2018 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

2018 Fresno State Bulldogs football
2018 Fresno State Bulldogs football
Mountain West champion; MW West Division champion; Las Vegas Bowl champion
MW Championship Game, ; W 19–16 OT vs. Boise State
Las Vegas Bowl, W 31–20 vs. Arizona State
Conference	Mountain West Conference
	West Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 18
AP	No. 18
Record	12–2 (7–1 MW)
Head coach	Jeff Tedford (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Kalen DeBoer (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Bert Watts (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Bulldog Stadium
	Seasons ← 2017 2019 →

2018 Mountain West Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Mountain Division
No. 23 Boise State x	7	–	1	10	–	3
No. 22 Utah State	7	–	1	11	–	2
Wyoming	4	–	4	6	–	6
Air Force	3	–	5	5	–	7
Colorado State	2	–	6	3	–	9
New Mexico	1	–	7	3	–	9
West Division
No. 18 Fresno State x$	7	–	1	12	–	2
Nevada	5	–	3	8	–	5
Hawaii	5	–	3	8	–	6
San Diego State	4	–	4	7	–	6
UNLV	2	–	6	4	–	8
San Jose State	1	–	7	1	–	11
Championship: Fresno State 19, Boise State 16 (OT)
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2018 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented California State University, Fresno in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bulldogs were led by second-year head coach Jeff Tedford and played their home games at Bulldog Stadium. They were a member of the Mountain West Conference in the West Division.

In one of the best seasons in program history, the Bulldogs finished the season 12–2, 7–1 in Mountain West play, to be champions of their conference's West Division. They represented the West Division in the Mountain West Championship Game, where they defeated Boise State to become Mountain West champions. They were invited to the Las Vegas Bowl where they defeated Arizona State. Their 12 wins were the most wins in a single season in school history.

Recruiting

Position key

Back	B	Center	C	Cornerback	CB	Defensive back	DB
Defensive end	DE	Defensive lineman	DL	Defensive tackle	DT	End	E
Fullback	FB	Guard	G	Halfback	HB	Kicker	K
Kickoff returner	KR	Offensive tackle	OT	Offensive lineman	OL	Linebacker	LB
Long snapper	LS	Punter	P	Punt returner	PR	Quarterback	QB
Running back	RB	Safety	S	Tight end	TE	Wide receiver	WR

Recruits

The Bulldogs signed a total of 17 recruits.^[1]

US college sports recruiting information for 2018 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Nick Abbs OT	Fresno, California	Fresno City College	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	280 lb (130 kg)	Oct 19, 2017
Nick Abbs OT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports:
Ricardo Arias WR	Fresno, California	McLane High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jul 14, 2017
Ricardo Arias WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports:
Elijah Carson OT	San Diego, California	Morse High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	290 lb (130 kg)	Dec 20, 2017
Elijah Carson OT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports:
Steven Comstock QB	Covina, California	Northview High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jun 24, 2017
Steven Comstock QB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports:
Shawn Dourseau S	Perris, California	Citrus Hill High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jan 22, 2018
Shawn Dourseau S	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports:
Emoryie Edwards WR	Tulare, California	Tulare Union High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	Jun 26, 2017
Emoryie Edwards WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports:
Isaiah Johnson WR	Modesto, California	Thomas Downey High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Feb 9, 2018
Isaiah Johnson WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Sherwin King S	Fresno, California	Sunnyside High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jul 14, 2017
Sherwin King S	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports:
Matt Kjeldgaard DT	Oakdale, California	Oakdale High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	270 lb (120 kg)	Jul 14, 2017
Matt Kjeldgaard DT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports:
Matthew Lawson DT	Ontario, California	Colony High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	290 lb (130 kg)	Dec 14, 2017
Matthew Lawson DT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports:
Leonard Payne DT	Los Angeles, California	Salesian High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	270 lb (120 kg)	Dec 17, 2017
Leonard Payne DT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports:
Deshawn Ruffin CB	Fresno, California	Sunnyside High School	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Jul 14, 2017
Deshawn Ruffin CB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports:
Tyrone Sampson Jr. OC	Detroit, Michigan	East English Village Preparatory Academy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	330 lb (150 kg)	Feb 16, 2018
Tyrone Sampson Jr. OC	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Clive Truschel OG	Clovis, California	Clovis West High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	295 lb (134 kg)	Dec 20, 2017
Clive Truschel OG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports:
Shamar Whestone CB	Upland, California	Upland High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Apr 30, 2017
Shamar Whestone CB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports:
Ben Wooldridge QB	Pleasanton, California	Foothill High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jun 26, 2017
Ben Wooldridge QB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports:
Rodney Wright WR	Fresno, California	Clovis West High School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Dec 11, 2017
Rodney Wright WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports:
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Fresno State Football Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved March 2, 2018. "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved March 2, 2018.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award	Player	Position	Year
Chuck Bednarik Award^[2]	Jeffrey Allison	LB	JR
Maxwell Award^[3]	Marcus McMaryion	QB	SR
Fred Biletnikoff Award^[4]	KeeSean Johnson	WR	SR
John Mackey Award^[5]	Jared Rice	TE	JR
Butkus Award^[6]	Jeffrey Allison	LB	JR
Wuerffel Trophy^[7]	Marcus McMaryion	QB	SR
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award^[8]	Marcus McMaryion	QB	SR

