2024 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

2024 Fresno State Bulldogs football
2024 Fresno State Bulldogs football
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	3–2 (1–1 MW)
Head coach	Tim Skipper (interim, 1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Pat McCann (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Kevin Coyle (7th season)
Home stadium	Valley Children's Stadium
	Seasons ← 2023 2025 →

2024 Mountain West Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
San Jose State	2	–	0	4	–	1
No. 17 Boise State	1	–	0	4	–	1
UNLV	1	–	0	4	–	1
San Diego State	1	–	0	2	–	3
Wyoming	1	–	0	1	–	4
Fresno State	1	–	1	3	–	2
Colorado State	0	–	0	2	–	3
Hawaii	0	–	1	2	–	3
Nevada	0	–	1	2	–	4
New Mexico	0	–	1	1	–	4
Utah State	0	–	1	1	–	4
Air Force	0	–	2	1	–	4
Championship: December 6, 2024
$ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant As of October 6, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represents California State University, Fresno as a member of the Mountain West Conference during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bulldogs are led by interim head coach Tim Skipper in his first overall season with the program. Jeff Tedford stepped down on July 14, 2024 due to health concerns.^[1] The Bulldogs play home games at Valley Children's Stadium on the university's Fresno, California campus.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	4:30 p.m.	at No. 9 Michigan*	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	NBC	L 10–30	110,665
September 7	7:00 p.m.	No. 8 (FCS) Sacramento State*	Valley Children's Stadium Fresno, CA	KGPE	W 46–30	41,031
September 14	7:30 p.m.	New Mexico State*	Valley Children's Stadium Fresno, CA	TruTV	W 48–0	39,079
September 21	5:30 p.m.	at New Mexico	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	TruTV	W 38–21	18,019
September 28	12:30 p.m.	at UNLV	Allegiant Stadium Las Vegas, NV	FS1	L 14–59	24,638
October 12	4:00 p.m.	Washington State*	Valley Children's Stadium Fresno, CA	FS1
October 18	7:30 p.m.	at Nevada	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	CBSSN
October 26	5:00 p.m.	San Jose State	Valley Children's Stadium Fresno, CA (rivalry)	TruTV
November 2	4:00 p.m.	Hawaii	Valley Children's Stadium Fresno, CA (rivalry)	SPEC PPV/KGPE
November 9		at Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	FOX/FS1/FS2
November 23	7:30 p.m.	Colorado State	Valley Children's Stadium Fresno, CA	CBSSN
November 30		at UCLA*	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after October 31) - Released prior to game All times are in Pacific time

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Game summaries

at No. 9 Michigan

Fresno State Bulldogs (0–0) at No. 9 Michigan Wolverines (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	3	0	7	10
No. 9 Wolverines	7	3	3	17	30

at Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI

Date: August 31, 2024
Game time: 4:30 p.m. PT
Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C), sunny, NE 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
Game attendance: 110,665
Referee: Jeff Servinski
TV announcers (NBC): Noah Eagle (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (color commentator), and Kathryn Tappen (sideline reporter)

Game information

First quarter

(11:03) MICH – Donovan Edwards 3-yard pass from Alex Orji, Dominic Zvada kick (Drive: 5 plays, 31 yards, 2:28; Michigan 7–0)

Second quarter

(7:35) FRES – Dylan Lynch 41-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 38 yards, 3:23; Michigan 7–3)
(0:31) MICH – Dominic Zvada 45-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 47 yards, 6:56; Michigan 10–3)

Third quarter

(9:21) MICH – Dominic Zvada 53-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 38 yards, 5:32; Michigan 13–3)

Fourth quarter

(12:42) MICH – Dominic Zvada 55-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 26 yards, 3:28; Michigan 16–3)
(10:06) FRES – Raylen Sharpe 19-yard pass from Mikey Keene, Dylan Lynch kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:36; Michigan 16–10)
(5:43) MICH – Colston Loveland 18-yard pass from Davis Warren, Dominic Zvada kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 4:17; Michigan 23–10)
(3:57) MICH – Will Johnson 86-yard interception return, Dominic Zvada kick (Michigan 30–10)

Statistics	FRES	MICH
First downs	17	18
Total yards	247	269
Rushing yards	9	148
Passing yards	238	121
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	22–36–2	16–27–1
Time of possession	26:00	34:00

