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Tim DeRuyter chosen to lead Bulldog football

Tim DeRuyter chosen to lead Bulldog football
Tim DeRuyter is the new Fresno State football coach, hired to lead the program into a new conference while maintaining a high level of classroom achievement by the student-athletes on the team. DeRuyter has been the defensive coordinator at Texas A&M the past two seasons. Fresno State will move...
December 14th, 2011 | Athletics | Read More

Hill relieved of duties as head football coach

Hill relieved of duties as head football coach
Fresno State Director of Athletics Thomas Boeh announced Sunday that Pat Hill will not be retained as the school’s head football coach. Coach Hill and the team were informed of the decision Sunday afternoon. “Following a thorough evaluation of the team’s on-field performance over...
December 4th, 2011 | Athletics | Read More

History reignites Fresno State-San Diego State football rivalry

History reignites Fresno State-San Diego State football rivalry
When the Fresno State and San Diego State Alumni Associations decided to spice up their schools’ football rivalry for the game Saturday, Dec. 3, in San Diego, they offered an iPad2 as a prize and asked people to name the rivalry and suggest a trophy. The two schools began playing football against...
November 28th, 2011 | Athletics | Read More

Name Fresno State-San Diego State football rivalry, win an iPad2

Name Fresno State-San Diego State football rivalry, win an iPad2
It’s called the “Battle for the Milk Can” when Fresno State plays Boise State in football and the “Battle for the Bone” when Fresno State’s Bulldogs take on Louisiana Tech’s Bulldog footballers. What’s missing is a name for Fresno State’s long football rivalry with San Diego State....
November 10th, 2011 | Athletics | Read More

Homecoming 2011 ends with a comeback victory

Homecoming 2011 ends with a comeback victory
Fresno State’s Bulldog football team brought the university’s Homecoming Week activities to the conclusion loyal alumni and other fans sought, rallying for a 31-21 victory over Utah State and a 2-0 record in Fresno State’s final year as a member of the Western Athletic Conference. Fresno...
October 17th, 2011 | Athletics | Read More

Football Fiesta at Boise game celebrates Hispanic Heritage

Football Fiesta at Boise game celebrates Hispanic Heritage
When the Bulldogs host No. 5 Boise State at 6:02 p.m. today on ESPN’s national telecast, the Red Wave will observe Hispanic Heritage Month with the 3rd Football Fiesta featuring a Bulldog Marching Band musical tribute and a performance by the Fresno State folklórico dancers, Los Danzantes de Aztlán. A...
October 7th, 2011 | Athletics | Read More

Band leads Bulldog fans for Bay invasion vs. Cal Sept. 3

Band leads Bulldog fans for Bay invasion vs. Cal Sept. 3
The Bulldog drumbeat is louder as Red Wavers prepare to trek 188  miles north to Candlestick Park in San Francisco for the Sept. 3 Fresno State football game against the University of California. It’s the third meeting between the two schools’ football teams. But it won’t be in Berkeley’s tradition-laden...
August 15th, 2011 | Athletics | Read More

Bulldogs start NCAA hoops tourney at Albuquerque

Bulldogs start NCAA hoops tourney at Albuquerque
The Western Athletic Conference-winning Fresno State Bulldog women’s basketball team will begin pursuit of an NCAA title at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 19, at Albuquerque against North Carolina. Coach Adrian Wiggins’ team compiled a 25-7 record, winning its fourth straight trip to the NCAA Tournament...
March 15th, 2011 | Athletics | Read More