Fresno State·Mountain West

2023 — The Winning Chapter

Fresno State's 2023 season (9-4) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.

Record 9-4
Final result Bowl season Won the New Mexico Bowl
AP final #24 post-bowls
SP+ -0.4 last-week
Era —
The shape of the season · week by week, cumulative W-L below
W @ Purdue 39-35 W vs East Was 34-31 W @ Ariz Sta 29-0 W vs Kent Sta 53-10 W vs Nevada 27-9 L @ Wyoming 19-24 W @ Utah Sta 37-32 W vs UNLV 31-24 W vs Bois Sta 37-30 L @ San Sta 18-42 L vs New Mex 17-25 L @ San Sta 18-33 W vs New Sta 37-10 Bowl

Who carried it

Season leaders, 2023.

Defining moments
The statement

The 2023 season's largest margin: Fresno State 53, Kent State 10. A 43-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The setback

The season's deepest loss: Fresno State 18, San José State 42. A 24-point margin the season is remembered by.

The postseason

The season's last act: Fresno State beat New Mexico State 37-10 in the postseason.

"Go Dogs"
— Fresno State fanbase voice · 2023· synthesized
What it meant

2023 is a middle chapter for Fresno State — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.