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1995 Fresno State

5–⁠7 (2–⁠6 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Jim Sweeney.

Schedule and results

Fresno State in 1995, game by game: won vs. UL Monroe 31–17; won at California 25–24; won vs. Pacific 56–24; lost at Utah 21–25; lost at UCLA 21–45; won vs. New Mexico 51–34; lost at San Diego State 24–48; lost vs. Air Force 20–31; lost at Hawai’i 37–42; won vs. UTEP 47–14; lost at Wyoming 10–38; lost vs. BYU 28–45+33−28Won 31–17 vs. UL Monroe+14UL MonroeWon 25–24 at California+1CaliforniaWon 56–24 vs. Pacific+32PacificLost 21–25 at Utah-4UtahLost 21–45 at UCLA-24UCLAWon 51–34 vs. New Mexico+17New MexicoLost 24–48 at San Diego State-24San Diego StateLost 20–31 vs. Air Force-11Air ForceLost 37–42 at Hawai’i-5Hawai’iWon 47–14 vs. UTEP+33UTEPLost 10–38 at Wyoming-28WyomingLost 28–45 vs. BYU-17BYU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsUL MonroeW 31–⁠1774%
Sep 9atCaliforniaW 25–⁠2447%
Sep 16vsPacificW 56–⁠2466%
Sep 23atUtahL 21–⁠2535%
Sep 30atUCLAL 21–⁠4536%
Oct 7vsNew MexicoW 51–⁠3461%
Oct 14atSan Diego StateL 24–⁠4846%
Oct 28vsAir ForceL 20–⁠3149%
Nov 4atHawai’iL 37–⁠4249%
Nov 11vsUTEPW 47–⁠1480%
Nov 18atWyomingL 10–⁠3841%
Nov 25vsBYUL 28–⁠4540%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to BYU 45–⁠28; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 45th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 97 on file).

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 1995.

Record
5–⁠7
Conference
2–⁠6 tied for 7th in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
371–⁠387
Coach
Jim Sweeney
Elo
1411 −76 this season
SP+ rating
-9.4 No. 81 of 107; offense No. 34, defense No. 94
SRS
−8.4 No. 81 of 108 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Jeff Tedford
Defensive coordinator
Leon Burtnett

Drafted in 1996

The 1996 draft
Rd 3Reggie Brown RBSeattle Seahawks
Rd 4Charlie Jones WRSan Diego Chargers
Rd 4Jahine Arnold WRPittsburgh Steelers

All-WAC

1 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1995 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1995 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Colorado State6–⁠28–⁠4
BYU6–⁠27–⁠4
Utah6–⁠27–⁠4
Air Force6–⁠28–⁠5
San Diego State5–⁠38–⁠4
Wyoming4–⁠46–⁠5
Fresno State2–⁠65–⁠7
New Mexico2–⁠64–⁠7
Hawai’i2–⁠64–⁠8
UTEP1–⁠72–⁠10

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