2019 Fresno State

4–⁠8 (2–⁠6 Mountain West Conference), coached by Jeff Tedford.

Schedule and results

Fresno State in 2019, game by game: lost at USC 23–31; lost vs. Minnesota 35–38; won vs. Sacramento State 34–20; won at New Mexico State 30–17; lost at Air Force 24–43; won vs. UNLV 56–27; lost vs. Colorado State 31–41; won at Hawai’i 41–38; lost vs. Utah State 35–37; lost at San Diego State 7–17; lost vs. Nevada 28–35; lost at San José State 16–17+29−19Lost 23–31 at USC-8USCLost 35–38 vs. Minnesota-3MinnesotaWon 34–20 vs. Sacramento State+14Sacramento StateWon 30–17 at New Mexico State+13New Mexico StateLost 24–43 at Air Force-19Air ForceWon 56–27 vs. UNLV+29UNLVLost 31–41 vs. Colorado State-10Colorado StateWon 41–38 at Hawai’i+3Hawai’iLost 35–37 vs. Utah State-2Utah StateLost 7–17 at San Diego State-10San Diego StateLost 28–35 vs. Nevada-7NevadaLost 16–17 at San José State-1San José State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to San José State 17–⁠16; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 9th in the Mountain West Conference.

In program history: The 35th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 97 on file).

Record
4–⁠8
Conference
2–⁠6 tied for 9th in Mountain West Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
360–⁠361
Coach
Jeff Tedford
Elo
1489 −152 this season
SP+ rating
-4.0 No. 80 of 130; offense No. 46, defense No. 98, special teams No. 101
SRS
−3.2 No. 79 of 130 in FBS
Returning
31% of last season’s EPA, No. 117 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 87 roster talent No. 83 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Ryan Grubb
Defensive coordinator
Bert Watts
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense44th of 130
  • Defense62nd of 130
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted58th of 130
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted69th of 130
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1446%1.2044th of 130
Defense0.1147%1.1162nd of 130
Opponent-adjusted0.11 off
0.10 def
44% off
45% def
—58th off
69th 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
Offense3.9own 3018% allowed
Defense3.7own 2921% caused

CORE rating -1.2, 62nd of 130 (offense 1.2, defense 2.4).

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 yardsJorge Reyna QB2,653 yds
Passing touchdownsJorge Reyna QB15 TD
Rushing yardsRonnie Rivers RB899 yds
Rushing touchdownsRonnie Rivers RB13 TD
Receiving yardsZane Pope WR527 yds
Receiving touchdownsDerrion Grim WR4 TD
TacklesJustin Rice LB112 tkl
SacksKevin Atkins DT5 sacks
InterceptionsJuju Hughes DB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2019 class

Jalen Cropper ATH★★★★No. 393
Deven Jarvis CB★★★No. 1342
Tilini Livai OG★★★No. 1437
Reggie Strong Jr. S★★★No. 1664
Jamal Glaspie WR★★★No. 1739

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

The 2019 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.827
Running backs22.50.785
Receivers32.70.810
Offensive line42.50.805
Defensive line13.00.823
Linebackers23.00.815
Defensive backs53.00.823
Athletes and specialists23.50.849
Whole class202.90.816

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.

Drafted in 2020

The 2020 draft
Rd 4Mykal Walker ILBAtlanta Falcons
Rd 6Netane Muti OGDenver Broncos

Roster 108

The 2019 roster

108 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2019 line; 57 have a stat line. See the roster

2019 Mountain West Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Boise State8–⁠012–⁠223
Air Force7–⁠111–⁠222
Utah State6–⁠27–⁠6
San Diego State5–⁠310–⁠3
Hawai’i5–⁠310–⁠5
Wyoming4–⁠48–⁠5
Nevada4–⁠47–⁠6
Colorado State3–⁠54–⁠8
San José State2–⁠65–⁠7
UNLV2–⁠64–⁠8
Fresno State2–⁠64–⁠8
New Mexico0–⁠82–⁠10

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