Fresno State Athletics
Football Heads Back Out on Road to Play SMU
10/27/2003 12:00:00 AM | Football
Oct. 27, 2003
- Game Notes (PDF)
- Depth Chart (PDF)
- Visintainer Named WAC Special Teams Player of the Week
- 2003 Statistics
- Hill Quotes From Monday's Press Luncheon at Casa Corona
Game #9: Fresno State (4-4, 2-1 WAC) at SMU (0-8, 0-5 WAC)
- Date/Time: Saturday, Nov. 1; noon PT
- Location/Stadium: Dallas, Texas; Gerald J. Ford Stadium (32,000)
- Radio: KMJ AM 580 (Bill Woodward, Vince Wesson, Ron Shapley)
- Spanish Radio: KOOR AM 790 (Jess Gonzalez, Fermin Chavez)
- TV: None
FRESNO, Calif. - Fresno State heads back out on the road this week for a game at SMU. The Bulldogs, who are in the midst of a stretch that sees them play four out of five games away from Fresno, will be looking to pick up their first road win of the season. Game time is noon PT from Gerald J. Ford Stadium in Dallas. The contest is not being televised locally.
The Bulldogs snapped a two-game losing streak in dramatic fashion, defeating Rice 31-28 on Brett Visintainer's 39-yard field goal as time expired. Fresno State trailed 28-20 heading into the fourth quarter but scored 11 unanswered points to get the win. The Owls spread option running attack clicked on all cylinders, racking up 384 yards on the ground. But the Bulldogs weathered the storm with Paul Pinegar's 205-yard night and Dwayne Wright's 96 rushing yards. Bryson Sumlin chipped in two TDs.
Fresno State leads the all-time series 3-1, including wins in the last three contests. The Bulldogs are 1-1 all-time against SMU in Dallas, but have only played once at Gerald J. Ford Stadium, which opened in 2000. These two teams first hooked up in 1999, when a winless Mustang team stunned Fresno State 24-14 at the Cotton Bowl. Last year, the Bulldogs defeated SMU 30-7 in Fresno.
Don't Forget...
Fresno State's game against Boise State on Nov. 21 is at 6 p.m. and will be televised nationally by ESPN2. Early schedules and schedule cards had the game time listed at 5 p.m., but it has since been changed. It marks the third consecutive year the Broncos and Bulldogs will battle on one of the ESPN family of networks.
