2004 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 2004 Fresno State Bulldogs Fresno State Wordmark.gif 200 Western Athletic Conference WAC 22 22 9–3 5–3 Pat Hill 8th Frank Cignetti Jr. 3rd Dan Brown 4th Pro-style 4–3 Bulldog Stadium(Capacity: 41,031) MPC Computers Bowl champion MPC Computers Bowl W 37–34 OT vs. Virginia 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. Schedule 2004 AP Pacific September 5 2:30 pm w y y Washington Husky Stadium Seattle, WA FSN 35–16 65,345 September 11 9:00 am w y y Kansas State 13 KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS FSN 45–21 46,468 September 18 7:00 pm w y 19 Portland State Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA 27–17 42,662 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-fresno-bee-pretty-party-ugly-dogs/178104705/ The Fresno Bee Pretty party, ugly 'Dogs September 19, 2004 August 3, 2025 Newspapers.com October 2 4:00 pm l y 17 Louisiana Tech Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA BSN 21–28 18,330 October 9 7:00 pm l UTEP Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA 21–24 40,407 October 23 7:15 pm l y Boise State 19 Bronco Stadium Boise, ID rivalry ESPN2 16–33 30,623 October 30 7:00 pm w SMU Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA 42–0 37,604 November 6 12:00 pm w y Rice Rice Stadium Houston, TX BSN 52–21 18,407 November 12 7:30 pm w Hawaii Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA rivalry ESPN 70–14 38,956 November 20 6:00 pm w Nevada Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA BSN 54–17 39,256 November 27 2:00 pm w y San Jose State Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA rivalry BSN 62–28 28,867 December 27 11:00 am w y y Virginia 18 Bronco Stadium Boise, ID MPC Computers Bowl ESPN 37–34 OT 28,516 http://www.gobulldogs.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/fres-m-footbl-2004.html Fresno State Official Athletic Site - Football 2012-10-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20121119090512/http://www.gobulldogs.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/fres-m-footbl-2004.html 2012-11-19 dead Rankings 2004 NCAA Division I-A football rankings AP Poll 0 15 Coaches Poll 0 15 BCS 7 14 NR NR RV RV 19 20 17 17 17 17 RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV RV NR RV RV NR RV RV NR RV RV NR 22 22 Game summaries At Washington 2004 Washington Huskies football team Bulldogs 0 7 7 21 Huskies 0 7 3 6 Statistics FRESWASH First downs 11 20 Total yards 262 360 Rushing yards 137 170 Passing yards 142 201 Turnovers 2 5 Team Category Player StatisticsFresno State Passing Paul Pinegar 13/21, 125 yards, TD, INT Rushing Dwayne Wright 24 rushes, 109 yards, TD Receiving Paul Williams 1 reception, 43 yardsWashington Passing Casey Paus 18/39, 183 yards, 3 INT Rushing Kenny James 17 rushes, 95 yards, TD Receiving Charles Frederick 9 receptions, 114 yards At No. 13 Kansas State 2004 Kansas State Wildcats football team Bulldogs 14 17 7 7 No. 13 Wildcats 7 7 0 7 Statistics FRESKSU First downs 18 11 Total yards 400 180 Rushing yards 156 59 Passing yards 245 133 Turnovers 3 2 Team Category Player StatisticsFresno State Passing Paul Pinegar 17/30, 244 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT Rushing Dwayne Wright 27 rushes, 76 yards, 2 TD Receiving Dwayne Wright 3 receptions, 65 yardsKansas State Passing Dylan Meier 4/10, 91 yards, TD, INT Rushing Darren Sproles 11 rushes, 37 yards Receiving Davin Dennis 1 reception, 47 yards, TD Portland State Vikings 0 7 3 7 No. 19 Bulldogs 7 17 0 3 Statistics PRSTFRES First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Team Category Player StatisticsPortland State Passing Rushing Receiving Fresno State Passing Rushing Receiving At Louisiana Tech 2004 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team No. 17 FRES Bulldogs 10 3 0 8 LT Bulldogs 0 7 7 14 Statistics FRESLT First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Team Category Player StatisticsFresno State Passing Rushing Receiving Louisiana Tech Passing Rushing Receiving UTEP Miners 7 10 0 7 Bulldogs 7 0 7 7 2004 UTEP Miners football team At No. 16 Boise State Bulldogs 0 3 7 6 No. 16 Broncos 7 9 7 10 2004 Boise State Broncos football team Milk Can (college football) SMU Mustangs 0 0 0 0 Bulldogs 14 21 7 0 2004 SMU Mustangs football team At Rice Bulldogs 21 7 24 0 Owls 0 7 0 7 2004 Rice Owls football team Hawaii 2004 Hawaii Warriors football team Warriors 0 0 7 7 Bulldogs 21 28 7 14 Statistics HAWFRES First downs 18 29 Total yards 273 679 Rushing yards 106 503 Passing yards 172 176 Turnovers 4 3 Team Category Player StatisticsHawaii Passing Timmy Chang 26/43, 167 yards, TD, INT Rushing Michael Brewster 14 rushes, 101 yards, TD Receiving Jason Rivers 8 receptions, 54 yards, TDFresno State Passing Paul Pinegar 8/11, 176 yards, TD, INT Rushing Bryson Sumlin 18 rushes, 220 yards, 3 TD Receiving Matt Rivera 2 receptions, 60 yards Nevada Wolf Pack 7 3 7 0 Bulldogs 13 20 14 7 2004 Nevada Wolf Pack football team At San Jose State Bulldogs 14 27 7 14 Spartans 7 7 7 7 2004 San Jose State Spartans football team Fresno State–San Jose State football rivalry Vs. No. 18 Virginia (2004 MPC Computers Bowl) No. 18 Cavaliers 14 7 3 7 3 Bulldogs 7 3 7 14 6 2004 Virginia Cavaliers football team 2004 MPC Computers Bowl Coaching staff Name Position Seasons atFresno State Alma mater Pat Hill Head coach 8th as HC;14th overall UC Riverside (1973) Frank Cignetti Jr. Offensive coordinator 3rd Indiana (PA) (1988) Dan Brown Defensive coordinator 8th Boise State (1982) Tom Mason Linebackers 4th Eastern Washington (1982)Source: References Fresno State Category:Fresno State Bulldogs football seasons Category:Famous Idaho Potato Bowl champion seasons Fresno State Bulldogs football Category:Long stubs with short prose