Fresno State Athletics
Football Game Week: vs. Hawai'i [Oct. 27]
10/22/2018 5:00:00 PM | Football
Hawai'i (6-3, 3-1 MW) at Fresno State (6-1, 3-0 MW)
Oct. 27, 2018 • Bulldog Stadium (40,727) - Fresno, Calif. / 7:30 p.m. PT
Fresno State Game Notes | Hawai'i Game Notes | Mountain West Game Notes
Jeff Tedford Weekly Press Conference (10.22.18) | Nick Rolovich Game Week Interview (10.24.18)
Watch: ESPN2 (channel guide)
• Play-by-Play: Dave LaMont; Analyst: Ray Bentley; Sideline: Olivia Dekker
Radio: 940 AM ESPN Radio
• Gameday Live (4:30 p.m. PT); Pregame Show (6:30 p.m. PT)
• Play-by-Play: Paul Loeffler; Analyst: Pat Hill; Sideline: Cameron Worrell
Radio: ESPN Deportes (1600 AM) in Spanish
• Play-by-Play: Jesse Beltran; Analyst: Octavio Duarte
Social Media: Facebook: Fresno State Athletics | Twitter: @FresnoStateFB | Instagram:@fresno_state_football | YouTube: FresnoStateAthletics
Live Stats: http://www.sidearmstats.com/fresnostate/football/
Series: Fresno State leads, 27-22-1
Last time: Fresno State (A) def. Hawai'i (H) 31-21, 11/11/17
Head Coaches:
Jeff Tedford
Fresno State Record: 16-5 (2nd season)
Career Record: 98-62 (13th season)
Alma Mater: Fresno State (1992)
Nick Rolovich
Hawai'i Record: 16-19 (3rd season)
Career Record: Same
Alma Mater: Hawai'i (2004)
- Fresno State is receiving votes in both national polls. They are receiving the 29th-most votes in the AP Top 25 poll and the 31st-most votes in the USA Today Coaches Poll.
- Fresno State has won five-straight games, its longest streak since 2013 (10), and have won 15 of its last 18 games overall.
- Fresno State is the national leader in scoring defense, 12.6 points per game allowed, and is limiting conference opponents to 4.3 points per game (three games).
- Fresno State and LSU share the nation's lead in limiting opponents under 30 points in consecutive games - they share that lead with 18 straight games.
- If KeeSean Johnson (226) makes eight receptions against Hawai'i, he will surpass Davante Adams (233) and become the program's all-time leader in career receptions.
- Fresno State has not turned the ball over since a 2Q fumble on Oct. 6 at Nevada. Fresno State has won the turnover battle five times, tied it once, and lost it once. Fresno State's only defeat this season is when they lost the turnover battle against Minnesota.
- Matchup to watch: Hawai'i is tied for the nation's lead in TD passes (31) and is one of 18 teams in the nation averaging 300-plus yards passing, going against a Bulldog defense that is holding opponents to the 13th-least amount of passing yards per game (173.3) in the nation and to a 6 TD/13 INT ratio. No other team in the Mountain West has forced more interceptions than allowed passing touchdowns.
- The Fresno State secondary will face off against RS junior WR John Ursua, who leads the nation with 1,013 receiving yards and 14 receiving touchdowns. Fresno State owns the T-2nd most interceptions in the nation (13).
-- For the full news and notes week 8 release, click on the Fresno State Game Notes link at the top of the page.
- Single game tickets start at $27 (link to buy).
- Single game student tickets are $15 (link to buy). Buy online or purchase at the Student Union.
- Three-game plans start at $93 (link to buy).
To purchase in person, the Bulldog ticket office (2650 E. Shaw Ave.) is located on the Northeast corner of the Save Mart Center and the entrance is marked by a red awning labeled "Bulldog Ticket Office." The ticket office is open 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. every business day.
To purchase tickets by phone, call 559-278-3647
For inquiries about group ticket sales, tailgating passes, or new season ticket and mini-plan purchases contact our sales team at 559-278-0063.
- 10 tickets.
- 4 purple parking passes
- $100 gift card to Mad Duck
- Available online at bit.ly/2PP9X26
- Packages start at $399
TUESDAY, OCT. 23
Outdoor Movie at Bulldog Stadium: "Ant-Man and the Wasp"
6 p.m. (gates open), 7 p.m. (movie begins)
Bring blankets and enjoy a free movie screening on the stadium turf. Victor E. Bulldog III will be on site prior to the movie showing. (No chairs, animals or outside food or drink.)
FRIDAY, OCT. 26
Pep Rally and Echosmith Concert
6 – 9 p.m. (Pep Rally) 9 to 10 p.m. (free concert)
Parking Lot P6
Top Dog Alumni Awards Gala
5 p.m.
Save Mart Center
Soccer vs. San Jose State
7 p.m.
Soccer and Lacrosse Stadium
Family Weekend
Activities Friday – Sunday
www.fresnostate.edu/familyweekend
SATURDAY, OCT. 27
Swim and Dive vs. Nevada
11 a.m.
Aquatics Center
University Student Union 50th Celebration
1 – 3 p.m.
USU (Bulldog Zone and Bulldog Bowl)
Alumni Tailgate
3:30 p.m.
Lawn north of Aquatics Center
Homecoming Football Game vs. Hawaii
7:30 p.m.
Bulldog Stadium
Fireworks Show
Immediately following football game
For a full schedule of homecoming events and activities, including student events, visit bit.ly/FSHomecoming2018. See campus map at www.fresnostate.edu/map.
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