that came from a freshman, trailing Wake Forest (131), TCU (105) and Middle Tennessee (104). 1 2 3 4 FINAL FS 14 3 3 9 -- 29 Neb 7 7 7 21 -- 42 Tight End Incorporation With new offensive coordinator Eric Kiesau, there are plans in the work to see an increased SCORING SUMMARY (Plays,TOP, Score FS-NEB) role from the Bulldog tight ends this year. So much so that Tim DeRuyter hired a tight 1st 07:45 FS Wylie 67-yard punt return (Goessling kick) ends-only coach in former Bulldog Joe Bernardi. 0-0 0:00 7-0 Receptions By Position Group 05:54 Neb Martinez 1-yard run (Maher kick) DeRuyter’s offensive staff is assembled differently 5-80 1:51 7-7 WRs & TEs 00:28 FS Carr 3-yard run (Goessling kick) from the first four seasons, looking back when the 10-67 5:17 14-7 there was a coach who handled the tight ends while WRs TEs 2nd 04:52 Neb Burkhead 1-yard run (Maher kick) 6-85 4:52 14-14 also working with the inside slot receivers. The H Year Rec.-Yds-TDs Rec.-Yds.-TDs 00:25 FS Goessling 22-yard field goal 2015 150-1693-15 21-236-3 11-67 4:18 17-14 tight ends - Chad Olsen, Jared Rice and incoming 2014 215-2574-19 13-150-4 3rd 10:17 FS Goessling 36-yard field goal freshman Donte Coleman - will be more versatile 10-61 4:43 20-14 2013 355-4286-45 27-356-3 08:20 Neb Enuwa 16-yard pass from Martinez (Maher kick) and used in the passing game often. The Y tight ends 2012 262-3420-32 22-358-4 5-61 1:50 20-21 - Kyle Riddering, David Tangipa, Stephen Babagian 2011 236-3243-24 7-57-1 4th 12:59 Neb Burkhead 6-yard run (Maher kick) 2010 174-2399-17 0-0-0 3-67 1:00 20-28 and incoming freshman Johnny Rojas III - are more 12:06 FS Harper 26-yard pass from Carr (pass failed) 2009 156-2326-21 8-63-0 4-76 0:46 26-28 attached tight ends that will be used as an asset to the 2008 138-1845-9 43-417-5 11:50 Neb Abdullah 100-yard kickoff ret (Maher kick) 0-0 0:00 26-35 running game as well as being incorporated with the 2007 126-1737-9 49-580-5 05:24 FS Goessling 37-yard field goal rest of the offense. 2006 104-1177-11 23-307-2 14-52 6:19 29-35 02:02 Neb Martinez 46-yard run (Maher kick) 7-80 3:22 29-42 Starting TE Chad Olsen enters his junior season with some steam coming off his first two

TEAM STATS Fresno St. Nebraska years in the program. He already has 32 career receptions for 379 yards and seven touchdowns - First Downs 24 16 which are the most touchdown receptions of any returning player on the roster. The production Rushing Att-Yards 40-190 35-219 Passing Cmp-Att-Yds 20-41-254 10-21-219 from the tight ends in the passing game will be one to watch as the season goes along. In the Total Plays-Yards 81-444 56-438 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 3-0 last 10 years, Bulldog tight ends have not caught more than 50 passes in a season or combined Penalties-Yards 5-50 3-25 to have six or more receiving touchdowns in a year. Not since , a seven-year NFL Punts-Yards 7-253 5-254 Average 36.1 50.8 veteran, has Fresno State seen its tight ends tally over 40 receptions in a season. That came in Net 30.9 28.8 Punt Returns (#-Yds-TD) 5-110-1 1-17-0 Pascoe’s junior and senior seasons when the group had 43 and 49 catches, respectively, thanks Kickoff Returns (#-Yds-TD) 6-149-0 5-211-1 to 40 receptions from Pascoe as a junior in 2007 and 45 his senior year. Interceptions-Yards-TD 2-13-0 0-0-0 Fumble Ret-Yards-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0 Time of Possession 37:12 22:48 WHERE CHAD OLSEN RANKS AMONG FBS TEs 3rd Downs 9-of-20 4-of-12 TE School Class GMS REC YDS TD 4th Downs 1-of-1 1-of-2 Sacks By 1-4 0-0 Jonnu Smith FIU Sr. 32 136 1495 14 Hunter Henry Arkansas Sr. 38 116 1661 9 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Cam Serigne Wake Jr. 24 100 1093 9 Rushing (att-yds-TD): FS - Robie Rouse (36-169-0) Thomas Duarte UCLA Sr. 38 97 1626 17 NU - Taylor Martinez (15-166-2) Bryce Williams ECU Sr. 38 96 1045 13 Billy Freeman SJSU Sr. 32 94 1195 9 Passing (cmp-att-int-yds-TD): FS - Derek Carr (20-41-0-254-1) Jake Butt Michigan Sr. 36 92 1100 7 NU - Taylor Martinez (10-21-2-219-1) Bucky Hodges VT Jr. 26 85 1056 13

Receiving Yards (no-yds-TD): David Morgan UTSA Sr 32 72 890 6 FS - Rashad Evans (6-63-0) Jaylen Samuels NC St So. 26 71 693 8 NU - Jamal Turner (3-63-0) Chad Olsen Fresno St. Jr. 32 25 379 7 Defense (ST-AT-TT-TFL-Sack): FS - Kyle Knox (2-6-8-0-0) NU - Will Compton (6-9-15-0-0) Preseason Polls | Preseason Teams Fresno State was voted by league media to finish in fourth place in the West Division in the Interceptions (no-yds-TD): FS - Derron Smith (1-13-0); L.J. Jones (1-0-0) 2016 Mountain West preseason poll. Although it is the lowest the Bulldogs have been selected NU - None in a preseason poll going all the way back through 2004, it should not be lost that the ‘Dogs are one of the most successful teams in the Mountain West. Fresno State’s 21 league victories since joining the conference in 2012 is the third most, trailing San Diego State (26) and Boise State (25). The Bulldogs are also the only program to have played in two Mountain West Championship games since its inception in 2013.

Adding on to the chip on this teams shoulder was the fact no Bulldog was selected on the preseason all-conference team. Even with no selections this year, Fresno State’s 17 selections since joining the league still rank as the second-most of any team in the conference. Only Boise State has had more preseason all-conference selections over the last five preseason polls.

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→ Although Fresno State did not have a first-team All-Mountain West honoree in 2015, the #21 NEBRASKA @ FRESNO STATE first time no Bulldog has been named first-team all-conference since 1952, Fresno State still ranks No. 2 in the Mountain West in first-team selections since the Bulldogs joined the league Game Info: in 2012. Only Boise State with 19 has had more on the postseason All-MW teams. Saturday, Sept. 13, 2014 Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, Calif. • Attendance: 41,031

Position Group To Watch Score by Quarters: One of the most intriguing position groups that developed throughout fall camp was the 1 2 3 4 FINAL offensive line under new position coach Mark Weber. Weber inherited an offensive line that #21 Neb 14 13 14 14 - 55 FS 2 3 7 7 - 19 returned just two starters in junior left tackle Aaron Mitchell and center Jacob Vazquez. Mitchell started all 12 games last year while Vazquez started seven (five at center and two at SCORING SUMMARY (Plays,TOP, Score FS-NEB) right guard). A third lineman, sophomore Micah St. Andrew, made five starts a year ago, to give NEB 1st 13:14 Westerkamp 70 yd pass from Armstong Jr. Fresno State 24 total returning starts among its offensive linemen on the roster. That ranks in 4-82 1:46 7-0 NEB 1st 12:03 Abdullah 57 yd run (Brown kick) a tie for seventh in the FBS in the fewest returning starts combined from any offensive line, 1-57 0:10 14-0 FS 1st 09:09 TEAM safety tied with Fresno State’s season-opening opponent Nebraska. - - 14-2 NEB 2nd 12:18 Brown 38 yd field goal 10-59 4:47 17-2 NCAA Combined Career NEB 2nd 09:11 Pierson-El 86 yd punt return (Brown kick) Rank Team Name (Conference Rank) Starts on O-Line - - 24-2 128 Navy (12) 8 NEB 2nd 05:40 Brown 22 yd field goal 5-22 2:00 27-2 127 Akron (12) 9 FS 2nd 2:08 KROENING 27 yd field goal 126 Missouri (14) 11 14-63 3:25 27-5 125 Arizona State (12) 15 NEB 3rd 11:50 Carter 20 yd pass from Armstrong Jr. 124 Kansas State (10) 17 4-75 1:27 34-5 FS 3rd 04:42 BURRELL 66 yd run (KROENING kick) 123 Texas A&M (13) 21 2-78 0:34 34-12 121 Fresno State (12) 24 NEB 3rd 02:47 Cross 62 yd run (Brown kick) 121 Nebraska (14) 24 4-98 1:47 41-12 NEB 4th 10:48 Colton 23 yd pass from Armstrong Jr. 110 Air Force (11) 34 5-55 2:30 48-12 97 UNLV (10) 45 FS 4th 06:25 HARDAWAY 9 yd pass from BURRELL 85 Toledo (8) 51 2-14 0:39 48-19 81 Tulsa (7) 52 NEB 4th 03:04 Bailey 10 yd pass from Fyfe (Brown kick) 7-44 3:20 55-19 75 San Diego State (9) 56 49 Utah State (T-6) 69 TEAM STATS Nebraska Fresno St. 49 Colorado State (T-6) 69 First Downs 22 20 41 Hawai`i (4) 73 Rushing Att-Yards 42-280 28-105 26 Nevada (3) 84 Passing Cmp-Att-Yds 14-24-282 30-59-241 Total Plays-Yards 66-562 87-346 23 San Jose State (2) 86 Fumbles-Lost 4-1 1-0 Penalties-Yards 6-61 5-55 Punts-Yards 5-237 13-527 Weber in his first stint at Fresno State (2004-05) had great success in coaching the Bulldog Average 47.4 40.5 Net 44.2 28.2 offensive line. His 2004 line helped Fresno State average 40.2 points per game and 227.5 Punt Returns (#-Yds-TD) 6-140-1 2-15-0 rushing yards. In 2005, the unit only allowed 14 sacks, which ranked in a tie for eighth for Kickoff Returns (#-Yds-TD) 3-38-0 6-135-0 Interceptions-Yards-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0 the fewest allowed in the FBS that year. He also mentored two all-time Fresno State greats in Fumble Ret-Yards-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0 Time of Possession 30:40 29:20 and . Mankins garnered All-America accolades in 2004 playing 3rd Downs 6-of-15 6-of-23 under Weber and Wendell was named the WAC Freshman of the Year that same season. 4th Downs 0-of-0 1-of-1 Sacks By-Yards 4-29 0-0 Mankins recently retired from the NFL after an 11-year career while Wendell is currently a 7-year NFL veteran with his most recent stop at New England. INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing (att-yds-TD): FS - Brain Burrell (9-59-1) Strong Academic Marks NEB - Ameer Abdullah (19-110-1) The Bulldog football program has achieved high academic marks under head coach Tim Passing (cmp-att-int-yds-TD): FS - Brian Burrell (30-59-0-241-1) DeRuyter. Here is a look at some of the academic highlights: NEB - Tony Armstrong Jr. (12-21-0-260-3)

