Fresno State (7-3, 4-2 MW) vs Utah State (5-5, 3-3 MW)
Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025 | 7:30 p.m. PT | CBS Sports Network | Valley Children's Stadium | Fresno, Calif.
MEDIA COVERAGE
TV - CBS Sports Network
Play-by-Play - Rich Waltz
Analyst - Robert Turbin
Analyst - Brandon Baylor
Radio - Bulldog Sports Network (BSN)
Play-by-Play - Paul Loeffler
Analyst - Cam Worrell
Sideline - Taylor Martinez
Social Media: Twitter: @FresnoStateFB | Instagram:@fresno_state_football | Facebook: FresnoStateFootball | YouTube: FresnoStateAthletics
Live Stats: GoBulldogs.com/LiveStats
A LOOK INSIDE
Series: Fresno State leads 19-13-1
Head Coaches:
Matt Entz
Fresno State Record (Years): 7-3 (1st season)
Career DI Record (Years): 67-14 (5 seasons)
Bronco Mendenhall
Record at Utah State (Years): 5-5 (1st Season)
Career Record (Years): 145-93 (19th year)
QUICK LOOK
Fresno State will celebrate Senior Day on Saturday, honoring 27 student-athletes in a pregame ceremony: Johnathan Arceneaux, Kamron Beachem, Camryn Bracha, Jordan Brown, Wesley Brown, Finn Claypool, Jakari Embry, Korey Foreman, Josiah Freeman, Rolan Fullwood, Julius Gandy, Elijah Gilliam, Al'zillion Hamilton, Michael Jordan Jr., Dylan Lynch, Campbell McHarg, Jadon Pearson, Toreon Penright, Julian Polendo, Charles Remlinger*, Zane Rix, Caden Rodgers, Seth Scheidt, Jacob Spomer, Jake Tarwater, Ryan Warkentin, and Ryan Wilson. (List accurate as of Monday, Nov. 17)
Saturday is also Ag Night and Boots & Buckles Night at Valley Children's Stadium
Fresno State will debut its new Ag uniforms, celebrating the agriculture community in and around the Central Valley
Fresno State secured bowl eligibility for the fifth straight season
Fresno State had 216 yards rushing against Wyoming, its first 200+ yard rushing game against a conference opponent since 2022
Fresno State has had three 200+ yard rushing games this season. The Bulldogs have only had more than three games with 200+ yards rushing in a season one time this decade with four games in 2019. The Bulldogs last had three games with 200+ yards rushing in 2022, 2018, 2016 and 2015 this decade.
Fresno State has rushed for 1,602 yards through 10 games this season, more than it totaled in 2023 and 2024
The Bulldogs' top five rushers are all averaging over four yards per carry
RB Rayshon Luke leads the team with 587 rushing yards
Fresno State has not turned the ball over in two-straight games for the first time since Sept. 2024. If Fresno State does not turn the ball over against Utah State, it is the first time since 2022 that the Bulldogs would have gone three-straight games without an offensive turnover
On the other side of the ball, the Bulldogs have produced at least one turnover in each of the last three games
Fresno State is second in the MW and 24th in the FBS in turnovers gained this season
Defensively, Fresno State is holding its opponents to 289.2 total yards per game, the second-best average in the Mountain West
Last week, the Bulldogs kept Wyoming scoreless for 12 consecutive drives to end the game. Six of those 12 drives were three-and-outs, including one interception
LB Jadon Pearson and NKL Simeon Harris will face their former team on Saturday, both transferring in to Fresno State from Utah State last December
Fresno State has not beat Utah State in a home regular season game since 2011, before the two were Mountain West opponents
Although Fresno State hasn't faced Bronco Mendenhall as the Aggies' head coach, it has at his previous stops New Mexico and BYU. The Bulldogs defeated New Mexico in 2024 and lost to BYU in 2015
ABOUT THE MATCHUP
Fresno State and Utah State will meet in Fresno for the first time since 2019
Fresno State has not beat Utah State in a home regular season game since 2011, before the two were Mountain West opponents
Fresno State has won the last two games in the series with Utah State -- 2020, 2023
Fresno State and Utah State will meet for the final time as Mountain West foes on Saturday, however both schools will make the move to the Pac-12
Fresno State and Utah State have shared conference affiliation in the WAC and MW
Fresno State leads the series as conference opponents, 8-4, but trails in Mountain West games 2-3
Six of the last 12 games played in the series with Utah State have been decided by seven or fewer points
LB Jadon Pearson and NKL Simeon Harris will face their former team on Saturday, both transferring in to Fresno State from Utah State last December
Although Fresno State hasn't faced Bronco Mendenhall as the Aggies' head coach, it has at his previous stops New Mexico and BYU. The Bulldogs defeated New Mexico in 2024 and lost to BYU in 2015
Former Fresno State special teams analyst Brett Arkelian is on staff in the same role at Utah State