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Fresno State

latest conference era: Pac-12

Loaded Seasons23
Latest Season2026
Peak Power2022 | +23.6
Best Finish#10 in 2004
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Program Arc

Win rate shows the results layer. End-of-season power shows the strength layer. A serious history page needs both.

Bars: win rate Line: public power vs average team
100% 50% 0% PWR +23.6 PWR -2.1 2017: 10-4, margin +129, power +6.5, resume 88 / 100, final rank #682018: 12-2, margin +287, power +10.4, resume 94 / 100, final rank #342019: 4-8, margin -1, power +4.6, resume 17 / 100, final rank #822020: 3-3, margin +17, power -2.1, resume 25 / 100, final rank #932021: 10-3, margin +167, power +12.6, resume 91 / 100, final rank #652022: 10-4, margin +156, power +23.6, resume 89 / 100, final rank #312023: 9-4, margin +91, power +17.6, resume 62 / 100, final rank #812024: 6-7, margin +16, power +17.1, resume 63 / 100, final rank #892025: 9-4, margin +91, power +18.1, resume 90 / 100, final rank #792026: 2-1, margin +23, power +20.4, resume 70 / 100, final rank #53 2017: 10-4, margin +129, power +6.5, resume 88 / 100, final rank #68+6.52018: 12-2, margin +287, power +10.4, resume 94 / 100, final rank #34+10.42019: 4-8, margin -1, power +4.6, resume 17 / 100, final rank #82+4.62020: 3-3, margin +17, power -2.1, resume 25 / 100, final rank #93-2.12021: 10-3, margin +167, power +12.6, resume 91 / 100, final rank #65+12.62022: 10-4, margin +156, power +23.6, resume 89 / 100, final rank #31+23.62023: 9-4, margin +91, power +17.6, resume 62 / 100, final rank #81+17.62024: 6-7, margin +16, power +17.1, resume 63 / 100, final rank #89+17.12025: 9-4, margin +91, power +18.1, resume 90 / 100, final rank #79+18.12026: 2-1, margin +23, power +20.4, resume 70 / 100, final rank #53+20.4 201710-4201812-220194-820203-3202110-3202210-420239-420246-720259-420262-1

Historical Snapshot

A fast read on what this program usually is, what its peak looks like, and how the latest season compares.

Loaded Seasons 23

The number of fully modeled seasons currently attached to this program.

Program Baseline +17.6

A recent multi-year closing-power average. This is the kind of anchor that should matter in preseason priors.

Current Vs. Baseline +2.8

How the current season's closing power stacks up against the program's recent standard.

Gap To Peak 3.1

How far the current season finished below the strongest loaded team in program history.

Peak Loaded Season 2022 | +23.6

The strongest closing power this program has posted in the loaded archive.

Best Power Since Since 2022

This is the program's best power season since 2022.

Best Resume Since Since 2025

This is the program's best resume season since 2025.

Best Finish 2004 | #10

The highest loaded all-level board finish currently attached to this program.

Best Resume Season 2018 | 94 / 100

The strongest body-of-work season currently attached to this program in the loaded archive.

Current Season Standing Resume #12 | Power #2

Where the current season sits inside this program's loaded history on the two main scales.

Program Percentile Resume 52th | Power 96th

A cleaner fan-facing answer to the question: is this near the top of the program's arc or just another solid year?

Best Record 2018 | 12-2

The cleanest results season in the loaded archive, regardless of whether it was also the strongest by power.

Current Context

The premium fan question is not only "how good is this team?" It is "how good is this season relative to the program I know?"

Current board #53 Where the latest loaded season sits on today's all-level board.
Latest season 2026 2-1
Program baseline +17.6 Recent multi-year closing-power standard.
Gap to peak 3.1 How far the latest season sits below the program's strongest loaded team.

Program Signals

The clearest historical takeaways, written for scan speed.

Strongest Loaded Team

2022 Season

Ended at power +23.6, record 10-4, and final loaded-board rank #31.

Best Loaded Resume

2018 Season

Resume 94 / 100 with 12 wins and a 86% win rate.

Year-Over-Year Swing

+2.3 power

From 2025 to 2026, the program moved from +18.1 to +20.4.

Best Record

12-2

The cleanest loaded season by results came in 2018, with a margin of +287.

Best Resume Season

2018 | 94 / 100

The strongest body-of-work season in the loaded archive for this program.

Latest Vs. Standard

+2.8

Positive means the latest season closed above the program's recent baseline. Negative means it finished below the standard.

Season Explorer

Every loaded season, with conference era attached to the correct year and filters built for the questions fans actually ask.

23 seasons visible
Season Conference Lens Record Final Rank End Power End Resume Margin Season Page
2026 Pac-12FBS CurrentThis season anchors the current board. 2-1 #53 +20.4 70 +23 Open season page
2025 Mountain WestFBS In rangeA season that landed inside the normal historical band. 9-4 #79 +18.1 90 +91 Program view
2024 Mountain WestFBS In rangeA season that landed inside the normal historical band. 6-7 #89 +17.1 63 +16 Program view
2023 Mountain WestFBS In rangeA season that landed inside the normal historical band. 9-4 #81 +17.6 62 +91 Program view
2022 Mountain WestFBS Peak powerStrongest loaded closing power for the program. 10-4 #31 +23.6 89 +156 Program view
2021 Mountain WestFBS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 10-3 #65 +12.6 91 +167 Program view
2020 Mountain WestFBS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 3-3 #93 -2.1 25 +17 Program view
2019 Mountain WestFBS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 4-8 #82 +4.6 17 -1 Program view
2018 Mountain WestFBS Best resumeBest body-of-work season in the loaded archive. 12-2 #34 +10.4 94 +287 Program view
2017 Mountain WestFBS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 10-4 #68 +6.5 88 +129 Program view
2016 Mountain WestFBS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 1-11 #203 -3.0 27 -159 Program view
2015 Mountain WestFBS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 3-9 #190 -3.0 28 -190 Program view
2014 Mountain WestFBS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 6-8 #148 +0.1 40 -83 Program view
2013 Mountain WestFBS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 11-2 #42 +7.0 90 +170 Program view
2012 Mountain WestFBS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 9-4 #43 +7.0 87 +183 Program view
2011 Western AthleticFBS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 4-9 #97 +1.9 44 -86 Program view
2010 Western AthleticFBS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 8-5 #73 +3.2 79 -13 Program view
2009 Western AthleticFBS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 8-5 #68 +4.0 66 +71 Program view
2008 Western AthleticFBS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 7-6 #77 +3.2 57 -19 Program view
2007 Western AthleticFBS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 9-4 #40 +7.1 83 +76 Program view
2006 Western AthleticFBS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 4-8 #73 +3.5 27 -63 Program view
2005 Western AthleticFBS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 8-5 #14 +9.2 84 +199 Program view
2004 Western AthleticFBS Best finishHighest loaded final board finish. 9-3 #10 +10.6 92 +236 Program view