• Back in April the National Football Foundation announced its Hampshire Honor Society, Receiving Yards (no-yds-TD): which is comprised of college football players from all divisions who each maintained a FS - Josh Harper (9-76-0) NEB - Kenny Bell (5-84-0) cumulative 3.2 GPA or better throughout their college careers. It honors student-athletes in Defense (ST-AT-TT-TFL-Sack): their last year of eligibility. Fresno State had six honorees from its 2015 team, which tied for FS - Shannon Edwards (7-0-7-0.0-0) the second-most of any FBS program in the country. NEB - V. Valentine (3-1-4-3.0-2.0) • Justin Northern was named a 2015 CoSIDA Academic All-American. He is the second Interceptions (no-yds-TD): FS - None Bulldog, along with Derek Carr in 2013, to receive the high academic honor. In the 90 seasons NEB - None of program history before DeRuyter took over as head coach, there were only four previous Academic All-Americans. • The Bulldogs had 19 selections on the 2015 Fall Academic All-Mountain West team. It marked the fourth-straight year that the Bulldog football team has had 15 or more student- athletes selected to the fall Academic All-MW team. Fresno State and Boise State are the only two schools in that time frame to have 15 or more honorees from football each year. • In the 2014-15 academic year, the program posted its highest team GPA seen in eight years, finishing with a GPA of 2.785. Fresno State followed that up with a 2.72 team GPA in 2015- 16 and was at 2.738 in 2013-14. The football program has also seen its number of student- athletes with a 3.0 GPA or better rise every year under DeRuyter. 2016 FRESNO STATE FOOTBALL | 7 2016 Fresno State Football

Tim DeRuyter Profile Hometown: Long Beach, Calif. Date of Birth: Jan. 3, 1963 TIM DeRUYTER Education: Air Force: B.A. in Management (1985) Regis University: MBA in Market Strategy (1992) Fresno State Head Coach Playing History: OLB at Air Force (1982-84) 5th Season | Air Force (1985) Family: Wife: Kara Children: Jake and Christina Overall Record: 29-23 (4th Season) Record at Fresno State: Same Tim DeRuyter is set to embark on his fifth season as head coach at Fresno State and has transitioned the Bulldogs into one of the major players in the Mountain West. Coaching History DeRuyter (pronounced da-ROOT-er) took over a team that went 4-9 the year before •2012-Present: Fresno State Head Coach he arrived and turned the tables by leading Fresno State to back-to-back Mountain West •2011: Texas A&M Interim Head Coach for championships and back into the top 25 rankings in 2013. With Fresno State joining the •2010-11: Texas A&M Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator Mountain West in 2012, DeRuyter’s Bulldogs got right two work establishing their brand as •2008-09: Air Force Academy Associate Coach/Defensive Coordinator/Safeties a force in the conference by winning league titles in 2012 and 2013. Before the DeRuyter era •2007: Air Force Academy (Defensive Coordinator/Safeties) launched, Fresno State had not won a conference championship since 1999 -- a drought of •2005-06: Nevada (Co-Defensive Coordinator/Safeties & Pass Defense) 13 years, and hadn’t won consecutive league titles since 1992 and 1993. •2002-04: Ohio (Defensive Coordinator/Secondary) After losing five players to the NFL off of the 2013 team, including All-Americans •1999-2001: Navy (Defensive Coordinator 1999-00; Secondary 2001) Derek Carr, and Austin Wentworth, Fresno State came back in 2014 and •1995-98: Ohio (Defensive Coordinator/Secondary) won the West Division to reach the MW Championship game for a second consecutive •1989-92: Air Force (JV/Varsity Assistant) season. The 2014 team started out 0-3 with consecutive losses to Power-5 programs, all three that were ranked at some point during the season, but rebounded to win the West Coaching Highlights and reach a bowl game. No other Bulldog team in school history had rebounded to win six games and get bowl eligible after an 0-3 start to a season. From 1980-2014 there had been • Has coached in 15 Bowl Games. 496 total FBS teams that started 0-3 and the 2014 Bulldogs became just the 21st of that • Led Fresno State to back-to-back Mountain West titles in 2012 and 2013. group to make a bowl, playing in the Hawai`i Bowl for the second time in three years. • QB Derek Carr and WR Davante Adams were both second round draft picks Those are two of the three bowl appearances DeRuyter has led the Bulldogs to - the in 2014, marking the first time since 1990 that Fresno State has had two players other being the 2013 Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl - and he has a 29-23 overall record. He selected in the second round or higher in the same year in the NFL Draft. was hired as Fresno State’s 17th head coach in program history on Dec. 14, 2011. • 2013: Led Fresno State to an 11-2 record, tying for the most wins in school DeRuyter directed Fresno State to one of its finest seasons in program history in history. The Bulldogs also won the inaugural Mountain West Championship 2013. Fresno State went 11-2, won the inaugural Mountain West Championship game and game. matched the school record for wins in a season. The `Dogs were ranked as high as No. 13 in • 2012: SS Phillip Thomas becomes first unanimous All-American in Fresno the USA Today Coaches Poll and closed out the era ranked No. State history and was also a finalist for the Jim Thorpe Award. 20 in the final BCS standings, the highest of any non-automatic qualifying/BCS conference • 2011: Texas A&M defense led the nation in sacks (43). team that year. • 2010: nominee for the Broyles Award for the nation’s top assistant coach. Player success under DeRuyter is well documented. Fourteen Bulldogs have been • Coached , the 2010 winner of the Butkus Award as the nation’s top named first-team All-Mountain West in his four seasons, which is the second-most first- linebacker. Miller was the No. 2 overall pick in the 2011 NFL Draft. team honorees of any school in the conference. Carr in 2012 and again in 2013 was named the MW Offensive Player of the Year and Phillip Thomas in 2012 the league’s Defensive • 2009: Air Force defense was 11th in the NCAA in total defense & 5th in Player of the Year. passing defense. Along with the All-Americans Adams, Carr, Thomas and Wentworth, DeRuyter has • Coached under Hall of Fame Coaches Fisher DeBerry (Air Force) and Chris seen six of his Bulldogs be drafted along with another 14 that made training camps or Ault (Nevada). signed as free agents with NFL teams. The five draft picks over the 2014-15 NFL Drafts Bowl Games were the most from any non-Power 5 program in the FBS. Safety Phillip Thomas in 2012 was named an unanimous All-American and was • As a Head Coach School Result (Opponent) a finalist for the Jim Thorpe Award after leading the nation in interceptions with eight. ☐ 2014 Hawai’i Bowl Fresno State L, 30-6 (Rice) Thomas went on to be a fourth round draft pick of the Washington Redskins and started ☐ 2013 Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl Fresno State L, 45-20 (USC) games for them towards the end of the 2014 season. ☐ 2012 Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl Fresno State L, 43-10 (SMU) Prior to coming to Fresno State, DeRuyter was the assistant head coach/defensive • As an Interim Head Coach coordinator at Texas A&M where he coached one of the elite defensive players in the game ☐ 2011 Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas Texas A&M W, 33-22 (Northwestern) in Von Miller. Miller, who in addition to earning All-American honors, was awarded the • As an Assistant Coach 2010 Butkus Award given annually to the nation’s most outstanding linebacker. He went on ☐ 2010 Cotton Bowl Texas A&M L, 41-24 (LSU) to become the second overall pick of the Broncos in the 2011 NFL draft. ☐ 2009 Armed Forces Bowl Air Force W, 47-20 (Houston) DeRuyter came to Fresno State with 22 years of coaching experience. His last game ☐ 2008 Armed Forces Bowl Air Force L, 34-28 (Houston) coaching at Texas A&M was in the role as interim head coach for the Aggies in the Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas, a game Texas A&M won 33-22 over Northwestern on Dec. 31, 2011. ☐ 2007 Armed Forces Bowl Air Force L, 42-36 (California) ☐ 2006 MPC Computers Bowl Nevada L, 21-20 (Miami) (OT) ☐ 2005 Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl Nevada W, 49-48 (Central Florida) DeRuyter Year-by-Year Record ☐ 1992 Liberty Bowl Air Force L, 13-0 (Ole Miss) Year School Overall Conference Postseason ☐ 1991 Liberty Bowl Air Force W, 38-15 (Mississippi St.) 2012 Fresno State 9-4 7-1 (T-1st) Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl ☐ 1990 Liberty Bowl Air Force W, 23-11 (Ohil State) 2013 Fresno State 11-2 7-1 (1st) Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl ☐ 1989 Liberty Bowl Air Force L, 42-29 (Ole Miss) 2014 Fresno State 6-8 5-3 (1st West) Hawai’i Bowl [as GA Coach] ☐ 1985 Blue Bonnet Bowl Air Force L, 42-29 (Ole Miss) 2015 Fresno State 3-9 2-6 (T-4th West) No Postseason • As a Player 2016 Fresno State ☐ 1984 Independence Bowl Air Force W, 23-7 (Virginia Tech) Totals 5th Year 29-23 (.567) 21-10 (.700) 3 Bowl Appearances ☐ 1983 Independence Bowl Air Force W, 9-3 (Ole Miss) ☐ 1982 Hall of Fame Bowl Air Force W, 23-7 (Vanderbilt) Fresno State Assistant Coaches

