Fresno State ended its first 12-win season with a Mountain West Conference championship, a Las Vegas Bowl victory and Monday night at No. 18 in the Associated Press’ Top 25, the highest year-end ranking in school history.
Fresno State had finished in the final AP Top 25 just twice before this season, coming in at No. 22 in 2004 under coach Pat Hill and at No. 24 in 1992 under coach Jim Sweeney.
Fresno State coach Jeff Tedford has led the Bulldogs to 10-4 and 12-2 seasons with one Mountain West Conference championship and bowl victories over Houston in the 2017 Hawaii Bowl and Arizona State this season in the Las Vegas Bowl.