The 2023 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented California State University, Fresno as a member of the Mountain West Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bulldogs were led by head coach Jeff Tedford in his fifth overall season with the program. The Bulldogs played home games at Valley Children's Stadium on the university's Fresno, California campus. The Fresno State Bulldogs football team drew an average home attendance of 39,969 in 2023.

Schedule The Bulldogs' home opener on September 9 against Eastern Washington was the first game in FBS history with linear television coverage exclusively in Spanish. The only options for English-language viewers were streaming outlets, none of which provided their own commentary; all English commentary was a simulcast of Fresno State's (English) radio coverage.

Game summaries

At Purdue

Statistics FRESPUR First downs 27 19 Plays–yards 81–487 61–363 Rushes–yards 37–116 30–109 Passing yards 371 254 Passing: comp–att–int 32–45–1 17–30–0 Time of possession 36:33 23:27 Team Category Player StatisticsFresno State Passing Mikey Keene 31/44, 365 yards, 4 TD, INT Rushing Elijah Gilliam 20 rushes, 93 yards Receiving Erik Brooks 9 receptions, 170 yards, 2 TDPurdue Passing Hudson Card 17/30, 254 yards, 2 TD Rushing Devin Mockobee 16 rushes, 60 yards, TD Receiving Deion Burks 4 receptions, 152 yards, 2 TD

Eastern Washington

Statistics EWUFRES First downs 22 21 Plays–yards 84–336 73–364 Rushes–yards 38–133 34–141 Passing yards 233 223 Passing: comp–att–int 27–46–1 23–39–1 Time of possession 32:09 29:03 Team Category Player StatisticsEastern Washington Passing Kekoa Visperas 23/41, 198 yards, TD, INT Rushing Justice Jackson 11 rushes, 79 yards, TD Receiving Anthony Stell, Jr. 7 receptions, 77 yards, TDFresno State Passing Mikey Keene 23/39, 223 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Elijah Gilliam 20 rushes, 86 yards, 2 TD Receiving Erik Brooks 8 receptions, 95 yards, TD

At Arizona State

Statistics FRESASU First downs 24 15 Plays–yards 83–350 64–230 Rushes–yards 34–69 27–42 Passing yards 281 188 Passing: comp–att–int 32–49–0 17–37–5 Time of possession 37:06 22:54 Team Category Player StatisticsFresno State Passing Mikey Keene 32/49, 281 yards, 2 TD Rushing Elijah Gilliam 18 rushes, 68 yards Receiving Erik Brooks 11 receptions, 104 yardsArizona State Passing Jacob Conover 6/16, 89 yards, 2 INT Rushing Kyson Brown 5 rushes, 23 yards Receiving Bryce Pierre 3 receptions, 35 yards

Kent State

Statistics KENTFRES First downs 11 27 Plays–yards 52–231 67–513 Rushes–yards 37–129 33–143 Passing yards 102 370 Passing: comp–att–int 8–15–0 26–34–0 Time of possession 27:39 32:21 Team Category Player StatisticsKent State Passing Michael Alaimo 8/15, 102 yards Rushing Xavier Williams 15 rushes, 55 yards, TD Receiving Jameel Gardner, Jr. 2 receptions, 49 yardsFresno State Passing Mikey Keene 24/31, 325 yards, 3 TD Rushing Malik Sherrod 10 rushes, 71 yards Receiving Jalen Moss 7 receptions, 120 yards, TD

Nevada

Statistics NEVFRES First downs 17 19 Plays–yards 66–220 59–410 Rushes–yards 31–53 25–141 Passing yards 167 269 Passing: comp–att–int 19–35–2 26–34–2 Time of possession 30:33 29:27 Team Category Player StatisticsNevada Passing A. J. Bianco 9/14, 97 yards, TD Rushing Brendon Lewis 15 rushes, 31 yards Receiving Spencer Curtis 8 receptions, 73 yards, TDFresno State Passing Mikey Keene 26/34, 269 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Rushing Malik Sherrod 12 rushes, 123 yards, TD Receiving Jaelen Gill 8 receptions, 126 yards, 2 TD

At Wyoming

Statistics FRESWYO First downs 16 27 Plays–yards 66–324 63–329 Rushes–yards 20–38 35–130 Passing yards 286 199 Passing: comp–att–int 30–46–1 20–28–0 Time of possession 27:48 32:12 Team Category Player StatisticsFresno State Passing Mikey Keene 23/35, 218 yards, TD Rushing Malik Sherrod 11 rushes, 48 yards Receiving Jalen Moss 9 receptions, 115 yards, TDWyoming Passing Andrew Peasley 19/27, 183 yards, 3 TD Rushing Harrison Waylee 22 rushes, 83 yards Receiving Treyton Welch 6 receptions, 74 yards, TD

Utah State

UNLV

Boise State

San Jose State

New Mexico

San Diego State

Vs. New Mexico State (New Mexico Bowl)

Rankings

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