Lorenzo Ward Eric Kiesau Joe Bernardi Pete Germano Jordan Peterson Burl Toler III Nick Toth Dave Ungerer Mark Weber Thomas Stallworth Lou Major Craig Tweedy Associate Head Assistant Head Tight Ends Defensive Line Outside Linebackers Wide Receivers Inside Linebackers Special Teams Offensive Line FB Strength & Assistant AD - Athletic Trainer Coach/Defensive Coach/Offensive 1st Season at FS 5th Season at FS Recruiting Coord. 1st Season at FS 5th Season at FS Coordinator/ 3rd Season at FS Conditioning Chief of Staff 1st Season at FS Coordinator/ Coordinator/QBs 5th Season at FS Running Backs (2004-05, 2016) Coach 3rd Season at FS Secondary 1st Season at FS 1st Season at FS 1st Season at FS 1st Season at FS 8 | 2016 FRESNO STATE FOOTBALL 2016 Fresno State Football

ALPHABETICAL ROSTER Numerical 79 Nick Aibuedefe OL No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Exp. Hometown (High School/Previous School) 1 Jamire Jordan WR 5-10 173 So. 3rd Lancaster, Calif. (Highland) 13 Justin Allen WR 2 James Quentin Davis QB 6-1 207 Fr. 1st Bellflower, Calif. (St. John Bosco) 51 Jeffrey Allison ILB 2 Jamal Ellis DB 5-10 176 Sr. 5th Riverside, Calif. (Redlands East Valley) 36 Ryan Alvarez DB 3 Jimmy Camacho K 5-10 181 Jr. 3rd Perris, Calif. (Citrus Hill/Riverside CC) 90 Kevin Atkins DL 3 KeeSean Johnson WR 6-1 197 So. 3rd Palo Alto, Calif. (Palo Alto) 86 Stephen Babagian TE 4 Mike Bell DB 6-3 188 RFr. 2nd Moreno Valley, Calif. (Citrus Hill) 7 James Bailey OLB 4 Jackson Finch DB 6-1 216 Jr. 3rd Modesto, Calif. (Central Catholic/Contra Costa College) 4 Mike Bell DB 4 Deonte Perry RB 5-11 170 Fr. 1st Canoga Park, Calif. (Canoga Park) 94 Patrick Belony NG 5 Dalen Jones DB 6-1 205 Sr. 5th Woodland, Calif. (Woodland) 15 Stratton Brown DB 5 Chason Virgil QB 6-1 190 RFr. 2nd Mesquite, Texas (West Mesquite) 6 Delvon Hardaway WR 6-1 190 Jr. 4th Los Angeles, Calif. (Dorsey) 38 Jaron Bryant DB 6 Tank Kelly DB 5-9 190 So. 3rd Glena Park, Texas (Galena Park) 3 Jimmy Camacho K 7 James Bailey OLB 6-1 220 So 2nd Austin, Texas (Lake Travis) 42 Jeff Camilli ILB 7 Aaron Peck WR 6-3 225 RSr. 5th Moreno Valley, Calif. (John W. North) 55 Jaleel Carter OL 8 Da’Mari Scott WR 6-1 210 Sr. 4th Muskegon Heights, Mich. (Cathedral [Los Angeles, Calif.]) 82 Donte Coleman TE 10 QB 6-2 216 Sr. 5th Danville, Calif. (San Ramon Valley/California) 58 Christian Cronk OL 10 Nela Otukolo ILB 5-11 250 So. 2nd Las Vegas, Nev. (Bishop Gorman) 47 Blake Cusick P 11 Dejonte O’Neal RB 5-6 168 So. 2nd Fresno, Calif. (Bullard) 19 Frank Dalena WR 11 DeShawn Potts DB 5-11 191 So. 3rd Monrovia, Calif. (Monrovia) 2 James Quentin Davis QB 13 Justin Allen WR 5-11 186 So. 3rd Los Angeles, Calif. (Mater Dei) 15 Stratton Brown DB 6-1 193 Sr. 4th Bluffdale, Utah (Riverton/Snow College) 45 Nathan De Jager P 15 Johnny Rojas III TE 6-5 212 Fr. 1st Fresno, Calif. (Clovis West) 2 Jamal Ellis DB 16 Jared Rice TE 6-5 216 RFr. 2nd Modesto, Calif. (Central Catholic) 35 Jakeem Fedd DB 17 Christian Rossi QB 6-3 203 Jr. 3rd Fresno, Calif. (Clovis North/Fresno City College) 4 Jackson Finch DB 17 Austin Vaimili DL 6-5 262 Jr. 3rd Carson, Calif. (Junipero Serra/El Camino College) 97 Malik Forrester NG 18 Darrell Fuery WR 6-0 198 Jr. 4th Inglewood, Calif. (Junipero Serra) 50 Tainoa Foster ILB 19 Frank Dalena WR 5-7 146 RFr. 2nd Fresno, Calif. (San Joaquin Memorial) 18 Darrell Fuery WR 19 Brandon Hughes OLB 6-3 220 Sr. 5th Moorpark, Calif. (Moorpark) 28 Kenny Gagnon DB 20 Kevin Parker WR 5-7 143 Fr. 1st Oakland, Calif. (Skyline) 76 Shane Gama OL 20 Alan Wright DB 6-0 184 Sr. 4th San Antonio, Texas (O’Connor/Blinn College) 22 Justin Rice RB 6-2 205 Fr. 1st Modesto, Calif. (Central Catholic) 25 Tyquwan Glass DB 22 Trent Soechting ILB 6-3 218 So. 3rd Katy, Texas (Cinco Ranch/Blinn College) 43 Michael Goodwin LB 23 Juju Hughes DB 5-10 179 Fr. 1st Hanford, Calif. (Hanford) 84 Anthony Grayson WR 23 Bryson Oglesby RB 5-11 196 RFr. 2nd Sugar Land, Texas (Fort Bend Austin) 40 Justin Green OLB 24 Saevion Johnson RB 5-11 196 Fr. 1st Pearland, Texas (Pearland Dawson) 29 Treyvon Green RB 24 Tyrell Robinson LB 6-4 230 Jr. 4th San Diego, Calif. (Lincoln/Oregon/Holmes CC [Miss.]) 6 Delvon Hardaway WR 25 Tyquwan Glass DB 5-11 193 Sr. 5th Pasadena, Calif. (Muir/Mt. San Antonio College) 25 Austin Harper RB 25 Austin Harper RB 5-8 165 Jr. 4th Oakland, Calif. (El Cerrito/Cal/Contra Costa) 93 Jasad Haynes DL 26 Lukas McKenzie OLB 6-1 202 Fr. 1st Reno, Nev. (Reno) 34 George Helmuth ILB 27 Wesley Hill RB 5-10 193 RFr. 2nd San Bernardino, Calif. (San Gorgonio) 27 Ka’Lonn Milton DB 6-0 177 So. 2nd Fresno, Calif. (Buchanan/Fresno City College) 86 Kyle Hendrickson DL 28 Kenny Gagnon DB 6-0 178 Fr. 1st La Quinta, Calif. (Desert Christian Academy) 27 Wesley Hill RB 28 Dontel James RB 6-0 216 Jr. 4th Fontana, Calif. (Summit/Riverside CC) 33 Josh Hokit OLB 29 Treyvon Green RB 5-8 163 RFr. 2nd Lancaster, Calif. (Paraclete) 19 Brandon Hughes OLB 30 Messiah Tyler LB 5-8 219 So. 2nd Murrieta, Calif. (Vista Murrieta/University of La Verne) 23 Juju Hughes DB 31 Andrew Wright OLB 6-2 200 Fr. 1st Buena Park, Calif. (Buena Park) 62 Logan Hughes OL 32 Robert Stanley ILB 6-3 241 Jr. 4th Las Vegas, Nev. (Bishop Gorman) 28 Dontel James RB 33 Josh Hokit OLB 6-2 215 Fr. 1st Clovis, Calif. (Clovis) 96 Kevin Jeanniton DL 34 George Helmuth ILB 6-1 222 So. 3rd Fresno, Calif. (Clovis North) 3 KeeSean Johnson WR 35 Jakeem Fedd DB 6-1 165 RFr. 2nd Tampa, Fla. (Plant) 36 Ryan Alvarez DB 5-11 180 So. 3rd Citrus Heights, Calif. (Mesa Verde) 24 Saevion Johnson RB 38 Jaron Bryant DB 6-0 179 Fr. 1st Fort Worth, Texas (Duncanville) 5 Dalen Jones DB 40 Justin Green OLB 6-3 203 Jr. 3rd Oak Park, Calif. (Oak Park) 1 Jamire Jordan WR 41 Jalen Smith DB 5-10 180 RFr. 2nd Houston, Texas (St. Pius X) 6 Tank Kelly DB 42 Jeff Camilli ILB 6-3 272 Sr. 4th Shingle Springs, Calif. (Ponderosa) 70 Zack Kinninger OL 43 Michael Goodwin LB 5-11 170 Fr. 1st Antioch, Calif. (Deer Valley) 10 Zach Kline QB 44 Stephen Van Hook OLB 6-1 236 Jr. 4th Perris, Calif. (Citrus Hill) 99 Nick Kristofors DL 45 Nathan De Jager P 6-0 175 Fr. 1st Bakersfield. Calif. (Bakersfield Christian) 48 Kody Kroening K 46 Chad Olsen TE 6-4 242 Jr. 3rd Chico, Calif. (Pleasant Valley) 68 Timothy Lele’a OL 46 Dallas Ruth ILB 5-9 205 Fr. 1st Visalia, Calif. (Mt. Whitney) 47 Blake Cusick P 6-1 192 RFr. 2nd Monrovia, Calif. (Monrovia) 91 Nathan Madsen DL 48 Kody Kroening K 5-11 177 Jr. 3rd San Jose, Calif. (Valley Christian) 87 Michael Martens WR 48 Tanner Rice LB 6-0 236 Fr. 1st Clovis, Calif. (Clovis) 92 Wyatt McBee DL 49 Nick Van Valkenburg K 6-0 159 Fr. 1st Medford, Ore. (St. Mary’s) 2016 FRESNO STATE FOOTBALL | 9 2016 Fresno State Football

