2016 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 football 2016 Fresno State Bulldogs Fresno State wordmark.png 200 Mountain West Conference MW West Division 1–11 0–8 Tim DeRuyter first eight games 5th Eric Kiesau interim; remainder of season Eric Kiesau 1st Pro-style Lorenzo Ward 1st 3–4 Bulldog Stadium 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.Robert Kuwada, Tim DeRuyter fired as Fresno State football coach, Fresno Bee, October 23, 2016. 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. Schedule 2016 AP Poll released prior to game Pacific September 3 5:00 pm l y y Nebraska Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE BTN 10–43 90,013 September 10 7:00 pm w y Sacramento State Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA 31–3 31,817 September 17 12:00 pm l y y Toledo Glass Bowl Toledo, OH ESPN3 17–52 19,379 September 24 1:30 pm l y Tulsa Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA MW Net 41–48 2OT 23,273 October 1 7:30 pm l y UNLV Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV CBSSN 20–45 17,811 October 8 4:00 pm l y Nevada Mackay Stadium Reno, NV ESPN3 22–27 22,411 October 14 7:00 pm l San Diego State Battle for the Oil Can Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA CBSSN 3–17 24,731 October 22 7:30 pm l y Utah State Maverik Stadium Logan, UT CBSSN 20–38 15,067 October 28 7:30 pm l Air Force Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA ESPN2 21–31 25,197 November 5 12:30 pm l y Colorado State Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO RTRM 0–37 23,187 November 19 4:00 pm l Hawaii Golden Screwdriver Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA MW Net 13–14 26,951 November 26 12:30 pm l San Jose State Valley Cup Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA CBSSN 14–16 20,991 Sourcehttp://www.fbschedules.com/ncaa-16/2016-fresno-state-bulldogs-football-schedule.php 2016 Fresno State Bulldogs Football Schedule FB Schedules February 21, 2016 Game summaries At Nebraska Bulldogs 0 10 0 0 Cornhuskers 7 7 7 22 2016 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team Sacramento State Hornets 0 3 0 0 Bulldogs 7 3 0 21 2016 Sacramento State Hornets football team At Toledo Bulldogs 0 0 7 10 Rockets 14 10 14 14 2016 Toledo Rockets football team Tulsa Golden Hurricane 0 21 7 13 0 7 Bulldogs 21 10 3 7 0 0 2016 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team At UNLV Bulldogs 0 7 10 3 Rebels 0 21 10 14 2016 UNLV Rebels football team At Nevada Bulldogs 6 0 7 9 Wolf Pack 7 14 0 6 2016 Nevada Wolf Pack football team San Diego State Aztecs 3 7 7 0 Bulldogs 0 0 3 0 2016 San Diego State Aztecs football team Fresno State–San Diego State football rivalry At Utah State Bulldogs 7 7 3 3 Aggies 7 10 7 14 2016 Utah State Aggies football team Head coach Tim DeRuyter was fired the following day and replaced by offensive coordinator Eric Kiesau. Air Force Falcons 0 7 10 14 Bulldogs 7 7 7 0 2016 Air Force Falcons football team At Colorado State Bulldogs 0 0 0 0 Rams 10 13 14 0 2016 Colorado State Rams football team Hawaii Rainbow Warriors 0 7 0 7 Bulldogs 0 7 3 3 2016 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team Fresno State–Hawaii football rivalry San Jose State Spartans 7 0 6 3 Bulldogs 0 14 0 0 2016 San Jose State Spartans football team Fresno State–San Jose State football rivalry References Fresno State Category:Fresno State Bulldogs football seasons Fresno State Bulldogs football Category:2010s in Fresno, California