FBS

Fresno State

Bulldogs · Pac-12

  • 2026 season
  • Updated

FBS rank

#71

Among 138 teams · ▼3 since Week 7

Record

4-3

4-3 vs. FBS

Power rating

+4.20

Points above or below average

Schedule strength

−0.66

Weighted average opponent rating

Season summary

Through Week 8

Fresno State is 4-3 and ranks No. 71 of 138 FBS teams, down 3 spots from Week 7. Its +4.2 power rating is 18.1 points behind No. 1 Miami.

It has played one of the softest schedules in FBS, 125th by average opponent rating. A typical top-25 FBS team would have about 5.4 wins against it; Fresno State is 1.4 behind, 81st in résumé rank.

Best win: 26–10 over San José State. Worst loss: 23–26 to San Diego State as a 72% favorite. Season-high rank: No. 48, after Week 5.

Next: at home against Oregon State on Sat, Oct 31. Fresno State is a 8.2-point underdog with a 33% chance to win.

Next game

vs. Oregon State
Home

Oregon State by 8.2

Fresno State 33% · Oregon State 67%

Rank by week

FBS rank after each week
FBS rank by week: from No. 120 after Week 1 to No. 71 after Week 8.150100Wk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8#71
Week 8: No. 71 · +4.20 power
FBS rank and power rating by week
WeekRankPower rating
Week 1120−6.81
Week 275+3.12
Week 365+5.46
Week 464+6.13
Week 548+8.21
Week 655+6.75
Week 768+4.94
Week 871+4.20

Game results

7 games · 2026
Fresno State results for 2026. Opponent ratings are from the current publication.
DateOpponentResultScorePregameOpp. power
L23–26Upset72%−2.09
L31–3836%+15.51
W26–673%−4.59
Rice #126
W38–2474%−5.30
W26–1042%−2.67
W49–3—−16.34
at USC #36
L0–39—+10.09
Opponent ranks and ratings reflect the current publication. Pregame odds come from ratings before each game’s week.

Conference rankings

Pac-12
Pac-12 power rankings for 2026.
RankTeamRecordPowerRésuméScheduleMargin
17unchanged6-1
+15.51
#12+4.35+13.9
26unchanged5-2
+12.42
#40+1.72+19.6
56up 14-3
+6.98
#66+4.81+7.1
71down 34-3
+4.20
#81−0.66+6.7
101up 32-5
−0.70
#111+5.68-8.1
103up 83-4
−0.96
#90+6.31-5.4
110down 83-5
−2.09
#102+7.07-9.6
122down 21-7
−4.59
#130+7.37-8.8