26 Lukas McKenzie OLB 50 Tainoa Foster ILB 6-2 192 Fr. 1st Honolulu, Hawai’i (Kamehameha) 51 Jeffrey Allison ILB 6-0 255 Fr. 1st Miami, Fla. (Langston Hughes [Ga.]) 27 Ka’Lonn Milton DB 52 Netane Muti OL 6-3 292 Fr. 1st Wahiawa, Hawai’i (Leilehua) 77 Aaron Mitchell OL 53 Jacob Westberry LS 6-3 249 Fr. 1st Bradenton, Fla. (Saint Stephen’s Episcopal) 52 Netane Muti OL 54 Patrick Williams Jr. LS 6-3 211 Fr. 1st Vacaville, Calif. (Vacaville) 11 Dejonte O’Neal RB 55 Jaleel Carter OL 6-2 318 RFr. 2nd Houston, Texas (Alief Elsik) 23 Bryson Oglesby RB 56 Tobenna Okeke OLB 6-2 243 Jr. 3rd Missouri City, Texas (Elkins) 56 Tobenna Okeke OLB 57 Justin Verrell LS 6-2 214 Sr. 5th Bakersfield, Calif. (Garces Memorial/Bakersfield College) 46 Chad Olsen TE 58 Christian Cronk OL 6-4 303 So. 2nd Oceanside, Calif. (Oceanside/Riverside CC) 10 Nela Otukolo ILB 58 Elijah Piper DL 6-3 306 Fr. 1st University Place, Wash. (Curtis Senior) 20 Kevin Parker WR 59 Matt Smith OL 6-1 275 Fr. 1st Long Beach, Calif. (St. John Bosco) 62 Logan Hughes OL 6-3 276 So. 2nd Las Vegas, Nev. (Green Valley/Victor Valley College) 78 David Patterson OL 68 Timothy Lele’a OL 6-2 275 Fr. 1st Bakersfield, Calif. (Ridgeview) 80 Chris Paz WR 70 Zack Kinninger OL 6-5 299 RFr. 2nd Cypress, Texas (Cypress Ranch) 7 Aaron Peck WR 72 Isaiah Trevino OL 6-5 339 RFr. 2nd Kingsburg, Calif. (Kingsburg) 4 Deonte Perry RB 73 Micah St. Andrew OL 6-3 341 So. 3rd Rialto, Calif. (Eisenhower) 58 Elijah Piper DL 74 Ryan Popolizio OL 6-7 313 Jr. 3rd Fremont, Calif. (St. Francis/San Mateo College) 74 Ryan Popolizio OL 75 Jacob Vazquez OL 6-3 294 Sr. 4th Cottonwood, Calif. (West Valley/Butte College) 11 DeShawn Potts DB 76 Shane Gama OL 6-4 319 Jr. 3rd Chino, Calif. (Orange Lutheran/Southwestern College) 16 Jared Rice TE 77 Aaron Mitchell OL 6-2 295 Jr. 3rd San Diego, Calif. (Cathedral Catholic) 22 Justin Rice RB 78 David Patterson OL 6-5 294 Jr. 4th Irvine, Calif. (Woodbridge) 79 Nick Aibuedefe OL 6-4 263 RFr. 2nd Sacramento, Calif. (Capital Christian) 48 Tanner Rice LB 80 Chris Paz WR 6-2 204 Fr. 1st Parlier, Calif. (San Joaquin Memorial) 89 Kyle Riddering TE 82 Donte Coleman TE 6-3 242 Fr. 1st Mesquite, Texas (West Mesquite) 24 Tyrell Robinson LB 84 Anthony Grayson WR 6-1 174 So. 3rd Redlands, Calif. (Redlands East Valley) 15 Johnny Rojas III TE 85 Jordan Washington WR 6-0 184 So. 3rd Fontana, Calif. (Summit) 17 Christian Rossi QB 86 Stephen Babagian TE 6-2 206 RFr. 2nd Visalia, Calif. (El Diamante) 46 Dallas Ruth ILB 86 Kyle Hendrickson DL 6-4 254 So. 3rd Escondido, Calif. (San Pasqual) 8 Da’Mari Scott WR 87 Michael Martens WR 6-2 205 Sr. 5th Bakersfield, Calif. (Centennial/Azusa Pacific) 41 Jalen Smith DB 88 David Tangipa TE 6-4 245 So. 3rd Sacramento, Calif. (Foothill) 59 Matt Smith OL 89 Kyle Riddering TE 6-5 223 So. 3rd Fresno, Calif. (Clovis North) 90 Kevin Atkins DL 6-2 295 Fr. 1st Murrieta, Calif. (Vista Murrieta) 22 Trent Soechting ILB 91 Nathan Madsen DL 6-4 290 Jr. 4th Eureka, Calif. (Eureka) 73 Micah St. Andrew OL 92 Wyatt McBee DL 6-2 276 Sr. 4th Firebaugh, Calif. (Firebaugh/Fresno City College) 32 Robert Stanley ILB 93 Jasad Haynes DL 6-0 301 RFr. 2nd Fresno, Calif. (Clovis North) 88 David Tangipa TE 94 Patrick Belony NG 6-1 317 RSo. 3rd N. Miami Beach, Fla. (N. Miami Beach/Antelope Valley College) 72 Isaiah Trevino OL 96 Kevin Jeanniton DL 6-3 254 Fr. 1st Fresno, Calif. (Edison) 30 Messiah Tyler LB 97 Malik Forrester NG 6-1 320 Jr. 3rd Annapolis, Md. (Glen Burnie LA Pierce College) 17 Austin Vaimili DL 99 Nick Kristofors DL 6-3 261 Sr. 5th Marin, Calif. (San Marin/Santa Rosa JC) 44 Stephen Van Hook OLB 49 Nick Van Valkenburg K Coaching Staff 75 Jacob Vazquez OL Tim DeRuyter - Head Coach 57 Justin Verrell LS Lorenzo Ward - Associate Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator 5 Chason Virgil QB Eric Kiesau - Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator 85 Jordan Washington WR Joe Bernardi - Assistant Coach (Tight Ends) 53 Jacob Westberry LS Pete Germano - Assistant Coach (Defensive Line) 54 Patrick Williams Jr. LS Jordan Peterson - Assistant Coach (OLBs/Recruiting Coordinator) 20 Alan Wright DB Burl Toler III - Assistant Coach (Wide Receivers) 31 Andrew Wright OLB Nick Toth - Assistant Coach (Inside Linebackers) Dave Ungerer - Assistant Coach (RBs & Special Teams Coordinator) Mark Weber - Assistant Coach (OL/Run Game Coordinator) Thomas Stallworth - Head Football Strength and Conditioning Coach Craig Tweedy - Head Football Athletic Trainer Lou Major - Assistant A.D. - Chief of Staff Jimmy Morimoto - Director of Player Personnel Sean Alston - Graduate Assistant (Defense) Dylan Cruz - Graduate Assistant (Offense) Todd Hunt - Graduate Assistant (Defense) Ryan Springer - Graduate Assistant (Offense) Lucas Gingoid - Special Teams Analyst Brad Vonnahme - Offensive Analyst

10 | 2016 FRESNO STATE FOOTBALL 2016 Fresno State Football 2016 DEPTH CHART OFFENSE DEFENSE Active Career Starts Leaders (Offense) Quarterback End Career ’15 Consec. 5 Chason Virgil (6-1, 190, RFr.) 91 Nathan Madsen (6-4, 290, Jr.) Chad Olsen 14 9 - 10 Zach Kline (6-2, 216, Sr.) 17 Austin Vaimili (6-5, 262, Jr.) Aaron Peck 14 - - Running Back Nose Guard Aaron Mitchell 12 12 12 28 Dontel James (6-0, 216, Jr.) 97 Malik Forrester (6-1, 320, Jr.) Jamire Jordan 11 11 - 11 Dejonte O’Neal (5-6, 168, So.) 94 Patrick Belony (6-1, 317, RSo.) KeeSean Johnson 10 10 8 Left Tackle End Da’Mari Scott 10 9 7 58 Christian Cronk (6-4, 303, So.) 99 Nick Kristofors (6-3, 261, Sr.) Jacob Vazquez 7 7 - 79 Nick Aibudefe (6-4, 263, RFr.) 58 Elijah Piper (6-3, 306, Fr.) Delvon Hardaway 7 - - Left Guard Outside LB (SAM) Kilton Anderson 5 5 1 77 Aaron Mitchell (6-2, 295, Jr.) 7 James Bailey (6-1, 220, So.) Micah St. Andrew 5 5 3 55 Jaleel Carter (6-2, 318, RFr.) 33 Josh Hokit (6-2, 215, Fr.) Michael Martens 1 1 - Center Inside LB (MIKE) David Tangipa 1 1 - 75 Jacob Vazquez (6-3, 294, Sr.) 32 Robert Stanley (6-3, 241, Jr.) Chason Virgil 1 1 - 70 Zack Kinninger (6-5, 299, RFr.) 10 Nela Otukolo (5-11, 250, So.) Right Guard Inside LB (WILL) Active Career Starts Leaders (Defense) 73 Micah St. Andrew (6-3, 341, So.) 42 Jeff Camilli (6-3, 272, Sr.) Career ’15 Consec. 74 Ryan Popolizio (6-7, 313, Jr.) 51 Jeffrey Allison (6-0, 255, Fr.) Jamal Ellis 20 12 12 Right Tackle Outside LB (Joker) Nathan Madsen 15 11 4 78 David Patterson (6-5, 294, Jr.) 19 Brandon Hughes (6-3, 220, Sr.) Dalen Jones 12 5 - 62 Logan Hughes (6-3, 276, So.) 56 Tobenna Okeke (6-2, 243, Jr.) Jeff Camilli 11 11 1 TE Tyquwan Glass 8 8 8 46 Chad Olsen (6-4, 242, Jr.) 2 Jamal Ellis (5-10, 176, Sr.) Tobenna Okeke 5 5 - 89 Kyle Riddering (6-5, 223, So.) 4 Mike Bell (6-3, 188, RFr.) Brandon Hughes 4 4 1 WR Free Safety James Bailey 3 3 - 7 Aaron Peck (6-3, 225, RSr.) 15 Stratton Brown (6-1, 193, Sr.) DeShawn Potts 2 2 2 6 Delvon Hardaway (6-1, 190, Jr.) 20 Alan Wright (6-0, 184, Sr.) Alan Wright 2 2 - WR Strong Safety Kyle Hendrickson 1 1 - 1 Jamire Jordan (5-10, 173, So.) 11 Deshawn Potts (5-11, 191, So.) Nela Otukolo 1 1 - or 8 Da’Mari Scott (6-1, 210, Sr.) 5 Dalen Jones (6-1, 205, Sr.) Robert Stanley 1 1 - 13 Justin Allen (5-11, 186, So.) Cornerback WR 25 Tyquawn Glass (5-11, 193, Sr.) Pronunciation Guide 3 KeeSean Johnson (6-1, 197, So.) 23 Juju Hughes (5-10, 179, Fr.) Nick Aibuedefe...... Ab-U-deaf-eh 87 Michael Martens (6-2, 205, Sr.) Stephen Babagian...... Ba-bah-G-en or 18 Darrell Fuery (6-0, 198, Jr.) Jeff Camilli...... Cuh-mill-E Josh Hokit...... Hoy-kit Jamire Jordan...... Jameer SPECIAL TEAMS Nick Kristofors...... Chris-tuh-furs Place Kicker Holder Netane Muti...... Ne-tani Moo-T 3 Jimmy Camacho (5-10, 181, Jr.) 47 Blake Cusick (6-1, 192, RFr.) Tobenna Okeke...... Tow-BEN-nuh, ohh-kay-kay 10 Zach Kline (6-2, 216, Sr.) Nela Otukolo...... Nel-uh, O-two-Co-low or 48 Kody Kroening (5-11, 177, Jr.) Dejonte O’Neal...... Dijon-teh Kickoffs Kick Returner Deonte Perry...... Dee-On-teh 3 Jimmy Camacho (5-10, 181, Jr.) 25 Tyquwan Glass (5-11, 193, Sr.) Ryan Popolizio...... Pop-uh-Liz-E-oh 49 Nick Van Valkenburg (6-0, 159, Fr.) 8 Da’Mari Scott (6-1, 210, Sr.) Trent Soechting...... Sec-Ting Punter Punt Returner David Tangipa...... Tong-E-Pa 47 Blake Cusick (6-1, 192, RFr.) 25 Tyquwan Glass (5-11, 193, Sr.) Austin Vaimili...... Vye-me-Lee 48 Kody Kroening (5-11, 177, Jr.) 8 Da’Mari Scott (6-1, 210, Sr.) Long Snapper Tim DeRuyter...... da-ROOT-er 57 Justin Verrell (6-2, 214, Sr.) Nick Toth...... TOETH 53 Jacob Westberry (6-3, 249, Fr.) Dave Ungerer...... Un-gur FUTURE BULLDOG FOOTBALL SCHEDULES 2017 2018 2019 2020 & Beyond Date Opponent Location Date Opponent Location Date Opponent Location 2020 S2 Incarnate Word Fresno, CA S1 Idaho Fresno, CA A31 USC Los Angeles, CA Sept. 12 -- at Colorado S9 at Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL S8 at Minnesota Minneapolis, MN S7 Minnesota Fresno, CA Sept. 26 -- at Texas A&M S16 at Washington Seattle, WA S15 at UCLA Los Angeles, CA S21 Sacramento State Fresno, CA 2021 N4 BYU Fresno, CA S29 Toledo Fresno, CA TBD TBD Sept. 4 -- at Oregon Boise State* Fresno, CA at Boise State* Boise, ID at Air Force* Colorado Springs, CO Sept. 18 -- at UCLA at Hawai’i* Honolulu, HI Hawai’i* Fresno, CA Colorado State* Fresno, CA 2022 Nevada* Fresno, CA at Nevada* Reno, NV at Hawai’i* Honolulu, HI Sept. 3 -- Sacramento State New Mexico* Fresno, CA at New Mexico* Albuquerque, NM Nevada* Fresno, CA Sept. 17 -- at USC at San Diego State* San Diego, CA San Diego State* Fresno, CA at San Diego State* San Diego, CA 2023 at San Jose State* San Jose, CA San Jose State* Fresno, CA at San Jose State* San Jose, CA Sept. 16 -- at Arizona State UNLV* Fresno, CA at UNLV* Las Vegas, NV UNLV* Fresno, CA 2025 at Wyoming* Laramie, WY Wyoming* Fresno, CA Utah State* Fresno, CA Aug. 30 -- at USC * = Mountain West game All future conference game dates are TBD

