2004 Fresno State Bulldogs football
MPC Computers Bowl champion
MPC Computers Bowl, W 37–34 OT vs. Virginia
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 22
APNo. 22
Record93 (53 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorFrank Cignetti Jr. (3rd season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorDan Brown (4th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumBulldog Stadium
(Capacity: 41,031)
2004 Western Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 12 Boise State $  8 0   11 1  
UTEP  6 2   8 4  
No. 22 Fresno State  5 3   9 3  
Louisiana Tech  5 3   6 6  
Hawaii  4 4   8 5  
Nevada  3 5   5 7  
Tulsa  3 5   4 8  
SMU  3 5   3 8  
Rice  2 6   3 8  
San Jose State  1 7   2 9  
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2004 Fresno State football team represented California State University, Fresno in the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at Bulldog Stadium in Fresno, California and were coached by Pat Hill.

Personnel

Coaching Staff

NamePositionSeasons at
Fresno State
Alma Mater
Pat HillHead coach8UC Riverside (1973)
Frank Cignetti Jr.Offensive coordinator3Indiana (PA) (1988)
Dan BrownDefensive coordinator8
Source:

Roster

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 52:30 pmat Washington*FSNW 35–1665,345
September 119:00 amat No. 13 Kansas State*FSNW 45–2146,468
September 187:00 pmPortland State*No. 19W 27–1742,662
October 24:00 pmat Louisiana TechNo. 17BSNL 21–2818,330
October 97:00 pmUTEP
  • Bulldog Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
L 21–2440,407
October 237:15 pmat No. 19 Boise StateESPN2L 16–3330,623
October 307:00 pmSMU
  • Bulldog Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 42–037,604
November 612:00 pmat RiceBSNW 52–2118,407
November 127:30 pmHawaii
  • Bulldog Stadium
  • Fresno, CA (rivalry)
ESPNW 70–1438,956
November 206:00 pmNevada
  • Bulldog Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
BSNW 54–1739,256
November 272:00 pmat San Jose StateBSNW 62–2828,867
December 2711:00 amvs. No. 18 Virginia*ESPNW 37–34 OT28,516
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

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Game summaries

At Washington

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 7 7 21 35
Huskies 0 7 3 6 16

At No. 13 Kansas State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 14 17 7 7 45
No. 13 Wildcats 7 7 0 7 21

Portland State

1 2 3 4 Total
Vikings 0 7 3 7 17
Bulldogs 7 17 0 3 27

At Louisiana Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Fresno State Bulldogs 10 3 0 8 21
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs 0 7 7 14 28

UTEP

1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 7 10 0 7 24
Bulldogs 7 0 7 7 21

At No. 16 Boise State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 3 7 6 16
No. 16 Broncos 7 9 7 10 33

SMU

1 2 3 4 Total
Mustangs 0 0 0 0 0
Bulldogs 14 21 7 0 42

At Rice

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 21 7 24 0 52
Owls 0 7 0 7 14

Hawaii

1 2 3 4 Total
Warriors 0 0 7 7 14
Bulldogs 21 28 7 14 70

Nevada

1 2 3 4 Total
Wolfpack 7 3 7 0 17
Bulldogs 13 20 14 7 54

At San Jose State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 14 27 7 14 62
Spartans 7 7 7 7 28

Vs. No. 18 Virginia (2004 MPC Computers Bowl)

1 2 3 4OT Total
No. 18 Cavaliers 14 7 3 73 34
Bulldogs 7 3 7 146 37

References

  1. "Fresno State Official Athletic Site - Football". Archived from the original on November 19, 2012. Retrieved October 22, 2012.


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