Fresno State (5-1, 2-0 MW) at Colorado State (1-4, 0-1 MW)
Friday, October 10, 2025 | 6 p.m. PT | CBS Sports Network | Canvas Stadium | Fort Collins, Colo.
Fresno State Game Notes (PDF) | Colorado State Game Notes (PDF) | Mountain West Weekly Release (PDF)
Fresno State Weekly Press Conference | Ultimate Broadcast Guide
MEDIA COVERAGE
TV - CBS Sports Network
Play-by-Play - Chris Lewis
Analyst - Randy Cross
Radio - Bulldog Sports Network (BSN)
Play-by-Play - Paul Loeffler
Analyst - Pat Hill
Sideline - Cam Worrell
Social Media: Twitter: @FresnoStateFB | Instagram:@fresno_state_football | Facebook: FresnoStateFootball | YouTube: FresnoStateAthletics
Live Stats: GoBulldogs.com/LiveStats
A LOOK INSIDE
Series: CSU leads 10-7
Head Coaches:
Matt Entz
Fresno State Record (Years): 5-1 (1st season)
Career DI Record (Years): 65-12 (5 seasons)
Jay Norvell
Colorado State Record (Years): 9-30 (4th season)
Career DI Record: 42-47 (9th season)
QUICK LOOK
Fresno State travels to Colorado State for the first time since 2016
Fresno State looks for its first win in Fort Collins since 2012
Fresno State will play its first and only non-Saturday game of the year this week
Fresno State is playing in its last season as a member of the Mountain West, making the move to the Pac-12 next year. Colorado State is one of five schools also leaving the Mountain West for the Pac-12. The Bulldogs will face a future Pac-12 opponent for the second time this season (Oregon State)
The Bulldogs have their second bye week of the year after Friday's matchup
Fresno State is led by head coach Matt Entz, who has the second-best record among first-year Bulldog head coaches through their first six games
With a 5-1 record, Entz has the second-best record among first-year head coaches in the FBS this season
The Bulldogs have won five games in a row, continuing the longest streak since the 14-game win streak over the 2022-23 seasons
Fresno State has started Mountain West play with a 2-0 record for the first time since 2018
With a win on Friday, Fresno State will become bowl eligible for the fifth year in a row. It is the longest bowl eligibility streak for the Bulldogs since the early 2000s
Entz would become the fifth first-year head coach to lead the Bulldogs to a bowl game
Fresno State has outscored its opponents 54-19 in the fourth quarter this season. The +35 fourth quarter margin is second best in the Mountain West behind New Mexico (+45)
In 13 games last season, the Bulldogs were only able to score 50 points in the fourth quarter and were outscored 120-50 in the final 15 minutes of games last year
Fresno State's offense has not scored a point on a second half opening drive yet this season
Fresno State has had 10 different players score touchdowns on offense
Fresno State ranks No. 2 in the MW and No. 7 in the FBS in turnovers gained (11), and No. 1 in the MW and No. 2 in the FBS in interceptions (9)
Six different players have grabbed Fresno State's nine interceptions this season
Senior QB E.J. Warner leads the MW with a .725 completion percentage
Warner is 50 passing yards away from 10,000 in his collegiate career. He currently stands as the FBS active leader in career passing yards
Senior K Dylan Lynch has scored 266 career points, the seventh-most all-time at Fresno State
Senior DB Al'zillion Hamilton has 33 career passes defended, the second-most among all active players in the FBS
Hamilton has played in 48 career games (2021-pres.), the fourth-most among players in the Mountain West. He is behind a pair of players from Colorado State and one from Utah State
Fresno State had its first home crowd of over 40,000 people last week vs Nevada. The Bulldogs have led the G5 in attendance in all three home weeks this season. Fresno State returns home for homecoming on Oct. 25 vs San Diego State (currently 4-1 on the year)
ABOUT THE MATCHUP
Fresno State and Colorado State will meet for the 18th time in program history on Friday
Fresno State will travel to Fort Collins for the first time since 2016
Fresno State looks for its first win in Fort Collins since 2012
Fresno State's last trip to Fort Collins was a 37-0 loss in 2016
The Bulldogs and Rams have shared conference affiliation in the WAC and MW
The series is tied 3-3 as Mountain West foes
Fresno State's 38-17 win on October 29, 2020 marked Kalen DeBoer's first career win as an FBS head coach