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Football Bowl Week: vs. Houston [Dec. 24]
12/15/2017 6:00:00 PM | Football
  vs. 
Fresno State (9-4, 7-1Â MW) vs. Houston (7-4, 5-3 AAC)
Dec. 24, 2017 • Aloha Stadium (50,000) - Honolulu, Hawai'i / 5:30 p.m. PT
Bowl Central | Fresno State Game Notes | Houston Game Notes | Mountain West Game Notes
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TV: ESPN
• Play-by-Play: Chris Cotter; Analyst: Rod Gilmore; Sideline: Shelly Smith
Fresno Radio:Â 940 AM ESPN Radio
• Play-by-Play: Paul Loeffler; Analyst: Pat Hill; Sideline: Cameron Worrell
Fresno Radio (in Spanish): 1600 AM ESPN
• Play-by-Play: Jesse Beltran; Analyst: Octavio Duarte
Satellite Radio: Home broadcast;Â Sirius (Ch. 80); XM (Ch. 80), Internet radio (Ch. 80)
• Play-by-Play: Paul Loeffler; Analyst: Pat Hill; Sideline: Cameron Worrell
Satellite Radio: National broadcast;Â Sirius (Ch. 84); XM (Ch. 84), Internet radio (Ch. 84)
• Play-by-Play: Kevin Winter; Analyst: TBD
Social Media: Facebook: Fresno State Athletics | Twitter: @FresnoStateFB | Instagram:@fresno_state_football | YouTube: FresnoStateAthletics
Live Stats:Â Statbroadcast
Series:Â First meeting
Head Coaches:
Jeff Tedford
Fresno State Record: 9-4Â (1st season)
Career Record: 91-61
Alma Mater: Fresno State (1992)
Major Applewhite
Houston Record: 7-4 (1st season)
Career Record: Same
Alma Mater: Texas (2002)
• The 2017 Hawai'i Bowl will mark the first-ever meeting between the Fresno State Bulldogs and Houston Cougars.
• Fresno State can become the second team in FBS history to go from a season with double-digit losses to a season with double-digit wins with a victory at the Hawai'i Bowl.
• Jeff Tedford was named the Mountain West Coach of Year on Nov. 29 and is on the ballot for three national coach of the year awards.
• Jeff Tedford became the third coach in Fresno State program history to lead his team to a bowl game in his first year as the head coach of the Bulldogs.
• Fresno State is playing in its 28th all-time bowl game, and fifth all-time bowl game in the state of Hawai'i. The 'Dogs are making their third Hawai'i Bowl appearance since 2012.
• The Bulldogs played in their third Mountain West Championship game in five seasons last time out (Dec. 2); Boise State defeated Fresno State 17-14 thanks to a fourth quarter come-from-behind win.
• Fresno State is receiving votes in both the AP Top 25 and USA Today Coaches polls; Fresno State was inside the CFP Top 25 and AP Top 25 prior to its MW championship loss.
• 16 Bulldogs earned 2017 all-conference honors; Jeffrey Allison was named a first-team selection while four others were named second-team selections and 11 earned an honorable mention nod.
-- For the full news and notes bowl week release, click on the Fresno State Game Notes link at the top of the page.
Tickets for the Hawai'i Bowl Game are available now online for $45. For those of you who can't attend the game, please help us support the Military by donating your bowl tickets to military personnel. Here is how it works:
- Purchase Tickets through the Bulldog Ticket Office
- Select the military donation option
- Fresno State will donate your tickets to military in the Honolulu area.
- As a thank you, you will receive two complimentary basketball tickets.
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