2008 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

2008 Fresno State Bulldogs football

New Mexico Bowl, L 40–35 vs. Colorado State
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
2008 record	7–6 (4–4 WAC)
Head coach	Pat Hill
Offensive coordinator	Doug Nussmeier
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Dan Brown
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Bulldog Stadium (Capacity: 41,031)

2008 WAC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#11 Boise State $		8	–	0		12	–	1
Louisiana Tech		5	–	3		8	–	5
Nevada		5	–	3		7	–	6
Hawaii		5	–	3		7	–	7
Fresno State		4	–	4		7	–	6
San Jose State		4	–	4		6	–	6
Utah State		3	–	5		3	–	9
New Mexico State		1	–	7		3	–	9
Idaho		1	–	7		2	–	10

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008 Fresno State football team (variously "Fresno State" or "the 'Dogs") represented California State University, Fresno in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by 12th-year head coach Pat Hill, who had a contract lasting though the 2010 season.^[1] This season was the Bulldogs' 28th in their current home of Bulldog Stadium in Fresno, California.

Pre-season

The Bulldogs has enjoyed success as one of the most highly regarded BCS non-AQ conference schools in the country in the previous decade. The 2007 team finished with 9 wins, 4 losses, including a victory in the 2007 Humanitarian Bowl. The annual spring game for the 2008 season took place on April 18, and the Bulldogs concluded spring drills on April 21.

Going into the summer, the Bulldogs already began to draw attention to their team in the post-spring preseason polls released by sports pundits, drawn to the large number of returning starters, along with the impressive finish, beating the Georgia Tech in the 2007 Humanitarian Bowl to finish the season with a record of 9-4. Athlon has released their preseason 25 poll with the Bulldogs listed ranked #25;^[2] Dennis Dodd of CBS Sportsline has ranked the team at #24;^[3] and Mark Schalabach of ESPN placed the Bulldogs in the #21 spot.^[4]

Coaches

At the end of the 2007 season, former offensive coordinator Jim McElwain resigned to accept the coaching position of offensive coordinator at Alabama, replacing former Texas Longhorn Major Applewhite. On February 28, 2008, Fresno State announced the hire of Doug Nussmeier as the Offensive Coordinator at Fresno State.^[5]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
09/01/2008	1:30 pm	at Rutgers*	No. 25	Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, NJ	ESPN	W 24-7	42,508
09/13/2008	7:30 p.m.	No. 10 Wisconsin*	No. 21	Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA	ESPN2	L 13-10	42,387
09/20/2008	5:15 pm	at Toledo*	No. 25	Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH	ESPNU	W 55-54 ^2OT	20,096
09/27/2008	12:30 pm	at UCLA*	No. 24	Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA	ABC	W 36-31	73,963
10/04/2008	7:00 pm	Hawaii	No. 22	Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA		L 29-32 ^OT	40,572
10/11/2008	7:00 pm	Idaho		Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA		W 45-32	37,015
10/25/2008	12:00 pm	at Utah State		Romney Stadium • Logan, UT		W 30-28	14,071
11/1/2008	11:30 am	at Louisiana Tech		Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA (Battle for the Bone)		L 38-35	20,300
11/07/2008	6:00 pm	Nevada		Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA	ESPN2	L 41-28	33,207
11/15/2008	2:00 pm	New Mexico State		Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA		W 24-17	36,137
11/21/2008	6:30 pm	at San Jose State		Spartan Stadium • San José, CA (Rivalry)	ESPN2	W 24-10	24,384
11/28/2008	3:00 pm	at No. 9 Boise State		Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID (Battle for the Milk Can)	ESPN2	L 61-10	32,412
12/20/2008	11:30 am	vs. Colorado State		University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM (New Mexico Bowl)	ESPN	L 40-35	24,735
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time.

Game notes

Rutgers Scarlet Knights

	1	2	3	4	Total
#25 Bulldogs	0	0	10	14	24
Scarlet Knights	0	0	0	7	7

First ever meeting

Wisconsin Badgers

	1	2	3	4	Total
#10 Badgers	7	3	3	0	13
#21 Bulldogs	0	0	10	0	10

1-1 all time. Last meeting 2002 (21-23 in Madison)

Toledo Rockets

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
Bulldogs	14	3	17	7	7	7	55
Rockets	7	14	3	17	7	6	54

1-0 all time. Last meeting 2005 (44-14 in Fresno)

UCLA Bruins

	1	2	3	4	Total
#24 Bulldogs	7	13	16	0	36
Bruins	7	12	5	7	31

1-6 all time. Last meeting 2003 (17-9 in San Jose in the Silicon Valley Bowl)

A Derrick Coleman fumble in the redzone in the fourth quarter took away the Bruins' hope of keeping the Bulldogs from winning a game in the Rose Bowl stadium. Fresno State won its first game there by five points, taking control of the final 8 minutes and 55 seconds and not allowing a UCLA comeback.