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TURNOVERS YEAR-BY-YEAR - SINCE 2008 2016 - Fresno State Record: 0-0 2011 - Fresno State Record: 4-9 |------Fresno State ------| |------Opponents ------| Fresno St. Turnovers Opponent Turnovers Fresno St. Turnovers Opponent Turnovers Date Opponent Sacks FR Int. Gained Sacks FR INT Lost Date Opponent Sacks FR Int. Gained Sacks FR INT Lost 9/3 vs. California 2-17 1 1 2 6-30 1 1 2 9/3 at Nebraska 9/10 at No. 10 Nebraska 1-4 0 2 2 0-0 1 0 1 9/10 Sacramento St. 9/17 North Dakota 2-23 0 0 0 3-26 0 0 0 9/17 at Toledo 9/24 at Idaho 2-12 1 0 1 0-0 0 2 2 9/24 Tulsa 10/1 Ole Miss 1-7 0 0 0 2-18 1 1 2 10/1 at UNLV 10/7 No. 5 Boise St. 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 2 2 4 10/8 at Nevada 10/15 Utah State 3-15 1 0 1 0-0 2 0 2 10/14 San Diego St. 10/22 at Nevada 2-8 0 0 0 1-2 2 0 2 10/22 at Utah St. 11/5 La Tech 1-8 0 0 0 3-12 1 2 3 10/28 Air Force 11/12 at New Mexico St. 2-17 0 1 1 1-4 1 0 1 11/5 at Colorado St. 11/19 at Hawai’i 4-32 0 0 0 1-3 0 0 0 11/19 Hawai`i 11/26 San Jose St. 0-0 1 1 2 0-0 2 1 3 11/26 San Jose St. 12/3 at San Diego St. 2-15 0 0 0 3-28 0 1 1 Totals 12 Games Totals 13 Games 20-143 4 5 9 17-95 13 9 22 NATIONAL RANKINGS NATIONAL RANKINGS NATIONAL RANKINGS NATIONAL RANKINGS Sacks: Turnovers Gained: Sacks Allowed: Turnovers Lost: Sacks: T-79 Turnovers Gained: T-119 Sacks Allowed: T-35 Turnovers Lost: T-72 Fumble Recoveries: Turnover Margin: Fumbles Lost: Turnover Margin: Fumble Recoveries: T-117 Turnover Margin: T-111 Fumbles Lost: T-99 Turnover Margin: T-116 Passes Intercepted: INTs Thrown: Passes Intercepted: T-111 Interceptions Thrown: T-39 2015 - Fresno State Record: 3-8 2010 - Fresno State Record: 8-5 |------Fresno State ------| |------Opponents ------| Fresno St. Turnovers Opponent Turnovers Fresno St. Turnovers Opponent Turnovers Date Opponent Sacks FR Int. Gained Sacks FR INT Lost Date Opponent Sacks FR Int. Gained Sacks FR INT Lost 9/4 Cincinnati 8-64 1 0 1 2-5 0 1 1 9/3 Abilene Christian 5-30 0 2 2 0-0 1 2 3 9/18 at Utah St. 2-20 0 0 0 1-3 1 1 2 9/12 at No. 14 Ole Miss 1-8 2 1 3 1-15 1 3 4 9/25 at Ole Miss 0-0 1 1 2 5-22 1 0 1 9/19 No. 21 Utah 0-0 2 1 3 1-5 2 0 2 10/2 Cal Poly 4-11 0 0 0 1-4 2 1 3 9/26 at San Jose St. 6-35 1 0 1 2-19 0 1 1 10/9 Hawai’i 2-5 0 1 1 3-23 0 3 3 10/3 at San Diego St. 3-25 1 0 1 3-27 0 0 0 10/16 New Mexico St. 4-29 1 0 1 1-3 1 0 1 10/10 Utah State 2-13 1 0 1 5-25 1 3 4 10/23 at San Jose St. 5-30 1 2 3 4-39 0 0 0 10/16 UNLV 6-24 0 0 0 0-0 1 0 1 11/6 at La Tech 1-8 0 1 1 2-10 1 1 2 10/24 at Air Force 0-0 1 0 1 2-9 0 1 1 11/13 No. 21 Nevada 1-4 0 1 1 2-14 1 0 1 11/5 Nevada 2-18 0 1 1 3-20 1 3 4 11/19 at No. 3 Boise St. 0-0 1 1 2 4-28 1 2 3 11/14 at Hawai`i 2-13 1 3 4 3-16 0 0 0 11/27 Idaho 6-42 0 1 1 5-34 4 0 4 11/21 at BYU 1-5 2 0 2 4-26 0 3 3 12/3 Illinois 4-27 0 0 0 0-0 1 0 1 11/28 Colorado St. 12/18 vs. N. Illinois! 0-0 0 0 0 6-36 1 0 1 Totals 11 Games 28-171 11 8 19 24-152 7 16 23 Totals 13 Games 37-240 5 8 13 36-221 14 9 23 NATIONAL RANKINGS NATIONAL RANKINGS NATIONAL RANKINGS NATIONAL RANKINGS Sacks: T-29 Turnovers Gained: T-50 Sacks Allowed: T-73 Turnovers Lost: T-113 Sacks: T-9 Turnovers Gained: T-115 Sacks Allowed: T-101 Turnovers Lost: T-71 Fumble Recoveries: T-7 Turnover Margin: T-93 Fumbles Lost: T-54 Turnover Margin: T-93 Fumble Recoveries: T-106 Turnover Margin: 110 Fumbles Lost: T-108 Turnover Margin: 110 Passes Intercepted: T-79 INTs Thrown: T-118 Passes Intercepted: T-99 Interceptions Thrown: T-23 2014 - Fresno State Record: 6-8 |------Fresno State ------| |------Opponents ------| 2009 - Fresno State Record: 8-5 Fresno St. Turnovers Opponent Turnovers Fresno St. Turnovers Opponent Turnovers Date Opponent Sacks FR Int. Gained Sacks FR INT Lost Date Opponent Sacks FR Int. Gained Sacks FR INT Lost 8/30 at USC 0-0 2 0 2 1-10 0 4 4 9/5 UC Davis 0-0 0 1 1 0-0 1 1 2 9/6 at Utah 2-11 0 0 0 7-34 1 0 1 9/12 at Wisconsin 2-13 0 0 0 2-2 0 3 3 9/13 Nebraska 0-0 1 0 1 4-29 0 0 0 9/18 No. 10 Boise St. 0-0 1 0 1 2-9 0 2 2 9/20 Southern Utah 4-10 1 1 2 0-0 0 1 1 9/26 at No. 14 Cincinnati 1-7 0 0 0 0-0 0 1 1 9/26 at New Mexico 2-14 0 0 0 3-24 1 1 2 10/10 at Hawai’i 1-9 1 2 3 1-1 1 0 1 10/3 San Diego State 2-12 1 2 3 3-7 1 1 2 10/17 San Jose St. 1-14 0 1 1 3-27 1 0 0 10/10 at UNLV 5-13 0 1 1 1-1 1 2 3 10/24 at New Mexico St. 2-11 0 1 1 2-3 2 1 3 10/17 at Boise State 2-10 1 0 1 5-22 0 1 1 10/31 Utah St. 1-5 0 0 0 0-0 1 1 2 11/1 Wyoming 1-6 1 0 1 2-6 0 2 2 11/7 at Idaho 0-0 1 0 1 1-8 0 0 0 11/8 San Jose State 0-0 1 2 3 1-5 1 1 2 11/14 at Nevada 0-0 0 0 0 6-22 4 1 5 11/22 at Nevada 3-24 3 1 4 3-20 1 1 2 11/21 La Tech 0-0 3 0 3 1-11 0 0 0 11/29 Hawai’i 6-34 0 2 2 2-17 0 2 2 12/5 at Illinois 1-5 1 2 3 0-0 0 1 1 12/6 at Boise State * 1-5 0 0 0 4-24 0 3 3 12/19 vs. Wyoming 2-9 0 1 1 3-5 2 0 2 12/24 vs. Rice! 2-14 0 0 0 4-24 0 2 2 Totals 13 Games 11-73 7 8 15 22-88 12 11 23 Totals 14 Games 30-153 11 9 20 40-223 6 21 27 NATIONAL RANKINGS NATIONAL RANKINGS NATIONAL RANKINGS NATIONAL RANKINGS Sacks: T-119 Turnovers Gained: T-111 Sacks Allowed: T-45 Turnovers Lost: T-77 Sacks: 65 Turnovers Gained: T-55 Sacks Allowed: T-105 Turnovers Lost: T-109 Fumble Recoveries: T-98 Turnover Margin: T-109 Fumbles Lost: T-101 Turnover Margin: T-109 Fumble Recoveries: T-38 Turnover Margin: T-103 Fumbles Lost: T-19 Turnover Margin: T-103 Passes Intercepted: T-95 Interceptions Thrown: T-45 Passes Intercepted: T-91 INTs Thrown: 123 2013 - Fresno State Record: 11-2 2008 - Fresno State Record: 7-6 |------Fresno State ------| |------Opponents ------| Fresno St. Turnovers Opponent Turnovers Fresno St. Turnovers Opponent Turnovers Date Opponent Sacks FR Int. Gained Sacks FR INT Lost Date Opponent Sacks FR Int. Gained Sacks FR INT Lost 9/1 at Rutgers 1-5 0 2 2 2-12 0 0 0 8/29 Rutgers 1-10 1 1 2 1-4 2 1 3 9/13 No. 10 Wisconsin 0-0 0 0 0 3-24 1 1 2 9/7 Cal Poly 1-10 1 0 1 0-0 1 0 1 9/20 at Toledo 1-6 1 0 1 2-16 1 0 1 9/14 at Colorado ------GAME CANCELED (FLOODING)------9/27 at UCLA 1-8 1 0 1 1-11 0 1 1 9/20 Boise State 4-19 1 1 2 1-2 0 0 0 10/4 Hawai’i 3-15 1 0 1 1-9 3 3 6 9/28 at Hawai’i 7-46 0 2 2 1-1 3 2 5 10/11 Idaho 0-0 2 0 2 2-17 0 0 0 10/5 at Idaho 6-41 1 4 5 0-0 1 2 3 10/25 at Utah St. 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 10/19 UNLV 3-12 0 0 0 0-0 0 1 1 11/1 at La Tech 2-11 1 1 2 1-5 1 1 2 10/26 at San Diego St. 2-12 1 1 2 2-22 0 0 0 11/7 Nevada 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 2 2 4 11/2 Nevada 3-18 0 1 1 2-14 1 0 1 11/15 New Mexico St. 5-34 1 0 1 1-11 1 0 1 11/9 at Wyoming 1-8 1 1 2 1-9 0 0 0 11/21 at San Jose St. 4-43 1 0 1 2-18 2 1 3 11/23 New Mexico 3-25 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 11/28 at No. 8 Boise St. 0-0 0 1 1 2-13 0 2 2 11/29 at San Jose St. 0-0 2 0 2 0-0 0 1 1 12/20 vs. Colorado St. 1-4 0 1 1 0-0 0 1 1 12/7 Utah State* 8-49 0 2 2 3-19 3 2 5 Totals 13 Games 18-126 8 5 13 17-136 11 12 23 12/21 vs. USC! 1-17 1 1 2 0-0 0 1 1 Totals 13 Games 40-250 9 14 23 12-72 11 10 21 NATIONAL RANKINGS NATIONAL RANKINGS Sacks: T-96 Turnovers Gained: T-116 Sacks Allowed: T-21 Turnovers Lost: T-64 NATIONAL RANKINGS NATIONAL RANKINGS Fumble Recoveries: T-84 Turnover Margin: T-107 Fumbles Lost: T-77 Turnover Margin: T-107 Sacks: 6 Turnovers Gained: T-47 Sacks Allowed:6 Turnovers Lost: T-57 Passes Intercepted: 118 Interceptions Thrown: T-55 Fumble Recoveries: T-56 Turnover Margin: T-48 Fumbles Lost: T-84 Turnover Margin: T-48 Passes Intercepted: T-40 Interceptions Thrown: T-35 2012 - Fresno State Record: 9-4 |------Fresno State ------| |------Opponents ------| Fresno St. Turnovers Opponent Turnovers Date Opponent Sacks FR Int. Gained Sacks FR INT Lost BOLD denotes home game 9/1 Weber State 4-17 0 1 1 1-13 0 0 0 9/8 at No. 4 Oregon 3-34 3 0 3 3-16 0 0 0 * denotes Mountain West Championship game 9/15 Colorado 4-24 0 4 4 0-0 1 1 2 9/22 at Tulsa 0-0 0 3 3 2-13 2 0 2 ! denotes bowl game 9/29 San Diego St. 5-35 2 3 5 1-9 2 2 4 10/6 at Colorado St. 4-29 1 1 2 2-18 0 0 0 10/13 at Boise St. 1-0 0 1 1 3-21 1 1 2 10/20 Wyoming 1-8 0 2 2 2-15 2 0 2 10/27 at New Mexico 1-4 1 1 2 2-11 0 1 1 11/3 Hawai’i 5-19 2 1 3 3-21 0 1 1 11/10 at Nevada 3-26 2 2 4 1-7 1 0 1 11/24 Air Force 3-15 2 1 3 1-7 1 0 1 12/24 SMU (bowl) 5-24 0 2 2 7-53 2 2 4 Totals 13 games 40-239 13 22 35 29-207 12 8 20

