2007 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

The 2007 Fresno State football team represent California State University, Fresno

California State University, Fresno

California State University, Fresno, often referred to as Fresno State University and synonymously known in athletics as Fresno State , is one of the leading campuses of the California State University system, located at the northeast edge of Fresno, California, USA.The campus sits at the foot of...

in the 2007

2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season

The 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season, or the college football season, began on August 30, 2007, progressed through the regular season and bowl season, and concluded with the Bowl Championship Series National Championship Game in New Orleans, Louisiana on January 7, 2008, where the top...

college football

College football

College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...

season. This season will be the Bulldogs' 27th in their current home of Bulldog Stadium

Bulldog Stadium

Bulldog Stadium at Jim Sweeney Field is an outdoor football stadium on the campus of California State University, Fresno in Fresno, California. It is the home field of the Fresno State Bulldogs of the Western Athletic Conference. The stadium opened in 1980 with a capacity of 30,000 and has a...

in Fresno, California

Fresno, California

Fresno is a city in central California, United States, the county seat of Fresno County. As of the 2010 census, the city's population was 510,365, making it the fifth largest city in California, the largest inland city in California, and the 34th largest in the nation...

, and their 11th with Pat Hill

Pat Hill

Pat Hill is a college football coach. He is currently the head coach at Fresno State.-Early positions:Pat Hill attended Rim of the World High School in Lake Arrowhead, California, graduating in 1970...

as head coach.

Pre-Season

At the end of the 2006 season

2006 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

The 2006 Fresno State football team represented Fresno State University in the college football 2006 season. They played their home games at Bulldog Stadium in Fresno, California and were coached by Pat Hill. The outcome of the 2006 season was a 4-8 record, the worst for Fresno State football since...

, former offensive coordinator Steve Hagen resigned to accept the coaching position of offensive coordinator at North Carolina

North Carolina Tar Heels football

The North Carolina Tar Heels football team represents the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in collegiate level football. In Carolina’s first 121 seasons of football competition, the Tar Heels have compiled a record of 646–488–54, a winning percentage of .566...

. He will be replaced by Oakland Raiders

Oakland Raiders

The Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in Oakland, California. They currently play in the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

assistant head coach and quarterbacks coach Jim McElwain. Former Fresno State quarterback Jeff Grady, who had worked as an assistant coach at Fresno State in previous years, was promoted to tight end coach for 2007.

Fresno State RB Dwayne Wright

Dwayne Wright

-Buffalo Bills:Wright was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the fourth round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He was signed to a contract on July 25. He was waived on August 30, 2008.He worked out for the Detroit Lions on September 17, but was not signed.-New York Giants:...

decided to forgo his senior season and enter the 2007 NFL Draft

2007 NFL Draft

The 2007 National Football League Draft took place at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on April 28 and April 29, 2007. The draft was televised for the 28th consecutive year on ESPN and ESPN2. The NFL Network also broadcast coverage of the event, its second year doing so...

at the end of the 2006 season. He was projected as either a late second or early third round draft pick, but was not chosen until the fourth round. RB Lonyae Miller is expected to start in his place.

The Bulldogs opened spring drills on March 7 and the annual spring game took place on April 28. To expand the fan base and express gratitude to fans who come from throughout the California Central Valley

California Central Valley

California's Central Valley is a large, flat valley that dominates the central portion of California. It is home to California's most productive agricultural efforts. The valley stretches approximately from northwest to southeast inland and parallel to the Pacific Ocean coast. Its northern half is...

, Fresno State holds spring scrimmages throughout the region. Fans in cities such as Visalia

Visalia, California

Visalia is a Central California city situated in the heart of California’s agricultural San Joaquin Valley, approximately southeast of San Francisco and north of Los Angeles...

, located just south of Fresno, are able to watch the team scrimmage. Having these spring scrimmages throughout the Valley is not only good for recruitment, but contributes to the success of its growing fan base in an area that is generally ignored by college and professional sports. Fresno State is the only Division I FBS football program in the Central Valley, and the only professional major-league team in the Central Valley is the Sacramento Kings

Sacramento Kings

The Sacramento Kings are a professional basketball team based in Sacramento, California, United States. They are currently members of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association...

of the NBA

National Basketball Association

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, which are in the Sacramento Valley

Sacramento Valley

The Sacramento Valley is the portion of the California Central Valley that lies to the north of the San Joaquin-Sacramento Delta in the U.S. state of California. It encompasses all or parts of ten counties.-Geography:...

