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1 FRESNO STATE FOOTBALL GAME NOTES - Football Contact: Matt Burkholder, Director of Communications Office: (direct) Cell: (559) Twitter: FresnoStateFB mburkholder@csufresno.edu Website: gobulldogs.com Instagram: Fresno_State_Football Secondary Football Contact: Josh Mitchell, Assistant Director of Communications Office: (direct) Cell: (559) jomitchell@csufresno.edu Idaho (0-0) at Fresno State (0-0) Game No. 1 Sept. 1, 2018 Bulldog Stadium (40,727) - Fresno, Calif. / 7:06 p.m. PT Radio: 940 AM ESPN/1600 AM ESPN Deportes TV: None Stream: Facebook Live Stats: gobulldogs.com QUICK FACTS COACHES: Jeff Tedford (Fresno State, 1992) Fresno State Record (2nd season) Career Record (13th season) Paul Petrino (Carroll College, 1990) Idaho Record (6th season) Career Record...Same SERIES:...Fresno State leads, 11-4 Last time:... Fresno State (A) def. Idaho (H) 61-14, 10/5/13 Last hosted:.fresno State (H) def. Idaho (A) 23-20, 11/27/10 OFFENSIVE QUICK FACTS (2017 In Review): Fresno St. (conf. rk.) Idaho (conf. rk.) Scoring 27.1 (#8) 20.9 (#8) Rushing (#8) (#9) Passing (#4) (#7) Total (#9) (#8) KO Return 21.6 (#6) 16.5 (#12) 3rd-DN Conv. 36% (#8) 35% (#8) 4th-DN Conv. 67% (#1) 36% (#10) DEFENSIVE QUICK FACTS (2017 In Review): Fresno St. (conf. rk.) Idaho (conf. rk.) Scoring 17.9 (#2) 25.8 (#5) Rushing (#1) (#9) Passing (#5) (#2) Total (#2) (#5) Net Punting 37.1 (#8) 37.3 (#6) Opp. 3rd-DN Conv. 35% (#1) 40% (#8) Opp. 4th DN Conv. 29% (#2) 71% (#12) Media Coverage RADIO: 940 AM ESPN Radio; Gameday Live (4 p.m.); Pregame Show (6 p.m.) Play-by-Play: Paul Loeffler; Analyst: Pat Hill; Sideline: Cameron Worrell ESPN Deportes (1600 AM) in Spanish Play-by-Play: Jesse Beltran; Analyst: Octavio Duarte SATELLITE RADIO: Sirius n/a; XM Ch. 383; Internet Radio Ch. 985 WATCH: Facebook (powered by Stadium) Play-by-Play: Dan Hellie; Analyst: David Carr; Sideline: Kelli Johnson Headlines The Bulldogs, coming off their first double-digit win season since 2013, will look to be the first Fresno State team to win double-digit games in back-to-back seasons since Fresno State was picked to win the West Division in the 2018 preseason poll released by the Mountain West - selected by the media. The predicted championship game pits the Bulldogs against Boise State for a second consecutive year. Fresno State returns 43 lettermen and 17 starters. Fresno State last lost to Idaho in 1967; the Dogs own an 11-4 all-time advantage. Fresno State has not lost a week one home game since 1997 (Oregon, OT ). Fresno State is 13-0 against FCS opponents since the year Returning Production from percent of rushing touchdowns percent of rushing yards percent of receiving touchdowns percent of interceptions percent of takeaways percent of passing yards percent of passing touchdowns percent of fumble recoveries percent of receiving yards percent of tackles percent of scoring percent of tackles for loss percent of sacks Seniors Marcus McMaryion (QB) and George Helmuth (LB) were voted by their teammates to be the 2018 offensive and defensive captains, respectively. What does the duo of Marcus McMaryion and KeeSean Johnson have in common with Derek Carr and Davante Adams? For the first time since 2013, Fresno State has a one-two punch of a Johnny Unitas Golden Arm award watch lister and a Biletnikoff award watch lister heading into the year. WR Michiah Quick and DE Mykal Walker are slotted to earn starts in their first career games as Bulldogs on Sept Fresno State Schedule Opponent Opp. 17 Date Opponent [TV] Ranking! Time/Result Record Series Note Sept. 1 Idaho - 7 p.m Fresno State seeks 11th-straight win against Idaho; first meeting since 13 Sept. 8 at Minnesota [FS1] - 4:30 p.m st. mtg. First of home-and-home series ( ) Sept. 15 at UCLA [FS1] - 7:30 p.m Dogs own two-straight wins after dropping first six all-time meetings Sept. 22 BYE WEEK Sept. 29 Toledo [ESPN Network*] - TBA Hosting the Rockets for first time since first-ever meeting in 2005 Oct. 6 at Nevada^ [ESPN Network*] - TBA Fresno State holds 4-2 series lead in MW games Oct. 13 Wyoming^ [ESPN Network*] - TBA Dogs own 4 of their 6 all-time wins at home vs. the Cowboys Oct. 20 at New Mexico^ [ESPN Network*] - TBA FS has won 6-straight in series - longest win streak against any MW team Oct. 27 Hawai i^ [ESPN Network*] - TBA The Bulldogs have won six of their last seven contests versus UH Nov. 3 at UNLV^ [CBSSN] - 7:30 p.m FS seeks first win at UNLV since 1996, 0-2 since Nov. 9 at Boise State^ [ESPN2] #22/#22-7:15 p.m Split two matchups in 2017; fell in MWC game on Dec. 2 Nov. 17 San Diego State^ [CBSSN] --/RV - 7:30 p.m The winner has represented the West Division in all five MW Championship games Nov. 24 San Jose State^ [ESPN Network*] - TBA Dogs seek 42nd win vs. its longest-running rival in 2018 Key: ^-MW Game; *-ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNews, ESPNU or ESPN3;!-AP Poll/USA Today Coaches Poll (2018 preseason rankings) REFERENCE: Fresno State (never: FSU, FRES, CSUF, Fresno State University or just Fresno ); ABBREVIATIONS: Fresno St. or FS

2 MEDIA INFORMATION Media Availability Interviews for Bulldog players and coaches will be coordinated through the Fresno State Athletics Communications Office 24 hours in advance to ensure availability. Contact Matt Burkholder at (559) to make arrangements for interviews with student-athletes and coaches. Freshmen (both true and redshirt) along with any other newcomers to the program will not be allowed to do interviews until after they play in their first game, per team rules. In-Season Media Interview Schedule Sunday: No media. Monday: Head Coach Jeff Tedford weekly press conference. Tuesday: Players day: players after practice. Wednesday/Thursday: Head Coach Jeff Tedford and assistants after practice. Friday: No media. Saturday: Post-game only. Weekly Media Conference Fresno State s weekly media conference will be held at 11 a.m. in the Josephine Theater inside the Duncan Building on Mondays during the football season. The press conference is open to credentialed members of the media only. The media conference can be viewed live via the Mountain West Network. ESPN Coaches Show The weekly radio show airs live on ESPN Radio (940 AM) with host Paul Loeffler. The Elbow Room hosts the show from 6 7 p.m. each Wednesday of a game week. Football List If you would like to be added to the Bulldog football list to receive breaking news about the team, please contact Matt Burkholder. Fresno State Athletics Communications 5305 N. Campus Drive Mail Stop 27 Fresno, CA Phone: (559) Tickets: (559) 278-DOGS (3647) Press Box: (559) ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS: FB Contact...Matt Burkholder ...mburkholder@csufresno.edu Office Cell Secondary Contact... Josh Mitchell ... jomitchell@csufresno.edu Office Cell gobulldogs.com Dogs in Season Openers Fresno State begins its 97th season of football in the Sept. 1 opener against Idaho. Saturday s contest will be the 1,050th game played in Fresno State football history as they go for the program s 600th all-time win. When it comes to season openers, Fresno State has a 12-6 record since the year with four of those six losses succumbed to top 25 teams (Ohio State-2000, Wisconsin-2002, Tennessee-2003 and USC-2014). When opening the season at home, Fresno State has not lost since an overtime bout with Oregon in 1997 (Aug. 31) - falling to the Ducks. The Dogs have since won 11 consecutive games which includes wins against Rutgers, Cincinnati and Nevada. The Bulldogs are overall in season openers all-time. Scouting Idaho Vandals Idaho was 4-8 in 2017 under sixth-year head coach Paul Petrino. Idaho, a former WAC rival, makes its first trip to Fresno since Since leaving the WAC after the 2012 season, the Vandals played as an independent in 2013 (1-11) before joining the Sun Belt for the last four seasons. They compiled an overall record and a conference mark from This season, Idaho enters the year as a member of the Big Sky Conference. The Vandals will become the first program to drop down from the Football Bowl Subdivision to FCS since 1982, and the only one to do so without the NCAA forcing a decision. With the move, Idaho football joins where all of its other teams compete as league members. Idaho played football in the Big Sky Conference from , winning nine conference championships. All UI sports left the Big Sky in 1996, with most other sports other than football returning in The Idaho football team returns 35 lettermen and 11 starters from a season ago. The Vandals return a pair of quarterbacks with some playing experience in junior Mason Petrino who has appeared in 16 career games over the last two seasons throwing for 271 yards and three touchdowns while sophomore Colton Richardson played in a pair of games as a freshman in 2017, including making a start in the season finale, a win against Georgia State. There is an or on the official two-deep for week one so who starts between the duo is TBD for Sept. 1. In the backfield, the Vandals lose running back Aaron Duckworth who rushed for 1,025 yards a season ago, but do return the services of redshirt senior Isaiah Saunders who ran for 506 yards in 2017 and has 1,277 career rushing yards. Senior wide receiver David Ungerer is Idaho s top returning receiver after making 39 receptions for 432 receiving yards and six touchdowns a season ago. On the defensive side of the ball, the Vandals return five of their top 10 tacklers from Senior linebacker Christian Elliss, a second-team All-Sun Belt selection a season ago, returns after ranking second on the team with 80 tackles while ranking third in the Sun Belt with 16 tackles for loss and fifth in the conference with six sacks. Dogs vs. FCS Opponents Saturday s game will be Fresno State s 14th against an FCS school since 2000 and the previous 13 have been Fresno State victories at Bulldog Stadium. The Bulldogs have won each meeting this decade against their FCS opponents by an average of 28.5 points per game. In 2017, Fresno State defeated Incarnate Word, 66-0, to open the season. This will be the fourth time since joining the Mountain West in 2012 that the Dogs will have started their season at home against an FCS opponent. Dogs current home opening win Streak 1997: W, 35-7 vs. Portland State (8/30) 1999: W, 34-6 vs. Portland State (9/4) 2005: W, vs. Weber State (9/10) 2006: W, vs. Nevada (9/1) 2007: W, 24-3 vs. Sacramento State (9/1) 2009: W, 51-0 vs. UC Davis (9/5) 2010: W, vs. Cincinnati (9/4) 2012: W, vs. Weber State (9/1) 2013: W, (OT) vs. Rutgers (8/29) 2015: W, vs. Abilene Christian (9/3) 2017: W, 66-0 vs. Incarnate Word (9/2) Fresno State vs. FCS Schools Since 2000 Date Opponent Result 9/1/17 Incarnate Word W, /10/16 Sacramento State W, /3/15 Abilene Christian W, /20/14 Southern Utah W, /7/13 Cal Poly W, /3/12 Weber State W, /17/11 North Dakota W, /2/10 Cal Poly W, /5/09 UC Davis W, /1/07 Sacramento State W, /10/05 Weber State W, /19/04 Portland State W, /27/03 Portland State W, FRESNO STATE FOOTBALL

