2004 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

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.

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
Record9–3 (5–3 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)
Seasons
← 2003
2005 →
2004 Western Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 12 Boise State $ 80  111 
UTEP 62  84 
No. 22 Fresno State 53  93 
Louisiana Tech 53  66 
Hawaii 44  85 
Nevada 35  57 
Tulsa 35  48 
SMU 35  38 
Rice 26  38 
San Jose State 17  29 
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Personnel

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Coaching Staff

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NamePositionSeasons at
Fresno State
Alma Mater
Pat HillHead coach8th as HC;
14th overall
UC Riverside (1973)
Frank Cignetti Jr.Offensive coordinator3rdIndiana (PA) (1988)
Dan BrownDefensive coordinator8thBoise State (1982)
Tom MasonLinebackers4thEastern Washington (1982)
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Roster

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Schedule

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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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Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP PollRV191717RVRVRVRVRV22
Coaches PollRV201717RVRVRVRVRV22
BCSNot releasedNot released

Game summaries

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At Washington

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1234Total
Bulldogs0772135
Huskies073616
StatisticsFRESWASH
First downs1120
Total yards262360
Rushing yards137170
Passing yards142201
Turnovers25
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Fresno StatePassingPaul Pinegar13/21, 125 yards, TD, INT
RushingDwayne Wright24 rushes, 109 yards, TD
ReceivingPaul Williams1 reception, 43 yards
WashingtonPassingCasey Paus18/39, 183 yards, 3 INT
RushingKenny James17 rushes, 95 yards, TD
ReceivingCharles Frederick9 receptions, 114 yards

At No. 13 Kansas State

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1234Total
Bulldogs14177745
No. 13 Wildcats770721
StatisticsFRESKSU
First downs1811
Total yards400180
Rushing yards15659
Passing yards245133
Turnovers32
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Fresno StatePassingPaul Pinegar17/30, 244 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
RushingDwayne Wright27 rushes, 76 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingDwayne Wright3 receptions, 65 yards
Kansas StatePassingDylan Meier4/10, 91 yards, TD, INT
RushingDarren Sproles11 rushes, 37 yards
ReceivingDavin Dennis1 reception, 47 yards, TD

Portland State

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1234Total
Vikings073717
No. 19 Bulldogs7170327
StatisticsPRSTFRES
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Portland StatePassing
Rushing
Receiving
Fresno StatePassing
Rushing
Receiving

At Louisiana Tech

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1234Total
No. 17 FRES Bulldogs1030821
LT Bulldogs0771428
StatisticsFRESLT
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Fresno StatePassing
Rushing
Receiving
Louisiana TechPassing
Rushing
Receiving

UTEP

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1234Total
Miners7100724
Bulldogs707721

At No. 16 Boise State

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1234Total
Bulldogs037616
No. 16 Broncos7971033
1234Total
Mustangs00000
Bulldogs14217042

At Rice

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1234Total
Bulldogs21724052
Owls070714

Hawaii

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1234Total
Warriors007714
Bulldogs212871470
StatisticsHAWFRES
First downs1829
Total yards273679
Rushing yards106503
Passing yards172176
Turnovers43
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
HawaiiPassingTimmy Chang26/43, 167 yards, TD, INT
RushingMichael Brewster14 rushes, 101 yards, TD
ReceivingJason Rivers8 receptions, 54 yards, TD
Fresno StatePassingPaul Pinegar8/11, 176 yards, TD, INT
RushingBryson Sumlin18 rushes, 220 yards, 3 TD
ReceivingMatt Rivera2 receptions, 60 yards

Nevada

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1234Total
Wolf Pack737017
Bulldogs132014754

At San Jose State

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1234Total
Bulldogs142771462
Spartans777728

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

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1234OTTotal
No. 18 Cavaliers14737334
Bulldogs73714637

References

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