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Fresno State vs. Pacific

Fresno State and Pacific first met in 1950 and have played 41 times; Fresno State leads the series 25–⁠15–⁠1. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Fresno State 8–⁠2, and Fresno State has won the last 6.

Fresno State wins
25
Pacific wins
15
Ties
1
First meeting
1950
Longest streak
7 Fresno State
Current streak
6 Fresno State
Last 10 meetings
Fresno State 8–⁠2
Most recent
1995

The series at a glance

’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1950s0–⁠6–⁠1
1960s8–⁠2
1970s5–⁠5
1980s8–⁠2
1990s4–⁠0
Average margin
19.5 points; 11 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Fresno State
14–⁠7 Fresno State’s record at home
At Pacific
8–⁠11–⁠1 Pacific’s record at home
Shutouts
5

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Fresno State’s biggest win1964: Fresno State 54, Pacific 7by 47 points
  2. Pacific’s biggest win1952: Pacific 50, Fresno State 0by 50 points
  3. Upset1984: Pacific 24, Fresno State 6Pacific had a 19% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset1961: Fresno State 20, Pacific 19Fresno State had a 21% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  5. Upset1968: Fresno State 10, Pacific 3Fresno State had a 22% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Coach against coach

YearsFresno StateSeriesPacific
1973–⁠1975J.R. Boone1–⁠2Chester Caddas
1980–⁠1982Jim Sweeney3–⁠0Bob Toledo
1983–⁠1988Jim Sweeney4–⁠2Bob Cope
1989–⁠1991Jim Sweeney3–⁠0Walt Harris

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Fresno State’s side (Boone 1–⁠2 against Caddas). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Fresno State and Pacific, 1950 on13001500170019501960197019801990200020102020

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

Sep 16, 1995Fresno State 56, Pacific 24at Fresno State
Sep 5, 1992Fresno State 42, Pacific 21at Pacific
Nov 9, 1991Fresno State 59, Pacific 14at Pacific
Nov 10, 1990Fresno State 48, Pacific 17at Fresno State
Sep 16, 1989Fresno State 27, Pacific 14at Pacific
Nov 5, 1988Fresno State 34, Pacific 0at Fresno State
Oct 24, 1987Pacific 23, Fresno State 22at Pacific
Oct 18, 1986Fresno State 10, Pacific 9at Fresno State
Nov 9, 1985Fresno State 43, Pacific 37at Pacific
Nov 10, 1984Pacific 24, Fresno State 6at Fresno State
Sep 24, 1983Fresno State 34, Pacific 14at Pacific
Oct 9, 1982Fresno State 49, Pacific 30at Fresno State
Oct 24, 1981Fresno State 30, Pacific 27at Pacific
Oct 18, 1980Fresno State 27, Pacific 3at Fresno State
Oct 27, 1979Fresno State 33, Pacific 10at Pacific
Oct 14, 1978Pacific 27, Fresno State 7at Fresno State
Oct 15, 1977Fresno State 24, Pacific 10at Pacific
Oct 30, 1976Fresno State 35, Pacific 7at Fresno State
Oct 25, 1975Pacific 45, Fresno State 28at Pacific
Oct 19, 1974Fresno State 37, Pacific 21at Fresno State
Nov 10, 1973Pacific 42, Fresno State 0at Pacific
Oct 7, 1972Pacific 17, Fresno State 0at Fresno State
Nov 20, 1971Pacific 14, Fresno State 13at Pacific
Oct 3, 1970Fresno State 34, Pacific 14at Fresno State
Oct 4, 1969Pacific 40, Fresno State 21at Pacific
Nov 23, 1968Fresno State 10, Pacific 3at Fresno State
Nov 11, 1967Pacific 32, Fresno State 20at Pacific
Nov 12, 1966Fresno State 16, Pacific 14at Fresno State
Nov 13, 1965Fresno State 20, Pacific 0at Pacific
Nov 14, 1964Fresno State 54, Pacific 7at Fresno State
Oct 12, 1963Fresno State 29, Pacific 7at Pacific
Nov 17, 1962Fresno State 18, Pacific 13at Fresno State
Oct 7, 1961Fresno State 20, Pacific 19at Pacific
Nov 26, 1960Fresno State 32, Pacific 7at Fresno State
Nov 7, 1959Pacific 18, Fresno State 13at Pacific
Nov 27, 1958Pacific 52, Fresno State 6at Fresno State
Sep 28, 1957Pacific 34, Fresno State 12at Pacific
Oct 13, 1956Pacific 21, Fresno State 14at Fresno State
Nov 21, 1953Pacific 21, Fresno State 21at Pacific
Nov 15, 1952Pacific 50, Fresno State 0at Fresno State
Oct 28, 1950Pacific 52, Fresno State 7at Fresno State

Every game is listed as played on the field.