Game notes: Colorado State at Fresno State
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The matchup
- Colorado State (2–4, 0–2 in conference) at Fresno State (4–3, 1–2 in conference), Saturday, November 21, 7:30 p.m. ET, Valley Children’s 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 19th meeting; Colorado State leads the series 11–7.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Friday, October 10, 2025: Colorado State 49, Fresno State 21.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 1992: Fresno State 52, Colorado State 21.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- Fresno State is 5–5 at home against Colorado State.resultsThe home team’s record against this opponent in its home games (neutral sites aside), every meeting on file.
- Last five meetings: 2025: Colorado State 49–21 (at Colorado State); 2024: Fresno State 28–22 (at Fresno State); 2020: Fresno State 38–17 (at Fresno State); 2019: Colorado State 41–31 (at Fresno State); 2016: Colorado State 37–0 (at Colorado State).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
Colorado State
- Colorado State is 2–4 (0–2 in conference games), 0–1 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 35–13 vs. Wyoming; W 58–24 vs. Southern Utah; L 23–41 vs. No. 11 BYU; L 45–59 at UTSA; L 26–56 vs. Oregon State; L 27–66 at Texas State.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Colorado State has lost four straight, since beating Southern Utah 58–24 (Sept. 12, 2026).resultsThe team’s current run of results, every finished game on file across seasons.
- Colorado State is No. 127 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Jim Mora is 2–4 in his first season at Colorado State and 75–57 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Jim Mora is 1–0 against Fresno State.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Ksaan Farrar (QB): 936 passing yards, 5 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Jayden Brown (RB): 431 rushing yards, 3 TD, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Oumar Diomande (LB): 54 tackles, 2 INT, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 1981, Colorado State lost to No. 20 Arizona State 52–7.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.
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 Colorado 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 2003, Fresno State lost to No. 20 Boise State 31–17.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
- It is the first meeting of Jim Mora and Matt Entz as head coaches.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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