Game notes: Fresno State at Utah State
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The matchup
- Fresno State (4–3, 1–2 in conference) at Utah State (2–4, 1–1 in conference), Saturday, November 7, 9:30 p.m. ET, Maverik Stadium.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file. Ranks as of the game, as listed with the schedule (AP poll, else the coaches’).
The series
- It will be their 35th meeting; Fresno State leads the series 19–14–1.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Saturday, November 22, 2025: Utah State 28, Fresno State 17.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 1952: Fresno State 27, Utah State 21.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- Utah State is 9–6 at home against Fresno State.resultsThe home team’s record against this opponent in its home games (neutral sites aside), every meeting on file.
- Last five meetings: 2025: Utah State 28–17 (at Fresno State); 2023: Fresno State 37–32 (at Utah State); 2020: Fresno State 35–16 (at Utah State); 2019: Utah State 37–35 (at Fresno State); 2016: Utah State 38–20 (at Utah State).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
Fresno State
- Fresno State is 4–3 (1–2 in conference games), 0–2 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: L 0–39 at No. 14 USC; W 49–3 vs. Sacramento State; W 26–10 at San José State; W 38–24 vs. Rice; W 26–6 at Washington State; L 31–38 vs. No. 23 Boise State; L 23–26 at San Diego State.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Fresno State has lost two straight, since beating Washington State 26–6 (Oct. 3, 2026).resultsThe team’s current run of results, every finished game on file across seasons.
- Fresno State is No. 49 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Matt Entz is 13–7 in his second season at Fresno State.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Matt Entz is 0–1 against Utah State.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Jayden Mandal (QB): 1,393 passing yards, 8 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Josiah Freeman (WR): 31 catches, 424 yards, 2 TD, the team leader in receiving yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- K’Vion Thunderbird (LB): 61 tackles, 1 sack, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2020, Fresno State beat UNLV 40–27.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
Utah State
- Utah State is 2–4 (1–1 in conference games), 0–3 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: L 17–29 vs. Idaho State; L 14–16 at No. 19 Washington; L 0–33 at No. 17 Utah; W 21–10 vs. Troy; L 18–37 at No. 22 Boise State; W 17–16 vs. Washington State.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Utah State is No. 103 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Bronco Mendenhall is two wins from 150 as a head coach (148 so far).resultsA sitting FBS head coach within two wins of a multiple of 50 career wins, counting the head-coaching seasons on file.
- Bronco Mendenhall is 8–11 in his second season at Utah State and 148–99 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Bronco Mendenhall is 2–1 against Fresno State.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Grady Brosterhous (QB): 914 passing yards, 7 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Eli Wood (WR): 36 catches, 472 yards, 5 TD, the team leader in receiving yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Asher Cunningham (LB): 51 tackles, 1.5 sacks, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2015, Utah State lost to New Mexico 14–13.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
The coaches
- Bronco Mendenhall is 1–0 against Matt Entz’s teams as a head coach.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
Sources
Every sentence here is ours, written from counts we make over the games on file. Where the facts come from:
- CollegeFootballData.com: Game results, rankings and player statistics; the sentence and every count in it are ours. Derived output (CollegeFootballData.com terms, section 4).
- CollegeFootballDigest: Our own ratings (Elo) and research notes. CC BY 4.0.
- Wikipedia: Facts from Wikipedia’s lists and articles (schools’ record books, trophies, College GameDay sites, coaching records), restated. CC BY-SA 4.0 (facts restated; credit Wikipedia).
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