2014 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

The 2014 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented California State University, Fresno in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bulldogs were led by third-year head coach Tim DeRuyter and played their home games at Bulldog Stadium. They were members of the Mountain West Conference and completed in the West Division. They finished the season 6–8 overall and 5–3 in conference to tie for first place in the West Division, but due to their head-to-head win over San Diego State, they were crowned West Division champions. They lost to Mountain Division champion Boise State in the Mountain West Championship Game. They were invited to the Hawaii Bowl where they lost to Rice.

2014 Fresno State Bulldogs football
MW West Division champion
MW Championship Game, L 14–28 vs. Boise State
Hawaii Bowl, L 6–30 vs. Rice
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Division	West Division
Record	6–8 (5–3 MW)
Head coach	Tim DeRuyter (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Dave Schramm (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Nick Toth (3rd season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Bulldog Stadium
Seasons ← 2013 2015 →

2014 Mountain West Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Mountain Division
No. 16 Boise State x$		7	–	1					12	–	2
Colorado State		6	–	2					10	–	3
Utah State		6	–	2					10	–	4
Air Force		5	–	3					10	–	3
New Mexico		2	–	6					4	–	8
Wyoming		2	–	6					4	–	8
West Division
Fresno State x		5	–	3					6	–	8
San Diego State		5	–	3					7	–	6
Nevada		4	–	4					7	–	6
Hawaii		3	–	5					4	–	9
San Jose State		2	–	6					3	–	9
UNLV		1	–	7					2	–	11
Championship: Boise State 28, Fresno State 14
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Personnel

Coaching Staff

Roster

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	4:30 pm	at No. 15 USC*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	FOX	L 13–52	76,037
September 6	12:00 pm	at Utah*	Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	P12N	L 27–59	45,864
September 13	7:30 pm	Nebraska*	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	CBSSN	L 19–55	41,031
September 20	7:00 pm	Southern Utah*	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	MWN	W 56–16	32,645
September 26	5:00 pm	at New Mexico	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	ESPN2	W 35–24	21,005
October 3	7:00 pm	San Diego State	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA (Battle for the Oil Can)	CBSSN	W 24–13	33,894
October 10	7:00 pm	at UNLV	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV	CBSSN	L 27–30 OT	15,398
October 17	5:00 pm	at Boise State	Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID (Battle for the Milk Can)	ESPN	L 27–37	35,008
November 1	7:45 pm	Wyoming	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	ESPN2	L 17–45	32,164
November 8	7:30 pm	San Jose State	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA (Valley Cup)	CBSSN	W 38–24	36,909
November 22	7:30 pm	at Nevada	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	ESPNU	W 40–20	21,446
November 29	4:00 pm	Hawaii	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA (rivalry)	MWN	W 28–21	32,580
December 6	7:00 pm	at No. 22 Boise State	Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID (MWC Championship Game)	CBS	L 14–28	26,101
December 24	5:00 pm	vs. Rice*	Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI (Hawaii Bowl)	ESPN	L 6–30	25,365
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game All times are in Pacific time

Schedule Source:^[1]

Game summaries

At No. 15 USC

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	7	6	0	13
No. 15 Trojans	21	10	21	0	52

See also: 2014 USC Trojans football team

At Utah

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	7	7	13	27
Utes	17	14	14	14	59

See also: 2014 Utah Utes football team

Nebraska

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cornhuskers	14	13	14	14	55
Bulldogs	2	3	7	7	19

See also: 2014 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

Southern Utah

	1	2	3	4	Total
Thunderbirds	0	9	0	7	16
Bulldogs	0	21	21	14	56

See also: 2014 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team

At New Mexico

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	14	14	7	35
Lobos	3	14	7	0	24

See also: 2014 New Mexico Lobos football team

San Diego State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aztecs	0	3	3	7	13
Bulldogs	10	0	7	7	24

See also: 2014 San Diego State Aztecs football team and Battle for the Oil Can

At UNLV

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Bulldogs	0	0	14	13	0	27
Rebels	3	14	7	3	3	30

See also: 2014 UNLV Rebels football team

At Boise State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	10	0	17	0	27
Broncos	13	7	7	10	37

See also: 2014 Boise State Broncos football team and Boise State–Fresno State football rivalry

Wyoming

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	7	14	0	24	45
Bulldogs	7	3	0	7	17

See also: 2014 Wyoming Cowboys football team

San Jose State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	14	0	7	3	24
Bulldogs	7	21	7	3	38

See also: 2014 San Jose State Spartans football team and Fresno State–San Jose State football rivalry

At Nevada

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	7	21	10	2	40
Wolf Pack	7	13	0	0	20

See also: 2014 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

Hawai'i

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rainbow Warriors	0	0	0	21	21
Bulldogs	21	7	0	0	28

See also: 2014 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team and Fresno State–Hawaii football rivalry

At No. 22 Boise State (MWC Championship game)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	0	7	7	14
No. 22 Broncos	14	7	7	0	28

See also: 2014 Mountain West Conference Football Championship Game and Boise State-Fresno State football rivalry

Vs. Rice (Hawaii Bowl)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	3	3	0	0	6
Owls	16	0	7	7	30

See also: 2014 Rice Owls football team and 2014 Hawaii Bowl