The 2021 season's largest margin: Fresno State 63, Cal Poly 10. A 53-point win — the year's high-water mark.
2021 — The Winning Chapter
Fresno State's 2021 season (9-3) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
Who carried it
- Jake HaenerQB4,096 passing yards
- Ronnie RiversRB788 rushing yards
- Jordan MimsRB710 rushing yards
- Jalen CropperWR899 receiving yards
- Josh KellyWR778 receiving yards
- Keric WheatfallWR616 receiving yards
- Evan WilliamsDB90 tackles
- Malachi LangleyLB60 tackles
- Levelle BaileyLB56 tackles
- David PeralesDE7 sacks
- Kevin AtkinsDT7 sacks
- Arron MosbyDE6 sacks
Season leaders, 2021.
The season's deepest loss: Fresno State 14, Boise State 40. A 26-point margin the season is remembered by.
The season's last act: Fresno State beat UTEP 31-24 in the postseason.
"Go Dogs"
2021 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.