2013 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 football 2013 Fresno State Bulldogs Fresno State wordmark.png 200 Mountain West Conference MW West Division 11–2 7–1 Tim DeRuyter 2nd Dave Schramm 2nd Nick Toth 2nd Spread 3–4 Bulldog Stadium Mountain West championMW West Division champion MW Championship Game W 24–17 vs. Utah State Las Vegas Bowl L 20–45 vs. USC The 2013 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented California State University, Fresno in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bulldogs were by second-year head coach Tim DeRuyter and played their home games at Bulldog Stadium. They were members of the Mountain West Conference in the West Division. They finished the season 11–2, 7–1 in Mountain West play to win the West Division. They defeated Utah State in the inaugural Mountain West Championship Game to be crowned Mountain West champions. They were invited to the Las Vegas Bowl where they were defeated by USC. Personnel Coaching staff Name Position Seasons atFresno State Alma mater Tim DeRuyter Head coach 2nd Air Force (1985) Dave Schramm Offensive coordinator/Quarterbacks 2nd Adams State (1984) Nick Toth Defensive coordinator/Inside linebackers 2nd Ohio (1999) Ron Antoine Wide receivers 2nd Colorado State (1997) David Brown Secondary 1st Cal Poly (1996) Phil Earley Recruiting Coordinator/Tight ends/Inside Receivers 2nd Pacific Lutheran University (1980) Pete Germano Defensive Line/Special Teams Coordinator 2nd Ohio Wesleyan (1982) Cameron Norcross Offensive Line 2nd Nevada (2000) Jordan Peterson Secondary 2nd Texas A&M (2009) Joe Wade Runningbacks 2nd Linfield College (1991) Joey Boese Strength & Conditioning 2nd Wisconsin (2002) Chris Calvin Graduate Assistant 3rd Michael Hodges Graduate Assistant (Defense) 2nd Texas A&M (2010) Clayton Johnson Graduate Assistant (Offense) 2nd Nevada (2009) Darrick Yray Football Operations Assistant Fresno State (2011) David Stenklyft Graduate Assistant/Football Operations Assistant Source:https://gobulldogs.com/roster.aspx?roster=32&path=football#sidearm-roster-coaches 2013 Football Roster Roster Depth chart Schedule 2013 AP Pacific August 29 7:30 pm w y Rutgers Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA ESPNU 52–51 OT 33,098 September 7 7:00 pm w y Cal Poly 12 (FCS) Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA ESPN3 41–25 33,260 September 14 11:00 am y y Colorado Folsom Field Boulder, CO P12N CancelledA A September 20 6:00 pm w Boise State Battle for the Milk Can Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA ESPN 41–40 41,031 September 28 9:00 pm w y 25 Hawaii rivalry Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI KSEE 42–37 28,755 October 5 2:00 pm w y y 23 Idaho Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID KSEE 61–14 14,747 October 19 7:00 pm w y 17 UNLV Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA 38–14 37,604 October 26 7:30 pm w y 15 San Diego State Battle for the Oil Can Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA ESPN2 35–28 OT 32,707 November 2 7:30 pm w 16 Nevada Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA ESPNU 41–23 41,031 November 9 7:15 pm w y 17 Wyoming War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY ESPN2 48–10 15,700 November 23 4:00 pm w 15 New Mexico Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA ESPNews 69–28 41,031 November 29 12:30 pm l y 16 San Jose State Valley Cup Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA CBSSN 52–62 23,574 December 7 8:00 pm w 24 Utah State MW Championship Game Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA CBS 24–17 31,362 December 21 12:30 pm l y y 21 USC Las Vegas Bowl Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV ABC 20–45 42,1782013 Schedule http://www.gobulldogs.com/sports/m-footbl/sched/fres-m-footbl-sched.html Fresno State Athletics December 1, 2013 November 14, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131114040954/http://www.gobulldogs.com/sports/m-footbl/sched/fres-m-footbl-sched.html dead A ASeptember 15's game against Colorado was canceled due to effects from the Boulder Creek flash floods. Game summaries Rutgers Scarlet Knights 10 10 11 14 6 Bulldogs 7 14 7 17 7 2013 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team Cal Poly No. 12 (FCS) Mustangs 0 0 10 15 Bulldogs 10 24 7 0 2013 Cal Poly Mustangs football team At Colorado Bulldogs Buffaloes 2013 Colorado Buffaloes football team This game was canceled due to effects from the Boulder Creek flash floods.Colorado schedules Charleston Southern to replace Fresno State NFL.com 2013-09-30 https://www.nfl.com/news/colorado-schedules-charleston-southern-to-replace-fresno-state-0ap2000000253718 2025-08-09 Boise State Broncos 10 9 7 14 No. 25 Bulldogs 10 14 10 7 2013 Boise State Broncos football team Milk Can (college football) At Hawaii No. 23 Bulldogs 14 7 21 0 Warriors 0 3 14 20 2013 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team Fresno State–Hawaii football rivalry At Idaho No. 21 Bulldogs 28 19 7 7 Vandals 0 0 0 14 2013 Idaho Vandals football team UNLV Rebels 0 14 0 0 No. 19 Bulldogs 14 14 10 0 2013 UNLV Rebels football team At San Diego State No. 15 Bulldogs 7 0 7 14 7 Aztecs 0 7 7 14 0 2013 San Diego State Aztecs football team Battle for the Oil Can Nevada Wolf Pack 7 0 9 7 No. 18 Bulldogs 14 10 0 17 2013 Nevada Wolf Pack football team At Wyoming No. 17 Bulldogs 0 14 14 20 Cowboys 10 0 0 0 2013 Wyoming Cowboys football team New Mexico Lobos 0 0 21 7 No. 16 Bulldogs 14 21 28 6 2013 New Mexico Lobos football team At San Jose State No. 13 Bulldogs 27 14 3 8 Spartans 21 21 10 10 2013 San Jose State Spartans football team Utah State Aggies 0 7 0 10 No. 22 Bulldogs 3 14 7 0 2013 Utah State Aggies football team Mountain West Conference Football Championship Game USC–Las Vegas Bowl Trojans 14 21 3 7 No. 20 Bulldogs 6 0 7 7 2013 USC Trojans football team 2013 Las Vegas Bowl USC technically vacated the win in 2005. This is the second time the two teams have met in a bowl game with the other coming in the 1992 Freedom Bowl. Tracy Jones of the American Athletic Conference is the referee. 1st quarter scoring: USC - Marqise Lee 10-yard pass from Cody Kessler (Andre Heidari kick); FS - Isaiah Burse 8-yard pass from Derek Carr (Colin McGuire kick blocked); USC - Nelson Agholor 40-yard pass from Kessler (Heidari kick) 2nd quarter scoring: USC - Agholor 17-yard pass from Kessler (Heidari kick); USC - Javorius Allen 24-yard run (Heidari kick); USC - Lee 40-yard pass from Kessler (Heidari kick) 3rd quarter scoring: FS - Davante Adams 23-yard pass from Carr (McGuire kick); USC - Heidari 39-yard field goal 4th quarter scoring: FS - Derron Smith 41-yard interception return (McGuire kick); USC - Allen 1-yard run (Heidari kick) Statistics Derek Carr 424/605, 4866 Yds, 50 TD, 8 INTCBS Sports. Retrieved 2014-Sep-22. 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