American college football season
2016 Fresno State Bulldogs football |
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Conference | Mountain West Conference |
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Division | West Division |
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Record | 1–11 (0–8 MW) |
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Head coach | - Tim DeRuyter (5th season; first eight games)
- Eric Kiesau (interim; remainder of season)
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Offensive coordinator | Eric Kiesau (1st season) |
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Offensive scheme | Pro-style |
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Defensive coordinator | Lorenzo Ward (1st season) |
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Base defense | 3–4 |
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Home stadium | Bulldog Stadium |
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The 2016 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented California State University, Fresno in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bulldogs were led by fifth-year head coach Tim DeRuyter, but he was fired on October 23 after the team opened the season 1–7; offensive coordinator Eric Kiesau was named interim head coach for the remainder of the season.[1] The team played its home games at Bulldog Stadium and were members of the Mountain West Conference, in the West Division. They finished the season 1–11, 0–8 in Mountain West play to finish in last place in the West Division.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 3 | 5:00 pm | at Nebraska* | | BTN | L 10–43 | 90,013 |
September 10 | 7:00 pm | Sacramento State* | | | W 31–3 | 31,817 |
September 17 | 12:00 pm | at Toledo* | | ESPN3 | L 17–52 | 19,379 |
September 24 | 1:30 pm | Tulsa* | - Bulldog Stadium
- Fresno, CA
| MW Net | L 41–48 2OT | 23,273 |
October 1 | 7:30 pm | at UNLV | | CBSSN | L 20–45 | 17,811 |
October 8 | 4:00 pm | at Nevada | | ESPN3 | L 22–27 | 22,411 |
October 14 | 7:00 pm | San Diego State | | CBSSN | L 3–17 | 24,731 |
October 22 | 7:30 pm | at Utah State | | CBSSN | L 20–38 | 15,067 |
October 28 | 7:30 pm | Air Force | - Bulldog Stadium
- Fresno, CA
| ESPN2 | L 21–31 | 25,197 |
November 5 | 12:30 pm | at Colorado State | | RTRM | L 0–37 | 23,187 |
November 19 | 4:00 pm | Hawaii | | MW Net | L 13–14 | 26,951 |
November 26 | 12:30 pm | San Jose State | | CBSSN | L 14–16 | 20,991 |
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Source[2]
Game summaries
At Nebraska
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bulldogs | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Cornhuskers | 7 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 43 |
Sacramento State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Hornets | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Bulldogs | 7 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 31 |
At Toledo
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 17 |
Rockets | 14 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 52 |
Tulsa
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total |
Golden Hurricane | 0 | 21 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 48 |
Bulldogs | 21 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 41 |
At UNLV
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bulldogs | 0 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 20 |
Rebels | 0 | 21 | 10 | 14 | 45 |
At Nevada
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bulldogs | 6 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 22 |
Wolf Pack | 7 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 27 |
San Diego State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Aztecs | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
At Utah State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bulldogs | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 20 |
Aggies | 7 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 38 |
Head coach Tim DeRuyter was fired the following day and replaced by offensive coordinator Eric Kiesau.[1]
Air Force
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Falcons | 0 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 31 |
Bulldogs | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
At Colorado State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rams | 10 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 37 |
Hawaii
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Rainbow Warriors | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Bulldogs | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
San Jose State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Spartans | 7 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 16 |
Bulldogs | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
References
- ^ a b Robert Kuwada, Tim DeRuyter fired as Fresno State football coach, Fresno Bee, October 23, 2016.
- ^ "2016 Fresno State Bulldogs Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
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