Mountain West media days

During the Mountain West media days held July 24–25 at the Cosmopolitan on the Las Vegas Strip, the Bulldogs were predicted as favorites to win the West Division title.^[9]

Media poll

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
West Division
1	Fresno State	126 (16)
2	San Diego State	116 (6)
3	UNLV	78
4	Nevada	72
5	Hawaii	45
6	San Jose State	25

Preseason All-Mountain West Team

The Bulldogs had two players selected to the preseason all-Mountain West team.^[10]

Offense

KeeSean Johnson – WR

Defense

Jeffrey Allison – LB

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:00 p.m.	Idaho*		Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	Stadium	W 79–13	31,170
September 8	4:30 p.m.	at TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN	FS1	L 14–21	38,280
September 15	7:30 p.m.	at UCLA*		Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	FS1	W 38–14	60,867
September 29	7:30 p.m.	Toledo*		Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	ESPNU	W 49–27	33,401
October 6	7:30 p.m.	at Nevada		Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	ESPNU	W 21–3	15,367
October 13	7:30 p.m.	Wyoming		Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	ESPNU	W 27–3	28,501
October 20	4:30 p.m.	at Dreamstyle Stadium Albuquerque, NM	ESPNU	W 38–7	16,708
October 27	7:30 p.m.	ESPN2	W 50–20	33,659
November 3	7:30 p.m.	at UNLV	No. 23	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV	CBSSN	W 48–3	15,276
November 9	7:15 p.m.	at Boise State	No. 23	Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID (Battle for the Milk Can)	ESPN2	L 17–24	33,118
November 17	7:30 p.m.	San Diego State		Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA (Battle for the Oil Can)	CBSSN	W 23–14	36,123
November 24	4:00 p.m.	Valley Cup )	ESPNU	W 31–13	26,162
December 1	4:45 p.m.	at No. 22 ESPN	W 19–16 ^OT	23,662
December 15	12:30 p.m.	vs. ABC	W 31–20	37,146
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after October 30 released prior to game All times are in Pacific time

Sources: ^[11]^[12]^[13]^[14]

Game summaries

Idaho

Idaho Vandals at Fresno State Bulldogs

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Vandals	6	0	7	0	13
Bulldogs	16	28	14	21	79

at Bulldog Stadium, Fresno, California

Date: September 1, 2018
Game time: 7:06 p.m. PDT
Game weather: Clear, 88 °F (31 °C)
Game attendance: 31,170
Referee: Kelly Holman
TV announcers (Stadium): Dan Hellie, David Carr, and Kelli Johnson
Mims has 3 of Fresno State's 7 rushing TDs in win over Idaho,^[15] Game Book^[16]