3 Dogs vs. current Big Sky teams The Dogs are (.679) all-time against the 13 current members of the Big Sky. Fresno State most recently defeated Sacramento State, 31-3, at home in The last loss Fresno State suffered to a team currently affiliated with the Big Sky came against Montana State on Nov. 17, Head coach Jeff Tedford is 5-0 all-time against current Big Sky members with wins over Sacramento State (2005), Portland State (2006), Eastern Washington (2009), UC Davis (2010) and Southern Utah (2012) while coaching at Cal. The Golden Bears averaged 48.8 points per game and an average margin of victory of 36.8 in those five contest. Dogs vs. current Big Sky teams Cal Poly Eastern Washington - N/A Idaho Idaho State Montana Montana State Northern Arizona Northern Colorado - N/A Portland State Sacramento State Southern Utah UC Davis Weber State Conference preseason predictions The Dogs were predicted to finish first in the West Division of the Mountain West in the 2018 MW preseason poll and are coming off winning the West Division in 2017 after going 7-1 in conference play. It was the fourth time in six years the Dogs have won their division or a share of the Mountain West title since moving to the league in The Bulldogs have been predicted to win their division twice before being picked to repeat as West Division champs in In the previous such occasions in 2013 and 2014 when the Dogs were picked to represent the West in the Mountain West Championship Game, they did just that. Year Conference Prediction Result 2012 Mountain West 3rd T-1st* 2013 Mountain West 1st (West)... 1st (West)/Won MW Championship Game 2014 Mountain West 1st (West)... 1st (West)/Lost MW Championship Game 2015 Mountain West 2nd (West) T-4th (West) 2016 Mountain West 4th (West) 6th (West) 2017 Mountain West 6th (West) 1st (West) 2018 Mountain West 1st (West)...? * 2012 was the last season there was not a championship game and no divisional format Team Captains Seniors Marcus McMaryion (QB) and George Helmuth (LB) were named the Bulldogs 2018 team captains. The duo will serve as the team s permanent captains throughout the season while two other individuals will be named on a game-by-game basis. This 2 & 2 format was instituted in year one under Jeff Tedford. Last season, under Tedford s captain system, four juniors (now seniors) represented the Bulldogs as game-by-game picks. Those players were James Bailey (5x), KeeSean Johnson (4x), Kyle Riddering (3x) and Micah St. Andrew (1x). From walk-on, to team captain Fifth-year senior George Helmuth has had quite the journey over the course of his career that started in 2014 as a walk-on. The local product, who saw action early, but primarily on special teams, turned his Fresno State football career upside down in After a redshirt season in 2014, and limited time in that resulted in 24 career tackles entering the 2017 season, Helmuth racked up 89 tackles last season and finished second on the team and 16th in the MW in that category. And he did all that while not making his first career start until game No. 4 of the season (vs Nevada). But from that point on he has not relinquished his spot in the lineup. He earned his first career Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week honor after tallying a career-high 11 tackles, seven solo, and recovered a critical fumble in the Bulldogs 13-7 MW West Division clinching win at Wyoming on Nov. 18. And for the year, he was named an All- Mountain West honorable mention selection. THE MOUNTAIN WEST 2018 MW Predicted Order of Finish (announced July 24) West Division 1st-place votes Points 1. Fresno State San Diego State UNLV Nevada Hawai i San Jose State - 25 Mountain Division 1st-place votes Points 1. Boise State Wyoming Colorado State Utah State Air Force New Mexico Mountain West Football Preseason All-Conference Team OFFENSE QB Brett Rypien** Sr. Boise State WR KeeSean Johnson** Sr. Fresno State WR McLane Mannix So. Nevada RB Alexander Mattison Jr. Boise State RB Lexington Thomas* Sr. UNLV OL Ezra Cleveland So. Boise State OL John Molchon Jr. Boise State OL Aaron Jenkins Sr. New Mexico OL Keith Ismael** So. San Diego State OL Tyler Roemer** So. San Diego State TE Dax Raymond Jr. Utah State DEFENSE DL David Moa** Sr. Boise State DL Curtis Weaver* So. Boise State DL Youhanna Ghaifan* Jr. Wyoming DL Carl Granderson* Sr. Wyoming LB Jeff Allison* Jr. Fresno State LB Jahlani Tavai** Sr. Hawai i LB Malik Reed Sr. Nevada DB Tyler Horton* Sr. Boise State DB Dameon Baber** Sr. Nevada DB Tariq Thompson** So. San Diego State DB Andrew Wingard* Sr. Wyoming SPECIALISTS P Ryan Stonehouse So. Colorado State PK Dominik Eberle* Jr. Utah State KR/PR Avery Williams** So. Boise State Offensive Player of the Year: Brett Rypien, Sr., QB, Boise State Defensive Player of the Year: Andrew Wingard, Sr., DB, Wyoming Special Teams Player of the Year: Avery Williams, So., KR/PR, Boise State * - Member of the 2017 All-MW First Team ** - Member of the 2017 All-MW Second Team 2018 FRESNO STATE FOOTBALL 3

4 AROUND THE MOUNTAIN WEST 2018 MW Standings Mountain Division MW Overall W L W L Wyoming Boise State Utah State Air Force New Mexico Colorado State West Division MW Overall W L W L Hawai`i Fresno State San Diego State UNLV Nevada San Jose State Mountain West Records (Since Fresno State Joined MW in 2012) MW Overall W L W L Boise State San Diego State Colorado State Fresno State Air Force Utah State* Nevada Wyoming New Mexico UNLV San Jose State* Hawai i * denotes team joined MW in 2013 Mountain West Records - Home Games only (Since Fresno State Joined MW in 2012) Overall W L Pct. Boise State San Diego State Air Force Utah State* Fresno State Colorado State Nevada Wyoming San Jose State* New Mexico Hawai i UNLV * denotes team joined MW in 2013 Bulldogs sporting national watch list similarities to its last championship season There are a few preseason notables Preseason National Watch Lists that make the 2018 preseason feel 2013 a bit like the Bulldogs preseason Davante Adams, So., WR leading into the 2013 season - the last Biletnikoff Award Derek Carr, Sr., QB time the Dogs won the Mountain Maxwell Award West Championship. It starts with Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award the preseason poll released by the Marcel Jensen, Sr., TE John Mackey Award league as voted upon by the media Derron Smith, Jr., FS that Fresno State is predicted to win Chuck Bednarik Award its division. Another, individually. The catalysts of that magical 2013 season was the lethal combo of Derek Carr and Davante Adams, and the services of other future NFL players in Derron Smith and Marcel Jensen. In particular, there are five national award watch lists that were given to the likes of Adams, Carr, Jensen and Smith in 2013, that players on the 2018 team share the same distinction. Nation s Best: 36 and counting Since his redshirt freshman season, in 2015, senior KeeSean Johnson has been a steady pass catcher for Bulldog quarterbacks. The East Palo Alto native has one game in his entire career where he went without a catch - at Ole Miss in 2015 as a redshirt freshman. Since then, Johnson has caught at least one pass in 36 consecutive games. The next closest pass catcher owns National leader: With 36 consecutive games with at least one reception, Johnson leads the next closest individual by six games (Cody Thompson, Toledo-30). On his way to being an all-timer KeeSean Johnson, the Bulldogs leading receiver over the past two seasons, is working his way up the Fresno State record books by putting up consistent numbers over the years. With a single-season best 77 receptions as a junior, Johnson has risen to No. 8 on the Fresno State alltime top 10 for pass receptions in a career. Johnson is poised to break the program s all-time record held by current Green Bay Packers wide receiver and fellow Bay Area native Davante Adams all-time record established in 2013; if he meets his average set over his sophomore and junior seasons (71.5) as a senior, he can break it as he is 53 catches shy of that record. Pass Receptions (Career) 1. Davante Adams, Josh Harper, Rodney Wright, Isaiah Burse, Bernard Berrian, Brian Roberson, Charlie Jones, KeeSean Johnson, 2015-Pres Charles Smith, Larry Willis, KeeSean Johnson, Sr., WR Biletnikoff Award Marcus McMaryion, Sr., QB Maxwell Award Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Jared Rice, Jr., TE John Mackey Award Jeff Allison, Jr., LB Chuck Bednarik Award 2018 Active Streak of Consecutive Games with a Reception Player, School Games KeeSean Johnson, Fresno State 36 Cody Thompson, Toledo 30 Cole Herdman, Purdue 29 Olamide Zaccheaus, Virginia 29 Jonathan Duhart, Old Dominion 28 Hunter Renfrow, Clemson 28 Penny Hart, Georgia State 27 Stanley Morgan Jr., Nebraska 26 Ty Lee, Middle Tennessee State 26 Bryan Edwards, South Carolina 25 N Keal Harry, Arizona State 25 Scott Miller, Bowling Green 25 Andy Isabella, Massachusetts 25 Receiving Yardage (Career) 1. Charlie Jones, , Rodney Wright, , Davante Adams, , Brian Roberson, , Henry Ellard, , Josh Harper, , Bernard Berrian, , Isaiah Burse, , Charles Smith, , Larry Willis, , KeeSean Johnson, 2015-Pres. 2, Seyi Ajirotutu, ,963 With 77 receptions, KeeSean owned the 17th-most receptions by any FBS player in With 1,013 receiving yards, KeeSean was one of 30 FBS players to break the 1,000-yard threshold in With 2,123 receiving yards, Johnson will need his biggest season yet to become the program s all-time leader in receiving yardage; he is 1,221 yards behind Charlie Jones 3,344 record FRESNO STATE FOOTBALL

