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1991 Fresno State

10–⁠2 (6–⁠1 Big West), coached by Jim Sweeney.

Schedule and results

Fresno State in 1991, game by game: won vs. Northern Illinois 55–7; won at Washington State 34–30; won at Oregon State 24–20; won vs. New Mexico 94–17; won vs. Long Beach State 42–14; won at New Mexico State 42–28; won vs. UNLV 48–22; lost at Utah State 19–20; won at Pacific 59–14; won vs. Cal State Fullerton 38–7; won vs. San José State 31–28; lost vs. Bowling Green 21–28+77−7Won 55–7 vs. Northern Illinois+48Northern Illino…Won 34–30 at Washington State+4Washington StateWon 24–20 at Oregon State+4Oregon StateWon 94–17 vs. New Mexico+77New MexicoWon 42–14 vs. Long Beach State+28Long Beach StateWon 42–28 at New Mexico State+14New Mexico StateWon 48–22 vs. UNLV+26UNLVLost 19–20 at Utah State-1Utah StateWon 59–14 at Pacific+45PacificWon 38–7 vs. Cal State Fullerton+31Cal State Fulle…Won 31–28 vs. San José State+3San José StateLost 21–28 vs. Bowling Green-7Bowling Green
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 7vsNorthern IllinoisW 55–⁠764%
Sep 14atWashington StateW 34–⁠3064%
Sep 21atOregon StateW 24–⁠2078%
Oct 5vsNew MexicoW 94–⁠1787%
Oct 12vsLong Beach StateW 42–⁠1485%
Oct 19atNew Mexico StateW 42–⁠2887%
Oct 26vsUNLVW 48–⁠2288%
Nov 2atUtah StateL 19–⁠2075%
Nov 9atPacificW 59–⁠1473%
Nov 16vsCal State FullertonW 38–⁠795%
Nov 23vsSan José StateW 31–⁠2866%
Dec 14Bowls & playoffvsBowling GreenCalifornia BowlL 21–⁠2861%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Bowling Green 28–⁠21 in the California Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; Big West champions.

In program history: The 9th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 97 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 10: 25

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1991.

Big West champions6–⁠1 in the conference, shared with San José State

Record
10–⁠2
Conference
6–⁠1 shared first in Big West
AP final
Unranked peak No. 25
Points
507–⁠235
Coach
Jim Sweeney
Elo
1630 +68 this season
SP+ rating
5.3 No. 44 of 104; offense No. 12, defense No. 91
SRS
4.0 No. 41 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1992

The 1992 draft
Rd 2Marquez Pope DBSan Diego Chargers
Rd 5Tony Brown DBHouston Oilers

1991 Big West standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Fresno State6–⁠110–⁠2
San José State6–⁠16–⁠4–⁠1
Utah State5–⁠25–⁠6
Pacific4–⁠35–⁠7
UNLV2–⁠54–⁠7
New Mexico State2–⁠52–⁠9
Long Beach State2–⁠52–⁠9
Cal State Fullerton1–⁠62–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.