Game information

First Quarter

8:45 FRES – Jordan Mims 1-yard run (Asa Fuller kick), Bulldogs 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 56 yards, TOP 4:21
2:05 FRES – Dejonte O'Neal 26-yard run (Asa Fuller PAT failed), Bulldogs 13–0. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, TOP 5:04
0:43 FRES – Asa Fuller 33-yard field goal, Bulldogs 16–0. Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, TOP 1:18
0:05 IDHO – Jeff Cotton 73-yard pass from Colton Richardson (Cade Coffey PAT failed), Bulldogs 16–6. Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, TOP 0:00

Second Quarter

12:42 FRES – Jordan Mims 12-yard run (Asa Fuller kick), Bulldogs 23–6. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, TOP 2:23
9:20 FRES – Jaron Bryant 74-yard return of blocked field goal (Asa Fuller kick), Bulldogs 30–6. Drive: 10 plays, 46 yards, TOP 3:22
2:58 FRES – Anthoula Kelly 39-yard interception return (Asa Fuller kick), Bulldogs 37–6. Drive: 2 plays, 2 yards, TOP 0:00
0:00 FRES – Jaron Bryant 71-yard return of blocked field goal (Asa Fuller kick), Bulldogs 44–6. Drive: 9 plays, 43 yards, TOP 2:48

Third Quarter

9:14 FRES – Jordan Mims 2-yard run (Asa Fuller kick), Bulldogs 51–6. Drive: 12 plays, 93 yards, TOP 5:46
7:15 FRES – Derrion Grim 33-yard pass from Jorge Reyna (Asa Fuller kick), Bulldogs 58–6. Drive: 2 plays, 40 yards, TOP 0:00
0:31 IDHO – Isaiah Saunders 6-yard run (Cade Coffey kick), Bulldogs 58–13. Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, TOP 6:44

Fourth Quarter

10:50 FRES – Saevion Johnson 5-yard run (Asa Fuller kick), Bulldogs 65–13. Drive: 1 play, 5 yards, TOP 0:00
6:19 FRES – Romello Harris 27-yard run (Asa Fuller kick), Bulldogs 72–13. Drive: 3 plays, 45 yards, TOP 1:34
2:40 FRES – Saevion Johnson 1-yard run (Asa Fuller kick), Bulldogs 79–13. Drive: 6 plays, 35 yards, TOP 3:34

Passing

IDHO – Colton Richardson, 3–10, 106 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
FRES – Marcus McMaryion, 19–26, 207 yards

Rushing

IDHO – Isaiah Saunders, 24 carries, 89 yards, 1 TD
FRES – Romello Harris, 4 carries, 47 yards, 1 TD

Receiving

IDHO – Jeff Cotton, 4 receptions, 96 yards, 1 TD
FRES – KeeSean Johnson, 6 receptions, 118 yards

Junior defensive back Jaron Bryant was named the Mountain West Special Teams Player of the Week after returning two blocked field goals for touchdowns.^[17]

At Minnesota

Fresno State Bulldogs at Minnesota Golden Gophers

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	0	7	7	14
Golden Gophers	7	3	0	11	21

at

TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis

Date: September 8, 2018

Game time: 6:40 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Clear, 72 °F (22 °C)
Game attendance: 38,280
Referee: Mark Kluczynski
TV announcers (FS1): Eric Collins and Ben Leber
Winfield's late pick helps Minnesota beat Fresno St. 21–14,^[18] Game Book^[19]

Game information

First Quarter

MINN – Seth Green 1-yard run (Emmit Carpenter Kick), 2:46. Golden Gophers 7–0. Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards, 7:17.

Second Quarter

MINN – Emmit Carpenter 53-yard field goal, 0:58. Golden Gophers 10–0. Drive: 9 plays, 55 yards, 4:25.

Third Quarter

FRES – Jared Rice 1-yard pass from Marcus McMaryion (Asa Fuller Kick), 0:20. Golden Gophers 10–7. Drive: 4 plays, 17 yards. 1:13.

Fourth Quarter

MINN – Emmit Carpenter 50-yard field goal, 9:43. Golden Gophers 13–7. Drive: 10 plays, 48 yard, 5:37.
FRES – KeeSean Johnson 45-yard pass from Marcus McMaryion (Asa Fuller Kick), 8:20. Bulldogs 14–13. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:23.
MINN – Seth Green 3-yard run (Two-point conversion), 3:28. Golden Gophers 21–14. Drive: 10 plays, 74 yards, 4:52.

