2015 Fresno State Bulldogs football team
The 2015 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented California State University, Fresno in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bulldogs were led by fourth-year head coach Tim DeRuyter and played their home games at Bulldog Stadium. They were members of the Mountain West Conference in the West Division. They finished the season 3–9, 2–6 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for fourth place in the West Division.
Schedule
Date |
Time |
Opponent |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
September 3 |
7:00 PM |
Abilene Christian* |
Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA |
MWN |
W 34–13 |
32,547 |
September 12 |
12:30 PM |
at No. 17 Ole Miss* |
Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS |
ESPN2 |
L 21–73 |
60,302 |
September 19 |
7:30 PM |
No. 21 Utah* |
Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA |
CBSSN |
L 24–45 |
33,675 |
September 26 |
7:30 PM |
at San Jose State |
Spartan Stadium • San Jose, CA (Valley Cup) |
CBSSN |
L 23–49 |
17,264 |
October 3 |
7:30 PM |
at San Diego State |
Qualcomm Stadium • San Diego, CA (Battle for the Oil Can) |
CBSSN |
L 7–21 |
29,996 |
October 10 |
7:30 PM |
Utah State |
Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA |
CBSSN |
L 14–56 |
30,540 |
October 16 |
7:30 PM |
UNLV |
Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA |
ESPN2 |
W 31–28 |
25,604 |
October 24 |
11:00 AM |
at Air Force |
Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO |
ESPN3 |
L 14–42 |
20,213 |
November 5 |
7:30 PM |
Nevada |
Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA |
ESPN2 |
L 16–30 |
25,476 |
November 14 |
8:00 PM |
at Hawaii |
Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI |
KSEE |
W 42–14 |
21,485 |
November 21 |
12:00 PM |
at BYU* |
LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT |
BYUtv/ESPN3 |
L 10–52 |
57,515 |
November 28 |
6:00 PM |
Colorado State |
Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA |
CBSSN |
L 31–34 |
26,375 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time. |
- Schedule Source:[1]
Game notes
Abilene Christian
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Wildcats |
7 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
13 |
Bulldogs |
14 |
7 |
10 |
3 |
34 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
2–2 |
1963 |
ACU, 32–29 |
at Ole Miss
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Bulldogs |
0 |
14 |
7 |
0 |
21 |
#17 Rebels |
28 |
7 |
21 |
17 |
73 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
0–2 |
2011 |
MISS, 38–28 |
Utah
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#21 Utes |
10 |
7 |
7 |
21 |
45 |
Bulldogs |
3 |
0 |
0 |
21 |
24 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
4–6 |
2014 |
UTAH, 59–27 |
San Jose State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Spartans |
14 |
7 |
14 |
14 |
49 |
Bulldogs |
0 |
10 |
13 |
0 |
23 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
40–35–3 |
2014 |
FRES, 38–24 |
at San Diego State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Bulldogs |
0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
Aztecs |
0 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
21 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
23–27–4 |
2014 |
FRES, 24–13 |
Utah State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Aggies |
7 |
22 |
14 |
13 |
56 |
Bulldogs |
7 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
14 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
17–10–1 |
2013 |
FRES, 24–17 |
UNLV
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Rebels |
7 |
7 |
14 |
0 |
28 |
Bulldogs |
7 |
7 |
3 |
14 |
31 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
12–5 |
2014 |
UNLV, 30–27 |
at Air Force
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Bulldogs |
14 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
Falcons |
7 |
14 |
14 |
7 |
42 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
3–4 |
2012 |
FRES, 48–15 |
Nevada
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Wolf Pack |
7 |
10 |
6 |
7 |
30 |
Bulldogs |
0 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
16 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
27–18–1 |
2014 |
FRES, 40–20 |
at Hawaii
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Bulldogs |
7 |
21 |
7 |
7 |
42 |
Rainbow Warrriors |
0 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
14 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
25–21–1 |
2014 |
FRES, 28–21 |
at BYU
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Bulldogs |
3 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
10 |
Cougars |
3 |
21 |
14 |
14 |
52 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
5–4 |
1998 |
FRES, 31–21 |
Colorado State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Rams |
7 |
7 |
13 |
7 |
34 |
Bulldogs |
10 |
14 |
0 |
7 |
31 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
5–7 |
2012 |
FRES, 28–7 |
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