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FRESNO STATE FOOTBALL - 2018 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] Wyoming (2-4, 0-2 MW) at Fresno State (4-1, 1-0 MW) Game No. 6 / MW Game No. 2 Oct. 13, 2018 • Bulldog Stadium (40,727) - Fresno, Calif. / 7:30 p.m. PT Radio: 940 AM ESPN/1600 AM ESPN Deportes | TV: ESPNU | Stream: watchespn.com | Live Stats: gobulldogs.com QUICK FACTS Media Coverage COACHES: TV: ESPNU Jeff Tedford (Fresno State, 1992) Play-by-Play: Mike Couzens; Analyst: Kirk Morrison Fresno State Record...........................14-5 (2nd season) : ; Gameday Live (4:30 p.m.); Pregame Show (6:30 p.m.) Career Record ............................ 96-62 (13th season) RADIO 940 AM ESPN Radio Craig Bohl (Nebraska, 1982) Play-by-Play: Paul Loeffler; Analyst: Pat Hill; Sideline: Cameron Worrell Wyoming Record .............................. 24-33 (5th season) ESPN Deportes (1600 AM) in Spanish Career Record ..........................128-65 (16th season) Play-by-Play: Jesse Beltran; Analyst: Octavio Duarte SERIES: ..................................Fresno State leads, 6-5 Last time: ...Fresno State (A) def. Wyoming (H) 13-7, 11/18/17 SATELLITE RADIO: Sirius: n/a; XM: n/a; Internet Radio: Ch. 990 Headlines OFFENSIVE QUICK FACTS: Fresno St. (conf. rk.) Wyoming (conf. rk.) → Saturday’s game will be the 12th meeting all-time between the Bulldogs and Cowboys. Scoring 40.2 (#3) 17.5 (#12) The ‘Dogs claimed the series’ lead 6-5 after defeating the Pokes 13-7 last season. Rushing 138.4 (#10) 144.3 (#9) → Fresno State opened conference play on the road last week, defeating Nevada 21-3 to Passing 267.6 (#6) 148.2 (#10) start league play with a win for the fifth time in its seven years in the Mountain West. Total 406.0 (#7) 292.5 (#12) → The Bulldog defense kept their opponent out of the end zone for first time since Oct. KO Return 17.6 (#10) 21.0 (#6) 3rd-DN Conv. 50.0% (#2) 29.3% (#12) 21, 2017 (at San Diego State) in their 21-3 win at Nevada. Under Tedford, the Bulldogs 4th-DN Conv. 3-of-4 (#1) 2-of-5 (#11) have held opponents to single digit scoring five times in 19 games. DEFENSIVE QUICK FACTS: → Fresno State is one of five teams in the FBS to own a streak of double-digit games allowing Fresno St. (conf. rk.) Wyoming (conf. rk.) 30 points or less (Wisconsin-20, Fresno State-16, LSU-16, Clemson-11, Florida State-10). Scoring 15.6 (#1) 25.5 (#6) → Fresno State is limiting its opponents to a Mountain West-best 15.6 points per game, Rushing 124.4 (#3) 134.5 (#6) which also ranks No. 9 in the FBS. Passing 192.8 (#2) 237.8 (#6) Total 317.2 (#3) 372.3 (#6) → Through five games, Fresno State has produced 16 takeaways - which ranks third-most Net Punting 40.5 (#1) 35.0 (#10) in the country (based on all teams and all games). Of the teams that have played just five Opp. 3rd-DN Conv. 25.4% (#1) 41.9% (#12) games, the next highest total is 13 produced by Utah State. Opp. 4th DN Conv. 9-of-13 (#9) 7-of-9 (#12) → QB Marcus McMaryion’s completion percentage (72.0%) ranks 6th in the FBS while only one of the five in front of him have more attempts. → WR KeeSean Johnson is a nation leader in consecutive games with at least one reception checking in at 41. He is also the nation’s active leader in career receptions with 213. → Fresno State was picked to win the West Division in the 2018 preseason poll released by the Mountain West (selected by the media). The predicted championship game pits the Bulldogs against Boise State for a second consecutive year. 2018 Fresno State Schedule Opponent Opp. Date Opponent [TV] Ranking! Time/Result Record Series Note Sept. 1 Idaho - W, 79-13 2-3 12-4 Bulldogs tally most points since 1991 in season-opening win Sept. 8 at Minnesota [FS1] - L, 21-14 3-2 0-1 Fresno State loses heartbreaker in contest that came down to final minute Sept. 15 at UCLA [FS1] - W, 38-14 0-5 3-6 ‘Dogs defeat UCLA on the road for third-straight win over the Bruins Sept. 22 BYE WEEK - - - - - Sept. 29 Toledo [ESPNU] - W, 49-27 3-2 3-1 ‘Dogs rebound from 13-7 deficit and score 42-straight to runaway with win Oct. 6 at Nevada^ [ESPNU] - W, 21-3 3-3 29-20-1 Kept opponent out of the end zone for first