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Fresno State	Passing	Mikey Keene	22/36, 238 yards, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Malik Sherrod	14 carries, 24 yards
	Receiving	Jalen Moss	6 receptions, 97 yards
Michigan	Passing	Davis Warren	15/25, 118 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Kalel Mullings	15 carries, 92 yards
	Receiving	Colston Loveland	8 receptions, 87 yards, TD

vs. No. 8 Sacramento State (FCS)

Game Two – No. 8 Sacramento State Hornets (FCS) (0–1) vs Fresno State Bulldogs (0–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 8 Sacramento State (FCS)	3	7	7	13	30
Bulldogs	18	7	14	7	46

at Valley Children's Stadium • Fresno, CA

Date: Saturday September 7, 2024
Game time: 7:00 PM PST
Game weather: 89 °F (32 °C)
Game attendance: 41,031
Referee: Michael Cuttone
TV announcers (KGPE): TBD

Game information

First quarter

(14:50) FRES – Mac Dalena 75-yard pass from Mikey Keene, Jayden Mandel two-point run (Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:10; Fresno State 8–0)
(11:02) SAC – Zach Schreiner 34-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 1:08; Fresno State 8–3)
(8:12) FRES – Jalen Moss 85-yard punt return, Dylan Lynch kick (Fresno State 15–3)
(7:13) FRES – Dylan Lynch 32-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 0:53; Fresno State 18–3)

Second quarter

(12:49) FRES – Malik Sherrod 2-yard run, Dylan Lynch kick (Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 2:57; Fresno State 25–3)
(5:53) SAC – Jared Gipson 78-yard pass from Kaiden Bennett, Zach Schreiner kick (Drive: 2 plays, 80 yards, 0:43; Fresno State 25–10)

Third quarter

(12:25) SAC – Ezra Moleni 13-yard pass from Carson Conklin, Zach Schreiner kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:35; Fresno State 25–17)
(3:32) FRES – Tyler Mello 1-yard pass from Mikey Keene, Dylan Lynch kick (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:13; Fresno State 32–17)
(1:05) FRES – Malik Sherrod 1-yard run, Dylan Lynch kick (Drive: 4 plays, 50 yards, 1:31; Fresno State 39–17)

Fourth quarter

(11:43) SAC – Austin Jarrard 3-yard pass from Carson Conklin, two-point conversion failed (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 4:22; Fresno State 39–23)
(8:06) FRES – Joshua Wood 10-yard run, Dylan Lynch kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:37; Fresno State 46–23)
(6:51) SAC – Anderson Grover 36-yard pass from Carson Conklin, Zach Schreiner kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:15; Fresno State 46–30)

Statistics	SAC	FRES
First downs	20	22
Total yards	469	513
Rushing yards	115	155
Passing yards	354	358
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	25–50–1	24–35–2
Time of possession	25:27	34:33

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Sacramento State	Passing	Carson Conklin	20/37, 219 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Elijah Tau-Tolliver	14 carries, 74 yards
	Receiving	Jared Gipson	5 receptions, 138 yards, TD
Fresno State	Passing	Mikey Keene	23/34, 356 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Malik Sherrod	22 carries, 54 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Mac Dalena	7 receptions, 235 yards, TD

vs New Mexico State

New Mexico State Aggies (1-1) vs Fresno State Bulldogs (1-1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	0	0	0	0	0
Bulldogs	14	17	17	0	48

at Valley Children's Stadium • Fresno, CA

Date: September 14, 2024
Game time: 7:30 p.m. PST
Game weather: 90 °F (32 °C)
Game attendance: 39,079
TV: TruTV

Game information

First quarter

(12:04) FRES – Mac Dalena 69-yard pass from Mikey Keene, Dylan Lynch kick (Drive: 2 plays, 72 yards, 0:39; Fresno State 7–0)
(9:55) FRES – Elijah Gilliam 4-yard run, Dylan Lynch kick (Drive: 2 plays, 70 yards, 0:18; Fresno State 14–0)

Second quarter

(11:08) FRES – Malik Sherrod 7-yard run, Dylan Lynch kick (Drive: 6 plays, 68 yards, 2:54; Fresno State 21–0)
(4:20) FRES – Mac Dalena 13-yard pass from Mikey Keene, Dylan Lynch kick (Drive: 6 plays, 81 yards, 2:15; Fresno State 28–0)
(0:59) FRES – Dylan Lynch 36-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 53 yards, 2:19; Fresno State 31–0)

Third quarter

(12:14) FRES – Elijah Gilliam 1-yard run, Dylan Lynch kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:46; Fresno State 38–0)
(9:44) FRES – Dylan Lynch 40-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 1:30; Fresno State 41–0)
(5:15) FRES – Joshua Wood 2-yard run, Dylan Lynch kick (Drive: 8 plays, 45 yards, 3:29; Fresno State 48–0)

Fourth quarter

No scoring plays.

