2015 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

2015 Fresno State Bulldogs football
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Division	West Division
Record	3–9 (2–6 MW)
Head coach	Tim DeRuyter (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Dave Schramm (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Nick Toth (4th season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Bulldog Stadium

2015 Mountain West Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Mountain Division
Air Force x		6	–	2					8	–	6
New Mexico		5	–	3					7	–	6
Utah State		5	–	3					6	–	7
Boise State		5	–	3					9	–	4
Colorado State		5	–	3					7	–	6
Wyoming		2	–	6					2	–	10
West Division
San Diego State x$		8	–	0					11	–	3
Nevada		4	–	4					7	–	6
San Jose State		4	–	4					6	–	7
Fresno State		2	–	6					3	–	9
UNLV		2	–	6					3	–	9
Hawaii		0	–	8					3	–	10
Championship: San Diego State 27, Air Force 24
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented California State University, Fresno in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bulldogs were led by fourth-year head coach Tim DeRuyter and played their home games at Bulldog Stadium. They were members of the Mountain West Conference in the West Division. They finished the season 3–9, 2–6 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for fourth place in the West Division.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	7:00 pm	Abilene Christian*	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	MWN	W 34–13	32,547
September 12	12:30 pm	at No. 17 Ole Miss*	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS	ESPN2	L 21–73	60,302
September 19	7:30 pm	No. 21 Utah*	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	CBSSN	L 24–45	33,675
September 26	7:30 pm	at San Jose State	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA (Valley Cup)	CBSSN	L 23–49	17,264
October 3	7:30 pm	at San Diego State	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA (Battle for the Oil Can)	CBSSN	L 7–21	29,996
October 10	7:30 pm	Utah State	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	CBSSN	L 14–56	30,540
October 16	7:30 pm	UNLV	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	ESPN2	W 31–28	25,604
October 24	11:00 am	at Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	ESPN3	L 14–42	20,213
November 5	7:30 pm	Nevada	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	ESPN2	L 16–30	25,476
November 14	8:00 pm	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI (rivalry)	KSEE	W 42–14	21,485
November 21	12:00 pm	at BYU*	LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT	BYUtv/ESPN3	L 10–52	57,515
November 28	6:00 pm	Colorado State	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	CBSSN	L 31–34	26,375
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game All times are in Pacific time

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Game summaries

Abilene Christian

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	7	0	0	6	13
Bulldogs	14	7	10	3	34

See also: 2015 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team

At Ole Miss

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	14	7	0	21
No. 17 Rebels	28	7	21	17	73

See also: 2015 Ole Miss Rebels football team

Utah

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 21 Utes	10	7	7	21	45
Bulldogs	3	0	0	21	24

See also: 2015 Utah Utes football team

San Jose State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	14	7	14	14	49
Bulldogs	0	10	13	0	23

See also: 2015 San Jose State Spartans football team and Fresno State–San Jose State football rivalry

At San Diego State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	7	0	0	7
Aztecs	0	7	7	7	21

See also: 2015 San Diego State Aztecs football team and Fresno State–San Diego State football rivalry

Utah State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	7	22	14	13	56
Bulldogs	7	0	0	7	14

See also: 2015 Utah State Aggies football team

UNLV

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rebels	7	7	14	0	28
Bulldogs	7	7	3	14	31

See also: 2015 UNLV Rebels football team

At Air Force

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	14	0	0	0	14
Falcons	7	14	14	7	42

See also: 2015 Air Force Falcons football team

Nevada

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolf Pack	7	10	6	7	30
Bulldogs	0	16	0	0	16

See also: 2015 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

At Hawaii

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	7	21	7	7	42
Rainbow Warrriors	0	7	7	0	14

See also: 2015 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team and Fresno State–Hawaii football rivalry

At BYU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	3	0	0	7	10
Cougars	3	21	14	14	52

See also: 2015 BYU Cougars football team

Colorado State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	7	7	13	7	34
Bulldogs	10	14	0	7	31

See also: 2015 Colorado State Rams football team