Bulldogs host Eastern Washington in home opener

Saturday, September 9

Fresno, Calif.

6 p.m. PT

Fresno State

Eastern Washington

Tickets

Photo by: RYAN_WATAMURA

Bulldogs host Eastern Washington in home opener

9/4/2023 1:30:00 PM | Football

By: Savannah Stoeckle / Assistant Director of Strategic Communications

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Fresno State (1-0, 0-0 MW) vs. Eastern Washington (0-1, 0-0 BIG SKY)
Saturday, Sept. 9 • 6:00 p.m. PT • Valley Children's Stadium (40,727) - Fresno, Calif.

TICKETS

Fresno State Game Notes (PDF) | EWU Game Notes (PDF) | Mountain West Weekly Release (PDF)
Fresno State Weekly Press Conference | Ultimate Broadcast Guide

MEDIA COVERAGE
TV - UniMas/MW Network
Play-By-Play - Jessi Losada
Analyst - Jaime Motta
Sideline - Alejandro Luna

Radio - Bulldog Sports Network
Play-by-Play - Paul Loeffler
Analyst - Pat Hill
Sideline - Cam Worrell

Social Media: Twitter: @FresnoStateFB | Instagram:@fresno_state_football | Facebook: FresnoStateFootball | YouTube: FresnoStateAthletics
Live Stats:BulldogsLive.com

A LOOK INSIDE
Series: First meeting

Head Coaches:
Jeff Tedford
Fresno State Record (Years): 37-18 (5th season)
Career DI Record (Years): 119-75 (14th year)

Aaron Best
EWU Record (Years):44-26 (6th season)
Career DI Record: 44-26 (6th season)

QUICK LOOK

Fresno State enters this weekend's matchup with a 1-0 record after defeating Purdue (Big Ten) 39-35 on the road on Sept. 2.
Fresno State won its first season opening road game since 2008 last weekend.
Fresno State starts its season 1-0 for the sixth time in the last nine seasons.
With a win on Saturday, Fresno State would start its season 2-0 for the first time since 2013.
Fresno State is going for its 11th-straight win on Saturday to keep the nation's third-longest active winning streak alive.
Fresno State will honor Jim Sweeney as the legendary Bulldogs head coach is inducted into the Fresno State Ring of Honor in a halftime ceremony on Saturday.
Other game day details: Wear White and Heroes Night.
Fresno State is led by head coach Jeff Tedford who is 37-18 as the Bulldogs' head coach. Tedford has a 119-75 career head coaching record.
Fresno State had two players named Mountain West Players of the Week following Week 1 action last week. Its the first time since 2021 that the 'Dogs brought home the honors on both sides of the ball.
QB Mikey Keene is the conference's offensive player of the week and senior LB Levelle Bailey is the defensive player of the week.
15 players saw their first game action of their Bulldog careers last weekend at Purdue.
Safety Dean Clark was the only Bulldog on defense to earn their first start.
Wide receiver Jalen Moss earned his first career start on offense last week at Purdue.

ABOUT THE MATCHUP

Eastern Washington and Fresno State are set to meet for the first time in program history on Saturday.
Saturday's game is the first exclusively Spanish-language television broadcast in FBS college football history.
Fresno State is facing its second-straight opponent with no prior history between the programs. The 'Dogs have three total this season in Purdue, Eastern Washington and Kent State
Fresno State is hosting an FCS opponent in Fresno for the third-straight season.
Fresno State has won 17-straight games against FCS opponents.
Current Fresno State offensive coordinator Pat McCann and running backs coach Aaron Prier had previous coaching stops at Eastern Washington.
Eastern Washington starting defensive end Da'Marcus Johnson was on the Bulldogs roster from 2020-22.
Eastern Washington Athletics Director Tim Collins was previously at Fresno State as its senior associate athletic director for development from 2018-23.

"Fresno State Athletics - Elevate: Imagine the Possibilities" - The Elevate Campaign provides a visionary roadmap to enhance and construct a series of athletic facilities to help further position Fresno State Athletics for sustained competitive success nationally, while also further serving as a source of pride and economic growth throughout California's Central Valley. For more information, visit GoBulldogs.com/elevate.