Statistics	NMSU	FRES
First downs	11	20
Total yards	138	525
Rushing yards	77	281
Passing yards	61	244
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	11–29–3	14–25–0
Time of possession	30:00	30:00

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
New Mexico State	Passing	Parker Awad	6/15, 48 yards, INT
	Rushing	Seth McGowan	11 carries, 47 yards
	Receiving	Jordan Smith	2 receptions, 31 yards
Fresno State	Passing	Mikey Keene	12/22, 221 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Malik Sherrod	15 carries, 113 yards, TD
	Receiving	Mac Dalena	2 receptions, 82 yards, 2 TD

at New Mexico

Game Four – Fresno State Bulldogs (2–1) at New Mexico Lobos (0–3) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Fresno State	8	17	3	10	38
New Mexico	3	7	0	11	21

at University Stadium, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Date: Saturday September 21, 2024
Game time: 6:30 p.m. MDT
Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 71 °F (22 °C) • Wind: NW 16 mph
Game attendance: 18,019
Referee: Cal McNeill
TV announcers (TruTV): Ari Wolfe (play-by-play) and Darius Walker (sideline)

Game information

First quarter

(8:37) FRES – Josiah Freeman 5-yard pass from Mikey Keene, Jayden Mandel two-point run (Drive: 10 plays, 39 yards, 4:55; Fresno State 8–0)
(2:20) UNM – Luke Drzewiecki 20-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 73 yards, 6:09; Fresno State 8–3)

Second quarter

(11:10) FRES – Bryson Donelson 1-yard run, Dylan Lynch kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 6:10; Fresno State 15–3)
(5:03) FRES – Dylan Lynch 36-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards, 4:25; Fresno State 18–3)
(1:24) FRES – Kamron Beachem 26-yard pass from Raylen Sharpe, Dylan Lynch kick (Drive: 4 plays, 58 yards, 0:40; Fresno State 25–3)
(0:06) UNM – Trace Bruckler 5-yard pass from Devon Dampier, Luke Drzewiecki kick (Drive: 11 plays, 93 yards, 1:12; Fresno State 25–10)

Third quarter

(4:41) FRES – Dylan Lynch 42-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 57 yards, 7:45; Fresno State 28–10)

Fourth quarter

(12:12) UNM – Luke Drzweiecki 32-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards, 5:34; Fresno State 28–13) (7:08) FRES – Elijah Gilliam 1-yard run, Dylan Lynch kick (Drive: 5 plays, 12 yards, 1:59; Fresno State 35–13) (3:45) UNM – Javen Jacobs 1-yard run, James Laubstein two-point run (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:23; Fresno State 35–21) (1:57) FRES – Dylan Lynch 31-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 28 yards, 1:16; Fresno State 38–21)

Statistics	FRES	UNM
First downs	21	25
Total yards	345	485
Rushing yards	93	147
Passing yards	252	338
Turnovers	0	3
Time of possession	31:17	28:43

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Fresno State	Passing	Mikey Keene	26/33, 226 yards, TD
	Rushing	Elijah Gilliam	18 carries, 54 yards, TD
	Receiving	Raylen Sharpe	6 receptions, 49 yards
New Mexico	Passing	Devon Dampier	33/53, 338 yards, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Devon Dampier	9 carries, 67 yards
	Receiving	Luke Wysong	10 receptions, 126 yards

at UNLV

Game Five – Fresno State Bulldogs (3–1) at UNLV Rebels (3–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	0	7	7	14
Rebels	14	7	10	28	59

at Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, NV

Date: September 28, 2024
Game time: 12:30 p.m.
Game weather: None (Indoor stadium)
Game attendance: 24,638
Referee: Jonathan Noli
TV announcers (FS1): Chris Vosters (play-by-play) and Charles Arbuckle (analyst)

Game information

First quarter

(6:20) UNLV – Hajj-Malik Williams 6-yard run, Caden Chittenden kick (Drive: 3 plays, 29 yards, 1:07; UNLV 7–0)
(0:27) UNLV – Ricky White III 13-yard blocked punt return, Caden Chittenden kick (UNLV 14–0)

Second quarter

(1:57) UNLV – Ricky White III 12-yard pass from Hajj-Malik Williams, Caden Chittenden kick (Drive: 7 plays, 42 yards, 3:23; UNLV 21–0)