NATIONAL RANKINGS NATIONAL RANKINGS Sacks: 9 Turnovers Gained: 5 Sacks Allowed: T-78 Turnovers Lost: T-46 Fumble Recoveries: T-27 Turnover Margin: T-7 Fumbles Lost: T-77 Turnover Margin: T-7 Passes Intercepted: 3 Interceptions Thrown: T-28

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INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

PASSING |------Attempts------||------Completions ------| |------Yards ------| Career 300-Yard Name 2015 Career 2015 Career 2015 Career Passing Games Chason Virgil 25 (vs. Utah) Same 12 (at Ole Miss) Same 140 (at Ole Miss) Same --

|------Longest Pass------| |------TDs------| |------INTs ------| Name 2015 Career 2015 Career 2015 Career Chason Virgil 37 (at Ole Miss) Same 2 (at Ole Miss) Same 2 (at Ole Miss) Same

RUSHING |------Attempts------||------Yards ------| |------TDs ------| Longest Career 100-Yd Name 2015 Career 2015 Career 2015 Career Run Games Dontel James -- 5 (‘14 at USC) -- 8 (‘14 at USC) -- -- 9 5 (‘14 at USC) -- Dejonte O’Neal 9 (at Hawai`i) Same 27 (at Hawai`i) Same -- 11 (at BYU) --

RECEIVING |------Receptions------| |------Yards ------| |------TDs ------| Longest Career 100-Yd Name 2015 Career 2015 Career 2015 Career Reception Games Delvon Hardaway 3 (vs Nevada) 4 (2x) 29 (vs Nevada) 52 (2014 vs. Neb.) -- 1 (2x) 35 (‘14 vs. Wyo.) -- KeeSean Johnson 7 (at SJSU) Same 90 (at SJSU) Same 1 (2x) Same 29 (‘15 at SJSU) -- Jamire Jordan 8 (at BYU) Same 102 (vs. Utah) Same 1 (5x) Same 82 (‘15 vs. Utah) 1 Chad Olsen 4 (2x) 4 (4x) 76 (at UH) Same 2 (vs. ACU) 2 (2x) 31 (‘15 vs. ACU) -- Aaron Peck -- 6 (2x) -- 83 (‘14 at UNM) -- 2 (‘14 at Nevada) 53 (‘14 at Utah) 0 Da’Mari Scott 5 (2x) Same 67 (at Ole Miss) 102 (2014 vs. S. Utah) 2 (at UH) Same 81 (‘14 vs. S. Utah) 1

DEFENSE |------Tackles ------| |------TFL ------| |------Sacks ------| Name 2015 Career 2015 Career 2015 Career INT FF James Bailey 9 (at SJSU) Same 1.0 (vs. Utah) Same ------Stratton Brown 6 (vs. ACU) Same 1.0 (at Ole Miss) Same ------1 (2x) Jeff Camili 14 (2x) Same 1.0 (vs Nevada) 2.0 (2013 vs. Cal Poly) -- 1.0 (2014 at Utah) 1 (2x) -- Jamal Ellis 10 (at Ole Miss) Same 2.0 (2x) Same -- -- 1 (‘14 vs. SDSU) 1 (vs. AFA) Tyquwan Glass 12 (vs. Nevada) Same 0.5 (at SDSU) Same -- -- 1 (4x) -- Justin Green 8 (at SJSU) Same 1.0 (4x) Same 1.0 (3x) Same -- 1 (at Miss) George Helmuth 5 (at UH) Same ------Brandon Hughes 8 (vs. Utah) Same 1.0 (3x) 1.0 (5x) 1.0 (2x) 1.0 (3x) -- -- Dalen Jones 6 (vs. AFA) Same 1.0 (vs. Utah) 1.0 (4x) -- 1.0 (2x) 1 (`13 vs. Utah St.) 1 (2x) Nate Madsen 5 (vs. Utah) Same 1.0 (2x) 2.0 (2014 vs. SUU) 1.0 (at SJSU) Same -- -- Tobenna Okeke 6 (vs Nevada) Same 2.0 (vs. ACU) Same 1.0 (vs. ACU) 1.0 (2x) -- -- Nela Otukolo 5 (2x) Same 1.5 (vs. Utah) Same 1.0 (2x) Same -- -- Robert Stanley 7 (at UH) Same ------