Passing

FRES – Marcus McMaryion – 23/32, 205 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
MINN – Zack Annexstad – 16/26, 175 yards

Rushing

FRES – Jordan Mims – 10 rushes, 41 yards
MINN – Bryce Williams – 25 rushes, 87 yards

Receiving

FRES – KeeSean Johnson – 6 receptions, 89 yards, 1 TD
MINN – Rashod Bateman – 5 receptions, 78 yards

At UCLA

Fresno State Bulldogs at UCLA Bruins

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	13	3	15	7	38
Bruins	0	7	7	0	14

at Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California

Date: September 15, 2018
Game time: 7:35 p.m. PDT
Game weather: Clear, 79 °F (26 °C)
Game attendance: 60,867
Referee: Mark Duddy
TV announcers (FS1): Justin Kutcher, DeMarco Murray, and Petros Papadakis
McMaryion scores 4 touchdowns to lead Fresno State over UCLA,^[20] Game Book^[21]

Game information

First Quarter

FRES – Marcus McMaryion 1-yard run, 10:03. Bulldogs 6–0. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 4:57.
FRES – Kyle Riddering 10-yard pass from Marcus McMaryion (Asa Fuller Kick), 3:41. Bulldogs 13–0. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:52.

Second Quarter

FRES – Asa Fuller 28-yard field goal, 14:17. Bulldogs 16–0. Drive: 6 plays, 27 yards, 2:02.
UCLA – Theo Howard 45-yard pass from Dorian Thompson-Robinson (J.J. Molson Kick), 9:44. Bulldogs 16–7. Drive: 5 plays, 43 yards, 1:38.

Third Quarter

UCLA – Bolo Olorunfunmi 2-yard run (J.J. Molson Kick), 12:59. Bulldogs 16–14. Drive: 3 plays, 17 yards, 1:09.
FRES – Marcus McMaryion 1-yard run (Two-point conversion), 6:29. Bulldogs 24–14. Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards, 3:16.
FRES – Marcus McMaryion 1-yard run (Asa Fuller Kick), 3:43. Bulldogs 31–14. Drive: 5 plays, 51 yards, 2:20.

Fourth Quarter

FRES – Marcus McMaryion 2-yard run (Asa Fuller Kick), 13:04. Bulldogs 38–14. Drive: 7 plays, 55 yards, 3:12.

Passing

FRES – Marcus McMaryion – 22/33, 270 yards, 1 TD
UCLA – Dorian Thompson-Robinson – 10/24, 151 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT

Rushing

FRES – Jordan Mims – 21 rushes, 85 yards
UCLA – Dorian Thompson-Robinson – 8 rushes, 49 yards

Receiving

FRES – KeeSean Johnson – 8 receptions, 85 yards
UCLA – Theo Howard – 4 receptions, 80 yards, 1 TD

Toledo

Toledo Rockets at Fresno State Bulldogs

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Rockets	7	6	0	14	27
Bulldogs	7	21	21	0	49

at Bulldog Stadium, Fresno, California

Date: September 29, 2018
Game time: 7:32 p.m. PDT
Game weather: Clear, 74 °F (23 °C)
Game attendance: 33,401
Referee: Kevin Hassell
TV announcers (ESPNU): Mike Couzens and Kirk Morrison
McMaryion accounts for 5 TDs, Fresno St. beats Toledo 49–27,^[22] Game Book^[23]

Game information

First Quarter

FRES – Jordan Mims 4-yard run (Asa Fuller Kick), 8:27. Bulldogs 7–0. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:41.
TOL – Shakif Seymour 19-yard pass from Mitchell Guadagni (Jameson Vest Kick), 4:59. Tie 7–7. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:20.