, far removed from Fresno's location in the more southerly San Joaquin Valley

San Joaquin Valley

The San Joaquin Valley is the area of the Central Valley of California that lies south of the Sacramento – San Joaquin River Delta in Stockton...

Schedule

Sacramento State Hornets

Quarterback Tom Brandstater

Tom Brandstater

Thomas "Tom" Brandstater is an unrestricted free agent American football quarterback in the National Football League. He played college football for the Fresno State Bulldogs...

went 16 of 27 for 199 yards in the victory against in-state FCS rival Sacramento State, who was limited to 102 total yards. Lonyae Miller and Clifton Smith both found the end zone for touchdowns, while freshmen running back Ryan Matthews ran for 77 yards on the night. The game also featured Fresno State's retirement of David Carr's No. 8 jersey during the halftime ceremony.

Texas A&M Aggies

This was the first-ever meeting between the Fresno State Bulldogs and the Texas Aggies

Texas A&M Aggies football

The Texas A&M Aggies football team represents Texas A&M University in college football. The Aggies have competed in the Big 12 Conference since the conference's inception in 1996. They will join the Southeastern Conference in July 2012. Texas A&M football has earned one national title and 18...

.

The Texas A&M Aggies defeated the Bulldogs 47-45 in triple overtime

Overtime (sports)

Overtime or extra time is an additional period of play specified under the rules of a sport to bring a game to a decision and avoid declaring the match a tie or draw. In most sports, this extra period is only played if the game is required to have a clear winner, as in single-elimination...

, despite being outgained 438-393. Tom Brandstater

Tom Brandstater

Thomas "Tom" Brandstater is an unrestricted free agent American football quarterback in the National Football League. He played college football for the Fresno State Bulldogs...

established himself in the loss, going 22-32 for 286 yards and 3 touchdowns. A&M's Jorvorskie Lane rushed for 122 yards on 23 carries, and while Fresno State put together a tremendous second half performance and took the Aggies into three overtimes they could not find the end zone for the final two-point conversion that cost them the game.

ESPN

ESPN

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reported, "Texas A&M turned to its powerful running back to stave off Fresno State... Jorvorskie Lane

Jorvorskie Lane

Jorvorskie Javion Lane is an American football running back. He played tailback/fullback for the Texas A&M Aggies college football team. He played tailback during his freshman through junior seasons, and switched to fullback his senior season. He holds the school record for career rushing touchdowns...

rushed for two of his four touchdowns in the second and third overtimes as the 23rd-ranked Aggies beat the feisty Bulldogs 47-45 in the first three-OT game in A&M history. The 6-foot, 268-pound Lane barreled for his final touchdown from 3 yards out, then charged into the end zone again for the winning 2-point conversion on A&M's final possession."

Oregon Ducks

In a game marked by an impressive performance by Duck's running back Jonathan Stewart, the Bulldogs were largely outplayed on both sides of the ball in a 21-52 loss. Fresno State put up 327 total yards of offense, compared to Oregon's 461. Oregon was able to control the run very effectively, as Fresno State was only able to run for 60 yards total in the game, compared to 307 by Oregon running backs. Fresno State was able to produce more passing yards than Oregon, with Tom Brandstater

Tom Brandstater

Thomas "Tom" Brandstater is an unrestricted free agent American football quarterback in the National Football League. He played college football for the Fresno State Bulldogs...

going 18 of 32 for 219, compared to Dixon's 14 of 20 for 139 yards. Jonathan Stewart's 17 touches produced 165 yards and two touchdowns, including an 88 yard run.

Louisiana Tech Bulldogs

Fresno State trailed at halftime 6-0 before taking control in the 2nd half in a 17-6 victory in Bulldog Stadium. Running Backs Lonyae Miller, Ryan Mathews, and Clifton Smith combined to rush for 139 yards with Smith producing a fourth-quarter touchdown. Louisiana Tech's quarterback Zac Champion passed for more yards than Fresno State's Tom Brandstater in the loss, going 22 of 48 with 179 yards compared to Brandstater's 8 for 22 attempts for 92 yards. The game was attended by 38,104 fans.

