Fresno State Athletics
Saturday, September 13
Fresno, CA
7 p.m. PT
Fresno State
vs
Southern University
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Photo by: Samuel Marshall
Bulldogs host Southern University in first-ever meeting
9/9/2025 12:00:00 PM | Football
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Fresno State (2-1, 0-0 MW) vs Southern University (1-2, 0-0 SWAC)
Saturday, September 13, 2025 | 7 p.m. PT | CBS47/Mountain West Network | Valley Children's Stadium | Fresno, Calif.Â
Fresno State Game Notes (PDF)Â | Southern Game Notes (PDF)Â |Â Mountain West Weekly Release (PDF)
Fresno State Weekly Press Conference | Ultimate Broadcast Guide
MEDIA COVERAGE
TV - CBS47 (Local)/Mountain West Network
    Play-by-Play - Matt Norville
   Analyst - Cam Worrell
   Sideline - Taylor Martinez
Radio - Bulldog Sports Network
Play-by-Play - Paul Loeffler
Analyst - Pat Hill
Sideline - Kenny Wiggins
Social Media: Twitter: @FresnoStateFB | Instagram:@fresno_state_football | Facebook: FresnoStateFootball | YouTube: FresnoStateAthletics
Live Stats: GoBulldogs.com/LiveStats
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A LOOK INSIDE
Series: First meeting
Head Coaches:
Matt Entz
Fresno State Record (Years):Â 2-1 (1st season)
Career DI Record (Years): 62-12 (5 seasons)
Terrence Graves
Southern Record (Years): 10-7 (2nd season*)
Career DI Record: Same
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QUICK LOOK
- Fresno State and Southern will meet for the first time in program history on Saturday
- Southern is the first HBCU program to play at Valley Children's StadiumÂ
- Saturday is Heroes Night at Valley Children's Stadium. Southern will bring its band, the Human Jukebox
- Fresno State has won 19-straight games against FCS opponents
- Fresno State is coming off of a 36-27 win at Oregon State last Saturday. It was its first win over Oregon State since 2003, and first in Corvallis since 1991
- The Bulldogs are led by Matt Entz who has a 62-12 overall record as head coach, coaching five seasons at North Dakota State and earning two FCS National Championships there
- Fresno State scored a touchdown on offense, defense and special teams in the win over the Beavers. It was the first time the Bulldogs accomplished that since 2018
- Offensive guard Julian Polendo earned his first career start last week
- With two interceptions against Oregon State, Fresno State had its first multi-interception game since Oct. 26, 2024 vs San Jose State (4)
- Fresno State surrendered over 500 yards to Oregon State last week. That performance by the Beavers snapped a 19-game streak of no more than 400 yards to his opponents by defensive coordinator Nick Benedetto (previous 17 games were when he was at NIU)
- Fresno State had a pair of Mountain West Players of the Week in Jadon Pearson (Defensive) and Dylan Lynch (Special Teams)
- Pearson is the FBS leader with 35 tackles so far this season
- Running back Rayshon Luke was named to the Paul Hornung Award Honor Roll for his performance at Oregon State
- Luke is fourth in the FBS with four touchdowns this seasonÂ
- Luke is second in the FBS in rushing touchdownsÂ
- Jaden Carrillo had his first career punt return for a touchdown last season, and is one of 11 players in the FBS to accomplish the stat this year. He is the only player in the Mountain West with a punt return for a touchdownÂ
- Senior Al'zillion Hamilton is second among all active FBS players in career passes defended (27 pass breakups, 4 interceptions)
- Senior quarterback E.J. Warner leads all active FBS quarterbacks with 9,290 career passing yards
- Senior defensive end Finn Claypool has 52.0 career TFL, coming in as a grad transfer from Drake. His 52.0 career TFL are the seventh-most among all active players in the NCAA
- Fresno State played two games in the month of August. It was the first time since 2002, and just the second year ever with that scheduling
- Fresno State does not have back-to-back road games this season. It is the first time since 1994 without back-to-back road tests
ABOUT THE MATCHUP
- Fresno State and Southern will meet for the first time in program history on Saturday.Â
Post-Game Press Conference [10/10]
Friday, October 10
FB Weekly Press Conference [10/6]
Monday, October 06
FB highlight vs Nevada [10/4/25]
Monday, October 06
Post-Game Press Conference [10/4]
Sunday, October 05