time since at SDSU (10/21/17) Oct. 13 Wyoming^ [ESPNU] - 7:30 p.m. 2-4 6-5 ‘Dogs own 4 of their 6 all-time wins at home vs. the Cowboys Oct. 20 at New Mexico^ [ESPNU] - 4:30 p.m. 3-2 12-4 FS has won 6-straight in series - longest win streak against any MW team Oct. 27 Hawai’i^ [ESPN Network*] RV/RV - TBA 6-1 27-22-1 The Bulldogs have won six of their last seven contests versus UH Nov. 3 at UNLV^ [CBSSN] - 7:30 p.m. 2-3 13-7 FS seeks first win at UNLV since 1996, 0-2 since Nov. 9 at Boise State^ [ESPN2] --/RV - 7:15 p.m. 3-2 6-4 Split two matchups in 2017; fell in MWC game on Dec. 2 Nov. 17 San Diego State^ [CBSSN] RV/RV - 7:30 p.m. 4-1 24-29-4 The winner has represented the West Division in all five MW Championship games Nov. 24 San Jose State^ [ESPN Network*] - TBA 0-5 41-37-3 ‘Dogs seek 42nd win vs. its longest-running rival in 2018 Key: ^-MW Game; *-ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNews, ESPNU or ESPN3; !-AP Poll/USA Today Coaches Poll (week 7 rankings) REFERENCE: “Fresno State” (never: FSU, FRES, CSUF, Fresno State University or just “Fresno”); ABBREVIATIONS: Fresno St. or FS 2018 Fresno State Football MEDIA INFORMATION Fresno State and Wyoming to meet for the 12th time Fresno State vs. Wyoming MW Meetings Saturday’s game will be the 12th meeting all-time between Meeting W/L Score Site Media Availability Nov. 18, 2017 W 13-7 Laramie Interviews for Bulldog players and coaches will the Bulldogs and Cowboys. The ‘Dogs claimed the series’ Nov. 11, 2014 L 45-17 Fresno be coordinated through the Fresno State Athletics lead 6-5 after defeating the Pokes 13-7 last season. Nov. 9, 2013 W 48-10 Laramie Communications Office 24 hours in advance to Oct. 12, 2012 W 42-14 Fresno ensure availability. The ‘Dogs are 4-1 all-time when hosting Wyoming with wins in 1992, 1994, 1997 and 2012. Contact Matt Burkholder at (559) 278-6186 to make Wyoming’s most recent trip to Fresno came in 2014 and the Cowboys left with a 45-17 victory. arrangements for interviews with student-athletes and coaches. Freshmen (both true and redshirt) along with any other newcomers to the program will All but one of the previous 11 meetings between the two teams have come as conference not be allowed to do interviews until after they play opponents with six coming as members of the WAC (1992-97) and four in the Mountain West in their first game, per team rules. (2012-14, 2017). The two teams split the six meetings as members of the WAC with all three In-Season Media Interview Schedule wins for the ‘Dogs coming at home. Since moving to the MW in 2012, the Bulldogs are 3-1 Sunday: against Wyoming with a 1-1 mark at Bulldog Stadium and a 2-0 record on the road. No media. Monday: The lone meeting between the two programs as non-conference opponents came in 2009 at Head Coach Jeff Tedford weekly press conference. Tuesday: the New Mexico Bowl in Albuquerque. The Cowboys topped the ‘Dogs 35-28 as Fresno State Players day: players after practice. was in the WAC at the time while the Cowboys were members of the Mountain West. It was Wednesday/Thursday: the lone meeting between the two programs from 1998-2011. Head Coach Jeff Tedford and assistants after practice. Friday: Scouting the Wyoming Cowboys No media. Saturday: Wyoming enters Saturday night’s contest in Fresno versus 2018 WYOMING GAME RESULTS (2-4) Post-game only. the Bulldogs with a 2-4 overall record and a 0-2 mark in Aug. 25: W, 29-7 vs. New Mexico State Sept. 1: L, 41-19 at Washington State the Mountain West coming off a 17-13 loss on the road at Weekly Media Conference Sept. 8: L, 40-13 at Missouri Sept. 15: W, 17-14 vs. Wofford Fresno State’s weekly media conference will be Hawai’i last week. It will be a challenging turnaround for Sept. 29: L, 34-14 vs. Boise State held at 11 a.m. in the Josephine Theater inside the the Cowboys, having played at Hawai’i and remaining on Duncan Building on Mondays during the football the road for the Bulldogs, but Fresno State faced the same Oct. 6: L, 17-13 at Hawai’i season. The press conference is open to credentialed challenge in November last season facing Hawai’i on Nov. 11 with a kickoff temperature of members of the media only.