5 O-Line movement The Dogs lost two offensive linemen with 64 career starts between them (Aaron Mitchell, David Patterson) but return three with 71 career combined starts (Netane Muti, Christian Cronk, Micah St. Andrew) going into the 2018 season opener. Sr. Christian Cronk: LT > LG So. Netane Muti: LG > LT Sr. Micah St. Andrew: RG > C The challenge ahead in matching last year s dominance also comes with the challenge that the three offensive linemen that return are each holding court with a new position on the line in Pegged to fill the shoes of the other two starters lost is senior Markus Boyer, who will go to right guard, and redshirt freshman Syrus Tuitele at right tackle. Fresno State allowed just seven sacks through 12 regular season games a year ago; that unit allowed 10 sacks over 14 games, equaling 0.71 sacks allowed per game, which ranked No. 3 in the nation. There were just four other teams that held its opponent under 1.00 sacks per game (Army, Marshall, Appalachian State) in Of those four, Fresno State was the only team that played 14 or more games. All five linemen started all 14 games in 2017, respectively. Micah St. Andrew is the Bulldogs current leader in consecutive starts, owning 29. The Dogs allowed more than one sack in a game just twice in 2017 (at Alabama/at Boise State). Fresno State held six opponents without a sack in Season starts by position - Offensive Line (active players) Projected 2018 Starter Left Tackle Netane Muti Christian Cronk (14) Christian Cronk (12) -- Left Guard Christian Cronk Netane Muti (14) Logan Hughes (5) -- Center Micah St. Andrew Right Guard Markus Boyer Micah St. Andrew (14) Micah St. Andrew (12) Micah St. Andrew (5) Right Tackle Syrus Tuitlele Kid in a candy store As quoted from quarterback Marcus McMaryion, he s like a kid in a candy store, as it relates to his aerial weapons. McMaryion will have at his disposal fourth-year starters KeeSean Johnson and Jamire Jordan and Mackey Award watch list tight end Jared Rice - a group that is responsible for 83 percent of team s receiving yardage production in Add in Michiah Quick, a transfer from Oklahoma, and Delvon Hardaway, who was granted a sixth-year of eligibility after suffering a season-ending injury during his 2017 fall camp, and it s well stated that McMaryion will be like a kid in a candy store in 2018 when he is in the pocket. They re all back In 2017, running backs Josh Hokit, Jordan Mims, Dejonte O Neal and Ronnie Rivers, and quarterback Marcus McMaryion combined for 2,098 yards rushing. It put the Bulldogs over 2,000 yards for a season for only the second time since Fresno State s balanced attack should continue this season as all five players return to the Bulldog backfield. Prior to 2010, Fresno State recorded seven straight seasons ( ) with over 2,000 yards on the ground. QB1 For a second straight season and for the fifth time in the last six seasons, the Bulldogs will open the season with a different starting quarterback in the season opener. With Marcus McMaryion expected to get the start under center against the Vandals, he will become the sixth different Bulldog quarterback to start a season opener since 2009 joining Ryan Colburn ( ), Derek Carr ( ), Brian Burrell (2014), Zack Greenlee (2015) and Chason Virgil ( ). QUICK FACTS GENERAL INFORMATION: Location...Fresno, Calif. Founded Enrollment...25,200 President...Dr. Joseph I. Castro Director of Athletics...Terry Tumey Senior Woman Administrator... Carrie Coll Colors...Red and Blue Nickname...Bulldogs Conference...Mountain West TEAM HISTORY: First Year of Football Seasons All-Time Record All-Time Home Record Away Record Neutral Record (not including bowl games) All-Time Bowl Record All-Time Mountain West Games Only Conference Championships Last Conference Championship Mountain West MW Conference Championships (since 2012)... 2 MW Division Titles (since 2013)... 3 Bowl Appearances Last Bowl Hawai i Bowl STADIUM INFORMATION: Name...Bulldog Stadium (40,727) Surface... FieldTurf Completed (Beginning 38th Full Season) First Game... Nov. 25, 1980 vs. Montana State Record in Stadium Largest Crowd...42,881 (5x in 2001) Number of 40,000-plus crowds Last 40,000-plus crowd...9/13/14 vs. Nebraska (41,031) Press Box Phone...(559) TEAM INFORMATION: 2017 Overall Record Mountain West Record (Finish) (1st, West) 2017 Bowl...Hawai i Bowl 2017 Final Ranking...AP (RV) Coaches Poll (RV) Starters Returning/Lost...17/8 Offense: 8/3 Defense: 7/4 Special Teams: 2/1 Lettermen Returning/Lost...43/15 Offense: 21/5 Defense: 20/9 Special Teams: 2/1 Base Offense... Pro-Style Base Defense MOST ACTIVE CAREER STARTS (20 GAMES +) WR KeeSean Johnson (Sr.) 35 WR Jamire Jordan (Sr.) 33 OL Micah St. Andrew (Sr.) 31 LB James Bailey (Sr.) 29 OL Christian Cronk (Sr.) 26 MOST ACTIVE CAREER GAMES PLAYED (30 GAMES +) LB James Bailey (Sr.) 38 LB George Helmuth (Sr.) 38 WR KeeSean Johnson (Sr.) 38 WR Jamire Jordan (Sr.) 38 TE Kyle Riddering (Sr.) 35 OL Micah St. Andrew (Sr.) 35 TE David Tangipa (Sr.) 31 DB Tank Kelly (Sr.) FRESNO STATE FOOTBALL 5

6 FS GAME-BY-GAME 2018 OFFENSE GAME-BY-GAME RUSHING Game Att. Yds. TD Long UI TOL WYO UH SDSU SJSU PASSING Game Passes Yds. TD Long UI TOL WYO UH SDSU SJSU DEFENSE GAME-BY-GAME RUSHING DEFENSE Game Att. Yds. TD Long UI TOL WYO UH SDSU SJSU PASSING DEFENSE Game Passes Yds. TD Long UI TOL WYO UH SDSU SJSU SACKS/TFLS Game Sacks Yds. TFL Yds. UI TOL WYO UH SDSU SJSU Follow-up campaign? Fresno State s 10-win season in 2017 gave the program its 10th double-digit win season in its history and the first 10-plus win season for the Bulldogs since 2013 when they won 11. Only once during the program s history have the Dogs strung together back-to-back seasons with double-digit wins. Following a 10-2 campaign in 1988, Fresno State posted its best winning percentage in the last 30 years in 1989 at It would also mark the first time in Tedford s career for back-to-back double-digit win seasons as his two double-digit win campaigns at Cal came in 2004 and A dominating presence The Bulldogs lone All-Mountain West First-Team selection in 2017, Jeff Allison again looks to be the anchor in the middle for one of the nation s top defenses. Recording only 21 tackles as a freshman, he had a monster sophomore season racking up 126 stops, the most by a Bulldog since Marcus Riley s 132 in It was the ninth-most in program history. Nearly 63 percent of Allison s tackles in 2017 were solo (79), ranking him seventh in the FBS in total solo tackles. Bulldogs return their top seven tackles leaders The Dogs return their top seven tacklers from a season ago, including all three linebackers and all four secondary members. Five of the seven earned All-Mountain West honors with Allison being named to the first team while Helmuth, Bell, Hughes and Bryant garnered honorable mention accolades. James Bailey, who has been making starts since his true freshman season, enters 2018 as the Bulldogs active leader in career tackles with 177. Fresno St. Double-Digit win seasons Year Record Conf. champs No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Solo Ast. Total TFL-Yds. Sacks-Yds. Int. LB Jeff Allison (Jr.) LB George Helmuth (Sr.) DB Mike Bell (Jr.) LB James Bailey (Sr.) DB Juju Hughes (Jr.) CB Jaron Bryant (Jr.) CB Tank Kelly (Sr.) New Look D-Line While the Dogs return all their starts in the back seven, the defensive line (4-3) lost all four 2017 starters Robert Stanley, Nathan Madsen, Malik Forrester and Tobenna Okeke. And while on paper it s a scary thought, the d-line saw plenty of rotation last season so the learning curve will not be as dramatic as most believe. Projected interior lineman Kevin Atkins saw five starts last year while fellow interior limeman Jasad Haynes racked up 21 tackles and 2.0 TFLs and a fumble recovery last season. On the outside, Emeka Ndoh and Mykal Walker figure to get the nods. Ndoh registered nine tackles last year but five were TFLs. It will be Walker s first action as a Bulldog. Legacy Mykal Walker is projected to start in his first career game with the Bulldogs on Saturday against Idaho. Mykal transferred to Fresno State after two years at Azusa Pacific in and redshirt at Fresno State in He is following in the footsteps of his late father Michael Walker who similarly played defensive end at Fresno State in after redshirting as a Bulldog in He transferred to Fresno State from College of Marin. Michael Walker tallied 65 tackles and 6.5 sacks at Fresno State under Jim Sweeney FRESNO STATE FOOTBALL