Second Quarter

TOL – Jameson Vest 46-yard field goal, 13:08. Rockets 10–7. Drive: 9 plays, 69 yards, 3:30.
TOL – Jameson Vest 43-yard field goal, 10:22. Rockets 13–7. Drive: 6 plays, 12 yards, 2:08.
FRES – KeeSean Johnson 7-yard pass from Marcus McMaryion (Asa Fuller Kick), 8:33. Bulldogs 14–13. Drive: 6 plays, 76 yards, 1:43.
FRES – Kyle Riddering 2-yard pass from Marcus McMaryion (Asa Fuller Kick), 4:24. Bulldogs 21–13. Drive: 6 plays, 78 yards, 2:27.
FRES – Jordan Mims 47-yard pass from Marcus McMaryion (Asa Fuller Kick), 2:26. Bulldogs 28–13. Drive: 1 play, 47 yards, 0:08.

Third Quarter

FRES – KeeSean Johnson 12-yard pass from Marcus McMaryion (Asa Fuller Kick), 12:06. Bulldogs 35–13. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:54.
FRES – Mykal Walker 38-yard interception return (Asa Fuller Kick), 10:22. Bulldogs 42–13. Drive: 5 plays, 9 yards, 1:35.
FRES – Marcus McMaryion 6-yard run (Asa Fuller Kick), 2:48. Bulldogs 49–13. Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, 4:19.

Fourth Quarter

TOL – Jon'Vea Johnson 54-yard pass from Eli Peters (Jameson Vest Kick), 6:50. Bulldogs 49–20. Drive: 7 plays, 90 yards, 1:41.
TOL – Jon'Vea Johnson 25-yard pass from Eli Peters (Jameson Vest Kick), 2:42. Bulldogs 49–27. Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, 2:18.

Passing

TOL – Eli Peters – 10/21, 179 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
FRES – Marcus McMaryion – 24/31, 368 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT

Rushing

TOL – Mitchell Guadagni – 8 rushes, 55 yards
FRES – Jordan Mims – 15 rushes, 59 yards, 1 TD

Receiving

TOL – Jon'Vea Johnson – 6 receptions, 112 yards, 2 TD
FRES – Jordan Mims – 6 receptions, 126 yards, 1 TD

At Nevada

Fresno State Bulldogs at Nevada Wolf Pack

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	7	7	7	21
Wolf Pack	0	3	0	0	3

at Mackay Stadium, Reno, Nevada

Date: October 6, 2018
Game time: 7:35 p.m. PDT
Game weather: Rainy, 52 °F (11 °C)
Game attendance: 15,367
Referee: Steve Baron
TV announcers (ESPNU): Mike Corey and Rene Ingoglia
McMaryion, Rivers help Fresno State beat Nevada 21–3,^[24] Game Book^[25]

Game information

First Quarter

FRES – Ronnie Rivers 19-yard pass from Marcus McMaryion (Asa Fuller Kick), 13:11. Bulldogs 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 20 yards, 2:36.
NEV – Ramiz Ahmed 41-yard field goal, 8:00. Bulldogs 7–3. Drive: 3 plays, 9 yards, 1:52.

Second Quarter
Third Quarter

FRES – Ronnie Rivers 2-yard run (Asa Fuller Kick), 10:20. Bulldogs 14–3. Drive: 3 plays, 5 yards, 1:36.

Fourth Quarter

FRES – KeeSean Johnson 27-yard pass from Marcus McMaryion (Asa Fuller Kick), 8:28. Bulldogs 21–3. Drive: 8 plays, 49 yards, 2:13.

Passing

FRES – Marcus McMaryion – 20/28, 241 yards, 2 TD
NEV – Cristian Solano – 22/43, 195 yards, 3 INT

Rushing

FRES – Ronnie Rivers – 5 rushes, 12 yards, 1 TD
NEV – Cristian Solano – 23 rushes, 71 yards

Receiving

FRES – Jared Rice – 3 receptions, 98 yards
NEV – Kaleb Fossum – 12 receptions, 97 yards

Wyoming

Wyoming Cowboys at Fresno State Bulldogs

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	3	0	0	0	3
Bulldogs	6	7	14	0	27

at Bulldog Stadium, Fresno, California

Date: October 13, 2018
Game time: 7:33 p.m. PDT
Game weather: Clear, 75 °F (24 °C)
Game attendance: 28,501
Referee: Brandon Cruse
TV announcers (ESPNU): Mike Couzens and Kirk Morrison
McMaryion accounts for 4 TDs, Fresno St. beats Wyoming 27–3,^[26] Game Book^[27]

Game information

First Quarter

WYO – Cooper Rothe 44-yard field goal, 11:14. Cowboys 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 47 yards, 3:46.
FRES – Jared Rice 35-yard pass from Marcus McMaryion, 7:05. Bulldogs 6–3. Drive: 2 plays, 35 yards, 0:45.

