CFB TEAM RESEARCH · Pac-12

Fresno State

Season leadership, recruiting classes, advanced metrics, player leaders and results.

SEASON SNAPSHOT

2026 regular season

4-1Record
27.8PPG
16.4PPG Allowed
2-0Home
2-1Away
0-0Neutral
1-0Conference
5Games
4-1-0ATS · W-L-P
2-3-0O/U · O-U-P

2026 regular season · 5 completed games · Pac-12. Postseason and bowls are excluded. Scoring ranks compare 138 FBS teams with recorded results: PPG #76; PPG allowed #27. ATS coverage 5/5; totals coverage 5/5. Betting lines are source-reported; closing status and observation timestamps are not verified. Missing lines are excluded from market records. View source data.

SEASON RESULTSeason in progress

Overall record including postseason: 4-1. Regular-season snapshot excludes bowls and playoffs.

SEASON LEADERSHIP

Coaching staff

HEAD COACHMatt EntzSeason head coach · coaching record not supplied

Head-coaching records: CollegeFootballData. Coordinator history is not supplied by this source. Multiple coaches are shown when credited with games.

RECRUITING CLASS

Incoming signing class

#70National recruiting class rank
189.36Recruiting class points

2026 signing class · CollegeFootballData team recruiting rankings. This is the incoming recruiting class, not a roster or transfer-portal ranking.

ADVANCED METRICS

Offense and defense

PPA per play0.10FBS #90 of 138
PPA per play-0.09FBS #11 of 138
Success rate38.3%FBS #120 of 138
Success rate40.1%FBS #66 of 138
Explosiveness1.32FBS #39 of 138
Explosiveness1.11FBS #25 of 138
Points per scoring opportunity3.66FBS #85 of 138
Points per scoring opportunity2.91FBS #34 of 138
Power success rate43.8%FBS #135 of 138
Power success rate65.0%FBS #37 of 138
Stuff rate27.5%FBS #136 of 138
Stuff rate19.7%FBS #60 of 138
Line yards per rush2.45FBS #131 of 138
Line yards per rush2.94FBS #76 of 138
Second-level yards0.91FBS #117 of 138
Second-level yards1.01FBS #71 of 138
Open-field yards1.48FBS #45 of 138
Open-field yards1.53FBS #108 of 138
Passing success rate46.9%FBS #41 of 138
Passing success rate39.8%FBS #62 of 138
Passing PPA0.41FBS #26 of 138
Passing PPA-0.04FBS #18 of 138
Passing explosiveness1.56FBS #68 of 138
Passing explosiveness1.42FBS #28 of 138
Rushing success rate33.3%FBS #134 of 138
Rushing success rate41.8%FBS #75 of 138
Rushing PPA-0.08FBS #128 of 138
Rushing PPA-0.05FBS #33 of 138
Rushing explosiveness1.00FBS #59 of 138
Rushing explosiveness0.82FBS #36 of 138
Standard downs success rate41.1%FBS #127 of 138
Standard downs success rate48.0%FBS #91 of 138
Standard downs PPA-0.02FBS #110 of 138
Standard downs PPA-0.06FBS #43 of 138
Standard downs explosiveness1.08FBS #43 of 138
Standard downs explosiveness0.85FBS #15 of 138
Passing downs success rate32.2%FBS #67 of 138
Passing downs success rate23.5%FBS #24 of 138
Passing downs PPA0.34FBS #55 of 138
Passing downs PPA-0.15FBS #5 of 138
Passing downs explosiveness1.96FBS #80 of 138
Passing downs explosiveness2.23FBS #112 of 138
Havoc allowed13.2%FBS #45 of 138
Havoc rate16.0%FBS #68 of 138
Total yards per game369.20FBS #92 of 138
Total yards per game358.80FBS #74 of 138
Passing yards per game213.40FBS #85 of 138
Passing yards per game215.40FBS #79 of 138
Rushing yards per game155.80FBS #74 of 138
Rushing yards per game143.40FBS #74 of 138
Turnovers3FBS #20 of 138
Turnovers forced11FBS #4 of 138
3rd-down conversions23FBS #85 of 138
3rd-down conversions21FBS #39 of 138
3rd-down conversion rate35.9%FBS #98 of 138
3rd-down conversion rate33.3%FBS #39 of 138

CFBD season statistics, including postseason where supplied. Advanced metrics exclude garbage time. PPA is predicted points added per play. Explosiveness is the provider’s successful-play metric, not an explosive-play percentage. FBS ranks compare the same source metric and season; ties share ranks.

SEASON LEADERS

Players who led the team

Passing Leader

Jayden Mandal

FBS #61 · 1,034 season total

91CMP137ATT1,034Yards6TD1INT66.42%CMP%142.81NCAA rating

Rushing Leader

Rayshon Luke

FBS #100 · 286 season total

42Carries286Yards1TD6.81Yards/carry

Receiving Leader

Josiah Freeman

FBS #65 · 322 season total

25REC322Yards2TD12.88Yards/REC

Tackles Leader

K'Vion Thunderbird

FBS #40 · 39 season total

39Total21Solo18Assists3TFL1Sacks

Sacks Leader

Dylan Hampsten

FBS #122 · 2 season total

2Sacks5.50TFL2QB hurries18Tackles

Defensive Interceptions Leader

Simeon Harris

FBS #2 · 3 season total

3INT1Passes defended0Defensive TDs10Return yards24Tackles

Full-season player totals include bowls and playoffs. Each category starts with its main metric and uses secondary statistics only to break team ties. FBS ranks use combined player totals across FBS teams; tied totals share ranks. Defensive TDs follow the provider’s defensive-return touchdown totals. A dash means the provider did not return that statistic. CFBD is the primary source; 2015 defensive statistics are supplemented from ESPN.

FULL SEASON SCHEDULE

Results and market lines

WkDateSiteOpponentResultScoreSpreadATSTotalO/U
12026-09-05AUSCL0–39+22.5L51U
22026-09-13HSacramento StateW49–3-17.5W43.5O
32026-09-20ASan José StateW26–10-4W47.5U
42026-09-27HRiceW38–24-12.5W43.5O
52026-10-04AWashington StateW26–6+2.5W44.5U
62026-10-11HBoise State——+6.5—48—
72026-10-18ASan Diego State——————
92026-10-31HOregon State——————
102026-11-08AUtah State——————
112026-11-14ATexas State——————
122026-11-22HColorado State——————

H = home · A = away · N = neutral · Post = postseason. Source-reported spreads and totals; unverified closing status. Conference championships follow the source's regular-season classification.

Sources: CollegeFootballData; logos and team identity: ESPN. Historical conferences follow each season's game records.