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Cal State Fullerton vs. Fresno State

Cal State Fullerton and Fresno State first met in 1971 and have played 19 times; Fresno State leads the series 13–⁠6. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Fresno State 8–⁠2, and Fresno State has won the last 7.

Cal State Fullerton wins
6
Fresno State wins
13
Ties
0
First meeting
1971
Longest streak
7 Fresno State
Current streak
7 Fresno State
Last 10 meetings
Fresno State 8–⁠2
Most recent
1991

The series at a glance

’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1970s2–⁠5
1980s4–⁠6
1990s0–⁠2
Average margin
17.3 points; 6 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Cal State Fullerton
2–⁠6 Cal State Fullerton’s record at home
At Fresno State
7–⁠3 Fresno State’s record at home
Neutral sites
1–⁠0 Cal State Fullerton first

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Cal State Fullerton’s biggest win1978: Cal State Fullerton 37, Fresno State 8by 29 points
  2. Fresno State’s biggest win1975: Fresno State 49, Cal State Fullerton 7by 42 points
  3. Upset1971: Cal State Fullerton 17, Fresno State 14Cal State Fullerton had a 24% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset1978: Cal State Fullerton 37, Fresno State 8Cal State Fullerton had a 32% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Coach against coach

YearsCal State FullertonSeriesFresno State
1980–⁠1991Gene Murphy4–⁠8Jim Sweeney

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Cal State Fullerton’s side (Murphy 4–⁠8 against Sweeney). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Cal State Fullerton and Fresno State, 1971 on1300150017001975198019851990

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Every game

Nov 16, 1991Fresno State 38, Cal State Fullerton 7at Fresno State
Sep 29, 199024Fresno State 38, Cal State Fullerton 3at Cal State Fullerton
Oct 21, 1989Fresno State 33, Cal State Fullerton 19at Fresno State
Oct 8, 1988Fresno State 23, Cal State Fullerton 10at Cal State Fullerton
Nov 7, 1987Fresno State 21, Cal State Fullerton 17at Fresno State
Nov 1, 1986Fresno State 30, Cal State Fullerton 20at Fresno State
Nov 2, 1985Fresno State 42, Cal State Fullerton 7at Cal State Fullerton
Nov 3, 1984Cal State Fullerton 20, Fresno State 17at Fresno State
Oct 22, 1983Cal State Fullerton 18, Fresno State 17at Cal State Fullerton
Nov 6, 1982Fresno State 31, Cal State Fullerton 14at Fresno State
Oct 10, 1981Cal State Fullerton 13, Fresno State 10at Cal State Fullerton
Sep 6, 1980Cal State Fullerton 39, Fresno State 25at Fresno State
Nov 10, 1979Fresno State 28, Cal State Fullerton 24at Cal State Fullerton
Oct 28, 1978Cal State Fullerton 37, Fresno State 8at Fresno State
Nov 12, 1977Fresno State 44, Cal State Fullerton 19at Cal State Fullerton
Oct 2, 1976Fresno State 31, Cal State Fullerton 12at Fresno State
Sep 6, 1975Fresno State 49, Cal State Fullerton 7at Cal State Fullerton
Oct 26, 1974Fresno State 48, Cal State Fullerton 21at Fresno State
Dec 11, 1971Cal State Fullerton 17, Fresno State 14Neutral site

Every game is listed as played on the field.