Third quarter

(12:48) UNLV – Kaleo Ballungay 17-yard pass from Hajj-Malik Williams, Caden Chittenden kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:12; UNLV 28–0)
(6:52) UNLV – Cam Chittenden 45-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 33 yards, 3:14; UNLV 31–0)
(2:33) FRES – Malik Sherrod 6-yard run, Dylan Lynch kick (Drive: 10 plays, 66 yards, 4:13; UNLV 31–7)

Fourth quarter

(14:52) UNLV – Ricky White III 15-yard pass from Hajj-Malik Williams, Caden Chittenden kick (Drive: 6 plays, 68 yards, 2:35; UNLV 38–7)
(11:04) UNLV – Jai'Den Thomas 7-yard run, Caden Chittenden kick (Drive: 5 plays, 66 yards, 1:51; UNLV 45–7)
(6:36) FRES – Mac Dalena 9-yard pass from Mikey Keene, Dylan Lynch kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:28; UNLV 45–14)
(6:24) UNLV – Jai'Den Thomas 90-yard kickoff return, Caden Chittenden kick (UNLV 52–14)
(3:10) UNLV – Cameron Friel 1-yard run, Caden Chittenden kick (Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards, 2:36; UNLV 59–14)

Statistics	FRES	UNLV
First downs	24	25
Total yards	346	450
Rushing yards	30	252
Passing yards	316	198
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	28–45–4	14–17–0
Time of possession	33:32	24:39

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Fresno State	Passing	Mikey Keene	27/41, 316 yards, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Jonathan Arceneaux	4 carries, 30 yards
	Receiving	Raylen Sharpe	10 receptions, 116 yards
UNLV	Passing	Hajj-Malik Williams	13/16, 182 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Hajj-Malik Williams	12 carries, 119 yards, TD
	Receiving	Ricky White III	10 receptions, 127 yards, 2 TD

vs Washington State

Game Six – Washington State Cougars (4–1) vs Fresno State Bulldogs (3–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars	0	0	0	0	0
Bulldogs	0	0	0	0	0

at Valley Children's Stadium • Fresno, CA

Date: October 12, 2024
Game time: TBD
Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	WSU	FRES
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Washington State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Fresno State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Nevada

Game Seven – Fresno State Bulldogs vs Nevada Wolf Pack – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Fresno State	0	0	0	0	0
Nevada	0	0	0	0	0

at Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV

Date: Saturday October 19, 2024
Game time: 10:30 PM EST
Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
TV announcers (CBSSN): TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	FRES	NEV
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Fresno State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Nevada	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs San Jose State

Game Eight – San Jose State Spartans (0–0) vs Fresno State Bulldogs (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	0	0	0	0	0
Bulldogs	0	0	0	0	0

at Valley Children's Stadium • Fresno, CA

Date: October 26, 2024
Game time: TBD
Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	SJSU	FRES
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
San Jose State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Fresno State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs. Hawaii (rivalry)

Game Nine – Hawaii Rainbow Warriors at Fresno State Bulldogs – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawaii	0	0	0	0	0
Fresno State	0	0	0	0	0

at Valley Children's Stadium • Fresno, CA

Date: Saturday November 2, 2024
Game time: 7:00 PM EST
Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
TV announcers (TBD): TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	HAW	FRES
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Hawaii	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Fresno State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Air Force

Fresno State Bulldogs (0–0) at Air Force Falcons (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	0	0	0	0
Falcons	0	0	0	0	0

at Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO

Date: November 9, 2024
Game time: TBD
Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	FRES	AF
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Fresno State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Air Force	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Colorado State

Colorado State Rams (0–0) vs Fresno State Bulldogs (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	0	0	0	0	0
Bulldogs	0	0	0	0	0

at Valley Children's Stadium • Fresno, CA

Date: November 23, 2024
Game time: TBD
Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	CSU	FRES
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Colorado State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Fresno State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at UCLA

Fresno State Bulldogs (0–0) at UCLA Bruins (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	0	0	0	0
Bruins	0	0	0	0	0

at Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA

Date: November 30, 2024
Game time: TBD
Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	FRES	UCLA
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Fresno State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
UCLA	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

References

^ "Tedford steps down as head coach".
^ "2024 Fresno State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
^ "2024 Football Schedule". Fresno State University Athletics. Retrieved January 25, 2024.

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[1] "Tedford steps down as head coach".

[2] "2024 Fresno State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 25, 2024.

[3] "2024 Football Schedule". Fresno State University Athletics. Retrieved January 25, 2024.

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