2006 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

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2006 Fresno State Bulldogs football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record4–8 (4–4 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSteve Hagen (1st season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorDan Brown (6th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumBulldog Stadium
(Capacity: 41,031)
Seasons
← 2005
2007 →
2006 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 5 Boise State $   8 0     13 0  
Hawaii   7 1     11 3  
San Jose State   5 3     9 4  
Nevada   5 3     8 5  
Fresno State   4 4     4 8  
Idaho   3 5     4 8  
New Mexico State   2 6     4 8  
Louisiana Tech   1 7     3 10  
Utah State   1 7     1 11  
  • $ – Conference champion and BCS representative as top non-AQ school to meet automatic qualification criteria
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2006 Fresno State football team represented California State University, Fresno in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They played their home games at Bulldog Stadium in Fresno, California and were coached by Pat Hill. The outcome of the 2006 season was a 4–8 record, the worst for Fresno State football since 1978, when the Bulldogs went 3–8. The Bulldogs lost all four non-conference games and also missed out on a bowl game for the first time in seven years. The Bulldogs also lost to rival San Jose State for the first time since 1990.

Personnel[edit]

Coaching staff[edit]

Name Position Seasons at
Fresno State
Alma Mater
Pat Hill Head coach 10th as HC;
16th overall
UC Riverside (1973)
Steve Hagen Offensive coordinator/Quarterbacks 1st California Lutheran University
Dan Brown Defensive coordinator 9th
Tom Mason Linebackers 6 Nevada (1977)
John Baxter Special Teams/Wide Receivers/Assistant Head Coach 10th Loras College
Kerry Locklin Defensive Line 7th New Mexico State (1982)

Roster[edit]

Depth chart[edit]

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 17:00 pmNevada
ESPNW 28–1939,269[1]
September 95:00 pmNo. 20 Oregon*
  • Bulldog Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
ESPNL 24–3142,281[1]
September 167:00 pmat Washington*FSNL 20–2157,012[1]
September 307:00 pmColorado State*
  • Bulldog Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
BSNL 23–3542,012[1]
October 75:00 pmat Utah StateBSNL 12–1310,701[1]
October 142:00 pmHawaii
  • Bulldog Stadium
  • Fresno, CA (rivalry)
BSNL 37–6839,122[1]
October 2112:00 pmat No. 14 LSU*ESPNL 6–3891,833[1]
November 15:00 pmat No. 14 Boise StateESPN2L 21–4530,604[1]
November 112:00 pmNew Mexico State
  • Bulldog Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 23–1833,241[1]
November 182:00 pmIdaho
  • Bulldog Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 34–035,382[1]
November 296:00 pmat Louisiana TechESPN2W 34–2711,086[1]
December 23:00 pmat San Jose StateBSNL 14–2422,235[1]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

Game summaries[edit]

Nevada[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Wolf Pack 0 6 6 7 19
Bulldogs 7 7 7 7 28

No. 20 Oregon[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 20 Ducks 14 0 10 7 31
Bulldogs 3 7 7 7 24

At Washington[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 7 0 7 6 20
Huskies 7 7 0 7 21

Colorado State[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 7 7 14 7 35
Bulldogs 7 10 0 6 23

At Utah State[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 0 7 5 12
Aggies 7 0 0 6 13

Hawaii[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Warriors 21 21 20 6 68
Bulldogs 7 10 6 14 37

At No. 14 LSU[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 3 3 0 6
No. 14 Tigers 14 3 7 14 38

At No. 14 Boise State[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 7 0 7 7 21
No. 14 Broncos 10 14 14 7 45

New Mexico State[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 0 12 6 0 18
Bulldogs 7 3 6 7 23

Idaho[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Vandals 0 0 0 0 0
Bulldogs 7 10 10 7 34

At Louisiana Tech[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Fresno State Bulldogs 0 14 7 13 34
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs 0 14 7 6 27

At San Jose State (Rivalry)[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 14 0 0 14
Spartans 14 7 0 3 24

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Cumulative Season Statistics". California State University-Fresno. Archived from the original on April 6, 2012. Retrieved October 28, 2011.