1989 Fresno State Bulldogs football team
American college football season
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The 1989 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented California State University, Fresno as a member of the Big West Conference during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 12th-year head coach Jim Sweeney, Fresno State compiled an overall record of 11–1 with a mark of 7–0 in conference play, winning the Big West title for the second consecutive season. The Bulldogs played their home games at Bulldog Stadium in Fresno, California.
- Jim Sweeney (12th season)
| 1989 Fresno State Bulldogs football | |
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Big West champion California Bowl champion | |
California Bowl, W 27–6 vs. Ball State | |
| Conference | Big West Conference |
| Record | 11–1 (7–0 Big West) |
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| Home stadium | Bulldog Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Fullerton | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNLV | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long Beach State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific (CA) | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico State | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Fresno State earned their fourth NCAA Division I-A postseason bowl game berth in 1989. They played the Mid-American Conference (MAC) champion Ball State Cardinals in the ninth annual California Bowl at Bulldog Stadium on December 9. The Bulldogs won their third consecutive bowl game by beating Ball State, 27–6.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 2 | Utah* | W 52–22 | 34,926 | [1] | ||
| September 9 | Montana* |
| W 52–37 | 33,710 | [2] | |
| September 16 | at Pacific (CA) | W 27–14 | 4,735 | [3] | ||
| September 23 | Long Beach State |
| W 52–0 | 35,102 | [4] | |
| October 7 | Oregon State* |
| W 35–18 | 35,164 | [5] | |
| October 14 | at Utah State | W 34–7 | 13,147 | [6] | ||
| October 21 | Cal State Fullerton |
| W 33–19 | 32,135 | [7] | |
| October 28 | UNLV |
| W 31–17 | 32,302 | [8] | |
| November 4 | San Jose State | No. 25 |
| W 31–30 | 35,353 | [9] |
| November 11 | at New Mexico State | No. 24 | W 45–5 | 4,826 | [10] | |
| November 18 | at New Mexico* | No. 23 | L 22–45 | 12,668 | [11] | |
| December 9 | Ball State* |
| W 27–6 | 31,610 | [12] | |
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Team players in the NFL
The following were selected in the 1990 NFL draft.[16][17]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
| James Williams | Defensive back | 1 | 16 | Buffalo Bills |
| Ron Cox | Linebacker | 2 | 33 | Chicago Bears |
| Dwight Pickens | Wide receiver | 8 | 220 | San Francisco 49ers |
| Terry Cook | Defensive end | 9 | 224 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| Myron Jones | Defensive back | 11 | 304 | Los Angeles Raiders |
The following finished their college career in 1989, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.
| Player | Position | First NFL team |
| Rich Bartlewski | Tight end | 1990 Los Angeles Raiders |