* indicates touchdown & indicates school record ! indicates Mountain West Record

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THE LAST TIME A Bulldog Player Had... 2+ receivers with 10 or more catches: DEFENSE RUSHING Davante Adams (13), Isaiah Burse (10) 15+ tackles: 18, Derron Smith vs. USC (12/21/14) 300+ yards rushing: at San Jose St. (11/29/13) 12-14 tackles: 14, Jeff Camilli at Air Force (10/24/15) Never 2 receivers with 2 TDs: 10+ tackles by a DL: 250-299 yards rushing: Davante Adams (4), Josh Harper (4) 14, Tyeler Davison at UNLV (10/10/14) 261, Robbie Rouse at Nevada (11/10/12) vs. New Mexico (11/23/13) 3+ sacks: 200-249 yards rushing: A TE with two TDs: 3.0, Tyeler Davison vs. Hawai’i (11/29/14) 217, Robbie Rouse vs. Nevada (11/13/10) Chad Olsen (2) at UNLV (10/10/14) & vs. ACU (9/3/15) 4.5+ tackles for a loss: 150-199 yards rushing: 3+ TDs receiving: 4.5, Ejiro Ederaine at San Diego St. (10/26/13) 154, Marteze Waller vs. Abilene Christian (9/3/15) Davante Adams (3) at San Jose St. (11/29/13) 4.0 tackles for a loss: 100 yard rushing game by a quarterback: Back-to-back games with 2+ TDs receiving: 4.0, Ejiro Ederaine at Boise St.-MWC Game (12/6/14) 142, Bill Yancy, at McNeese State (9/9/78) Davante Adams 3 interceptions: Back-to-back 200-yard rushing games: 11/23/13 vs. UNM (4), 11/29/13 (3) at SJSU Phillip Thomas vs. Colorado (9/15/12) Robbie Rouse, 11/6/10-11/13/10 Back-to-back 100-yard plus receiving games: 2 interceptions: Five+ consecutive 100-yard rushing games: Davante Adams (3), L.J. Jones at Hawai’i (9/28/13) 9 games, Ryan Matthews, 9/5-11/7/09 11/23/13 (246) -11/29/13 (264) - 12/7/13 (168) Interception return for TD Four consecutive 100-yard rushing games: Back-to-back 200-yard plus receiving games: Shannon Edwards (56 yards) at No. 14 Ole Miss Marteze Waller, 10/10-11/8/14 Davante Adams (9/12/15) 2 rushers with 100 yards: 11/23/13 vs. UNM (246), 11/29/13 at SJSU (264) Two interception returns for TD Marteze Waller (145) & Josh Quezada (112) Had three consec. 100-yard plus receiving games: *Phillip Thomas (16 & 43 yards) vs. Colorado vs. San Jose State (11/8/14) Davante Adams, 11/23/13 (246) -11/29/13 (264) - (9/15/12) 90+ yard rushing play: 12/7/13 (168) Two players with interception returns for TDs 94, Robbie Rouse vs. Colorado (9/15/12) - TD Five receivers with TDs: Patrick Su’a (20) and Tristan Okpalaugo (21) 80-89 yard rushing play: D. Scott (2), J. Jordan (1), J. Blandin (1), at Tulsa (9/22/12) 80, vs. Hawai’i (10/4/08) C. Olsen (1), M. Waller at Hawai’i (11/14/15) Fumble recovery for TD: 70-79 yard rushing play: Four receivers with TDs: Ejiro Ederaine (*78 yards) 76, Marteze Waller at Boise State (10/17/14) J. Harper (1), L. Williams (1), D. Scott (1), at San Diego St. (10/26/13) 60-69 yard rushing play: C. Olsen (1) vs. Southern Utah (9/20/14) Two players with fumble recoveries for TDs: 66, Brian Burrell vs Nebraska (9/13/14) - TD Three receivers with TDs: Tyeler Davison (0 yards), Travis Brown (26 yards) 40+ rushing attempts: Da’Mari Scott (1), Josiah Blandin (1), at Nevada (11/10/12) 43, Robbie Rouse at La Tech (11/6/10) Jamire Jordan (1) vs. Utah (9/19/15) Recovered two fumbles in a game: 30-39 rushing attempts: Caught a TD in six-straight games: Ben Jacobs vs. Louisiana Tech (11/21/09) 36, Robbie Rouse at Nevada (11/10/12) Davante Adams (9 games), 10/5/13-12/21/13 Forced three fumbles in a game: 2 rushers with 2 TDs: An OL caught a pass: Ben Jacobs vs. Louisiana Tech (11/29/09) Kilton Anderson (2), Marteze Waller (2) vs. Adam McDowell (3 yards) at No. 8 Boise State Forced & recovered a fumble in the same game: Colorado State (10/16/15) (11/28/08) Tyeler Davison at Nevada (11/22/14) 5 TDs rushing: Scored on a safety: Don Driscoll vs. Cal State-Los Angeles (10/2/54) PASSING Jeff Camilli/Tyeler Davison at Nevada (11/22/14) 4 TDs rushing: 500-plus yards passing: Michael Pittman at San Jose State (11/15/97) 519, Derek Carr at San Jose St. (11/29/13) SPECIAL TEAMS 3 TDs rushing: Ryan Matthews at Illinois (12/5/09) 400-499 yards passing: Blocked a field goal: 3 TDs rushing by a quarterback: 404, Derek Carr vs. Utah State (12/7/13) Marcel Jensen at San Diego State (10/26/13) Trent Dilfer vs. UNLV (10/26/91) 3+ Consecutive 300+ passing games: Returned a blocked field goal for a touchdown: 2 TDs rushing by a quarterback: Derek Carr (5), 11/2/13-12/7/13 Isaiah Green (59 yards) at San Diego St. (12/3/11) Kilton Anderson vs. UNLV (10/16/15) Back-to-back 500-yard plus passing games: Blocked a PAT: Nikko Mota vs. Nevada (11/2/13) Derek Carr, Blocked 2 PATs in a game: RECEIVING vs. UNM (522) 11/22/13, at SJSU (519) 11/29/13 Cody Wichmann vs. California (9/3/11) 200+ yards receiving: 7 TDs passing: Derek Carr vs. New Mexico (11/23/13)* Returned a PAT for Two Points: 264, Davante Adams at San Jose St. (11/29/13) 6 TDs passing: Zack Greenlee at Hawaii (11/14/15) Charles Washington vs. San Diego State (9/29/12) 150-199 yards receiving: 5 TDs passing: Derek Carr at Idaho (10/5/13) Blocked a punt: 187, Josh Harper at UNLV (10/10/14) 4 TDs passing: Brian Burrell at Nevada (11/22/14) Da’Mari Scott vs. San Jose State (11/8/14) 2 receivers with 100 yards receiving: Back-to-back games with 4+ TD passes: Returned a blocked punt for a touchdown: Davante Adams (168), Derek Carr (three games) T.J. Thomas (9 yards) vs. San Jose State (11/8/14) Isaiah Burse (132) vs. Utah State (12/7/13) at Wyoming (4), vs. New Mexico (7), SJSU (6) Returned a kickoff for a TD: 3 receivers with 100 yards receiving: 11/9/13-11/29/2013 A.J. Jefferson (92 yards) vs. Nevada (11/7/08) Davante Adams (246), Josh Harper (161), Three 50+ yard TD passes in the same game: Returned an opening kickoff for a TD: Isaiah Burse (112) vs. New Mexico (11/23/13) Derek Carr 59 yards to Davante Adams, 57 yards Has not happened in last 10 seasons 90+ yard pass play: to Davante Adams, 59 yards to Josh Harper Recovered an onsides kick attempt: 97, Isaiah Burse from Derek Carr vs. Colorado vs. New Mexico (11/23/13) Michael Martens vs. Utah (9/19/15) (9/15/12) - TD Two 50+ yard TD passes in the same game: Returned a punt for a TD: 80-89 yard pass play: Derek Carr 97 yards to Isaiah Burse & 60 yards Isaiah Burse (2, 61/58 yards) vs. Cal Poly (9/7/13) 82, Jamire Jordan from Zack Greenlee vs. to Davante Adams vs. Colorado (9/15/12) Returned 2 punts for TD in same game: Utah (9/19/15) - TD Two 50+ yard TD passes in the same quarter: Isaiah Burse (61 & 58 yards) vs. Cal Poly (9/7/13) 70-79 yard pass play: Derek Carr, 59 yards to Davante Adams & 59 yards Made 4 FGs in a Game: 75, Davante Adams from Derek Carr vs. UNLV to Josh Harper vs. New Mexico (11/23/13) - 3rd Qtr. Quentin Breshears at No. 4 Oregon (9/8/12) (10/19/13) Three Quarterbacks throw TD in same game: Kicked a field goal of 55+ yards 60-69 yard pass play: B. Burrell (2), B. Connette (1), Z. Greenlee (1) *58, Kevin Goessling at Utah State (10/25/08) 64, Jamire Jordan from Zack Greenlee at Hawai’i vs. Southern Utah (9/20/14) Kicked a field goal of 50-54 yards (11/14/15) - TD 50+ pass attempts: 50, Kevin Goessling vs. Illinois (12/3/10) 50-59 yard pass play: 59, Brian Burrell vs. Nebraska (9/13/14) 52, Josh Harper from Brian Burrell 40-49 pass attempts: TOTAL OFFENSE/ALL-PURPOSE at Boise St.-MWC Game (12/6/14) 41, Zack Greenlee at BYU (11/21/15) 500 yards total offense: 10-14 receptions: 40+ pass completions 551, Derek Carr at San Jose St. (11/29/13) Josh Harper (10) at Boise St.-MWC Game (12/6/14) 52*, Derek Carr vs. Rutgers (8/29/13) 400-499 yards total offense: 15+ or more receptions: 30-39 pass completions 482, Derek Carr vs. Nevada (11/2/13) Isaiah Burse (17) vs. Utah State (12/7/13) 30, Brian Burrell at Boise St.-MWC Game (12/6/14) 300+ all-purpose yards: 311, Robbie Rouse at Louisiana Tech (11/6/10) * denotes school record