Second Quarter

FRES – Marcus McMaryion 1-yard run (Asa Fuller Kick), 0:52. Bulldogs 13–3. Drive: 12 plays, 46 yards, 5:48.

Third Quarter

FRES – David Tangipa 3-yard pass from Marcus McMaryion (Asa Fuller Kick), 9:20. Bulldogs 20–3. Drive: 6 plays, 47 yards, 2:27.
FRES – Marcus McMaryion 6-yard run (Asa Fuller Kick), 3:11. Bulldogs 27–3. Drive: 6 plays, 85 yards, 3:29.

Fourth Quarter

Passing

WYO – Tyler Vanderwaal – 12/32, 117 yards, 1 INT
FRES – Marcus McMaryion – 22/32, 287 yards, 2 TD

Rushing

WYO – Nico Evans – 18 rushes, 58 yards
FRES – Marcus McMaryion – 7 rushes, 53 yards, 2 TD

Receiving

WYO – Raghib Ismail – 2 receptions, 46 yards
FRES – Jared Rice – 7 receptions, 94 yards, 1 TD

At New Mexico

Fresno State Bulldogs at New Mexico Lobos

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	10	14	14	0	38
Lobos	0	7	0	0	7

at

Dreamstyle Stadium, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Date: October 20, 2018

Game time: 5:32 p.m. MDT
Game weather: Clear, 67 °F (19 °C)
Game attendance: 16,708
Referee: Reggie Smith
TV announcers (ESPNU): Mike Couzens and Kirk Morrison
McMaryion leads Fresno State past New Mexico 38–7,^[28] Game Book^[29]

Game information

First Quarter

FRES – Asa Fuller 30-yard field goal, 2:48. Bulldogs 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 44 yards, 4:10.
FRES – Ronnie Rivers 16-yard run (Asa Fuller Kick), 0:18. Bulldogs 10–0. Drive: 3 plays, 46 yards, 1:04.

Second Quarter

FRES – Ronnie Rivers 1-yard run (Asa Fuller Kick), 3:29. Bulldogs 17–0. Drive: 8 plays, 26 yards, 4:38.
UNM – Elijah Lilly 16-yard pass from Sheriron Jones (Andrew Shelley Kick), 0:57. Bulldogs 17–7. Drive: 7 plays, 71 yards, 2:24.
FRES – KeeSean Johnson 34-yard pass from Marcus McMaryion (Asa Fuller Kick), 0:36. Bulldogs 24–7. Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:21.

Third Quarter

FRES – KeeSean Johnson 15-yard pass from Marcus McMaryion (Asa Fuller Kick), 8:32. Bulldogs 31–7. Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 6:28.
FRES – Ronnie Rivers 23-yard pass from Marcus McMaryion (Asa Fuller Kick), 3:58. Bulldogs 38–7. Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 2:00.

Fourth Quarter

Passing

FRES – Marcus McMaryion – 20/30, 280 yards, 3 TD
UNM – Sheriron Jones – 15/32, 147 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT

Rushing

FRES – Ronnie Rivers – 11 rushes, 48 yards, 2 TD
UNM – Tyrone Owens – 19 rushes, 83 yards

Receiving

FRES – KeeSean Johnson – 8 receptions, 149 yards, 2 TD
UNM – Anselem Umeh – 2 receptions, 44 yards

Hawaii

51st rivalry meeting: Hawaii Rainbow Warriors at Fresno State Bulldogs

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Rainbow Warriors	3	10	0	7	20
Bulldogs	14	23	10	3	50

at Bulldog Stadium, Fresno, California

Date: October 27, 2018
Game time: 7:40 p.m.
ESPN2): Dave LaMont, Ray Bentley, and Olivia Dekker
McMaryion energizes Fresno St. in 50–20 win over Hawaii,^[30] Game Book^[31]

Game information

First Quarter

HAW – Ryan Meskell 43-yard field goal, 10:26. Rainbow Warriors 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 4:43.
FRES – Jared Rice 19-yard pass from Marcus McMaryion (Asa Fuller Kick), 4:43. Bulldogs 7–3. Drive: 5 plays, 41 yards, 2:42.
FRES – Jamire Jordan 49-yard pass from Marcus McMaryion (Asa Fuller Kick), 0:37. Bulldogs 14–3. Drive: 5 plays, 71 yards, 2:20.

