1993 Fresno State Bulldogs football team
The 1993 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented California State University, Fresno[note 1] during the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). The team was led by head coach Jim Sweeney, in his sixteenth year, and they played their home games at Bulldog Stadium in Fresno, California. They finished the 1993 season as co-champions of the WAC, with a regular season record of eight wins and three losses (8–3, 6–2 WAC).
| 1993 Fresno State Bulldogs football | |
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WAC co-champion | |
Aloha Bowl, L 30–41 vs. Colorado | |
| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| 1993 record | 8–4 (6–2 WAC) |
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| Home stadium | Bulldog Stadium (Capacity: 41,031) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State + | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming + | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU + | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hawaii | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Air Force | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTEP | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 11 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As co-champions of the WAC, Fresno State earned a postseason bowl game after the 1993 season. They faced No. 17 Colorado in the Aloha Bowl, losing 30–41.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 4 | at Baylor* | No. 24 | L 39–42 | 36,690 | |
| September 11 | Oregon State* | W 48–30 | 40,048 | ||
| September 18 | at New Mexico | W 41–24 | 25,812 | ||
| September 25 | Utah State* |
| W 30–14 | 41,031 | |
| October 9 | at Colorado State | L 32–34 | 23,812 | ||
| October 16 | Air Force |
| W 33–20 | 41,031 | |
| October 23 | at BYU | W 48–45 | 65,816 | ||
| October 30 | at Wyoming | L 28–32 | 16,895 | ||
| November 6 | UTEP |
| W 30–10 | 34,265 | |
| November 13 | Hawaii |
| W 45–21 | 39,808 | |
| November 20 | San Diego State |
| W 63–37 | 41,031 | |
| December 25 | at No. 17 Colorado* | No. 25 | L 30–41 | 44,009 | |
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Team players in the NFL
The following were selected in the 1994 NFL Draft.[4][5]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
| Trent Dilfer | Quarterback | 1 | 6 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| Tydus Winans | Wide receiver | 3 | 68 | Washington Redskins |
| Malcolm Floyd | Wide receiver | 3 | 101 | Houston Oilers |
| James Burton | Defensive back | 5 | 151 | Kansas City Chiefs |
| Anthony Daigle | Running back | 6 | 185 | Kansas City Chiefs |
The following finished their college career in 1993, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.
| Player | Position | First NFL team |
| Ron Rivers | Running back | 1995 Detroit Lions |
Notes
- The official name of Fresno State has been California State University, Fresno since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Fresno State.
References
- "Fresno State 1993 Schedule". Retrieved December 12, 2016.
- "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
- "Fresno State Yearly Results". Retrieved January 7, 2017.
- "1994 NFL Draft". Retrieved December 7, 2016.
- "Fresno St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved December 12, 2016.