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THE LAST TIME A Bulldog Team Had... 10 TFL in a game: vs. USC (12/21/13) 89, Brian Hill, Wyoming (11/1/14) OFFENSE 8+ Sacks in a game: 8, vs. Utah State (12/7/13) 70-79 yard rushing play: 90+ points: 94, vs. New Mexico (10/5/91) 7 Sacks in a game: at Idaho (10/5/13) 79, Tedder Easton, Wyoming (11/9/13) 80-89 points: 80, vs. Fort Ord (1942) 6 Sacks in a game: vs. UNLV (10/16/15) 60-69 yard rushing play: 70-79 points: 70, vs. Hawai’i (11/12/04) 5 Sacks in a game: vs. ACU (9/3/15) 62, Don Jackson, Nevada (11/5/15) 60-69 points: 69, vs. New Mexico (11/23/13) Scored 3 Defensive Touchdowns: 80+ yard pass play: 50-59 points: 56, vs. Southern Utah (9/20/14) at Nevada (11/10/12) - Tyeler Davison (0-yd FR); 86, Joe Gray to Jabari Carr, San Jose State (11/8/14) 0 points: at No. 3 Boise State (11/19/10) Travis Brown (26-yd FR); Derron Smith (34-yd 70+ yard pass play: 0 points in 1st half: at Boise St.-MWC Game (12/6/14) INT return) 73, Tyler Stewart to Hassan Henderson, Nevada 0 points in 2nd half: vs. Nevada (11/5/15) Scored on a safety: at Nevada (11/22/14) (11/5/15) Did not score a Touchdown: 60-69 yard pass play: vs. Rice (12/24/14) TURNOVERS 69, Driphu Jackson to Mario Hull, Scored 3-plus TDs in 4th Quarter: 3- vs. Utah (9/19/15) Forced 6 or more turnovers in a game: Rice (12/24/14) 400+ yards rushing: *503, vs. Hawai’i (11/12/04) 7 - vs. Georgia Tech (12/31/02) - 6 INT, 1 FR 10+ receptions: 300-399 yards rushing: Forced 5 turnovers in a game: 10, Tyler Winston, San Jose St. (11/29/13) 389, vs. Southern Utah (9/20/14) at Idaho (10/5/13) - 4 INT, 1 FR 10, Kyle Nunn, San Jose St. (11/29/13) Less than 100 yards rushing: Forced 4 turnovers in a game: 200 yards receiving: 85, at BYU (11/15/15) at Hawaii (11/14/15) - 3 INT, 1 FR 150-199 yards receiving: Negative rushing yards: Committed 6 or more turnovers in a game: 164, Tyler Winston, San Jose St. (11/29/13) -16, vs. SMU (12/24/12) 6, vs. Hawai’i (10/4/08) 3 FL, 3 INT 160, Kyle Nunn, San Jose St. (11/29/13) 70+ rushing attempts: *71, vs. Pacific (11/9/91) Committed 5 turnovers in a game: 4+ field goals: 60-69 rushing attempts: 64, vs. Hawai’i (11/12/04) at Hawai’i (9/28/13) - 3 FL, 2 INT D. Kelly, vs. Hawai’i (10/4/08) 50-59 rushing attempts: 51, at Hawai’i (11/14/15) Committed 4 turnovers in a game: A 50+ yard field goal: Less than 10 rushing attempts: 6 vs. USC (12/21/14) vs. Nevada (11/5/15) - 3 INT, 1 FL 51, M. Cklamovski, Northern Illinois (12/18/10) 7+ rushing TDs: 9, vs. Hawai’i (11/12/04) Did not force a turnover: vs. UNLV (10/16/15) Punt return for a TD: 6 rushing TDs: at San Jose State (11/27/04) Did not force a turnover in back-to-back games: Joe Hansley (75 & 61 yards), Colorado St. (11/28/15) 5 rushing TDs: vs. Colorado (9/15/12) vs. Boise State and vs. Rice, 12/6-12/24/14 Kickoff return for a TD: 500+ yards passing: Did not force a turnover in 3-straight games: Kevin Nutt (96 yards), Colorado St. (11/28/15) 519, at San Jose St. (11/29/13) vs. Utah St., Idaho & Nevada, 10/31-11/14, 2009 Returned an opening kickoff for a TD: Less than 100 yards passing: Did not commit a turnover: at Hawaii, 11/14/15 Wade Lockett (100 yards), CS Fullerton (11/2/85) 77, at San Diego State (10/3/15) Did not commit a turnover in back-to-back games: Fumble recovery for a TD: 50+ pass attempts: 59, vs. Nebraska (9/13/14) vs. Wyoming and New Mexico, 11/9/13, 11/23/13 S. Tu’ikolovatu (37 yards), No. 21 Utah (9/19/15) 40+ pass completions: *52, vs. Rutgers (8/29/13) Did not commit a turnover in 3-straight games: Interception return for a TD: 30-39 pass completions: 30, vs. Nebraska (9/13/14) vs. Rice, Colorado St. & SMU, 9/28-10/12, 2002 Kai Nacua (32 yards), BYU (11/15/15) Had 12+ players catch a pass: Lost 4 or more fumbles: 4, vs. Idaho (11/27/10) 2 Interceptions: Kai Nacua, BYU (11/15/15) 12, at No. 19 Oregon (9/15/07) Lost 3 fumbles: at Hawai’i (9/28/13) 3 Interceptions: Dameon Baber, Nevada (11/5/15) 600+ total net yards: 694, vs. Southern Utah (9/20/14) Blocked Punt: Korey Toomer, Idaho (9/24/11) SPECIAL TEAMS Blocked FG: , BYU (11/15/15) 500-599 total net yards: Scored 13 or more points kicking: Returned a blocked punt for a touchdown: 551 at Nevada (11/22/14) 13, at No. 4 Oregon (9/8/12) Less than 150 total net yards: Scored 10-12 points kicking: 11, vs. Nevada (11/2/13) An Opposing Team Had... 125, at Boise State (11/19/11) Punted 11+ times: 13, vs. Nebraska (9/13/14) 400+ yards rushing: 458, Air Force (10/24/15) Less than 100 total net yards: Punted 10 times: at San Diego St., 10/3/15 300+ yards rushing: 305, San Diego St. (10/3/15) 89, at San Diego State (10/3/15) Did not punt: vs. Hawai’i (10/4/08) Less than 50 yards rushing: 34, ACU (9/3/15) Had a 200-yard rusher and 200-yard passer: Totaled 200 or more kickoff return yards: Negative yards rushing: -5, San Jose State (11/21/08) at Nevada (11/10/12) - Robbie Rouse (261 209, vs. San Jose State (9/26/15) 500+ yards passing: rushing) & Derek Carr (220 passing) Totaled 100 or more punt return yards: 547, San Jose State (11/29/13) 37+ minutes of possession: 130, vs. Cal Poly (9/7/13) 400-499 yards passing: 38:15, at Hawai’i (11/19/11) Missed a PAT: at SJSU (9/26/15) 410, No. 14 Hawai’i (11/10/07) 37:13, at Hawai’i (11/14/15) Had a PAT Blocked: vs. USC (12/21/13) Less than 100 yards passing: DEFENSE Successful two-point conversion: 84, San Diego State (10/3/14) Shutout an opponent: vs. UC Davis (9/5/09) at San Jose St. (11/29/13) - 700 yards plus total offense: Shutout an opponent in the 1st half: Derek Carr pass to Isaiah Burse 701, at No. 15 USC (8/30/14) vs. Hawai’i (11/29/14) Had a FG Blocked: at BYU (11/15/14) 600-699 yards plus total offense: Shutout an opponent in the 2nd half: Recovered an onside’s kick: 607, at No. 14 Ole Miss (9/12/15) at Nevada (11/22/14) vs. Utah (9/19/15) 500-599 yards total offense: Allowed 50+ points: 52, at BYU (11/15/15) 520, BYU (11/15/15) Held two opponents scoreless in the same season: An Opposing Player Had... Less than 200 yards total offense: 1988, New Mexico St. (41-0), McNeese St. (49-0), 30+ carries: 183, New Mexico State (11/15/08) & Pacific (34-0) 42, Tyler Ervin, San Jose State (9/26/15) Less than 105 yards total offense: Held an opponent to 0 or no yards in a quarter: 200+ yards rushing: 104, Sacramento State (9/1/04) -3 yards, 4th qtr, at Boise St.-MWC Game (12/6/14) 300, Tyler Ervin, San Jose State (9/26/15) 10 or fewer first downs: (10) New Mexico (11/23/13) 7+ interceptions: *7, vs. Idaho State (9/21/68) 150+ yards rushing: 60+ points: 73, at No. 14 Ole Miss (9/12/15) 6 interceptions: vs. Georgia Tech (12/31/02) 151, Chase Price, San Diego St. (10/3/15) 50-59 points: 52, BYU (11/15/15) 5 interceptions: vs. Oregon State (9/5/03) 2 rushers with 100 yards: 40-49 points: 42, Air Force (10/24/15) 4 interceptions: at Idaho (10/5/13) Don Jackson (140), James Butler (122) Attempted a two-point conversion: 3 interceptions: ar Hawai’i (11/14/15) Nevada (11/5/15) Hawai’i (9/28/13) - pass failed/INT Interception by a defensive lineman: 45+ pass attempts: Successful two-point conversion: Nikko Mota at Idaho (10/5/13) 45, David Fales, San Jose St. (11/29/13) Boise St. (9/20/13) - M. Miller to J. Hardee pass good 4+ fumble recoveries: vs. New Mexico St. (11/11/06) 30+ pass completions: Scored on a safety: 3 fumble recoveries: at Nevada (11/22/14) 37, David Fales, San Jose St. (11/29/13) Utah State, team safety (10/10/15) 13+ TFL in a game: vs. (13) New Mexico (11/23/13) 400+ yards passing: 40+ minutes of possession: 12 TFL in a game: vs. Cincinnati (9/4/10) 547, David Fales, San Jose St. (11/29/13) 42:38, Air Force (10/24/15) 11 TFL in a game: vs. Hawai’i (11/29/14) 80+ yard rushing play: 37-40 minutes of possession: 37:21, San Diego St. (10/3/15) * School record 2016 FRESNO STATE FOOTBALL | 15