7 Fresno State returns to national scene Despite not earning a bid to host the 2017 Mountain West Championship game, Fresno State s regular season finale win over then-no. 23 Boise State on Nov. 25, 2017 resulted in the Bulldogs breaking into the College Football Playoff committee s top 25, checking in at No. 25 on Nov. 28, marking the first time Fresno State entered the CFP rankings since it was instituted in Furthermore, Fresno State broke into the Associated Press Top 25 poll, checking in at No. 25 on Nov. 26, It marked the first time in nearly four years that the Bulldogs were ranked by the AP - Fresno State was ranked No. 21 on Dec. 8, 2013, prior to suffering a Las Vegas bowl loss to USC and dropping from the final rankings. Where the MW stacks up in the polls (Preseason rankings) Team AP Coaches Air Force Boise State #22 #22 Colorado State Fresno State RV RV Hawai i New Mexico Nevada San Diego State -- RV San Jose State UNLV Utah State Wyoming The Bulldogs received votes in both the AP Top 25 and USA Today Coaches end of season polls in Fresno State continued to receive votes in both the AP Top 25 and USA Today Coaches poll in the initial 2018 preseason polls released in August. Home Cooking During the history of Bulldog Stadium, Fresno State recorded at least five wins at home 21 times, including the 2017 season in which the Dogs were 5-1. In the year following a home schedule that saw at least five wins, the Bulldogs have reached five or more wins on 13 occasions. The last time Fresno State recorded back-to-back seasons with at least five wins in Bulldog Stadium was when the Dogs were a combined 13-0 (6-0 and 7-0) and won back-to-back Mountain West championships. The majority of Fresno State s seasons with at least five home wins came during two stretches, (nine straight) and (five straight). This N That The Bulldogs, coming off their first double-digit win season since 2013 (10-4), will look to be the first Fresno State team to win double-digit games in back-to-back seasons since Fresno State was one of 26 schools to finish 2017 with double-digit wins. Of those 26, four were in the pacific time zone: Fresno State, San Diego State, USC and Washington. The Bulldogs were one of six teams in the FBS to have played five or more opponents in 2017 that owned double-digit wins. Of those six teams, Fresno State, Ohio State and Auburn were the only three to own double-digit wins at the same time. Fresno State received votes in both end-of-year polls (AP Top 25/USA Today Coaches Poll). Fresno State returns 43 lettermen and 17 starters. Projected fourth-year starters: WR KeeSean Johnson, WR Jamire Jordan. Projected third-year starters: OL Christian Cronk, OL Micah St. Andrew, TE Kyle Riddering, LB James Bailey, P Blake Cusick. Despite not taking home the most coveted trophy (MW Championship), the Dogs collected four trophies during Tedford s first season. All three regular season rivalry trophies were won - the Valley Trophy (vs. San Jose State), the Old Oil Can (vs. San Diego State) and the Milk Can (vs. Boise State) as well as the Hawai i Bowl win (vs. Houston). Tedford earned Fresno State its first bowl win since the 2007 Humanitarian Bowl with a win against Houston on Christmas Eve at the 2017 Hawai i Bowl. Jeff Tedford was named the 2017 Mountain West Coach of the Year. Fresno State returns 10 of its 16 all-conference selections. FRESNO STATE UNDER JEFF TEDFORD Category Record MW Non-Conference Bowl games Home Away Neutral Day Night (6 p.m. or later) AT&T SportsNet/ROOT Sports CBS Sports Network ESPN ESPN ESPN3/WatchESPN KSEE Pac-12 Network Scoring First Opponent Scores First Leading at Half Trailing at Half Tied at the Half Leading after Third Trailing after Third Tied after Third Overtime Games Scoring less than 20 pts Scoring pts Scoring 30+ pts Allowing less than 20 pts Allowing pts Allowing 30+ pts Rushing for less than 100 yds Rushing for yds Rushing for 200+ yds Passing for less than 200 yds Passing for yds Passing for 300+ yds Totaling less than 300 yds yds. of total offense yds of total offense Allowing less than 100 yds. rushing Allowing yds. rushing Allowing 200+ yds. rushing Allowing less than 200 yds. passing Allowing yds. passing Allowing 300+ yds. passing Allowing less than 300 yds. total off Allowing yds. total off Allowing 400+ yds. total off Having 100-yd. rusher Opp. have 100-yd. rusher No turnovers turnovers or more turnovers No takeaways takeaways or more takeaways :00+ min. of possession Under 30:00 min. of possession Winning the coin toss Losing the coin toss Receiving opening kickoff Kicking off to start the game FRESNO STATE FOOTBALL 7

8 FRESNO STATE FBS RANKINGS 3rd Down Conversion Pct (128 ranked)... n/a 3rd Down Conversion Pct Defense (128 ranked)... n/a 4th Down Conversion Pct (128 ranked)... n/a 4th Down Conversion Pct Defense (128 ranked)... n/a Completion Percentage (128 ranked)... n/a Fewest Penalties (128 ranked)... n/a Fewest Penalties Per Game (128 ranked)... n/a Fewest Penalty Yards (128 ranked)... n/a Fewest Penalty Yards Per Game (128 ranked)... n/a First Downs Defense (128 ranked)... n/a First Downs Offense (128 ranked)... n/a Fumbles Lost (128 ranked)... n/a Fumbles Recovered (127 ranked)... n/a Kickoff Return Defense (128 ranked)... n/a Kickoff Returns (128 ranked)... n/a Net Punting (128 ranked)... n/a Passes Had Intercepted (128 ranked)... n/a Passes Intercepted (124 ranked)... n/a Passing Offense (128 ranked)... n/a Passing Yards Allowed (128 ranked)... n/a Passing Yards per Completion (128 ranked)... n/a Punt Return Defense (128 ranked)... n/a Punt Returns (128 ranked)... n/a Red Zone Defense (128 ranked)... n/a Red Zone Offense (128 ranked)... n/a Rushing Defense (128 ranked)... n/a Rushing Offense (128 ranked)... n/a Sacks Allowed (128 ranked)... n/a Scoring Defense (128 ranked)... n/a Scoring Offense (128 ranked)... n/a Tackles for Loss Allowed (128 ranked)... n/a Team Passing Efficiency (128 ranked)... n/a Team Passing Efficiency Defense (128 ranked)... n/a Team Sacks (128 ranked)... n/a Team Tackles for Loss (128 ranked)... n/a Time of Possession (128 ranked)... n/a Total Defense (128 ranked)... n/a Total Offense (128 ranked)... n/a Turnover Margin (128 ranked)... n/a Turnovers Gained (128 ranked)... n/a Turnovers Lost (128 ranked)... n/a IDAHO FCS RANKINGS 3rd Down Conversion Pct (122 ranked)... n/a 3rd Down Conversion Pct Defense (122 ranked)... n/a 4th Down Conversion Pct (122 ranked)... n/a 4th Down Conversion Pct Defense (122 ranked)... n/a Completion Percentage (122 ranked)... n/a Fewest Penalties (122 ranked)... n/a Fewest Penalties Per Game (122 ranked)... n/a Fewest Penalty Yards (122 ranked)... n/a Fewest Penalty Yards Per Game (122 ranked)... n/a First Downs Defense (122 ranked)... n/a First Downs Offense (122 ranked)... n/a Fumbles Lost (122 ranked)... n/a Fumbles Recovered (122 ranked)... n/a Kickoff Return Defense (122 ranked)... n/a Kickoff Returns (122 ranked)... n/a Net Punting (122 ranked)... n/a Passes Had Intercepted (122 ranked)... n/a Passes Intercepted (122 ranked)... n/a Passing Offense (122 ranked)... n/a Passing Yards Allowed (122 ranked)... n/a Passing Yards per Completion (122 ranked)... n/a Punt Return Defense (122 ranked)... n/a Punt Returns (122 ranked)... n/a Red Zone Defense (122 ranked)... n/a Red Zone Offense (122 ranked)... n/a Rushing Defense (122 ranked)... n/a Rushing Offense (122 ranked)... n/a Sacks Allowed (122 ranked)... n/a Scoring Defense (122 ranked)... n/a Scoring Offense (122 ranked)... n/a Tackles for Loss Allowed (122 ranked)... n/a Team Passing Efficiency (122 ranked)... n/a Team Passing Efficiency Defense (122 ranked)... n/a Team Sacks (122 ranked)... n/a Team Tackles for Loss (122 ranked)... n/a Time of Possession (122 ranked)... n/a Total Defense (122 ranked)... n/a Total Offense (122 ranked)... n/a Turnover Margin (122 ranked)... n/a Turnovers Gained (122 ranked)... n/a Turnovers Lost (122 ranked)... n/a What to know offensively: Fresno State returns eight of 11 starters on offense. Of the starters lost, the Dogs lose two offensive linemen with 64 career starts between them (Aaron Mitchell, David Patterson) but return three with 71 career starts (Netane Muti, Christian Cronk, Micah St. Andrew). All five linemen started all 14 games in 2017, respectively. Senior offensive lineman Micah St. Andrew enters the 2018 campaign with the most consecutive starts (29) on the team. He has started 31 career games. The Bulldogs return 95% of their rushing yards and 83% of their receiving yards. Presumed 2018 starting quarterback Marcus McMaryion was 9-2 as a starter last year. He joined the team in the middle of fall camp in 2017 and earned the starting job over the final 11 games of the season. Marcus McMaryion completed 62.1 percent of his passes (218-of-351) in 2017; he is the first Bulldog to own a completion percentage better than 60 percent since Derek Carr in KeeSean Johnson enters 2018 needing 54 receptions and 1,222 receiving yards to become the programs all-time leader in each of those categories. KeeSean Johnson enters 2018 as the nation s leader in consecutive games with a reception at 36. RBs Jordan Mims and Ronnie Rivers owned 11 combined starts as true freshmen a season ago. That youthful rushing attack accounted for 1,107 yards while then-sophomore Josh Hokit logged 583 yards - in total the three underclassmen accounted for 78% (1,690) of the team s rushing yards. What to know defensively: Fresno State returns seven of 11 starters on defense. Of the starters lost, the Dogs lose all four members up front on the defensive line while keeping their linebackers and defensive backs intact. The Bulldogs starting defensive line accounted for 18 of Fresno State s 34 sacks in Overall, the team returns 13 sacks of the 34 recorded a season ago. Fresno State returns 78% of its tackles, including its top seven leaders from a season ago. Jeff Allison, the Bulldogs sole first-team All-Mountain West selection in 2017, anchored the defense at middle linebacker leading the team with 126 total tackles. With 126 tackles, Allison registered the most tackles in a single-season at Fresno State since 2007 when Marcus Riley made 132 stops and was one of 15 FBS players with 126 or more total tackles (of those 15, just two were underclassmen). James Bailey, who has been making starts since his true freshman season, enters 2018 as the Bulldogs active leader in career tackles with 177. The Dogs return eight of their nine interceptions. Jaron Bryant, a 13-game starter in 2017, was one of 13 FBS players to record multiple interception touchdown returns in He led Fresno State with four interceptions - returned two for TDs. Fresno State s scoring defense ranked 10th in the nation in 2017 allowing only 17.9 points per game. Bulldogs in the NFL Former Bulldog NFL Team Position NFL EXP. Davante Adams ( ) Green Bay Packers WR 4 Derek Carr ( ) Oakland Raiders QB 4 Tyeler Davison ( ) New Orleans Saints DT 3 Ben Jacobs ( ) Carolina Panthers LB 6 Tobenna Okeke ( ) Tennessee Titans LB R Curtis Riley ( ) New York Giants CB 2 Da Mari Scott ( ) Cleveland Browns WR R Derron Smith ( ) Cleveland Browns FS 3 Charles Washington ( ) Detroit Lions DB 1 Cody Wichmann ( ) Tennessee Titans OG 3 Kenny Wiggins ( ) Detroit Lions G-T FRESNO STATE FOOTBALL

