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FRESNO STATE FOOTBALL - 2019 GAME NOTES - Football Contact: Matt Burkholder, Director of Communications 3x Mountain West Champs Office: 559-278-6186 (direct) | Cell: (559) 862-3771 | E-mail: [email protected] 106 NFL Draft Picks FB support staff: Josh Mitchell ([email protected]) | Savannah Stoeckle ([email protected]) 117 All-Americans Fresno State (3-4, 1-2 MW) at Hawai’i (5-3, 2-2 MW) Game No. 8 / MW Game No. 4 Nov. 2, 2019 • Aloha Stadium (50,000) • Honolulu, HI • 9 p.m. PT / 6 p.m. local MW West Division Standings: 1. SDSU (4-1); 2. Hawaii (2-2); 3. Fresno State (1-2); 4. SJSU (1-3); 5. Nevada (1-3); 6. UNLV (0-4) QUICK FACTS Media Coverage COACHES: TV: KAIL-TV Fresno/Facebook/Spectrum Sports Hawai’i Jeff Tedford (Fresno State, 1992) Play-by-Play: Robert Kekaula; Analyst: Rich Miano; Sideline: Scott Robbs Fresno State Record......................... 25-10 (3rd season) : ; Gameday Live (6 p.m.); Pregame Show (8 p.m.) Career Record ..........................107-67 (14th season) RADIO 940 AM ESPN Radio Nick Rolovich (Hawai’i, 2004) Play-by-Play: Paul Loeffler;Analyst : Pat Hill; Sideline: Ryan Colburn Hawai’i Record ................................. 23-25 (4th season) Career Record ......................................................Same Headlines SERIES: ........................... Fresno State leads, 28-22-1 Last Time: .............. FS (H) def. UH (A) 50-20, 10/27/2018 → Fresno State leads the all-time series (28-22-1) and have won seven of the last eight meetings with Hawai’i - dating back to Nov. 19, 2011. OFFENSIVE QUICK FACTS: → The Bulldogs have squared off versus only two other teams more times than the Fresno St. (conf. rk.) Hawai’i (conf. rk.) Rainbow Warriors (San Jose State-82 & San Diego State-58). Scoring 33.3 (#4) 36.6 (#1) → Fresno State owns a five-game win streak on the Island (2009, ‘11, ‘13, ‘15, ‘17). Rushing 164.9 (#6) 133.6 (#10) → With San Diego State as the only team with one conference loss, and the Bulldogs’ having Passing 236.4 (#6) 354.5 (#1) Total 401.3 (#7) 488.1 (#1) a Nov. 15 game on the schedule against the Aztecs, and the remainder of the West Division KO Return 18.9 (#10) 24.7 (#5) with two losses or greater, the path to staying on track for a third-straight appearance in the 3rd-DN Conv. 35.3% (#10) 41.1% (#3) MW Championship game starts with a victory on Saturday at Hawai’i. 4th-DN Conv. 5-of-8 (#4) 14-of-20 (#1) → This contest will feature two head coaches that are coaching at their respective alma DEFENSIVE QUICK FACTS: maters. The duo are among 18 head coaches in the FBS that are leading their alma maters. Fresno St. (conf. rk.) Hawai’i (conf. rk.) → In each one of Fresno State’s wins, third down defense was strong. In losses, opponents Scoring 31.0 (#7) 35.4 (#10) converted north of 35 percent. The ‘Dogs must contain Hawai’i as they rank No. 1 in the Rushing 159.0 (#6) 204.8 (#9) Passing 229.9 (#7) 232.6 (#8) MW in that category. Total 388.9 (#5) 437.4 (#10) → With 17 turnovers gained through seven games, the Bulldogs rank 3rd in the FBS in Net Punting 41.6 (#3) 38.5 (#7) turnovers gained per game with 2.43. Opp. 3rd-DN Conv. 36.8% (#6) 38.0% (#7) → Fresno State has posted 10 rushing TDs over its last two games and 17 for the season. Opp. 4th DN Conv. 11-of-15 (#12) 4-of-15 (#2) → Josh Hokit leads Fresno State with nine touchdowns scored, and leads Fresno State with eight rushing touchdowns scored. → KAIL-TV, also known as My Central Valley or MyCV, will bring the Fresno State game against Hawai’i to traditional over-the-air television across the Fresno region. It will reach viewers in the counties of Fresno, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Kings and Tulare. 2019 Fresno State Schedule/Results Opponent Opp. ‘19 Date Opponent Ranking* Time/Result Record Series Note Aug. 31 at USC [ESPN] RV/-- - L, 31-23 5-3 1-3 Bulldogs’ produce 462 yards offense but fall short in front of 57,329 Sept. 7 Minnesota [CBSSN] #13/#13 - L, 38-35 (2 OT) 8-0 0-2 The seventh multi-period overtime game played in program history Sept. 21 Sacramento State [Facebook] - W, 34-20 6-2 4-0 Fresno State improves to 15-0 against FCS teams since 2000 Sept. 28 at New Mexico State [FloFootball] - W, 30-17 0-8 18-1 ‘Dogs continue dominance of NMSU with 18th win in the 19 game series Oct. 12 at Air Force^ [CBSSN] --/RV - L, 43-24 6-2 3-6 Air Force wins third straight against Fresno State