List of Fresno State Bulldogs bowl games explained

The Fresno State Bulldogs college football team competes as part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), representing California State University, Fresno in the Mountain West Conference (MW). Since the establishment of the team in 1921, Fresno State has appeared in 31 bowl games.^[1] The latest bowl occurred on December 16, 2023, when Fresno State won over New Mexico State 37–10 in the Isleta New Mexico Bowl. The win in that game brought the Bulldogs' overall bowl record to seventeen wins and fourteen losses (17–14).

Key

General

	Bowl game record attendance
	Former bowl game record attendance

Results

W	Win
L	Loss

Bowl games

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Bowl	Score	Date	Season	Opponent	Stadium	Location	Attendance^[2]	Head coach
1	Charity Bowl			1937		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	Los Angeles
2	Pineapple Bowl			1940		Honolulu Stadium	Honolulu	N/A
3	Raisin Bowl			1945		Ratcliffe Stadium	Fresno
4	Mercy Bowl			1961	Bowling Green Falcons	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	Los Angeles
5	Mercy Bowl			1971	Cal State Fullerton Titans	Anaheim Stadium	Anaheim
6	California Bowl			1982	Bowling Green Falcons	Bulldog Stadium	Fresno
7	California Bowl			1985	Bowling Green Falcons	Bulldog Stadium	Fresno
8	California Bowl			1988	Western Michigan Broncos	Bulldog Stadium	Fresno
9	California Bowl			1989	Ball State Cardinals	Bulldog Stadium	Fresno
10	California Bowl			1991	Bowling Green Falcons	Bulldog Stadium	Fresno
11	Freedom Bowl			1992	USC Trojans	Anaheim Stadium	Anaheim
12	Aloha Bowl			1993	Colorado Buffaloes	Aloha Stadium	Honolulu
13	Las Vegas Bowl			1999	Utah Utes	Sam Boyd Stadium	Whitney
14	Silicon Valley Football Classic			2000	Air Force Falcons	Spartan Stadium	San Jose
15	Silicon Valley Football Classic			2001	Michigan State Spartans	Spartan Stadium	San Jose
16	Silicon Valley Football Classic			2002	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	Spartan Stadium	San Jose
17	Silicon Valley Football Classic			2003	UCLA Bruins	Spartan Stadium	San Jose
18	MPC Computers Bowl			2004	Virginia Cavaliers	Bronco Stadium	Boise
19	Liberty Bowl			2005	Tulsa Golden Hurricane	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium	Memphis
20	Humanitarian Bowl			2007	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	Bronco Stadium	Boise
21	New Mexico Bowl			2008	Colorado State Rams	University Stadium	Albuquerque
22	New Mexico Bowl			2009	Wyoming Cowboys	University Stadium	Albuquerque
23	Humanitarian Bowl			2010	Northern Illinois Huskies	Bronco Stadium	Boise
24	Hawaiʻi Bowl			2012	SMU Mustangs	Aloha Stadium	Honolulu
25	Las Vegas Bowl			2013	USC Trojans	Sam Boyd Stadium	Whitney
26	Hawaiʻi Bowl			2014	Rice Owls	Aloha Stadium	Honolulu
27	Hawaiʻi Bowl			2017	Houston Cougars	Aloha Stadium	Honolulu
28	Las Vegas Bowl			2018	Arizona State Sun Devils	Sam Boyd Stadium	Whitney
29	New Mexico Bowl			2021	UTEP Miners	University Stadium	Albuquerque		(Interim)
30	LA Bowl			2022	Washington State Cougars	SoFi Stadium	Inglewood	32,405
31	New Mexico Bowl			2023	New Mexico State Aggies	University Stadium	Albuquerque	30,822	(Acting Head Coach)^[3]

Notes

1. Bowl/All-Star Game Records, p. 18
2. Bowl/All-Star Game Records, pp. 32–38
3. https://gobulldogs.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/tim-skipper/4432

References

General

• Web site: Bowl/All-Star Game Records . National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) . 2011 NCAA Division I Football Records . NCAA.org . December 13, 2011 . PDF.

Specific