9 SEVEN DOGS ON PRESEASON WATCH LISTS Jeff Allison - Bednarik (top defensive player) & Butkus (top linebacker) Awards Junior Jeff Allison is on two national watch lists as he was named to the Bednarik Award watch list on July 16 given to the nation s top defensive player and was named to the Butkus Award watch list on July 23 presented to the nation s top linebacker. Fresno State s lone First-Team All-Mountain West selection last season, Allison led the Dogs and finished 15th in the nation with 126 tackles while finishing tied for seventh in the country with 79 solo tackles. The Miami native led the team and ranked 31st in the nation in tackles per game with 9.0 while tallying 5.5 tackles for loss, two sacks, two forced fumbles and three pass breakups. Blake Cusick - Mortell Award (top field goal holder) Junior Blake Cusick was named to the Mortell Award watch list on Aug. 16 given to the nation s top holder. Now in its fourth season as an award, Cusick is one of 28 student-athletes on the watch list with the winner having the opportunity to raise money for a charity of his choice and is based on quality of cadence, fludity of hands (catch to hold), position of laces, and post-hold celebrations. Cusick, a fourth-year junior, has been the Dogs field goal holder the last two seasons helping former Bulldog kicker Jimmy Camacho make a program-record 25 field goals in 2017 while also handling the punting duties. KeeSean Johnson - Biletnikoff Award (top wide receiver) Senior KeeSean Johnson became the third Dog to be recognized this preseason as the wide receiver was one of 50 players nationally named to the 2018 Biletnikoff Award Preseason Watch List as announced by the Tallahassee Quarterback Club Foundation on July 19. Given to college football s outstanding receiver at any position, the Biletnikoff Award was created and is sponsored by the Tallahassee Quarterback Club Foundation. Johnson, a native of Palo Alto, California, is coming off being named to the All-Mountain West Second Team in 2017 starting all 14 games for the Dogs leading the team in receptions (77), receiving yards (1,013) and receiving touchdowns (8). Johnson finished third in the MW in receiving yards (1,013) & touchdown receptions (8) and was fourth in receptions per game (5.50) & receiving yards per game (72.4). Marcus McMaryion - Maxwell (top player), Wuerffel & Johnny Unitas (quarterback) Awards Senior Marcus McMaryion was named to the Maxwell Award watch list on July 16 given to the nation s player of the year, the Wuerffel Trophy Watch List on July 26 given to the college football student-athlete who best combines exemplary community service with athletic and academic achievement and finally on Aug. 14 was named to the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm watch list given to the nation s top quarterback. An All-Mountain West honorable mention selection last season, McMaryion passed for 2,726 yards and 14 touchdowns through the air in his first season as a Dog while rushing for 302 yards and four touchdowns and helped Fresno State claim its first bowl victory since 2007 throwing for a season-high 342 yards against Houston in the Hawai i Bowl completing 33 of 48 passes while rushing for 50 yards and two touchdowns. Netane Muti - Polynesian Player of the Year Sophomore Netane Muti was named to the 2018 Polynesian College Football Player of the Year Award Watch List on Aug. 9 which is presented annually to the most outstanding Polynesian college football player that epitomizes great ability and integrity. One of 50 players from 34 different FBS programs named to the watch list, Muti enters his sophomore season with the Dogs having started all 14 games as a redshirt freshman on his way to earning All-Mountain West honorable mention honors and was a member of an offensive line unit that ranked third in the nation in sacks allowed, having allowed just 10 sacks all season, a clip of 0.71 per game. The offensive line unit also ranked third in the nation in tackles for loss allowed, having allowed 46 TFLs, a rate of 3.29 TFLs allowed per game. Jared Rice - Mackey Award (top tight end) Junior Jared Rice was named to the John Mackey Award Preseason Watch List on July 20 given to the most outstanding collegiate tight end. One of 64 student-athletes on the initial watch list for the 2018 John Mackey Award, Rice, a native of Modesto, Calif., is coming off a sophomore season that saw him play in 13 of the Dogs 14 games a season ago making six starts on the year. The 6 5, 228-pound fourth-year junior ranked fourth on the team with 388 receiving yards and 22 receptions while his two receiving touchdowns ranked third on the club. Jacob Westberry - David Binn Award (top long snapper) Redshirt sophomore Jacob Westberry, who was the team s primary long snapper in 2017, was named to the inagural David Binn Award watch list on July 1 given to the nation s top long snapper. In its first season as an award, the award is named after 18-year NFL veteran David Binn who played 17 seasons for the San Diego Chargers ( ) & one season for the Denver Broncos (2011) FRESNO STATE FOOTBALL 9

10 Much different from a year ago, the Fresno State football team was picked to win the West Division by the media, announced by the Mountain West on Tuesday morning prior to the 2018 media summit getting underway at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. Fresno State turned the 2017 predicted order of finish upside down after being picked to finish last with a 10-4 run and a West Division crown guided by thenfirst year head coach Jeff Tedford. Now, the Bulldogs will make its run for a second-straight appearance in the MW Championship game as the favorite in Tedford s sophomore season. This is the third time in six seasons (2013, 2014 and 2018) the Bulldogs have been the favorite to win the West since the inception of the divisional format instituted by the league to start the 2013 season. In the previous two occasions the Bulldogs were picked the win the West in the league s preseason poll, Fresno State carried out that forecast each time.. In addition to the predicted order of finish, the 2018 All-Mountain West Preseason Football Team was announced. This year s team included two Fresno State selections in senior wide receiver KeeSean Johnson and junior linebacker Jeff Allison. Johnson was a 2017 second-team All-MW pick while Allison was the Bulldogs sole first-team selection a season ago PREDICTED ORDER OF FINISH Mountain Division Rank Team (first-place votes) Points 1. Boise State (22) Wyoming Colorado State Utah State Air Force New Mexico PREDICTED ORDER OF FINISH West Division Rank Team (first-place votes) Points 1. Fresno State (16) San Diego State (6) UNLV Nevada Hawai i San José State ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST PRESEASON FOOTBALL TEAM OFFENSE QB: Brett Rypien**, Sr., Boise State WR: KeeSean Johnson**, Sr., Fresno State WR: McLane Mannix, So., Nevada RB: Alexander Mattison, Jr., Boise State RB: Lexington Thomas*, Sr., UNLV OL: Ezra Cleveland, So., Boise State OL: John Molchon, Jr., Boise State OL: Aaron Jenkins, Sr., New Mexico OL: Keith Ismael**, So., San Diego State OL: Tyler Roemer**, So., San Diego State TE: Dax Raymond, Jr., Utah State DEFENSE DL: David Moa**, Sr., Boise State DL: Curtis Weaver*, So., Boise State DL: Youhanna Ghaifan*, Jr., Wyoming DL: Carl Granderson*, Sr., Wyoming LB: Jeff Allison*, Jr., Fresno State LB: Jahlani Tavai**, Sr., Hawai i LB: Malik Reed, Sr., Nevada DB: Tyler Horton*, Sr., Boise State DB: Dameon Baber**, Sr., Nevada DB: Tariq Thompson**, So., San Diego State DB: Andrew Wingard*, Sr., Wyoming Specialists P: Ryan Stonehouse, So., Colorado State PK: Dominik Eberle*, Jr., Utah State KR/PR: Avery Williams**, So., Boise State * - member of the 2017 All-Mountain West first team ** - member of the 2017 All-Mountain West second team 2018 ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST PRESEASON AWARDS Offensive Player of the Year: Brett Rypien, Sr., QB, Boise State Defensive Player of the Year: Andrew Wingard, Sr., DB, Wyoming Special Teams Player of the Year: Avery Williams, So., KR/PR, Boise State 2018 NATIONAL WATCH LISTS Maxwell Award (7/16)...Marcus McMaryion Bednarik Award (7/16)...Jeff Allison Biletnikoff Award (7/19)... KeeSean Johnson Mackey Award (7/20)...Jared Rice Butkus Award (7/23)...Jeff Allison Wueffel Trophy (7/26)...Marcus McMaryion Polynesian POY (8/9)...Netane Muti Johnny Unitas (8/14)...Marcus McMaryion National College Football Awards Association ncfaa.org FRESNO STATE FOOTBALL