Hawaii Warriors

20-19-1 all time, 7-9 as WAC members. Last year 30-37 in Honolulu

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Warriors	9	10	10	0	3	32
#22 Bulldogs	3	6	13	7	0	29

Idaho Vandals

6-4 all time, 3-0 as WAC members. Last year 37-24 in Moscow

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vandals	3	7	7	15	32
Bulldogs	7	14	14	10	45

Utah State Aggies

12-10-1 all time, 2-1 as WAC members. Last year 38-27 in Fresno

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	7	7	7	9	30
Aggies	7	6	0	15	28

Louisiana Tech Bulldogs

7-2 all time, 5-2 as WAC members. Last year 17-6 in Fresno

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	7	7	10	14	38
Bulldogs	7	14	7	7	35

Nevada Wolf Pack

24-14-1 all time, 7-1 as WAC members. Last year 49-41 in Reno

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolf Pack	7	10	14	10	41
Bulldogs	7	0	14	7	28

New Mexico State Aggies

14-0 all time, 3-0 as WAC members. Last year 30-23 in Las Cruces

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	10	7	0	0	17
Bulldogs	3	14	0	7	24

San Jose State Spartans

36-33-3 all time, 12-1 as WAC members. Last year 30-0 in Fresno

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	3	0	7	14	24
Spartans	7	3	0	0	10

Boise State Broncos

4-6 all time, 1-6 as WAC members. Last year 21-34 in Fresno

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	7	3	0	0	10
#9 Broncos	7	6	28	20	61

Post Season- New Mexico Bowl

Colorado State

2008 New Mexico Bowl

Bowl game

Colorado State Rams	Fresno State Bulldogs
(6-6)	(7-5)
40	35
Head coach: Steve Fairchild	Head coach: Pat Hill

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colorado State	10	10	0	20	40
Fresno State	14	7	7	7	35

Season

2008

Stadium

University Stadium

Location

Albuquerque, New Mexico

United States TV coverage

Network

ESPN

Announcers

Rod Gilmore, Joe Tessitore

4-6 all time, last meeting 2006 (23-35 in Fresno)

Players

Defensive Starters

FS
Marvin Haynes
Jake Jorde

WLB	MLB	SLB
Qaadir Brown	Ben Jacobs	Nico Herron
Ricky Pemasa	Nico Herron	Nick Bates

SS
Mosses Harris
Lorne Bell

CB
Damion Owens
Will Harding

DE	DT	DT	DE
Wilson Ramos, Jr	Cornell Banks	Jon Monga	Ikenna Ike
Chris Carter	Bryce Harris	Mark Roberts	Chris Lewis

CB
A.J. Jefferson
Sharrod Davis

Offensive Starters

WR
Chastin West
Jason Crawley

LT	LG	C	RG	RT
Bobby Lepori	Cole Popovich	Joe Bernardi	Andrew Jackson	Kenny Avon
Kenny Wiggins	Pierce Masse	Richard Pacheco	Adam McDowell	Devan Cunningham

TE
Bear Pascoe
Isaac Kitner

WR
Marlon Moore
Seyi Ajirotutu

QB
Tom Brandstater
Ryan Colburn

FB
Anthony Harding
Reynard Camp

RB
Ryan Mathews
Lonyae Miller

Awards

First Team All WAC

Bobby Lepori- Sr. OL

Second Team All WAC

Bear Pascoe- Sr. TE- 2007 1st team

Chris Carter- So. LB

Ben Jacobs-So. LB

Moses Harris- Jr. DB

Coaching staff

Pat Hill - Head Coach
Doug Nussmeier - Offensive Coordinator
Dan Brown - Defensive Coordinator
Jeff Grady - Tight Ends
John Baxter - Special Teams/Wide Receivers
Will Plemons- Linebackers
Kerry Locklin - Defensive Line
Tim Skipper - Running Backs
Randy Stewart – Secondary
Derek Frazier – Offensive Line
Mike Kelly - Graduate Assistant
Mike Schepers Graduate Assistant

References

↑ "Pat Hill Gets Contract Extension to Stay at Fresno State". Retrieved 2008-06-14.
↑ "No. 25: Fresno State". Archived from the original on 17 May 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-13.
↑ "Stop us if you've heard this before: Buckeyes top Dawgs". Archived from the original on 12 May 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-13.
↑ "Buckeyes rise to No. 1 in updated Top 25". Archived from the original on 12 May 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
↑ "Fresno State Hires New Offensive Coordinator". Retrieved 2008-05-14.

Fresno State Bulldogs football

Venues	Ratcliffe Stadium (1926–1979) Bulldog Stadium (1980–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Boise State (Milk Can) San Diego State (Battle for the Oil Can) San Jose State (Valley Cup)

Culture & lore	Timeout Bulldog Marching Band

People	Head coaches Statistical leaders

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