Nevada Wolf Pack

Fresno State earned its second conference win and third overall by beating Nevada in Reno. Fresno State quarterback Tom Brandstater

Tom Brandstater

Thomas "Tom" Brandstater is an unrestricted free agent American football quarterback in the National Football League. He played college football for the Fresno State Bulldogs...

passed for 168 yards going 10 for 16 in the win, but the real star of the game was running back Ryan Mathews, who rushed for 171 yards on 14 carries with three touchdowns. Lonyae Miller ran for 95 yards on 12 carries as well. Remarkably, Nevada-Reno quarterback Colin Kaepernick

Colin Kaepernick

Colin Rand Kaepernick is an American football quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League. He played college football at Nevada.-Personal:...

, a redshirt freshman who came into the game to fill in for starter Nick Graziano, went 23 for 26 for 384 yards in the loss. The recorded attendance was 18,503.

Idaho Vandals

Fresno State quarterback Tom Brandstater went 17 of 22 for 178 yards to secure the away win for the Bulldogs. Lonyae Miller had another 100 yard game, going 108 yards on 18 caries. Idaho's Deonte Jackson also had a big game, rushing for 111 yards on 11 caries. Fresno State only outgained Idaho 421 to 420 in total yardage, but the 4 Idaho turnovers were costly. 14,205 watched the Bulldogs extend their winning streak to 3 in the Kibbie Dome.

San Jose State Spartans

Fresno State shutout rival San Jose State in the seventy-second meeting between the two conference opponents, earning the homecoming win. Going into halftime with a 6-0 lead having benefited from two missed Spartan kicks, the Bulldogs blew the game open to start the second half, with a 61-yard kickoff return by A.J. Jefferson, and a 14 yard touchdown run by Ryan Mathews. The freshmen Mathews later had a 58-yard touchdown run in a 144 yard game. Fresno State quarterback Tom Branstater threw for 132 yards, while San Jose State quarterback Adam Trafalis passed for 354 yards, and ran for 97 more in the losing effort. The Fresno State defense was efficient in keeping the powerful San Jose State offense out of the end zone.

Boise State Broncos

Utah State Aggies

Hawaii Warriors

Kansas State Wildcats

New Mexico State Aggies

Players

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Defensive back

In American football and Canadian football, defensive backs are the players on the defensive team who take positions somewhat back from the line of scrimmage; they are distinguished from the defensive line players and linebackers, who take positions directly behind or close to the line of...

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| Marvin Haynes
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| Jake Jorde
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! WLB

Linebacker

A linebacker is a position in American football that was invented by football coach Fielding H. Yost of the University of Michigan. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and line up approximately three to five yards behind the line of scrimmage, behind the defensive linemen...

!! MLB

Linebacker

!! SLB

Linebacker

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| Marcus Riley

Trevor Shamblee

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| Qaadir Brown

Ryan Machado

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! SS

Defensive back

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| Mosses Harris
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| AJ Jefferson
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! CB

Cornerback

A cornerback is a member of the defensive backfield or secondary in American and Canadian football. Cornerbacks cover receivers, to defend against pass offenses and make tackles. Other members of the defensive backfield include the safeties and occasionally linebackers. The cornerback position...

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| Damon Jenkins
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| Marvin Haynes
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! DE

Defensive end

Defensive end is the name of a defensive position in the sport of American and Canadian football.This position has designated the players at each end of the defensive line, but changes in formations have substantially changed how the position is played over the years...

!! DT !! DT !! DE

Defensive end

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| Tyler Clutts

Charles Tolbert

Jon Monga

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| Michael Stuart

Kenny Avon

Ikenna Ike

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Wide receiver

A wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football, and is the key player in most of the passing plays. Only players in the backfield or the ends on the line are eligible to catch a forward pass. The two players who begin play at the ends of the offensive line are eligible...

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| Chastin West
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| Jason Crawley
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! LT !! LG

Guard (American football)

In American and Canadian football, a guard is a player that lines up between the center and the tackles on the offensive line of a football team....

!! C

Center (American football)

Center is a position in American football and Canadian football . The center is the innermost lineman of the offensive line on a football team's offense...

!! RG

Guard (American football)

In American and Canadian football, a guard is a player that lines up between the center and the tackles on the offensive line of a football team....

