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fresno state football - 2020 game notes - 3x Mountain West Champs Primary Football Contact: Matt Burkholder, [email protected] 108 NFL Draft Picks Secondary Football Contact: Savannah Stoeckle, [email protected] FB Video Liaison/Creative Content: Andrew Worth, [email protected] 117 All-Americans San Jose State (4-0, 4-0 MW) at Fresno State (3-1, 3-1 MW) Game No. 5 / MW Game No. 5 Nov. 21, 2020 • Bulldog Stadium (40,727) • Fresno, CA • 4:02 p.m. PT QUICK FACTS Media Coverage COACHES: TV: CBS Sports Network Kalen DeBoer (Sioux Falls, 1998) Play-by-Play: Rich Waltz; Analyst: Aaron Murray; Sideline: Sherree Burruss Fresno State Record.............................. 3-1 (1st season) : ; Gameday Live (1 p.m.); Pregame Show (3 p.m.) Career D-I Record ..............................................Same RADIO 940 AM ESPN Radio Brent Brennan (UCLA, 1996) Play-by-Play: Paul Loeffler;Analyst : Pat Hill; Sideline: Cam Worrell San Jose State Record ...................... 12-29 (4th season) SATELLITE RADIO: XM, Ch. 383 Career D-I Record ...................................................Same SERIES: ........................... Fresno State leads, 42-38-3 Headlines Last Time: ............SJSU (H) def. FS (A) 17-16, 11/30/2019 → Fresno State and San Jose State are set to play for the 84th time in the Bulldogs 99th year of football. It is the longest running series for both programs. OFFENSIVE QUICK FACTS: → Fresno State owns a 13-2 record at Bulldog Stadium against San Jose State since 1989. Fresno St. (conf. rk.) San Jose St. (conf. rk.) Scoring 33.0 (#3) 29.2 (#6) → Fresno State has won 19 of its last 25 meetings against San Jose State. Rushing 141.5 (#6) 114.5 (#11) → Fresno State owns a three-game winning streak after dropping its’ season opener. Passing 325.8 (#2) 292.5 (#3) → The Bulldogs are averaging 37.7 points per game and 486.7 total yards of offense per Total 467.2 (#2) 407.0 (#5) game during their current three-game winning streak. KO Return 17.6 (#11) 26.8 (#3) → Averaging 467.2 yards of total offense per game, Fresno State ranks No. 15 in the FBS 3rd-DN Conv. 44.6% (#2) 44.0 (#3) in that category (min. 4 games played). 4th-DN Conv. 4-of-5 (#3) 1-of-3 (#10) → Wide receiver Jalen Cropper is this week’s Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week, DEFENSIVE QUICK FACTS: which marks back-to-back weeks the Bulldogs have sported the league’s offensive player of Fresno St. (conf. rk.) San Jose St. (conf. rk.) the week as Ronnie Rivers earned the honor previously. Scoring 23.5 (#4) 15.2 (#2) → With one touchdown on Saturday, Ronnie Rivers will set the program’s record for most Rushing 228.2 (#11) 131.5 (#7) Passing 189.0 (#4) 217.8 (#6) touchdowns in a career. He is currently tied at 44 with Anthony Daigle (1991-93). Total 417.2 (#9) 349.2 (#4) → Rivers has scored at least one touchdown in 12 consecutive games, an active streak that Net Punting 35.4 (#10) 38.2 (#5) leads the NCAA. Opp. 3rd-DN Conv. 43.3% (#8) 44.3 (#10) → Last time out, Rivers became the first player in Fresno State history to record 2,500 yards Opp. 4th DN Conv. 4-of-8 (#4) 3-of-8 (#3) rushing and 1,000 yards receiving in a career. → Fresno State leads the FBS in sacks per game (5.0). → The ‘Dogs have recorded back-to-back games with at least six sacks for the first time since 2013. → The last two weeks have seen Fresno State lock down in the secondary, holding opponents to an average of 152.0 yards passing per game. → Fresno State has outscored its opponents 20-0 in the 4th quarter over the last two games. → Fresno State head coach Kalen DeBoer, a first-year head coach himself, heads into game five not facing a first-year head coach on the opposite sideline for the first time this season. 2020 Fresno State Schedule/Results Opp. ‘20 Date Opponent Time (PT)/Result [TV] Record Series, leader Game Note Oct. 24 Hawai’i* L, 34-19 2-2 29-23-1, FS Hawai’i blitzes ‘Dogs with 552 yards of offense in week one loss Oct. 29 Colorado State* W, 38-17 1-2 10-5, CSU DeBoer earns first win, ‘Dogs grab first win over CSU since 2012 Nov. 7 at UNLV* W, 40-27 0-4 15-7, FS ‘Dogs outscore Rebels 13-0 in 4th quarter in season’s first road test Nov. 14 at Utah State* W, 35-16 0-4 17-13-1. FS Offense stays hot on cold day in Logan, racks up 541 yards offense Nov. 21 San Jose State* 4 p.m. [CBSSN] 4-0 42-38-3, FS Fresno State to face its longest-running rival SJSU for 84th time Nov. 27 