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Game notes: Oregon State at Fresno State

Saturday, October 31, kickoff time not yet set, Valley Children’s Stadium.The game page.

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Oregon State

5–⁠2, 3–⁠0 conference · JaMarcus Shephard

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Fresno State

4–⁠3, 1–⁠2 conference · Matt Entz

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The matchup

  • Oregon State (5–⁠2, 3–⁠0 in conference) at Fresno State (4–⁠3, 1–⁠2 in conference), Saturday, October 31, kickoff time not yet set, 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 16th meeting; Fresno State leads the series 9–⁠6.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
  • Last meeting: Saturday, September 6, 2025: Fresno State 36, Oregon State 27.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
  • They first met in 1981: Oregon State 31, Fresno State 28.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
  • Fresno State is 6–⁠1 at home against Oregon State.resultsThe home team’s record against this opponent in its home games (neutral sites aside), every meeting on file.
  • Last five meetings: 2025: Fresno State 36–⁠27 (at Oregon State); 2022: Oregon State 35–⁠32 (at Fresno State); 2003: Fresno State 16–⁠14 (at Fresno State); 2002: Oregon State 59–⁠19 (at Oregon State); 2001: Fresno State 44–⁠24 (at Fresno State).resultsThe last five meetings on file.

Oregon State

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 1–⁠0 against Oregon 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 1970, Fresno State lost to No. 14 San Diego State 56–⁠14.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 JaMarcus Shephard 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

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