Second Quarter

HAW – JoJo Ward 50-yard pass from Cole McDonald (Ryan Meskell Kick), 14:30. Bulldogs 14–10. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:01.
FRES – Ronnie Rivers 76-yard run (Asa Fuller Kick), 14:11. Bulldogs 21–10. Drive: 1 play, 76 yards, 0:12.
FRES – Asa Fuller 22-yard field goal, 8:57. Bulldogs 24–10. Drive: 7 plays, 52 yards, 3:11.
HAW – Ryan Meskell 28-yard field goal, 4:35. Bulldogs 24–13. Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 4:22.
FRES – Jordan Mims 21-yard pass from Marcus McMaryion, 0:58. Bulldogs 30–13. Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, 3:29.
FRES – Jamire Jordan 100-yard return of missed field goal (Asa Fuller Kick), 0:00. Bulldogs 37–13. Drive: 5 plays, 37 yards, 0:53.

Third Quarter

FRES – Asa Fuller 32-yard field goal, 9:49. Bulldogs 40–13. Drive: 14 plays, 61 yards, 5:05.
FRES – Derrion Grim 6-yard pass from Marcus McMaryion (Asa Fuller Kick), 8:45. Drive: 4 plays, 16 yards, 0:45.

Fourth Quarter

FRES – Asa Fuller 21-yard field goal, 13:36. Bulldogs 50–13. Drive: 6 plays, 40 yards, 1:27.
HAW – Devan Stubblefield 27-yard pass from Jeremy Moussa (Ryan Meskell Kick), 1:43. Bulldogs 50–20. Drive: 8 plays, 79 yards, 3:42.

Passing

HAW – Cole McDonald – 17/28, 225 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
FRES – Marcus McMaryion – 21/32, 284 yards, 4 TD

Rushing

HAW – Cole McDonald – 12 rushes, 62 yards
FRES – Ronnie Rivers – 11 rushes, 125 yards, 1 TD

Receiving

HAW – JoJo Ward – 3 receptions, 79 yards, 1 TD
FRES – KeeSean Johnson – 8 receptions, 102 yards

At UNLV

No. 20 Fresno State Bulldogs at UNLV Rebels

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 20 Bulldogs	7	10	17	14	48
Rebels	0	0	0	3	3

at Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada

Date: November 3, 2018
Game time: 7:32 p.m. PDT
Game weather: Partly cloudy, 69 °F (21 °C)
Game attendance: 15,276
Referee: Kevin Hassell
TV announcers (CBSSN): Rich Waltz, Aaron Murray, and Amanda Balonis
McMaryion, No. 20 Fresno State defense roll past UNLV,^[32] Game Book^[33]

Game information

First Quarter

FRES – Jamire Jordan 12-yard pass from Marcus McMaryion (Asa Fuller Kick), 10:39. Bulldogs 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 45 yards, 2:35.

Second Quarter

FRES – Ronnie Rivers 2-yard run (Asa Fuller Kick), 14:55. Bulldogs 14–0. Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 4:05.
FRES – Asa Fuller 35-yard field goal, 0:36. Bulldogs 17–0. Drive: 9 plays, 40 yards, 2:10.

Third Quarter

FRES – Kyle Riddering 9-yard pass from Marcus McMaryion (Asa Fuller Kick), 10:45. Bulldogs 24–0. Drive: 8 plays, 74 yards, 4:09.
FRES – Josh Hokit 5-yard run (Asa Fuller Kick), 8:22. Bulldogs 31–0. Drive: 1 play, 5 yards, 0:07.
FRES – Asa Fuller 47-yard field goal, 4:42. Bulldogs 34–0. Drive: 4 plays, 9 yards, 2:32.

