Fresno State — Pac-12
HC
Matt Entz · Valley Children's Stadium · Fresno, CA · 41,031 cap
PPA off / def
0.10 / 0.08
2025
Class rank
#70
class of 2026
Returning PPA
38%
returning production
| 2000 |
OSU W 43–10 | Columbus |
| 1994 |
OSU W 34–10 | Columbus |
2026 schedule
2025 results (9–4)
Statistical comps — 2025 Fresno State's closest analogs
Nearest neighbors by z-scored success rate, explosiveness, run rate & havoc (offense + defense), 2015–25.
2025 leaders
Transfer portal — 2026 (13 in / 10 out)
Origins
Hill said anyone, anywhere, anytime and meant it, playing road games at USC, Oregon and Wisconsin in the same season. David Carr went first overall in the 2002 draft.
Founded 1911 · A state normal school in the middle of the San Joaquin Valley · first football 1921 · defined by Pat Hill
All-time record
All-time
431–337–6
1926–2025
Win %
56.1%
96 seasons played
Winning seasons
43
45% of seasons
By level: ii/iii 4–19–1 (1926–1952) · D-II 26–34–1 (1939–1968) · FBS 401–284–4 (1969–2025)
| Best seasons | W | L | Conference |
|---|
| 2018 | 12 | 2 | Mountain West |
| 1985 | 11 | 0 | PCAA |
| 1989 | 11 | 1 | Big West |
| 1982 | 11 | 1 | PCAA |
| 2013 | 11 | 2 | Mountain West |
Season records from CollegeFootballData, which is why the span starts at 1926 — that is where its coverage of this program begins, not necessarily the first year it fielded a team.
Play-calling tendencies (2025 · garbage time excluded)
| Situation | Plays | Run % | Success % | Nat'l | Avg yds | Expl % |
|---|
| 1st down | 334 | 68% |
39% | 109 of 136 | 5.6 | 10% |
| 2nd down | 260 | 47% |
40% | 56 of 136 | 5.8 | 10% |
| 3rd & short (≤3) | 45 | 67% |
49% | — | 1.4 | 2% |
| 3rd & medium (4–7) | 45 | 20% |
38% | — | 5.9 | 13% |
| 3rd & long (8+) | 69 | 22% |
28% | — | 6.3 | 12% |
| 4th down | 19 | 37% |
42% | — | 2.4 | 0% |
166 drives · 34% ended in points · 6.7 plays and 33.8 yards per drive · 0.51 PPA per drive
Success: 50% of yardage needed on 1st, 70% on 2nd, 100% on 3rd/4th. Explosive: 12+ yd rush / 16+ yd pass. National rank is shown only for 1st and 2nd down, where every team has 100+ plays; the later buckets average 18-43 and a rank there would be noise.
League leaderboard →Most valuable plays (by PPA, 2025)
| Wk | Opp | Play | Yds | PPA |
|---|
| 13 | Utah State |
Rayshon Luke 69 Yd Run (Dylan Lynch Kick) |
69 | 5.61 |
| 14 | San José State |
(02:00) Shotgun #33 E.Gilliam rush middle for 34 yards gain to the SJSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock… |
34 | 4.65 |
| 12 | Wyoming |
(13:05) #0 J.Arceneaux rush right for 58 yards gain to the WYO00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 12:58, 1… |
58 | 4.56 |
| 3 | Southern |
Bryson Donelson run for 57 yds for a TD (Dylan Lynch KICK) |
57 | 4.47 |
| CFP | Miami (OH) |
(10:45) Shotgun #13 E.Warner pass complete short right to #5 J.Freeman caught at FSU18, fo… |
51 | 4.40 |
| 13 | Utah State |
Jahlil McClain 43 Yd pass from E.J. Warner (Dylan Lynch Kick) |
43 | 4.29 |
| 6 | Nevada |
Rayshon Luke run for 68 yds to the NEV 22 for a 1ST down |
68 | 4.15 |
| 2 | Oregon State |
Rayshon Luke run for 44 yds for a TD (Dylan Lynch KICK) |
44 | 4.11 |