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2017 Fresno State

10–⁠4 (7–⁠1 Mountain West Conference), coached by Jeff Tedford.

Schedule and results

Fresno State in 2017, game by game: won vs. Incarnate Word 66–0; lost at No. 1 Alabama 10–41; lost at No. 6 Washington 16–48; won vs. Nevada 41–21; won at San José State 27–10; won vs. New Mexico 38–0; won at San Diego State 27–3; lost vs. UNLV 16–26; won vs. BYU 20–13; won at Hawai’i 31–21; won at Wyoming 13–7; won vs. No. 25 Boise State 28–17; lost at Boise State 14–17; won vs. Houston 33–27+66−32Won 66–0 vs. Incarnate Word+66Incarnate WordLost 10–41 at No. 1 Alabama-31No. 1 AlabamaLost 16–48 at No. 6 Washington-32No. 6 WashingtonWon 41–21 vs. Nevada+20NevadaWon 27–10 at San José State+17San José StateWon 38–0 vs. New Mexico+38New MexicoWon 27–3 at San Diego State+24San Diego StateLost 16–26 vs. UNLV-10UNLVWon 20–13 vs. BYU+7BYUWon 31–21 at Hawai’i+10Hawai’iWon 13–7 at Wyoming+6WyomingWon 28–17 vs. No. 25 Boise State+11No. 25 Boise StateLost 14–17 at Boise State-3Boise StateWon 33–27 vs. Houston+6Houston
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsIncarnate WordW 66–⁠076%
Sep 9at1AlabamaL 10–⁠416%
Sep 16at6WashingtonL 16–⁠4810%
Sep 30vsNevadaW 41–⁠2154%
Oct 7atSan José StateW 27–⁠1052%
Oct 14vsNew MexicoW 38–⁠040%
Oct 21atSan Diego StateW 27–⁠321%
Oct 28vsUNLVL 16–⁠2676%
Nov 4vsBYUW 20–⁠1363%
Nov 11atHawai’iW 31–⁠2161%
Nov 18atWyomingW 13–⁠736%
Nov 25vs25Boise StateW 28–⁠1736%
Dec 2atBoise StateMountain West Championship GameL 14–⁠1730%
Dec 24Bowls & playoffvsHoustonHawai’i BowlW 33–⁠2744%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Houston 33–⁠27 in the Hawai’i Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for first in the Mountain West Conference.

In program history: The 18th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 97 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 14: 25

MW West champions7–⁠1 in the conference

Record
10–⁠4
Conference
7–⁠1 shared first in Mountain West Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 25
Points
380–⁠251
Coach
Jeff Tedford
Elo
1581 +235 this season
SP+ rating
-2.7 No. 81 of 128; offense No. 105, defense No. 53, special teams No. 48
SRS
3.2 No. 52 of 130 in FBS
Returning
86% of last season’s EPA, No. 12 of 128
Recruiting class
No. 84 roster talent No. 92 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Kalen DeBoer
Defensive coordinator
Orlondo Steinauer
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense58th of 130
  • Defense26th of 130
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted59th of 130
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted33rd of 130
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0945%0.9758th of 130
Defense-0.0142%1.0726th of 130
Opponent-adjusted0.09 off
0.03 def		43% off
43% def		—59th off
33rd def
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense3.6own 3312% allowed
Defense2.8own 3017% caused

CORE rating 5.1, 43rd of 130 (offense -0.3, defense -5.4).

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsMarcus McMaryion QB2,726 yds
Passing touchdownsMarcus McMaryion QB14 TD
Rushing yardsJordan Mims RB627 yds
Rushing touchdownsJosh Hokit RB7 TD
Receiving yardsKeeSean Johnson WR1,013 yds
Receiving touchdownsKeeSean Johnson WR8 TD
TacklesJeffrey Allison LB126 tkl
SacksTobenna Okeke DE6 sacks
InterceptionsJaron Bryant DB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2017 class

Wylan Free CB★★★No. 1138
Syrus Tuitele DT★★★No. 1408
T.J. Mauga SDE★★★No. 1661
Daniel Moraga OLB★★★No. 1678
Zelan Tupuola OG★★★No. 1678

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2017 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs22.50.799
Receivers32.30.797
Offensive line32.30.791
Defensive line23.00.825
Linebackers23.00.818
Defensive backs32.70.806
Athletes and specialists12.00.767
Whole class162.60.802

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Roster 116

The 2017 roster

116 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2017 line; 56 have a stat line. See the roster

2017 Mountain West Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Boise State7–⁠111–⁠322
Fresno State7–⁠110–⁠4
San Diego State6–⁠210–⁠3
Wyoming5–⁠38–⁠5
Colorado State5–⁠37–⁠6
Utah State4–⁠46–⁠7
UNLV4–⁠45–⁠7
Air Force4–⁠45–⁠7
Nevada3–⁠53–⁠9
Hawai’i1–⁠73–⁠9
New Mexico1–⁠73–⁠9
San José State1–⁠72–⁠11

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