2016 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

The 2016 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented California State University, Fresno in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bulldogs were led by fifth-year head coach Tim DeRuyter, but he was fired on October 23 after the team opened the season 1–7; offensive coordinator Eric Kiesau was named interim head coach for the remainder of the season.^[1] The team played its home games at Bulldog Stadium and were members of the Mountain West Conference, in the West Division. They finished the season 1–11, 0–8 in Mountain West play to finish in last place in the West Division.

2016 Fresno State Bulldogs football
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Division	West Division
Record	1–11 (0–8 MW)
Head coach	Tim DeRuyter (5th season; first eight games) Eric Kiesau (interim; remainder of season)
Offensive coordinator	Eric Kiesau (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Lorenzo Ward (1st season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Bulldog Stadium
Seasons ← 2015 2017 →

2016 Mountain West Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Mountain Division
Wyoming xy		6	–	2					8	–	6
Boise State x		6	–	2					10	–	3
New Mexico x		6	–	2					9	–	4
Air Force		5	–	3					10	–	3
Colorado State		5	–	3					7	–	6
Utah State		1	–	7					3	–	9
West Division
No. 25 San Diego State xy$		6	–	2					11	–	3
Hawaii		4	–	4					7	–	7
Nevada		3	–	5					5	–	7
San Jose State		3	–	5					4	–	8
UNLV		3	–	5					4	–	8
Fresno State		0	–	8					1	–	11
Championship: San Diego State 27, Wyoming 24
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	5:00 pm	at Nebraska*	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	BTN	L 10–43	90,013
September 10	7:00 pm	Sacramento State*	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA		W 31–3	31,817
September 17	12:00 pm	at Toledo*	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	ESPN3	L 17–52	19,379
September 24	1:30 pm	Tulsa*	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	MW Net	L 41–48 2OT	23,273
October 1	7:30 pm	at UNLV	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV	CBSSN	L 20–45	17,811
October 8	4:00 pm	at Nevada	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	ESPN3	L 22–27	22,411
October 14	7:00 pm	San Diego State	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA (Battle for the Oil Can)	CBSSN	L 3–17	24,731
October 22	7:30 pm	at Utah State	Maverik Stadium Logan, UT	CBSSN	L 20–38	15,067
October 28	7:30 pm	Air Force	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	ESPN2	L 21–31	25,197
November 5	12:30 pm	at Colorado State	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	RTRM	L 0–37	23,187
November 19	4:00 pm	Hawaii	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA (Golden Screwdriver)	MW Net	L 13–14	26,951
November 26	12:30 pm	San Jose State	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA (Valley Cup)	CBSSN	L 14–16	20,991
*Non-conference game All times are in Pacific time

Source^[2]

Game summaries

At Nebraska

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	10	0	0	10
Cornhuskers	7	7	7	22	43

See also: 2016 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

Sacramento State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	0	3	0	0	3
Bulldogs	7	3	0	21	31

See also: 2016 Sacramento State Hornets football team

At Toledo

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	0	7	10	17
Rockets	14	10	14	14	52

See also: 2016 Toledo Rockets football team

Tulsa

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
Golden Hurricane	0	21	7	13	0	7	48
Bulldogs	21	10	3	7	0	0	41

See also: 2016 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

At UNLV

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	7	10	3	20
Rebels	0	21	10	14	45

See also: 2016 UNLV Rebels football team

At Nevada

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	6	0	7	9	22
Wolf Pack	7	14	0	6	27

See also: 2016 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

San Diego State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aztecs	3	7	7	0	17
Bulldogs	0	0	3	0	3

See also: 2016 San Diego State Aztecs football team and Fresno State–San Diego State football rivalry

At Utah State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	7	7	3	3	20
Aggies	7	10	7	14	38

See also: 2016 Utah State Aggies football team

Head coach Tim DeRuyter was fired the following day and replaced by offensive coordinator Eric Kiesau.^[1]

Air Force

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	0	7	10	14	31
Bulldogs	7	7	7	0	21

See also: 2016 Air Force Falcons football team

At Colorado State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	0	0	0	0
Rams	10	13	14	0	37

See also: 2016 Colorado State Rams football team

Hawaii

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rainbow Warriors	0	7	0	7	14
Bulldogs	0	7	3	3	13

See also: 2016 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team and Fresno State–Hawaii football rivalry

San Jose State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	7	0	6	3	16
Bulldogs	0	14	0	0	14

See also: 2016 San Jose State Spartans football team and Fresno State–San Jose State football rivalry

References

1. Robert Kuwada, Tim DeRuyter fired as Fresno State football coach, Fresno Bee, October 23, 2016.
2. "2016 Fresno State Bulldogs Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved February 21, 2016.