Oct. 18 UNLV^ [CBSSN] - W, 56-27 2-6 15-7 Bulldogs force five turnovers for the first time since the 2018 opener Oct. 26 Colorado State^ [ESPNU] - L, 41-31 3-5 5-10 Colorado State wins third-straight against Fresno State Nov. 2 at Hawai’i^ [KAIL-TV/Facebook] - 9 p.m. 5-3 28-22-1 ‘Dogs own seven wins in last eight games versus UH Nov. 9 Utah State^ [CBSSN] - 4 p.m. 4-3 17-12-1 2-of-the-3 double-digit win MW teams from 2018 to clash at Bulldog Stadium Nov. 15 at San Diego State^ [ESPN2] #25/RV - 6:30 p.m. 7-1 25-29-1 Winner of FS-SDSU contest has advanced to all six MW title games Nov. 23 Nevada^ [ESPN Net.] - TBA 4-4 29-20-1 Fresno State holds 5-2 series lead over Nevada in MW games Nov. 30 at San Jose State^ [ESPN Net.] - TBA 4-4 42-37-3 Fresno State to face its longest-running rival SJSU for 83rd time Key: ^ MW Game ; *AP Poll/USA Today Coaches Poll (week 10 rankings) REFERENCE: “Fresno State” (never: FSU, FRES, CSUF, Fresno State University or just “Fresno”); ABBREVIATIONS: Fresno St. or FS 2019 Fresno State Football MEDIA INFORMATION Scouting the Rainbow Warriors Hawai’i is 5-3 (2-2 MW) this season and coming off of a 2019 HAWAII RESULTS (5-3, 2-2 MW) Media Availability 45-31 road win at New Mexico that snapped a two-game Aug. 24: W, 45-38 vs. Arizona All interviews for Bulldog players and coaches will losing streak. Sept. 7: W, 31-28 vs. Oregon State be coordinated through the Fresno State Athletics Sept. 14: L, 52-20 at Washington Communications Office. Student-athletes that have Sept. 21: W, 35-16 vs. Central Arkansas not participated in a game are not allowed to speak Hawai’i entered conference play with just one loss to Sept. 28: W, 54-3 at Nevada* to the media, per team rules. Washington (52-20) and held wins against Arizona (45- Oct. 12: L, 59-37 at Boise State* In-Season Media Interview Schedule 38), Oregon State (31-28) and Central Arkansas (35-16). It Oct. 19: L, 56-26 vs. Air Force* Sunday: opened Mountain West action with a win at Nevada (54-3) Oct. 26: W, 45-31 at New Mexico* No media. before suffering back-to-back losses at then-No. 14 Boise *-MW game Monday: Head Coach Jeff Tedford weekly press conference. State (59-37) and against Air Force (56-26). Tuesday: Players day: players after practice. The power is in the offense for Hawai’i. The Rainbow Warriors lead the conference in scoring Wednesday: offense (36.6), pass offense (354.5), total offense (488.1), first downs (205) and fourth down Assistant coaches after practice. Thursday conversions (70.0%) – all under the leadership of redshirt junior quarterback Cole McDonald. Head Coach Jeff Tedford after practice. The La Miranda, Calif. native leads the Mountain West in passing average per game (315.1), Friday: pass efficiency (151.4) and total offense (2,857 yards) throughout the season. McDonald No media. is fresh off of a career-best run game as he recorded 140 rushing yards and two rushing Saturday: Post-game only. touchdowns at New Mexico last week. Weekly Media Conference Senior defensive back Kalen Hicks leads the Rainbow Warriors with 42 tackles. UH has logged Fresno State’s weekly media conference will be 11 sacks and 35 TFLs for the year. Kaimana Padello leads in both categories with 6.0 TFLs held at 11 a.m. in the Josephine Theater inside the Duncan Building on Mondays during the football and 2.0 sacks. Senior defensive back Ikem Okeke owns a team-best three interceptions while season. The press conference is open to credentialed teammate Kai Kaneshiro has two this season. members of the media only. The media conference can be viewed live via the Mountain West Network. The Rainbow Warriors have allowed their last three opponents to total more than 500 yards ESPN Coaches Show offense for an average of 48.6 points per game in those contests. The weekly radio show airs live on ESPN Radio (940 AM) with host Paul Loeffler. The Dog House Grill Series History with the Rainbow Warriors hosts the show from 6–7 p.m. each Wednesday of Fresno State leads the all-time series (28-22-1) and have won seven of the last eight meetings a game week. with Hawai’i - dating back to Nov. 19, 2011. That lone loss was a 14-13 heartbreaker at Bulldog Football Email List Stadium on Nov. 19, 2016. The last time Fresno State visited the islands, they left with a 31-21 If you would like to be added to the Bulldog football victory in 2017; the ‘Dogs own a five-game win streak on the Island (2009, ‘11, ‘13, ‘15, ‘17).