11 Jeff Tedford Head Coach 2nd Season Fresno State (1992) Jeff Tedford, 56, was named the 19th head football coach in Fresno State history on Nov. 10, He enters his second season after engineering one of the greatest turnarounds in FBS history in his first year back in the Valley. With a 10-4 record in his first season, Fresno State became the second team in FBS history to turn a double-digit loss season (2016) into a double-digit win season (2017) the following year. The season included an appearance in the nation s top 25, clinching the Mountain West s West Division crown and leading the Dogs to their first appearance in the MW Championship Game since He also guided the Dogs to the program s first bowl victory since 2007 with their win at the Hawai i Bowl. Great success brought great notoriety as Tedford was named the 2017 Mountain West Coach of the Year, was a semifinalist for the George Munger College Coach of the Year Award presented by the Maxwell Football Club, a finalist for the Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award presented on behalf of the Football Writers Association of America in conjunction with the Allstate Sugar Bowl, and the AFCA Region-5 Coach of the Year. While Tedford was honored as the league s coach of the year, the team had 16 student-athletes recognized with MW postseason honors - the most for the Bulldogs in a single-season since joining the conference in In the classroom, the Dogs also set a teambest number since joining the conference as they had 24 named to the Fall Academic All-Mountain West team. Tedford, a former Bulldog quarterback and Fresno State assistant coach, returned to the Valley after holding the position of offensive consultant for the Washington Huskies a 2016 College Football Playoff team. Tedford assumed the role of acting head coach on Nov. 27, following the conclusion of the 2016 season as interim head coach Eric Kiesau carried out his duties for the remaining two games following Tedford s introduction. Tedford, who is a proven winner on the West Coast, came to the Valley with 11 years of head coaching experience at the Division I level having led the California Golden Bears to 82 wins from He left as the school s all-time winningest coach. Tedford s ties to the Valley and Fresno State run deep. He played quarterback at Fresno State in under Jim Sweeney and coached at Fresno State under Sweeney from and , and under a then-first-year head coach Pat Hill in Tedford s coaching career started at Fresno State, volunteering as an assistant for the seasons. From there he picked up his first full-time position as an assistant for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League a familiar league in which he played quarterback for six seasons after his collegiate career at Fresno State. He returned to Fresno State in 1992 as the quarterbacks coach and served as the offensive coordinator for the Bulldogs over the ensuing five seasons. Tedford held the same position at Oregon ( ) before he became the head coach at Cal. He was named the Pac-10 Coach of the Year twice, leading the Golden Bears to a school record seven consecutive bowl games and to a conference title in Following Tedford s stint at Cal, he moved on to the NFL in 2014 as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive coordinator. The stop did not last long due to health issues during the preseason that evolved into an indefinite leave of absence, which resulted in the two sides mutually agreeing to part ways. Tedford made his return to the CFL in 2015 as he was named the head coach of the B.C. Lions. At the conclusion of the season, Tedford elected to exercise an option in his contract to resign and pursue opportunities in college football. Tedford made his return to college football as an offensive consultant for the Washington Huskies under head coach Chris Peterson in A relationship rekindled after their time together as assistants at Oregon under then-coach Mike Belotti. Washington s staff also included associate head coach Bob Gregory, who served as Tedford s defensive coordinator at Cal for eight seasons. Tedford graduated from Warren High School in Downey, California and attended Cerritos Junior College for two seasons before becoming the Bulldogs quarterback in He and his wife Donna have two children, Taylor and Quinn. Coaching Experience Fresno State (2016-Pres.) Head Coach Washington (2016) Offensive Consultant B.C. Lions-CFL (2015) Head Coach Tampa Bay Bucs-NFL (2014) Offensive Coordinator California ( ) Head Coach Oregon ( ) Offensive Coordinator Fresno State ( ) Offensive Coordinator/ Assistant Coach (QBs) Calgary-CFL ( ) Offensive Assistant Fresno State ( ) Volunteer Assistant Coach Fresno State Assistant Coaches Kalen DeBoer Offensive Coordinator 2nd Season at FS Jamie Christian Running Backs/ Special Teams Coordinator/ 2nd Season at FS Lucus Gingod Asst. ST/RBs 3rd Season at FS Ryan Grubb Offensive Line/ Run Game Coordinator/ 2nd Season at FS Kirby Moore Wide Receivers 2nd Season at FS Scott Thompson Tight Ends 2nd Season at FS Dylan Chmura Graduate Assistant 2nd Season at FS D.J. Harper Graduate Assistant 2nd Season at FS Defense Offense Bert Watts Defensive Coordinator 2nd Season at FS Jamar Cain Defensive Line 2nd Season at FS Kenwick Thompson Linebackers 1st Season at FS J.D. Williams Defensive Backs 2nd Season at FS Matt Lea Graduate Assistant 2nd Season at FS C.J. McGorisk Graduate Assistant 2nd Season at FS Brad Vonnahme Analyst 3rd Season at FS 2018 FRESNO STATE FOOTBALL 11

12 GEOGRAPHICAL ROSTER Sanger: Stockton: Tulare: Vacaville: Visalia: COLORADO (1) Canon City: FLORIDA (3) Bradenton: Miami: North Miami Beach: Arron Mosby Derrion Grim Emoryie Edwards Romello Harris Mykal Walker Patrick Williams Jr. Jared Torres Gunner Javernick Jacob Westberry Jeff Allison Patrick Belony CALIFORNIA (87) Bakersfield: Bellflower: Brentwood: Buena Park: Canoga Park: Carson: Chico: Clovis: Compton: Concord: Corona: Dinuba: Downey: Durham: East Palo Alto: Fountain Valley: Fresno: Glendora: Hanford: Huntington Beach: Inglewood: Irvine: Chris Coleman Jace Fuamatu Ronnie Rivers Andrew Wright Deonte Perry Zelan Tupuola Syrus Tuitele Josh Hokit Wylan Free Alex Cruz Erik Brooks Richard Cage Marcus McMaryion Leonard Payne Jorge Reyna Cody Pound Jordan Mims Asa Fuller Ricardo Arias Frank Dalena Jasad Haynes George Helmuth Kevin Jeanniton Sherwin King Jr. Ricky McCoy Ka Lonn Milton Dejonte O Neal Michiah Quick Kyle Riddering David Tate Jr. Leevel Tatum III Khai Williams Steven Comstock Joseph Bonner IV Juju Hughes Emeka Ndoh Markus Boyer Patrick Elima-Jeune Rian Fields FRESNO STATE FOOTBALL La Puente: La Quinta: Lancaster: Livermore: Long Beach: Los Angeles: Modesto: Monrovia: Moorpark: Moreno Valley: Murrieta: Oakdale: Oakland: Oceanside: Ontario: Oxnard: Palo Alto: Perris: Petaluma: Pleasanton: Redlands: Rialto: Roseville: Sacramento: San Mateo: Santa Ana: Santa Cruz: Chris Gaston Kenny Gagnon Jamire Jordan Carson King Matt Smith Justin Allen Delvon Hardaway Chris Brown Isaiah Johnson Jared Rice Justin Rice Blake Cusick Zane Pope Mike Bell Cam Sutton Kevin Atkins Mateo Thompson Messiah Tyler Quireo Woodley Matt Kjeldgaard Kesomi Mafi Maamaloa Mafi Kevin Parker Christian Cronk Matt Lawson Daniel Moraga KeeSean Johnson Shawn Dourseau Chantz Russell Ben Wooldridge Anthony Grayson Jr. Micah St. Andrew Namani Parker Nick Aibuedefe Austin Alexander Dorrzel Hicks David Tangipa Kwami Jones Keiti Iakopo Hunter Raquet HAWAI I (2) Honolulu: Wahiawa: LOUISIANA (1) New Orleans: MICHIGAN (2) East Pointe: Livonia: NEVADA (1) Las Vegas: OREGON (1) Portland: TEXAS (7) Austin: Fort Worth: Galena Park: Houston: Katy: Pearland: WASHINGTON (1) East Wenatchee: Tainoa Foster Netane Muti Damien DeGruy Tyrone Sampson Jr. Shane Ciucci Logan Hughes Nick Abbs James Bailey Jaron Bryant Tank Kelly Sherman Coleman Jr. Bryson Ogelsby Trent Soechting Saevion Johnson Brian Burt CANADA (4) Toronto (Ontario): Matt Boateng Montreal (Quebec): Marc-David Bien-Aime Alex Dumias Victoria (B.C.): Dontae Bull

