Fresno State revealed the full 2020 football schedule on Thursday and announced future matchups against Power 5 schools Kansas, Texas Tech, Washington and Washington State.
The Bulldogs’ nonconference opponents were already set, but the conference set the dates for all Mountain West action.
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The dates in the Mountain West schedule are subject to change due to the Mountain West’s national television partners CBS Sports and Fox Sports. The networks could move some of the games to a Thursday or Friday.
Here is the 2020 football schedule:
- Sep. 5: Idaho State
- Sep. 12: at Colorado
- Sep. 19: BYE WEEK
- Sep. 26^: Air Force*
- Oct. 3^: at Colorado State
- Oct. 10: at Texas A&M
- Oct. 17: New Mexico State
- Oct. 24^: at Nevada
- Oct. 31^: Hawai’i*
- Nov. 7^: at UNLV
- Nov. 14^: at Utah State
- Nov. 21^: San Diego State*
- Nov. 28^: San Jose State*
- Dec. 5: Mountain West Championship Game
^ – dates subject to change to Thursdays or Fridays
* – indicates conference game
Fresno State also announced games against six nonconference teams, totaling 12 additional games scheduled all the way through 2032.
The Bulldogs will go on the road in 2025 to play Big 12 school Kansas. The Jayhawks will make the return trip to the Central Valley in 2029, and the ‘Dogs will play another game at Kansas in 2031.
Fellow Big 12 school Texas Tech will host Fresno State in 2029 and will visit Bulldog Stadium in 2030, before hosting the ‘Dogs one more time in 2032.
Fresno State will split a home-and-home series with Pac-12 opponent Washington State, starting with a road trip in 2026. The Bulldogs will host the Cougars in 2027.
To round out the Power 5 additions, the Bulldogs will travel to Pac-12 foe Washington in 2027.
The Bulldogs also announced a home and home series with independent school BYU. Fresno State will host BYU in 2025 and will travel to Utah for the return trip in 2027.
Fresno State also added a home game against New Mexico State in 2024.
Here are the scheduled nonconference games for Fresno State from 2021-2032:
2021
Aug. 28: UConn
Sep. 4: at Oregon
Sep. 11: Cal Poly
Sep. 18: at UCLA
2022
Sep. 3: Sacramento State
Sep. 10: Oregon State
Sep. 17: at USC
Oct. 1: at UConn
2023
Sep. 2: at Purdue
Sep. 16: at Arizona State
2024
Aug. 31: at Michigan
Sep. 14: at UCLA
Oct. 5: New Mexico State
2025
Aug. 23: at Kansas
Aug. 30: Georgia Southern
Sep. 6: at Oregon State
Nov. 8: BYU
2026
Sep. 5: at USC
Sep. 19: at Washington State
2027
Sep. 4: at Washington
Sep. 18: Washington State
Oct. 9: at BYU
2028
Sep. 9: at USC
Sep. 23: at Georgia Southern
2029
Aug. 25: Kansas
Sep. 15: Texas Tech
2030
Sep. 7: at Texas Tech
2031
Aug. 23: at Kansas
2032
Sep. 11: at Texas Tech
Photo: Fresno State Athletics