!! RT
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| James Paulk Cole Popovich Cameron Harris Ryan Wendell >-
| Bobby Lepori Robin Kezirian Joe Bernardi Richard Pacheo

Roster

(as of 04/09/2007)

Wide Receivers

5 Marlon Moore - Sophomore
6 Chastin West^† - Sophomore
13 Jason Crawley - Sophomore
19 Seyi Ajirotutu^† - Sophomore
17 Jamel Hamler - Freshman
25 Shannon Dorsey - Senior*
86 Darren Newborne - Sophomore

Offensive Line

52 Richard Pacheco - Sophomore
60 Kenny Wiggins - Freshman*
61 Charley Robbins - Freshman*
62 Cole Popovich^† - OG
65 Pierce Masse - Junior
68 James Meeks - Sophomore
69 Andrew Jackson - Freshman*
71 Nick Wright - Freshman*
72 Bobby Lepori^† - Junior
73 Kenny Avon - Junior
74 Joe Bernardi - Freshman*
75 Chris Piligian - Senior*
76 Adam McDowell^† - Junior
77 Ryan Wendell^† - Senior
79 Sean Yandall - Junior
97 Jason Shirley - Senior*

Tight Ends

49 Cameron Harris - Junior
80 Drew Lubinsky - Junior
81 Norman Davis - Sophomore
85 Bear Pascoe^† - Junior
88 Jesus Tapia - Senior*

Quarterbacks

7 Tom Brandstater^† - QB Junior
16 Matt Christian - Freshman
15 Ryan Colburn - Freshman*

Running Backs

1 Lonyae Miller^† - RB Sophomore
2 Clifton Smith - Senior*
22 Anthony Harding - Sophomore
27 Rich Owens - Sophomore
44 Frank Padilla - Freshman*
34 Jamal Rashad - Sophomore

Fullbacks

40 Nathan Adams - Senior*
45 Isaac Kinter^† -Sophomore
48 Reynard Camp - Sophomore

Defensive Ends

11 Tyler Clutts - Senior*
41 Ikenna Ike - Junior
7 Jason Roberts^† - Junior
90 Taylor Smith - Freshman*
55 Michael Stuart^† - Junior

Defensive Tackles

42 Charles Tolbert^† - Senior
50 Cornell Banks - Freshman*
95 Mark Roberts - Freshman*
94 Jon Monga^† - Junior
96 Wilson Ramos - Sophomore

Linebackers

10 Nico Herron - Freshman*
27 Chris Lewis - Freshman*
31 Marcus Riley - Senior*
32 Quaadir Brown^† - Sophomore
34 Trevor Shamblee - Senior*
35 Nick Bates - Sophomore
43 Ahijah Lane - Senior*
47 Ryan Machado^† - Sophomore
48 Frank Manquero - Sophomore
49 Todd Chisom - Sophomore
54 Ben Jacobs - Freshman*
56 Robert Schenck - Freshman*
58 Ryan McKinley^† - Junior

Defensive backs

4 Damion Owens^† - Sophomore
22 Damon Jenkins - Senior*
26 Jason Blackmon^† - Sophomore
27 Jay Reddick - Sophomore
28 A.J. Jefferson - Sophomore
46 Will Harding - Senior

Safeties

19 Marvin Haynes^† - Sophomore
40 Brian Gridiron - Senior
23 Jake Jorde - Junior
20 Lorne Bell - Freshman*
3 Moses Harris^† - Sophomore

Punters

42 Robert Malone
Robert Malone
Robert Malone is an American football punter who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent in 2010. He played college football at Fresno State....

^† - P Sophomore

Kickers

39 Clint Stitser
Clint Stitser
Clint Stitser is an American football placekicker who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the New York Jets as a street free agent in 2010...

- Senior*
35 Kyle Zimmerman^† - K Senior*

Long Snapper

90 Ken Amendola - Senior*

† Projected starter at position * Injured.

Coaching staff

Pat Hill
Pat Hill
Pat Hill is a college football coach. He is currently the head coach at Fresno State.-Early positions:Pat Hill attended Rim of the World High School in Lake Arrowhead, California, graduating in 1970...

- Head Coach
Jim McElwain - Offensive Coordinator
Dan Brown - Defensive Coordinator
Jeff Grady - Tight Ends
John Baxter - Special Teams/Wide Receivers
Tom Mason
Tom Mason (American football coach)
-External links:*...

- Assistant Head Coach/Linebackers
Kerry Locklin - Defensive Line
Tim Skipper - Running Backs
Randy Stewart – Secondary
Derek Frazier – Offensive Line
Andy Buh - Graduate Assistant

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