1999 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

The 1999 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented California State University, Fresno as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by third-year head coach Pat Hill, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 8–5 with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, sharing the WAC title with Hawaii and 1999 TCU Horned Frogs football team. Fresno State was invited to the Las Vegas Bowl, where they lost to Utah. The Bulldogs played their home games at Bulldog Stadium in Fresno, California.

1999 Fresno State Bulldogs football
WAC co-champion
Las Vegas Bowl, L 16–17 vs. Utah
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	8–5 (5–2 WAC)
Head coach	Pat Hill (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Andy Ludwig (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Kevin Coyle (3rd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Bulldog Stadium

1999 Western Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Hawaii +		5	–	2					9	–	4
TCU +		5	–	2					8	–	4
Fresno State +		5	–	2					8	–	5
Rice		4	–	3					5	–	6
SMU		3	–	3					4	–	6
UTEP		3	–	4					5	–	7
San Jose State		1	–	5					3	–	7
Tulsa		1	–	6					2	–	9
+ – Conference co-champions

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	7:00 pm	Portland State*	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA		W 34–6	34,977
September 11	3:30 pm	at Oregon State*	Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR		L 23–46	30,339
September 18	7:00 pm	at No. 21 UCLA*	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	FSNW2	L 21–35	42,649
September 25	1:05 pm	at Nevada	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV		W 49–24	21,115
October 2	7:00 pm	TCU	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA		W 26–19 OT	37,112
October 9	7:00 pm	Colorado State*	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA		W 44–13	37,061
October 14	4:00 pm	at SMU	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	FSN	L 14–24	8,211
October 23	2:00 pm	UTEP	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA		W 24–23	36,405
October 30	2:00 pm	at Tulsa	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	BSN	W 28–14	13,265
November 6	2:00 pm	Rice	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA		W 47–18	39,097
November 13	8:00 pm	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI (rivalry)	BSN	L 24–31 2OT	37,283
November 20	3:30 pm	San Jose State	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA (rivalry)		W 63–12	38,732
December 18	3:00 pm	vs. Utah*	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV (Las Vegas Bowl)	ESPN2	L 16–17	28,227
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

Roster

1999 Fresno State Bulldogs football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 5 Bernard Berrian Fr WR 6 Anthony Whitfield Sr QB 7 Billy Volek Sr QB 15 David Carr So OL 61 Ahmad Bhattl Sr OL 62 Rene Argelles Fr OL 63 Johnny Potasi Jr OL 64 Jessie Watson So OL 65 Chad Ede Sr OL 66 Dejon Kelly Fr OL 68 Rob Gatrell Sr OL 70 Justin Brown Fr OL 72 Rodney Michael Fr OL 74 Bryce Jackson Sr OL 75 Joe Schey Fr OL 76 Keith McKnight Fr OL 79 Mike Palncaud Fr TE 80 Billy Jack Pierce So TE 82 Michael Carter Fr WR 84 David Shabaglian So TE 85 Jeremy Johnson So TE 86 Vince Branstetter Sr WR 87 Keith Travis Jr TE 88 Donnell Burch So WR 89 Saleem Mahdi Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 49 Orlando Huff Jr LB 51 Tim Skipper Jr LB 55 Jaime Iracheta Sr LB 56 Allen Nicholas Fr DL 58 Seandale Jackson Sr DL 59 Jake Probst So DL 60 Karl Holley Fr DL 69 Ramsey Venner So DL 81 Kerry Hunter Fr DL 90 Nick Burley Fr DT 91 Jason Stewart Fr DL 92 Andy Ritenour Fr DL 93 Brock Torresdal So LB 95 Justin Johnson Jr DL 96 Frank Battle Sr DL 99 Thabiti Lockhart Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Pat Hill Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster