Fresno State Athletics
ESPNU to Carry NMSU and Idaho games
10/15/2009 12:00:00 AM | Football
Oct. 15, 2009
FRESNO, Calif. - The Fresno State football team continues to get more national attention as the season continues to progress. After ESPNU announced on Monday that it was picking up the New Mexico State football game on Oct. 24, they then announced today that it will also broadcast the Bulldogs game at Idaho on Saturday November 7.
The game times for both games have been pushed back to 7:15 p.m. Pacific Time for the New Mexico State game and 7:30 p.m. Pacific Time for the Idaho game.
Both games were previously set to be broadcast by the Bulldog Sports Network.
The New Mexico State game was previously scheduled for 5 p.m. PT and the Idaho game was originally set for 2 p.m. PT before the announcement of ESPNU picking up the game.
This is the fourth and fifth national television games of the season for the Bulldogs, who also played Wisconsin, Boise State and Cincinnati on ESPN networks. During this decade, the Bulldogs have made 64 national television appearances, and with each game averaging over three hours, that equates to nearly 200 hours of live nation-wide exposure for the school and the Valley. Fresno State has become a favorite of ESPN, landing on one of the networks' channels (ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNU) 49 times.
It's not surprising this game has been selected for national broadcast based on the exciting start to the season for the Bulldogs, who despite a 2-3 record, rank 11th in the nation in total offense, 16th in scoring and have the nation's leading rusher in Ryan Mathews.
The Bulldogs host San Jose State on Saturday at 7 p.m. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. and tickets are still available for as low as $20 by logging onto gobulldogs.com or calling 559-278-DOGS.
"We Are Your Team" - San Jose State will be at Bulldog Stadium on Saturday, October 17 for Homecoming. The Community Food Bank along with the Bulldog Pantry will be hosting a canned food drive so bring canned food to help feed the Central Valley's hungry. Tickets can be purchased at the Bulldog Ticket Office, by calling 278-DOGS or online at GoBulldogs.com.
