Fresno State (0-0, 0-0 MW) at Purdue (0-0, 0-0 Big Ten)
Saturday, Sept. 2 • 9:00 a.m. PT • Ross-Ade Stadium (57,282) - West Lafayette, IN
Fresno State Game Notes (PDF) | Purdue Game Notes (PDF) | Mountain West Weekly Release (PDF)
Fresno State Weekly Press Conference | Ultimate Broadcast Guide
MEDIA COVERAGE
TV - Big Ten Network
Play-By-Play - Cory Provus
Analyst - Jake Butt
Sideline - Brooke Fletcher
Radio - Bulldog Sports Network
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:BulldogsLive.com
A LOOK INSIDE
Series: First meeting
Head Coaches:
Jeff Tedford
Fresno State Record (Years): 36-18 (5th season)
Career DI Record (Years): 118-75 (14th year)
Ryan Walters
Purdue Record (Years): 0-0 (1st season)
Career DI Record: 0-0 (1st season)
QUICK LOOK
Fresno State closed the 2022 season with a 10-4 record, and as Mountain West and LA Bowl champions.
The Bulldogs became the first team in FBS history to open a season 1-4 and finish with 10 wins in 2022.
Fresno State is riding a 9 game winning streak, the third-longest active winning streak in the FBS.
Fresno State finished the 2022 season ranked No. 24 in the AP and Coaches poll. It was the fourth time in program history (1992, 2004, 2018 and 2022) that the team appeared in the final rankings.
Head coach Jeff Tedford is back in his second stint as the program's head coach, having previously coached the 'Dogs from 2017-19 before stepping away for health concerns.
Fresno State retained its entire coaching staff on the defensive side of the ball under defensive coordinator Kevin Coyle.
The 'Dogs added two new position coaches to the offense in Brian Armstrong (OL) and Aaron Prier (RB).
The 'Dogs have a new offensive coordinator for 2023 as Tedford promoted Pat McCann from wide receivers coach to OC in January 2023. Matt Wade was also elevated from offensive quality control to quarterbacks coach.
Fresno State was picked to finish third in the Mountain West this season. The 'Dogs received five first place vote.
Two Bulldogs were on the MW preseason all-conference team in offensive lineman Mose Vavao and defensive lineman Devo Bridges
For the first time since the 2020 season, Fresno State will have a new starting quarterback as Tedford announced UCF transfer Mikey Keene will be the starter at Purdue. Keene was 8-3 as a starter in his time at UCF.
ABOUT THE MATCHUP
Fresno State and Purdue will meet for the first time in program history on Saturday.
This week's travel trip is the furthest in mileage for Fresno State this season, traveling 2,222 miles to West Lafayette.
The last Big Ten opponent the 'Dogs have faced was Minnesota. The 'Dogs fell 38-35 at home in overtime on Sept. 7, 2019.
Fresno State is looking to defeat a current Big Ten member for the first time since defeating Rutgers in overtime in 2013 (52-51). Rutgers was not a member of the Big Ten that year.
Fresno State is playing on the Big Ten Network for the first time since 2016 (vs. Nebraska, Sept. 3, 2016)
Fresno State is 59-38-4 in its season openers all-time. As head coach of the Bulldogs' program, Tedford is 3-1 in his season openers with wins in the 2017, 2018 and 2022 openers.
Fresno State is opening the season on the road for the first time since the 2019 season when the 'Dogs opened at USC.
Anybody, Anytime, Anywhere. Fresno State has 40 wins all-time against current Power 5 programs.
Fresno State has defeated a Power 5 opponent in back-to-back seasons.