San Diego State* 6 p.m. [FS1] 3-1 30-25-4, SDSU Winner of the FS-SDSU game has participated in the MWC six of last seven years Dec. 5 at Nevada* TBA [FS1 or FS2] 4-0 29-21-1, FS Fresno State holds 5-3 series advantage in Mountain West games vs. Pack Dec. 12 at New Mexico* TBA [FS1 or FS2] 0-3 13-4, FS Bulldogs are 5-0 against the Lobos in MW action; haven’t lost to UNM since ‘94 Dec. 19 Mountain West Championship Game (held at site of team with highest win percentage) Key: MW Game* REFERENCE: “Fresno State” (never: FSU, FRES, CSUF, Fresno State University or just “Fresno”); ABBREVIATIONS: Fresno St. or FS 2020 fresno state football MEDIA INFORMATION Playing for hardware Introduced in 2013, Fresno State and San Jose State added to its **2020 Media Advisory** long running rivalry the “Valley Trophy”. All interviews for Bulldog players and coaches will be delivered virtually as a recommended safeguard for ensuring the health and safety of The introduction of the trophy coincided with the first season the student-athletes and athletics personnel amid the two teams began sharing league membership in the Mountain West. COVID-19 pandemic Prior to the 2019 season, the teams had split time with the trophy, All interviews for Bulldog players and coaches will but the Spartans win a year ago gave them a leg up on the all-time be coordinated through the Fresno State Athletics record, 4-3. The Spartans last had the Valley Trophy in back-to- Communications Office. Student-athletes that have back seasons after wins in the 2015 and 2016 faceoffs. not participated in a game are not allowed to speak Valley Trophy to the media, per team rules. Why the Valley Trophy: The two schools are separated by only approximately 150 driving miles In-Season Media Interview Schedule and represent two distinct valleys. Fresno State represents the San Joaquin Valley, the world’s -- will be conducted via ZOOM -- Sunday: richest agricultural area of export dollars and is known for wearing a green V on the back of No media its helmets as a symbol to the agricultural community of the Central Valley of California. San Monday: Jose State is the metropolitan capital of the high-tech Silicon Valley. Head Coach Kalen DeBoer weekly press conference Tuesday: Select players Series History with the Spartans Wednesday: In the longest-running series in Fresno State football history, the Bulldogs have a 42-38-3 all- Select assistant coaches time advantage over the Spartans. Thursday No regular acesss Friday: While going through three conference changes together from the Big West to the WAC to the No media Mountain West, Fresno State has led the series in each conference battle. However, San Jose Saturday: State took a 4-3 advantage as Mountain West foe last season. Post-game only ESPN Coaches Show In games played in Fresno, things have gone the way of the ’Dogs in what is now the 99th The weekly radio show airs live on ESPN Radio year since the two teams played for the first time. FS leads 25-18-1 in the series’ home games. (940 AM) with host Paul Loeffler. Listen live on Wesnesdays from 6–7 p.m. Scouting San Jose State Football Email List San Jose State (4-0, 4-0 MW) has started its season 4-0 for If you would like to be added to the Bulldog football SAN JOSE STATE RESULTS (4-0, 4-0 MW) the first time since 1955. The Spartans are sitting atop the Oct. 24: W, 17-6 vs. Air Force email list to receive breaking news about the team, Oct. 31: W, 38-21 vs. New Mexico please contact Matt Burkholder, Josh Mitchell or Mountain West standings alongside Nevada (4-0) and Boise Nov. 6: W, 28-17 at San Diego State Savannah Stoeckle. State (3-0), who are also perfect in MW play. Nov. 14: W, 34-17 vs. UNLV Nov. 21: at Fresno State Photo Requests San Jose State is averaging 29.2 points per game while Nov. 28: at Boise State All requests for use of Bulldog football photos for its opponents are averaging just 15.2. The Spartans Dec. 5: vs. Hawai’i television networks or print publications, please Dec. 12: vs. Nevada contact Savannah Stoeckle. If granted, all photos offensive attack is fueled by its air power from quarterback must have proper attribution to Fresno State Nick Starkel. The senior transfer quarterback is in his first season with San Jose State after Athletics. transferring from Arkansas. He also spent three seasons (2016-18) at Texas A&M. Starkel has Fresno State Athletics Communications thrown for 980 yards and nine touchdowns this season.