2006 Fresno State Bulldogs football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record4–8 (4–4 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSteve Hagen (1st season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorDan Brown (6th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumBulldog Stadium
(Capacity: 41,031)
Seasons
← 2005
2007 →
2006 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 5 Boise State $   8 – 0     13 – 0  
Hawaii   7 – 1     11 – 3  
San Jose State   5 – 3     9 – 4  
Nevada   5 – 3     8 – 5  
Fresno State   4 – 4     4 – 8  
Idaho   3 – 5     4 – 8  
New Mexico State   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Louisiana Tech   1 – 7     3 – 10  
Utah State   1 – 7     1 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion and BCS representative as top non-AQ school to meet automatic qualification criteria
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2006 Fresno State football team represented California State University, Fresno in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They played their home games at Bulldog Stadium in Fresno, California and were coached by Pat Hill. The outcome of the 2006 season was a 4–8 record, the worst for Fresno State football since 1978, when the Bulldogs went 3–8. The Bulldogs lost all four non-conference games and also missed out on a bowl game for the first time in seven years. The Bulldogs also lost to rival San Jose State for the first time since 1990.

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name Position Seasons at
Fresno State		 Alma Mater
Pat Hill Head coach 10th as HC;
16th overall		 UC Riverside (1973)
Steve Hagen Offensive coordinator/Quarterbacks 1st California Lutheran University
Dan Brown Defensive coordinator 9th
Tom Mason Linebackers 6 Nevada (1977)
John Baxter Special Teams/Wide Receivers/Assistant Head Coach 10th Loras College
Kerry Locklin Defensive Line 7th New Mexico State (1982)

Roster

Depth chart

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 17:00 pmNevada
ESPNW 28–1939,269[1]
September 95:00 pmNo. 20 Oregon*
  • Bulldog Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
ESPNL 24–3142,281[1]
September 167:00 pmat Washington*
FSNL 20–2157,012[1]
September 307:00 pmColorado State*
  • Bulldog Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
BSNL 23–3542,012[1]
October 75:00 pmat Utah State
BSNL 12–1310,701[1]
October 142:00 pmHawaii
  • Bulldog Stadium
  • Fresno, CA (rivalry)
BSNL 37–6839,122[1]
October 2112:00 pmat No. 14 LSU*
ESPNL 6–3891,833[1]
November 15:00 pmat No. 14 Boise State
ESPN2L 21–4530,604[1]
November 112:00 pmNew Mexico State
  • Bulldog Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 23–1833,241[1]
November 182:00 pmIdaho
  • Bulldog Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 34–035,382[1]
November 296:00 pmat Louisiana Tech
ESPN2W 34–2711,086[1]
December 23:00 pmat San Jose State
BSNL 14–2422,235[1]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

Game summaries

Nevada

1 2 3 4 Total
Wolf Pack 0 6 6 7 19
Bulldogs 7 7 7 7 28

See also: 2006 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

No. 20 Oregon

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 20 Ducks 14 0 10 7 31
Bulldogs 3 7 7 7 24

See also: 2006 Oregon Ducks football team

At Washington

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 7 0 7 6 20
Huskies 7 7 0 7 21

See also: 2006 Washington Huskies football team

Colorado State

1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 7 7 14 7 35
Bulldogs 7 10 0 6 23

See also: 2006 Colorado State Rams football team

At Utah State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 0 7 5 12
Aggies 7 0 0 6 13

See also: 2006 Utah State Aggies football team

Hawaii

1 2 3 4 Total
Warriors 21 21 20 6 68
Bulldogs 7 10 6 14 37

See also: 2006 Hawaii Warriors football team and Fresno State–Hawaii football rivalry

At No. 14 LSU

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 3 3 0 6
No. 14 Tigers 14 3 7 14 38

See also: 2006 LSU Tigers football team

At No. 14 Boise State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 7 0 7 7 21
No. 14 Broncos 10 14 14 7 45

See also: 2006 Boise State Broncos football team and Milk Can (college football)

New Mexico State

1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 0 12 6 0 18
Bulldogs 7 3 6 7 23

See also: 2006 New Mexico State Aggies football team

Idaho

1 2 3 4 Total
Vandals 0 0 0 0 0
Bulldogs 7 10 10 7 34

See also: 2006 Idaho Vandals football team

At Louisiana Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Fresno State Bulldogs 0 14 7 13 34
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs 0 14 7 6 27

See also: 2006 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

At San Jose State (Rivalry)

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 14 0 0 14
Spartans 14 7 0 3 24

See also: 2006 San Jose State Spartans football team and Fresno State–San Jose State football rivalry

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Cumulative Season Statistics". California State University-Fresno. Archived from the original on April 6, 2012. Retrieved October 28, 2011.


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