Fresno State (2-1, 0-0 MW) vs Southern University (1-2, 0-0 SWAC)
Saturday, September 13, 2025 | 7 p.m. PT | CBS47/Mountain West Network | Valley Children's Stadium | Fresno, Calif.
MEDIA COVERAGE
TV - CBS47 (Local)/Mountain West Network
Play-by-Play - Matt Norville
Analyst - Cam Worrell
Sideline - Taylor Martinez
Radio - Bulldog Sports Network (BSN)
Play-by-Play - Paul Loeffler
Analyst - Pat Hill
Sideline - Kenny Wiggins
Social Media: Twitter: @FresnoStateFB | Instagram:@fresno_state_football | Facebook: FresnoStateFootball | YouTube: FresnoStateAthletics
Live Stats: GoBulldogs.com/LiveStats
A LOOK INSIDE
Series: First meeting
Head Coaches:
Matt Entz
Fresno State Record (Years): 2-1 (1st season)
Career DI Record (Years): 62-12 (5 seasons)
Terrence Graves
Southern Record (Years): 10-7 (2nd season*)
Career DI Record: Same
QUICK LOOK
Fresno State and Southern will meet for the first time in program history on Saturday
Southern is the first HBCU program to play at Valley Children's Stadium
Saturday is Heroes Night at Valley Children's Stadium. Southern will bring its band, the Human Jukebox
Fresno State has won 19-straight games against FCS opponents
Fresno State is coming off of a 36-27 win at Oregon State last Saturday. It was its first win over Oregon State since 2003, and first in Corvallis since 1991
The Bulldogs are led by Matt Entz who has a 62-12 overall record as head coach, coaching five seasons at North Dakota State and earning two FCS National Championships there
Fresno State scored a touchdown on offense, defense and special teams in the win over the Beavers. It was the first time the Bulldogs accomplished that since 2018
Offensive guard Julian Polendo earned his first career start last week
With two interceptions against Oregon State, Fresno State had its first multi-interception game since Oct. 26, 2024 vs San Jose State (4)
Fresno State surrendered over 500 yards to Oregon State last week. That performance by the Beavers snapped a 19-game streak of no more than 400 yards to his opponents by defensive coordinator Nick Benedetto (previous 17 games were when he was at NIU)
Fresno State had a pair of Mountain West Players of the Week in Jadon Pearson (Defensive) and Dylan Lynch (Special Teams)
Pearson is the FBS leader with 35 tackles so far this season
Running back Rayshon Luke was named to the Paul Hornung Award Honor Roll for his performance at Oregon State
Luke is fourth in the FBS with four touchdowns this season
Luke is second in the FBS in rushing touchdowns
Jaden Carrillo had his first career punt return for a touchdown last season, and is one of 11 players in the FBS to accomplish the stat this year. He is the only player in the Mountain West with a punt return for a touchdown
Senior Al'zillion Hamilton is second among all active FBS players in career passes defended (27 pass breakups, 4 interceptions)
Senior quarterback E.J. Warner leads all active FBS quarterbacks with 9,290 career passing yards
Senior defensive end Finn Claypool has 52.0 career TFL, coming in as a grad transfer from Drake. His 52.0 career TFL are the seventh-most among all active players in the NCAA
Fresno State played two games in the month of August. It was the first time since 2002, and just the second year ever with that scheduling
Fresno State does not have back-to-back road games this season. It is the first time since 1994 without back-to-back road tests
ABOUT THE MATCHUP
Fresno State and Southern will meet for the first time in program history on Saturday.