Fourth Quarter

FRES – Derrion Grim 10-yard run (Asa Fuller Kick), 14:54. Bulldogs 41–0. Drive: 7 plays, 62 yards, 3:04.
UNLV – Evan Pantels 28-yard field goal, 10:13. Bulldogs 41–3. Drive: 11 plays, 52 yards, 4:34.
FRES – Saevion Johnson 2-yard run (Asa Fuller Kick), 8:14. Bulldogs 48–3. Drive: 4 plays, 63 yards, 1:59.

Passing

FRES – Marcus McMaryion – 26/35, 274 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
UNLV – Max Gilliam – 14/30, 98 yards, 1 INT

Rushing

FRES – Saevion Johnson – 3 rushes, 47 yards, 1 TD
UNLV – Charles Williams – 16 rushes, 121 yards

Receiving

FRES – KeeSean Johnson – 8 receptions, 97 yards
UNLV – Brandon Presley – 4 receptions, 48 yards

At Boise State

Battle for the Milk Can: No. 16 Fresno State Bulldogs at Boise State Broncos

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 16 Bulldogs	0	10	7	0	17
Broncos	3	0	7	14	24

at Albertsons Stadium, Boise, Idaho

Date: November 9, 2018
Game time: 8:25 p.m.
ESPN2): Mike Couzens and Kirk Morrison
Rypien leads Boise State past No. 16 Fresno State 24–17,^[34] Game Book^[35]

Game information

First Quarter

BSU – Haden Hoggarth 35-yard field goal, 6:37. Broncos 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 62 yards, 4:05.

Second Quarter

FRES – KeeSean Johnson 3-yard pass from Marcus McMaryion (Asa Fuller Kick), 14:12. Bulldogs 7–3. Drive: 9 plays, 83 yards, 2:51.
FRES – Asa Fuller 47-yard field goal, 0:00. Bulldogs 10–3. Drive: 7 plays, 37 yards, 1:14.

Third Quarter

FRES – Ronnie Rivers 1-yard run (Asa Fuller Kick), 11:42. Bulldogs 17–3. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:18.
BSU – Alexander Mattison 7-yard run (Haden Hoggarth Kick), 5:56. Bulldogs 17–10. Drive: 12 plays, 70 yards, 5:40.

Fourth Quarter

BSU – Alexander Mattison 1-yard run (Haden Hoggarth Kick), 14:57. Tie 17–17. Drive: 11 plays, 59 yards, 5:16.
BSU – Khalil Shakir 49-yard pass from Brett Rypien (Haden Hoggarth Kick), 9:22. Broncos 24–17. Drive: 7 plays, 83 yards, 2:31.

Passing

FRES – Marcus McMaryion – 24/35, 283 yards, 1 TD
BSU – Brett Rypien – 24/29, 269 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT

Rushing

FRES – Jordan Mims – 8 rushes, 47 yards
BSU – Alexander Mattison – 30 rushes, 144 yards, 2 TD

Receiving

FRES – KeeSean Johnson – 8 receptions, 95 yards, 1 TD
BSU – A. J. Richardson – 5 receptions, 66 yards

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[9]

[10]

[11]

[12]

[13]

[14]

[15]

[16]

[17]

[18]

[19]

[20]

[21]

[22]

[23]

[24]

[25]

[26]

[27]

[28]

[29]

[30]

[31]

[32]

[33]

[34]

[35]

v t e Fresno State Bulldogs football
Venues	Ratcliffe Stadium (1926–1979) Valley Children's Stadium (1980–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Boise State Hawaii San Diego State San Jose State
Culture & lore	Timeout Bulldog Marching Band
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

2018 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

Recruiting

Position key

Recruits

Preseason

Award watch lists

Mountain West media days

Media poll

Preseason All-Mountain West Team

Schedule

Game summaries

Idaho

At Minnesota

At UCLA

Toledo

At Nevada

Wyoming

At New Mexico

Hawaii

At UNLV

At Boise State

San Diego State

San Jose State

At Boise State (Mountain West Championship Game)

Vs. Arizona State (Las Vegas Bowl)

Rankings

Honors

Mountain West

Players drafted into the NFL

References