2013 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

The 2013 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented California State University, Fresno in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bulldogs were by second-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 11–2, 7–1 in Mountain West play to win the West Division. They defeated Utah State in the inaugural Mountain West Championship Game to be crowned Mountain West champions. They were invited to the Las Vegas Bowl where they were defeated by USC.

2013 Fresno State Bulldogs football
Mountain West champion
MW West Division champion
Las Vegas Bowl, L 20–45 vs. USC
ConferenceMountain West Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record11–2 (7–1 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDave Schramm (2nd season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorNick Toth (2nd season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumBulldog Stadium
Seasons
← 2012
2014 →
2013 Mountain West Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Mountain Division
Utah State x   7 1     9 5  
Boise State   6 2     8 5  
Colorado State   5 3     8 6  
Wyoming   3 5     5 7  
New Mexico   1 7     3 9  
Air Force   0 8     2 10  
West Division
Fresno State x$   7 1     11 2  
San Diego State   6 2     8 5  
UNLV   5 3     7 6  
San Jose State   5 3     6 6  
Nevada   3 5     4 8  
Hawaii   0 8     1 11  
Championship: Fresno State 24, Utah State 17
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Personnel

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Coaching staff

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Name Position Seasons at
Fresno State
Alma Mater
Tim DeRuyter Head coach 2nd Air Force (1985)
Dave Schramm Offensive coordinator/Quarterbacks 2nd Adams State (1984)
Nick Toth Defensive coordinator/Inside linebackers 2nd Ohio (1999)
Ron Antoine Wide receivers 2nd Colorado State (1997)
David Brown Secondary 1st Cal Poly (1996)
Phil Earley Recruiting Coordinator/Tight ends/Inside Receivers 2nd Pacific Lutheran University (1980)
Pete Germano Defensive Line/Special Teams Coordinator 2nd Ohio Wesleyan (1982)
Cameron Norcross Offensive Line 2nd Nevada (2000)
Jordan Peterson Secondary 2nd Texas A&M (2009)
Joe Wade Runningbacks 2nd Linfield College (1991)
Joey Boese Strength & Conditioning 2nd Wisconsin (2002)
Chris Calvin Graduate Assistant 3rd
Michael Hodges Graduate Assistant (Defense) 2nd Texas A&M (2010)
Clayton Johnson Graduate Assistant (Offense) 2nd Nevada (2009)
Darrick Yray Football Operations Assistant Fresno State (2011)
David Stenklyft Graduate Assistant/Football Operations Assistant
Source:[1]

Roster

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Depth chart

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Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 297:30 pmRutgers*ESPNUW 52–51 OT33,098
September 77:00 pmNo. 12 (FCS) Cal Poly*
  • Bulldog Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
ESPN3W 41–2533,260
September 1411:00 amat Colorado*P12N CancelledA
September 206:00 pmBoise State
ESPNW 41–4041,031
September 289:00 pmat HawaiiNo. 25KSEEW 42–3728,755
October 52:00 pmat Idaho*No. 23KSEEW 61–1414,747
October 197:00 pmUNLV No. 17
  • Bulldog Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 38–1437,604
October 267:30 pmat San Diego StateNo. 15ESPN2W 35–28 OT32,707
November 27:30 pmNevadaNo. 16
  • Bulldog Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
ESPNUW 41–2341,031
November 97:15 pmat WyomingNo. 17ESPN2W 48–1015,700
November 234:00 pmNew MexicoNo. 15
  • Bulldog Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
ESPNewsW 69–2841,031
November 2912:30 pmat San Jose StateNo. 16CBSSNL 52–6223,574
December 78:00 pmUtah StateNo. 24
CBSW 24–1731,362
December 2112:30 pmvs. USC*No. 21ABCL 20–4542,178
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

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  • ^A September 15's game against Colorado was canceled due to effects from the Boulder Creek flash floods.

Game summaries

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Rutgers

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1 2 3 4OT Total
Scarlet Knights 10 10 11 146 51
Bulldogs 7 14 7 177 52

Cal Poly

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 12 (FCS) Mustangs 0 0 10 15 25
Bulldogs 10 24 7 0 41

At Colorado

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0
Buffaloes 0

This game was canceled due to effects from the Boulder Creek flash floods.

Boise State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Broncos 10 9 7 14 40
No. 25 Bulldogs 10 14 10 7 41

At Hawaii

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 23 Bulldogs 14 7 21 0 42
Warriors 0 3 14 20 37

At Idaho

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 21 Bulldogs 28 19 7 7 61
Vandals 0 0 0 14 14

UNLV

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1 2 3 4 Total
Rebels 0 14 0 0 14
No. 19 Bulldogs 14 14 10 0 38

At San Diego State

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1 2 3 4OT Total
No. 15 Bulldogs 7 0 7 147 35
Aztecs 0 7 7 140 28

Nevada

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1 2 3 4 Total
Wolf Pack 7 0 9 7 23
No. 18 Bulldogs 14 10 0 17 41

At Wyoming

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 17 Bulldogs 0 14 14 20 48
Cowboys 10 0 0 0 10

New Mexico

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1 2 3 4 Total
Lobos 0 0 21 7 28
No. 16 Bulldogs 14 21 28 6 69

At San Jose State

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 13 Bulldogs 27 14 3 8 52
Spartans 21 21 10 10 62

Utah State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 0 7 0 10 17
No. 22 Bulldogs 3 14 7 0 24

USC–Las Vegas Bowl

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1 2 3 4 Total
Trojans 14 21 3 7 45
No. 20 Bulldogs 6 0 7 7 20

USC technically vacated the win in 2005. This is the second time the two teams have met in a bowl game with the other coming in the 1992 Freedom Bowl. Tracy Jones of the American Athletic Conference is the referee.

1st quarter scoring: USC - Marqise Lee 10-yard pass from Cody Kessler (Andre Heidari kick); FS - Isaiah Burse 8-yard pass from Derek Carr (Colin McGuire kick blocked); USC - Nelson Agholor 40-yard pass from Kessler (Heidari kick)

2nd quarter scoring: USC - Agholor 17-yard pass from Kessler (Heidari kick); USC - Javorius Allen 24-yard run (Heidari kick); USC - Lee 40-yard pass from Kessler (Heidari kick)

3rd quarter scoring: FS - Davante Adams 23-yard pass from Carr (McGuire kick); USC - Heidari 39-yard field goal

4th quarter scoring: FS - Derron Smith 41-yard interception return (McGuire kick) ; USC - Allen 1-yard run (Heidari kick)

Statistics

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Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
APRVRVRVRV252321171516171615162421RV
CoachesRVRVRV25232122191818171416132220RV
HarrisNot released181818171314132220Not released
BCSNot released1716161415162320Not released

References

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  1. ^ "2013 Football Roster".
  2. ^ "2013 Schedule". Fresno State Athletics. Archived from the original on November 14, 2013. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
  3. ^ CBS Sports. Retrieved 2014-Sep-22.