It’s a team game, and ideally all three facets – offense, defense and special teams – are on every time. And all have proven pivotal for the Fresno State football team. The Bulldogs don’t beat Rutgers, Boise State or San Diego State without huge defensive plays at the end.
But the past two seasons, Fresno State has leaned heavily in one direction, winning 11 games in 2013 and six last season when allowing 30.3 and 32.4 points per game, respectively, even though the average number of victories for teams yielding that many points was considerably lower.