13 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER 77 Nick Abbs OL 79 Nick Aibuedefe OL 25 Austin Alexander TE 13 Justin Allen WR 9 Jeff Allison LB 81 Ricardo Arias WR 90 Kevin Atkins DT 7 James Bailey LB 4 Mike Bell DB 94 Patrick Belony DT 71 Marc-David Bien-Aime OL 26 Matt Boateng DB 56 Joseph Bonner IV OL 51 Markus Boyer OL 85 Erik Brooks WR 35 Chris Brown DB 14 Jaron Bryant DB 72 Dontae Bull OL 26 Brian Burt WR 42 Richard Cage LB 97 Shane Ciucci K 8 Chris Coleman WR 25 Sherman Coleman Jr. DB 17 Steven Comstock QB 58 Christian Cronk OL 51 Alex Cruz DE 47 Blake Cusick P 19 Frank Dalena WR 1 Damien DeGruy DE 10 Shawn Dourseau DB 43 Alex Dumais DL 4 Emoryie Edwards WR 5 Patrick Elima-Jeune WR 16 Rian Fields LB 50 Tainoa Foster LB 8 Wylan Free DB 74 Jace Fuamatu OL 37 Asa Fuller K 28 Kenny Gagnon DB 2 Chris Gaston DB 84 Anthony Grayson Jr. WR 7 Derrion Grim WR 82 Delvon Hardaway WR 32 Romello Harris RB 93 Jasad Haynes DT 34 George Helmuth LB 41 Dorrzel Hicks LB 33 Josh Hokit RB 23 Juju Hughes DB 62 Logan Hughes OL 98 Keiti Iakopo DT 80 Gunner Javernick TE 96 Kevin Jeanniton DE 18 Isaiah Johnson DL 3 KeeSean Johnson WR 24 Saevion Johnson RB 33 Kwami Jones DE 1 Jamire Jordan WR Numerical Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Exp. Hometown (High School/Previous School) 1 Damien DeGruy DE So. 2nd New Orleans, La. (McDonogh 35) 1 Jamire Jordan WR Sr. 5th Lancaster, Calif. (Highland) 2 Chris Gaston DB RFr. 2nd La Puente, Calif. (Bishop Amat) 2 Michiah Quick WR RSr. 5th Fresno, Calif. (Central East/Oklahoma) 3 KeeSean Johnson WR Sr. 5th East Palo Alto, Calif. (Palo Alto) 3 Mykal Walker DE RJr. 4th Vacaville, Calif. (Vacaville/Azusa Pacific) 4 Mike Bell DB Jr. 4th Moreno Valley, Calif. (Citrus Hill) 4 Emoryie Edwards WR Fr. 1st Tulare, Calif. (Tulare Union) 5 Patrick Elima-Jeune WR RFr. 2nd Inglewood, Calif. (Morningside) 5 Emeka Ndoh DE Sr. 4th Hanford, Calif. (Immanuel/De Anza College) 6 Tank Kelly DB Sr. 5th Galena Park, Texas (Galena Park) 6 Marcus McMaryion QB Sr. 5th Dinuba, Calif. (Dinuba/Oregon State) 6 Ben Wooldridge QB Fr. 1st Pleasanton, Calif. (Foothill) 7 James Bailey LB Sr 4th Austin, Texas (Lake Travis) 7 Derrion Grim WR Jr. 3rd Stockton, Calif. (McNair/Nebraska/Delta JC) 8 Chris Coleman WR RFr. 2nd Bakersfield, Calif. (Garces Memorial) 8 Wylan Free DB RFr. 2nd Compton, Calif. (Lynwood) 9 Jeff Allison LB Jr. 3rd Miami, Fla. (Langston Hughes [Ga.]) 10 Shawn Dourseau DB Fr. 1st Perris, Calif. (Citrus Hill) 10 Jorge Reyna QB RJr. 4th Downey, Calif. (Pasadena/West LA College) 11 Sherwin King Jr. LB Fr. 1st Fresno, Calif. (Sunnyside) 11 Dejonte O Neal RB Sr. 4th Fresno, Calif. (Bullard) 13 Justin Allen WR Sr. 5th Los Angeles, Calif. (Mater Dei) 13 Kesomi Mafi LB Sr. 5th Oakland, Calif. (Oakland/Laney College) 14 Jaron Bryant DB Jr. 3rd Fort Worth, Texas (Duncanville) 15 Daniel Moraga TE RFr. 2nd Oxnard, Calif. (Pacifica) 15 Arron Mosby DB So. 2nd Sanger, Calif. (Sanger) 16 Rian Fields LB Fr. 1st Irvine, Calif. (Irvine) 16 Jared Rice TE Jr. 4th Modesto, Calif. (Central Catholic) 17 Steven Comstock QB Fr. 1st Glendora, Calif. (Northview) 17 Deonte Perry DB So. 3rd Canoga Park, Calif. (Canoga Park) 18 Isaiah Johnson DL Fr. 1st Modesto, Calif. (Downey) 18 Hunter Raquet QB So. 2nd Santa Cruz, Calif. (San Benito/Monterey Peninsula College) 19 Frank Dalena WR Jr. 4th Fresno, Calif. (San Joaquin Memorial) 20 Kilifi Leaaetoa LB Fr. 1st Menlo Park, Calif. (Menlo-Atherton) 20 Ronnie Rivers RB So. 2nd Brentwood, Calif. (Freedom) 22 Jordan Mims RB So. 2nd East Palo Alto, Calif. (Menlo-Atherton) 22 Trent Soechting LB Sr. 5th Katy, Texas (Cinco Ranch/Blinn College) 23 Juju Hughes DB Jr. 3rd Hanford, Calif. (Hanford) 23 Kevin Parker WR So. 3rd Oakland, Calif. (Skyline) 24 Saevion Johnson RB So. 3rd Pearland, Texas (Pearland Dawson) 25 Austin Alexander TE Fr. 1st Sacramento, Calif. (Capital Christian) 25 Sherman Coleman Jr. DB Sr. 5th Houston, Texas (Westside/Cisco College) 26 Matt Boateng DB Sr. 5th Toronto, Canada (IMG Academy/Kansas/Arizona Western College) 26 Brian Burt WR Sr. 4th East Wenatchee, Wash. (Eastmont/Ventura College) 27 Ka Lonn Milton DB Jr. 4th Fresno, Calif. (Buchanan/Fresno City College) 27 Zane Pope WR RFr. 2nd Moorpark, Calif. (Moorpark) 28 Kenny Gagnon DB So. 3rd La Quinta, Calif. (Desert Christian Academy) 28 Bryson Oglesby DB Jr. 4th Houston, Texas (Fort Bend Austin) 29 Justin Rice LB Jr. 3rd Modesto, Calif. (Central Catholic) 30 Messiah Tyler LB Jr. 4th Murrieta, Calif. (Vista Murrieta/University of La Verne) 30 Khai Williams RB Jr. 4th Fresno, Calif. (Edison/Fresno City College) 31 Andrew Wright DE So. 3rd Buena Park, Calif. (Buena Park) 32 Romello Harris RB So. 3rd Tulare, Calif. (Tulare Union/Washington State) 33 Josh Hokit RB Jr. 3rd Clovis, Calif. (Clovis) 33 Kwami Jones DE Jr. 3rd San Mateo, Calif. (Serra/College of San Mateo) 34 George Helmuth LB Sr. 5th Fresno, Calif. (Clovis North) 35 Chris Brown DB RFr. 2nd Modesto, Calif. (Modesto Christian) 36 Cam Sutton TE Jr. 3rd Moreno Valley, Calif. (Norco/Riverside City College) 37 Asa Fuller K RFr. 2nd Fountain Valley. Calif. (Servite) 38 Maamaloa Mafi DB Sr. 4th Oakland, Calif. (Oakland/Laney College) 39 Mateo Thompson K Jr. 3rd Murrieta, Calif. (Murrieta Mesa/Saddleback JC) 41 Dorrzel Hicks LB Jr. 3rd Sacramento, Calif. (Grant/College of San Mateo) 42 Richard Cage LB So. 2nd Corona, Calif. (Eleanor Roosevelt) 43 Alex Dumais DL Fr. 1st Montreal, Canada (Saint Paul-CA) 44 Leevel Tatum III DT So. 3rd Fresno, Calif. (Edison/UNLV) 45 Carson King P Fr. 1st Livermore, Calif. (Freedom) 46 David Tate Jr. LB So. 3rd Fresno, Calif. (Edison/UNLV) 47 Blake Cusick P Jr. 4th Monrovia, Calif. (Monrovia) 2018 FRESNO STATE FOOTBALL 13

14 6 Tank Kelly DB 45 Carson King P 11 Sherwin King Jr. LB 92 Matt Kjeldgaard DL 60 Matt Lawson DL 20 Kilifi Leaaetoa LB 13 Kesomi Mafi LB 38 Maamaloa Mafi DB 99 Ricky McCoy DL 6 Marcus McMaryion QB 27 Ka Lonn Milton DB 22 Jordan Mims RB 15 Daniel Moraga TE 15 Arron Mosby DB 52 Netane Muti OL 5 Emeka Ndoh DE 11 Dejonte O Neal RB 28 Bryson Oglesby DB 23 Kevin Parker WR 87 Namani Parker WR 55 Leonard Payne DL 17 Deonte Perry DB 27 Zane Pope WR 55 Cody Pound OL 2 Michiah Quick WR 18 Hunter Raquet QB 10 Jorge Reyna QB 16 Jared Rice TE 29 Justin Rice LB 89 Kyle Riddering TE 20 Ronnie Rivers RB 67 Chantz Russell OL 50 Tyrone Sampson Jr. OL 73 Micah St. Andrew OL 59 Matt Smith OL 22 Trent Soechting LB 36 Cam Sutton TE 88 David Tangipa TE 46 David Tate Jr. LB 44 Leevel Tatum III DT 39 Mateo Thompson K 86 Jared Torres TE 65 Syrus Tuitele OL 75 Zelan Tupuola OL 30 Messiah Tyler LB 3 Mykal Walker DE 53 Jacob Westberry LS 30 Khai Williams RB 54 Patrick Williams Jr. LS 66 Quireo Woodley OL 6 Ben Wooldridge QB 31 Andrew Wright DE 50 Tainoa Foster LB So. 3rd Honolulu, Hawai i (Kamehameha) 50 Tyrone Sampson Jr. OL Fr. 1st East Pointe, Mich. (East English Village Prep) 51 Markus Boyer OL Sr. 4th Huntington Beach, Calif. (Edison/Saddleback JC/UCLA) 51 Alex Cruz DE RFr. 2nd Concord, Calif. (Concord) 52 Netane Muti OL So. 3rd Wahiawa, Hawai i (Leilehua) 53 Jacob Westberry LS So. 3rd Bradenton, Fla. (Saint Stephen s Episcopal) 54 Patrick Williams Jr. LS So. 3rd Vacaville, Calif. (Vacaville) 55 Leonard Payne DL Fr. 1st Downey, Calif. (St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy) 55 Cody Pound OL Jr. 4th Durham, Calif. (Durham/Butte College) 56 Joseph Bonner IV OL Fr. 1st Hanford, Calif. (Hanford East) 57 Jace Fuamatu OL Fr. 1st Bellflower, Calif. (St. John Bosco) 58 Christian Cronk OL Sr. 4th Oceanside, Calif. (Oceanside/Riverside CC) 59 Matt Smith OL So. 3rd Long Beach, Calif. (St. John Bosco) 60 Matt Lawson DL Fr. 1st Ontario, Calif. (Colony) 62 Logan Hughes OL Sr. 4th Las Vegas, Nev. (Green Valley/Victor Valley College) 65 Syrus Tuitele OL So. 2nd Chico, Calif. (Pleasant Valley) 66 Quireo Woodley OL So. 2nd Murrieta, Calif. (Murrieta Valley) 67 Chantz Russell OL RFr. 2nd Petaluma, Calif. (Marin Catholic) 71 Marc-David Bien-Aime OL Fr. 1st Montreal, QC, Canada (Montmorency College) 72 Dontae Bull OL RFr. 2nd Victoria, Canada (Belmont Secondary) 73 Micah St. Andrew OL Sr. 5th Rialto, Calif. (Eisenhower) 75 Zelan Tupuola OL RFr. 2nd Carson, Calif. (JSerra Catholic) 77 Nick Abbs OL Jr. 3rd Portland, Ore. (Gresham/Fresno City College) 79 Nick Aibuedefe OL Jr. 4th Sacramento, Calif. (Capital Christian) 80 Gunner Javernick TE Sr. 5th Canon City, Colo. (Canon City/Ventura Junior College) 81 Ricardo Arias WR Fr. 1st Fresno, Calif. (Clovis West) 82 Delvon Hardaway WR Sr. 6th Los Angeles, Calif. (Dorsey) 84 Anthony Grayson Jr. WR Sr. 5th Redlands, Calif. (Redlands East Valley) 85 Erik Brooks WR Fr. 1st Corona, Calif. (Roosevelt) 86 Jared Torres TE Fr. 1st Visalia, Calif. (El Diamante) 87 Namani Parker WR Sr. 5th Roseville, Calif. (Oakmont/American River) 88 David Tangipa TE Sr. 5th Sacramento, Calif. (Foothill) 89 Kyle Riddering TE Sr. 5th Fresno, Calif. (Clovis North) 90 Kevin Atkins DT So. 3rd Murrieta, Calif. (Vista Murrieta) 92 Matt Kjeldgaard DL Fr. 1st Oakdale, Calif. (Oakdale) 93 Jasad Haynes DT Jr. 4th Fresno, Calif. (Clovis North) 94 Patrick Belony DT Sr. 5th N. Miami Beach, Fla. (N. Miami Beach/Antelope Valley College) 96 Kevin Jeanniton DE So. 3rd Fresno, Calif. (Edison) 97 Shane Ciucci K Fr. 1st Livonia, Mich. (Divine Child) 98 Keiti Iakopo DT Jr. 3rd Santa Ana, Calif. (Fountain Valley/Golden West College) 99 Ricky McCoy DL Jr. 4th Fresno, Calif. (Roosevelt/Washington) Coaching Staff Jeff Tedford - Head Coach Kalen Deboer - Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator Bert Watts - Defensive Coordinator Jamar Cain - Assistant Coach (Defensive Line) Jamie Christian - Assistant Coach (Running Backs/Special Teams Coordinator) Ryan Grubb - Assistant Coach (Offensive Line/Run Game Coordinator) Kirby Moore - Assistant Coach (Wide Receivers) Scott Thompson - Assistant Coach (Tight Ends) Kenwick Thompson - Assistant Coach (Linebackers) J.D. Williams - Assistant Coach (Defensive Backs) Lucus Gingold - Assistant Coach (Asst. for Running Backs/Special Teams) Brad Vonnahme - Offensive Analyst Andy Ward - Head Strength and Conditioning Coach, Football Dylan Chmura - Offensive Graduate Assistant D.J. Harper - Offensive Graduate Assistant Matt Lea - Defensive Graduate Assistant C.J. McGorisk - Defensive Graduate Assistant FRESNO STATE FOOTBALL

15 GAME 1 DEPTH CHART OFFENSE Quarterback 6 Marcus McMaryion (6-2, 203, Sr.) 10 Jorge Reyna (6-0, 215, RJr.) Running Back 22 Jordan Mims (5-11, 192, So.) 33 Josh Hokit (6-1, 220, Jr.) or 11 Dejonte O Neal (5-7, 175, Sr.) Left Tackle 52 Netane Muti (6-3, 310, So.) 79 Nick Aibuedefe (6-4, 274, Jr.) Left Guard 58 Christian Cronk (6-5, 305, Sr.) 77 Nick Abbs ( , Jr.) Center 73 Micah St. Andrew (6-3, 348, Sr.) 59 Matt Smith (5-11, 280, So.) Right Guard 51 Markus Boyer (6-1, 300, Sr.) 72 Dontae Bull (6-6, 324, RFr.) Right Tackle 65 Syrus Tuitele (6-6, 305, So.) 62 Logan Hughes (6-4, 285, Sr.) Wide Reciever 1 Jamire Jordan (5-11, 170, Sr.) 7 Derrion Grim (6-1, 194, Jr.) Wide Reciever 3 KeeSean Johnson (6-2, 199, Sr.) 82 Delvon Hardaway (6-1, 197, Sr.) Wide Reciever 2 Michiah Quick (5-11, 180, RSr.) 13 Justin Allen (5-11, 192, Sr.) Tight End 16 Jared Rice (6-5, 230, Jr.) 89 Kyle Riddering (6-6, 235, Sr.) DEFENSE End 3 Mykal Walker (6-3, 220, RJr.) 51 Alex Cruz (6-2, 235, RFr.) Tackle 93 Jasad Haynes (6-1, 283, Jr.) 99 Ricky McCoy (6-2, 300, Jr.) Tackle 90 Kevin Atkins (6-2, 300, So.) 98 Keiti Iakopo (5-11, 295, Jr.) End 5 Emeka Ndoh (6-0, 250, Sr.) 33 Kwami Jones (6-2, 250, Jr.) Linebacker 34 George Helmuth (6-1, 225, Sr.) 11 Sherwin King Jr. (5-11, 227, Fr.) Linebacker 9 Jeff Allison (6-0, 242, Jr.) 29 Justin Rice (6-2, 225, Jr.) Linebacker 7 James Bailey (6-1, 225, Sr.) 13 Kesomi Mafi (5-11, 228, Sr.) Cornerback 6 Tank Kelly (5-10, 183, Sr.) 26 Matt Boateng (6-0, 175, Sr.) Strong Safety 23 Juju Hughes (5-11, 182, Jr.) 2 Chris Gaston (6-1, 181, RFr.) Free Safety 4 Mike Bell (6-3, 205, Jr.) 15 Arron Mosby (6-4, 217, So.) Cornerback 14 Jaron Bryant (6-0, 176, Jr.) 8 Wylan Free (6-2, 178, RFr.) SPECIAL TEAMS Place Kicker 37 Asa Fuller (6-2, 227, RFr.) 97 Shane Ciucci (5-8, 170, Fr.) Punter 47 Blake Cusick (6-2, 190, Jr.) 45 Carson King (6-0, 182, Fr.) Long Snapper 53 Jacob Westberry (6-3, 250, So.) 54 Patrick Williams, Jr. (6-3, 207, So.) Holder 47 Blake Cusick (6-2, 185, Jr.) 10 Jorge Reyna (6-0, 215, RJr.) Kick Returner 11 Dejonte O Neal (5-7, 175, Sr.) 1 Jamire Jordan (5-11, 170, Sr.) Punt Returner 3 KeeSean Johnson (6-2, 199, Sr.) 82 Delvon Hardaway (6-1, 197, Sr.) Nick Aibuedefe...Ab-U-deaf-eh Marc-David Bein-Aime... Be-N-ah-me Jaron Bryant...Jair-un Damien DeGruy...Da-Grew Patrick Elima-Juene...e-Lee-ma June Tainoa Foster... Tie-Noah Wylan Free...Way-lynn Derrion Grim...Dare-E-On Anthoula Tank Kelly... An-thu-la George Helmuth...HEL-myth Josh Hokit...Ho-kit Jamire Jordan... Jameer Keiti Iakopo... K-T yah-ko-po Kesomi Mafi... ke-so-me Maamaloa Mafi...Ma-ma-low-ah Netane Muti...Nuh-tahn-E, Moo-T Pronunciation Guide Emeka Ndoh...ah-Mec-ah, en-doh Dejonte O Neal... Dijon-teh Namani Parker...Na-monn-E Deonte Perry...Dee-On-teh Michiah Quick... Mih-kai-ah Trent Soechting...Sec-Ting David Tangipa...Tong-E-Pa Leevel Tatum...Lee-velle Syrus Tuitele...Two-tell-E Zelan Tupuola... Z-lynn, Tu-Pu-Oh-La Quireo Woodley...Keer-E-O Kalen DeBoer...K-lynn Brad Vonnahme...Va-Nom-E 2018 FRESNO STATE FOOTBALL 15

16 November October September 2018 Fresno State Football 1 Idaho 7 p.m. 15 at UCLA 7:30 p.m. 29 Toledo TBA 6 at Nevada* TBA 13 Wyoming* TBA 27 Hawai i* (Homecoming) TBA 3 at UNLV* 7:30 p.m. 9 at Boise State* 7:15 p.m. 24 San Jose State* TBA SCHEDULE/FUTURES 2018 BULLDOG FOOTBALL SCHEDULE (ALL TIMES PACIFIC) 8 at Minnesota 4:30 p.m. 20 at New Mexico* TBA 17 San Diego State* 7:30 p.m. ESPN Networks: Means ESPN must alert the two schools associated no less than 12 days before the designated game day what time kick off will be and what platform it will be distributed on (ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNews, ESPNU or ESPN3). The Mountain West Championship game will take place on December 1 featuring the two divisional champions. FUTURE BULLDOG FOOTBALL SCHEDULES Date Opponent Location A31 at USC Los Angeles, CA S7 Minnesota Fresno, CA S21 Sacramento State Fresno, CA S28 at New Mexico State Las Cruces, NM Colorado State* Fresno, CA Nevada* Fresno, CA UNLV* Fresno, CA Utah State* Fresno, CA at Air Force* USAFA at Hawai i* Honolulu, HI at San Diego State* San Diego, CA at San Jose State* San Jose, CA Date Opponent Location S12 at Colorado Boulder, CO S26 at Texas A&M College Station, TX O17 New Mexico State Fresno, CA TBD TBD Air Force* Fresno, CA Hawai i* Fresno, CA San Diego State* Fresno, CA San Jose State* Fresno, CA at Colorado State* Fort Collins, CO at Nevada* Reno, NV at UNLV* Las Vegas, NV at Utah State* Logun, UT Indicators * MW conference game Date Opponent Location S4 at Oregon Eugene, OR S18 at UCLA Los Angeles, CA TBD TBD TBD TBD Boise State* Fresno, CA Nevada* Fresno, CA UNLV* Fresno, CA New Mexico* Fresno, CA at Hawai i* Honolulu, HI at San Diego State* San Diego, CA at San Jose State* San Jose, CA at Wyoming* Laramie, WY BULLDOG FOOTBALL CHANNEL FINDER... AT&T UVERSE CBS Sports Network 643, 1643 ESPN: 602, 1602 ESPN2: 606, 1606 ESPNEWS: 604, 1604 ESPNU: 605, 1605 FS1: 652, 1652 COMCAST (FRESNO MARKET) Big 10 Network: 403 CBS Sports Network: 418, 732 ESPN: 32, 724 ESPN2: 33, 725 ESPNEWS: 402, 726 ESPNU: 420, 788 FS1: 35, 731 DIRECTV CBS Sports Network: 221 ESPN: 206 ESPN2: 209 ESPNEWS: 207 ESPNU: 208 FS1: 219 DISH NETWORK CBS Sports Network: 158 ESPN: 140 ESPN2: 144 ESPNEWS: 142 ESPNU: 141 FS1: Sept Sacramento State Sept Oregon State Sept at USC 2023 Sept at Arizona State 2024 Aug at Oregon State Sept at UCLA 2025 Aug at USC * = Mountain West game All future conference game dates are TBD FRESNO STATE FOOTBALL